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Amanda Thorpe

Promenade

2011

Set against a New York backdrop that travels over into the Brooklyn borough, Amanda Thorpe's powerful new collection of songs, Promenade, features acclaimed New York musicians –Tony Scherr, Robert Jost, Don Piper, Brad Albetta and Craig Chesler.

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Andy Creeggan

Andiwork III

2010

Third solo album by ex-Barenaked Ladies keyboard player (left 1996). All-instrumental bag of funky grooves and cocktail energy. Guest appearance by Jim Creeggan (Barenaked Ladies, Brothers Creeggan), double bass on one track

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Andiwork II

2004

A wonderful dreamy instrumental collection of ambient and soft classical moods distilling influences as diverse as Duke Ellington, Claude Debussy, and Maurice Ravel; incorporating choirs, string quartets, muted brass and much more... a mesmerising mood.

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Anton Barbeau with The Bevis Frond

King Of Missouri

2005

King of Missouri is like (ok, take your pick) Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Robyn Hitchcock, Julian Cope, or even Andy Partridge fronting the Jeff Beck Yardbirds, or better yet, The Move.

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Bardi Johannsson

Haxan

2007

Recorded with the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra, this is a moody late night gothic instrumental soundtrack created for the cult 1920s silent film, HAXAN, banned for decades due to its nudity, witchcraft and Satanic imagery

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Bedsit Poets

Rendezvous

2012

Edward Rogers (lead vocals, percussion), Amanda Thorpe (lead vocals, guitar) and Mac Randall (guitar) return with Rendezvous - their second wonderful jangled folk pop endeavour full of the "Heartaches and harmonies" that MOJO Magazine rated 3 Stars!

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The Summer That Changed

2005

Luna meets Fairport Convention/Pentangle soft electric folk pop. The vibe of Jacques Dutronc and Francoise Hardy... in English.

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C.R. Avery

Magic Hour Sailor Songs

2007

If Lawrence Ferlinghetti could play harmonica like Little Walter, you'd have an idea of what a groundbreaking piece of work this is and the genre busting audio statement that defines Magic Hour Sailor Songs.

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Dandi Wind

Bait The Traps

2005

Lene Lovich fronts Skinny Puppy with help from The Voluptuous Horror Of Karen Black and Wendy O. Williams.

MP3: $6.99 CD: $9.99

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Dave Rave

Live With What You Know

2011

Dave Rave’s debut rock album for the Bongo Beat label. All rock. All Power Pop. Recorded in the UK, France, NYC, and Canada Features members of The Trews, The Rooks, Plastic Heroes, Wave, Teenage Head, Gary Pig Gold, etc

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Anne-Marie

2011

By popular demand, "Anne-Marie" is released as a digital single. Dave Rave is a power pop stalwart constantly touring around the world bringing his rock party good times to the UK, USA, Italy, France and more!

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Dave Rave & Mark McCarron

In The Blue Of My Dreams

2007

Pop jazz with strings and woodwinds recorded in New York with strings and woodwinds.

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Another Side Of Love

2001

Sparse acoustic jazz; guitar, brushes, vocals & hammond B3. Think: Chet Baker.

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Fraze Gang

Juggernaut

2010

Greg Fraser (writer/guitarist/vocals) and Stevie Skreebs (bass/vocals) are a duo best known as part of Canadian 80s hair metal stalwarts Brighton Rock. These days they have recruited powerhouse drummer Phil Epp to keep rocking as Fraze Gang.

MP3: $1.39

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Don't Call Us - EP

2009

Stevie Skreebs and Greg Fraser from 80s Canadian hair metal band Brighton Rock are back with a new stripped down melodic rock.

MP3: $2.97

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Fraze Gang

2008

Greg Fraser (vocals. guitar) and Stevie Skreebs (Bass, Vocals) of 80s Hair Metal legends Brighton Rock, carry on where they left off, party hearty good times with no apologies.

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Ian Ferrier

What Is This Place?

2007

Montreal writer, poet and singer Ian Ferrier has teamed up with an all-female choir and Montreal's top avant garde jazz musicians to create a wonderfully moody masterpiece not unlike the very first Leonard Cohen album.

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Jeb Loy Nichols

Now Then

2006

Southern Soul Country Reggae.

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Jeffrey Morgan with Dean Motter

Thrilling Women: The Lost Air Pirates Sessions 1977-1980

2011

Recorded in 1977 and never released. An historic electronic pop synth album by Jeffrey Morgan with Dean Motter that features guest artists Paul Robinson (vocals, The Diodes), Toby Swann (guitar, Battered Wives), Andy Haas (sax, Martha & The Muffins).

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Joe Mannix

A Town By The Sea

2005

Phil Ochs fronting The Band in another time, another place.

