On December 10th, 2013, Badman Recording Co. will release a two-and-a-half-hour digital compilation of selections culled from its catalog. It’s been fifteen years since Badman Recording Co. pulled together its first releases out of a flat in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco. Founder Dylan Magierek often recorded bands in the 1904 house— and it was there that he came up with the wild notion of starting a label to get this stirring music out to folks. The compilation will be available through digital distributors worldwide. It includes tracks from My Morning Jacket, STRFKR, Low, Hayden, the innocence mission, Mark Kozelek, Lisa Germano, Lovers... and two new tracks from upcoming albums from n.Lannon and Lanterna.
Track list:
Yes, it's true. We made just 103 copies of STRFKR's (Starfucker) full-length version of Jupiter on ORANGE 180 gm. vinyl. This color sold out in a day, but is available in black 180 gram vinyl. GET IT: http://badmanrecordingco.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&cPath=4_39&products_id=142
The album is now finally available in the U.S. on CD. The track listing is the same as the LP- which adds three tracks to the original Jupiter CD. This is available through the Badman site NOW and in stores on November 19th. GET IT: http://badmanrecordingco.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&cPath=4_39&products_id=167
]]>We've just received a new splatter pattern for My Morning Jacket's classic 40 minute "EP" Chocolate and Ice. These are limited to 1,000 copies and look sooooo nice! They incorporate transparent purple and blue mixed with opaque purple and blue over milky clear (not considered clear vinyl, so the quality is higher) vinyl. $16.99 with shipping included. http://badmanrecordingco.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&cPath=36&products_id=124
]]>We are very pleased to present an epic album from The Builders and the Butchers! On The Builders and the Butchers' record, Western Medicine, they set off to create an album that built layers around the already powerful electrified-folk sound they have honed over the years. They spent nearly a full month in the studio with producer/engineer Dylan Magierek (STRFKR, Mark Kozelek, Lovers) to fully explore the dark and twisted terrain that became Western Medicine. Influenced largely by the post-apocalyptic writing of Cormac McCarthy, the new album delves deep into epic sonic territory that The Builders had yet to venture.
“The Builders and the Butchers’ fifth album is largely influenced by the postapocalyptic literature of Cormac McCarthy, and it shows: Western Medicine is just as cheerless as The Road. But the Butchers have always been at their best when relating tales of a world gone aflame, and Medicine hardly deviates from the doom and gloom of the band’s past efforts. The slow-burning opener, “Blood Runs Cold,” and the banjo-burgeoning “Watching the World” squirm with the group’s signature brooding despair. Other tracks, such as “The Snow” and “Pennies in the Well,” carry the same weight amid a cannonade of western guitar and Morricone-style trumpet. Despite the dreariness, the commanding “Redemption Sound” and the honky-tonk closer, “Take Me Home,” offer stirring relief in a dirty, gospel-like fashion, more apt for the aging saloons of Stephen King’s Dark Tower novels than No Country for Old Men. Still, there’s a certain beauty in
darkness, and the Butchers play it well.” - Willamette Week
ORDER NOW ON CD for $12.99.
And with every LP order, we'll throw in a free four song promo EP that includes Barcelona, Vampire Lake and two more tunes. Contact us for LP orders outside the U.S. Check out a track or two from Western Medicine at: http://soundcloud.com/badmanrecordingco
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]]>We are excited to release a new album from seminal artist Lisa Germano. Lisa is known to a worldwide fan cult for a series of savagely honest and musically intrepid solo albums that commenced in the early '90s for the 4AD label, including the cynical debut Happiness in 1994 and the sexual-warfare-running-amok Geek the Girl, also from '94 (which was included in Spin's top 100 records of the 1990s). Also known as a multi-instrumentalist with such diverse artists as Eels, David Bowie, Crowded House, Philip Selway (Radiohead), Indigo Girls, John Mellencamp and Giant Sand. Like her other nine albums, no elephants is made like a book to read to the end. There is foreshadowing from melodies and ideas that weave the record's story together, and it takes time and imagination from the reader/listener. Few people these days take the time to make or listen to an album created as a whole piece, but no elephants is short and worthy of the attention paid. "Making a record any other way doesn't work for me," she says.
no elephants is AVAILABLE NOW! Lisa will be touring the U.S. and Europe later this Spring.
Stream the full album at: http://pitchfork.com/advance/24-no-elephants/
]]>Sweden's The Bell, have returned with an excellent new mini-album entitled Your Fair Share of The Bell. The seven song mini-album sounds like a solid accompaniment to their previous standout Great Heat. The album is available via digital download only and is a featured title on iTunes New and Noteworthy.
Buy it here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/your-fair-share-of-the-bell-ep/id517767214
{The song} “Holiday” may be hyperactive in their gyration and poise, “23 Seconds” is more scenester parklife contemplation that moves as slow as a Sunday afternoon. Their ethereal pop is as dreamy as it comes." - Zaptownmag.com
]]>In 2011, Starfucker, went back to the studio to add some fresh touches to their 2009 mini-LP, Jupiter. By the end of the sessions the band added on three tunes and turned it into a full-length album. These additional tracks are ones that singer-founder Josh Hodges had originally placed in Jupiter’s song sequence a few years back. The new tunes are “Cemetery,” “Queen Latifah” and “Jamie.” This updated version of Jupiter is re-mastered and now has 11 songs, new mixes and new artwork. It is available on 180 gram vinyl through badmanrecordingco.com and at your favorite music store. It is out now on digital sites including iTunes in North America. And get it here on vinyl: http://badmanrecordingco.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=jupiter
]]>Chocolate and Ice is now available in a new chocolate and clear vinyl splatter pattern. Over 40 minutes long and contains the 24 minute epic "Cobra." The album also includes: "Sweetheart", "Holy", "Can You See the Hard Helmet on My Head?", "It's Been A Great 3 or 4 Years", and "Sooner." Limited to 600 copies! Get it for $16.99 including shipping in the U.S. Contact us for Canadian and overseas orders.
]]>Dynamite Portland, OR band Starf*cker, went back to the studio to add some fresh touches to their 2009 mini-LP, Jupiter. By the end of the sessions the band added on three tunes.
These additional tracks are ones that singer-founder Josh Hodges originally had placed in Jupiter’s song sequence a few years back. The new tunes are Cemetery, Queen Latifah and Jamie.
This updated version of Jupiter now has 11 songs and new artwork. It will soon be available on 180 gram vinyl and by download. Jupiter (2012) is available through digital sites now and full album download features printable artwork via iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/s-r-jupiter/id472820051
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Sweden's The Bell, have returned with an excellent new mini-album entitled Your Fair Share of The Bell. The seven song mini-album sounds like a solid accompaniment to their previous standout Great Heat. The album is available via digital download only and is a featured title on iTunes New and Noteworthy.
Buy it here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/your-fair-share-of-the-bell-ep/id517767214
{The song} “Holiday” may be hyperactive in their gyration and poise, “23 Seconds” is more scenester parklife contemplation that moves as slow as a Sunday afternoon. Their ethereal pop is as dreamy as it comes." - Zaptownmag.com
]]>The Builders and The Butchers third album, Dead Reckoning, is out now! We have it on CD, high quality 192 kbps MP3 and limited edition silver (only 10 copies left!) or black vinyl LP. Each LP website order comes with an MP3 download of the album. CD: $11.99 LP: $16.99 (includes shipping and MP3 album download) MP3: $8
“Dead Reckoning” begs for foot stomping while Sollee bemoans our miserable world; if we’re all going to hell, we might as well enjoy the ride down." - The Washington Post
]]>Lovers’ next album (Dark Light) shouldn’t catch anyone by surprise, because we’re not going to let it. We’ll be premiering a few songs from the band’s forthcoming disc, due out on October 12 on Portland’s own Badman Recording Co." -Casey Jarman -WWeek.com
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