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White Flag

2003

Phil Ochs meets PF Sloan with The Band. Dark, intelligent and heavily textured Americana

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Johnny Dowd

A Drunkard’s Masterpiece

2008

A Drunkard’s Masterpiece is a creative car crash of Americana, beatnik rock, poetry, prose, jazz rock, rap, screaming metal guitar, retro pop, spoken word and country noir. MOJO (Sylvie Simmons)

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Cruel Words

2006

An American original; a singular musical vision distilled from the raw detritus of primal rock and roll, free jazz, swamp blues and greasy funk; anchored by a voice channeling Johnny Cash through Chet Baker.

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Cemetery Shoes

2004

On the back road to Hell's front door, Johnny Dowd is the point when you know there's no turning back. His tangled cobweb of dark tales bursting with the debris of life's lost dreams, broken hearts and everything left behind by sinners on the run.

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Jonathan Emile

The Lover/Fighter Document

2009

Jonathan Emile is a 23 year old poet / rapper / producer / composer from the Montreal urban underground. His viral videos on YouTube have garnered over ten million hits.

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Katrina and the Waves

The Original Recordings 1983-1984

2003

Guitar driven LOUD R&B Rock. All the tracks from their 2 canada only lps on Attic records.

MP3: $14.99 CD: $19.99

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Kevin House

World Of Beauty

2007

World of Beauty is the second album from reknowned painter/songwriter Kevin House - his canvases and installations have earned accolades from the likes of The Village Voice, and others.

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Gutter Pastoral

2004

It is an intoxicating breath of very early Bruce Cockburn and Leonard Cohen framed with a certain joyful sadness like Chet Baker or Nick Drake.

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Kevin Kane

How To Build A Lighthouse

2007

Solo album by ex-Grapes of Wrath singer and writer. Beautiful understated pop exactly as you'd expect it to be.

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Kimberley Rew

Essex Hideaway

2005

A love letter to life and wonder and all things British and beautiful. Rew's trademark cascading wall of guitars enrich an album that pours out of the grand tradition of Ray Davies, Robyn Hitchcock, Dave Edmunds, and Nick Lowe.

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Great Central Revisited

2002

"...big, jangling guitars, engaging lyrics and harmonies from heaven..." - MOJO Magazine

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Kobayashi

Strange Lights And Resolutions

2005

Acid Jazz with trip hop and bop feel.

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Lauren Agnelli

Love Always Follows Me

2004

CD is a brilliant mixture of standards/originals, Lauren's wonderful rich voice at once conjuring up Francoise Hardy, Astrud Gilberto, Nico and even Marianne Faithfull

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Linda McLean

No Language

2005

Linda McLean lives in Northern Ontario; a rough-hewn Lucinda Williams, with taut songs full of fire and emotion not easily forgotten. Now, with her new album, we're proud to introduce this great Canadian roots artist to North America and beyond. Produced

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Madnuts

We Need Time

2011

Madnuts is the solo project of Italian rocker Matteo Muser, best known for his bands Mudlarks, and Super Sexy Boy 1986. Garage rock with a unique lyrical psych flavour.

MP3: $2.99

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Meryn Cadell

Angel Food For Thought

2007

CD Reissue of the 1991 classic cd of eclectic performance art. Includes the hit single and video for "The Sweater"

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Paul Hyde

Love and the Great Depression

2012

Paul Hyde is the lead singer for The Payolas, a powerful 80s alternative band he co-founded with guitarist Bob Rock, who has since become a major rock producer (Cult, Metallica, etc).

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Peace Sign

2012

Paul Hyde is one of Canada's great songwriters and best known internationally as lead vocalist of The Payolas and songwriting partner of producer Bob Rock (guitarist in The Payolas), with many Platinum album sales in Canada and 4 Juno Awards (songwriting)

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The Big Book Of Sad Songs Vol 1

2003

Ray Davies Village Green era melodies + the emotional vocal bite of Richard Thompson & Shane McGowan + John Prine's earthiness and way with a phrase

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Pharmakon MTL

To Call Out in the Night

2011

"the music is somewhere between minimalist space rock and trance music, with subtle variations of the musical phrases lapping at the edge of your consciousness" - MysteryTricycle.com

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Plastic Heroes

Escape the Lower End

2012

Based in London, England, Plastic Heroes combine the raw power of Iggy Pop in the wreckage of late 70s Berlin with the combustion of 'White Album'-era Beatles and deliver it with unfiltered cool.

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Fake Revolution

2011

The Plastic Heroes are a London, UK, based hook rock band. This is their new 2011 single!

MP3: $0.75

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Plunt

2009

Girl Group vocals crash into Velvet Underground grooves with alt country guitars and ska horns.

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RALPH

Liverpool EP

2011

Ralph is the collective group of all-stars used by Bongo Beat Records supremo Ralph Alfonso for his garage rock/jazz solo projects. This 3-track CD EP includes "Billy Fury, Billy Fury" his tribute to British iconic rocker Billy Fury.

MP3: $1.99 CD: $6.99

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Skinjobs

Burn Your Rainbow

2003

Queer Punk. Punk Rock.

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The Beverley Brothers

Death On the Installment Plan

2011

CD EP featuring John Hamilton and Ian Mackay of The Diodes with Cleave Anderson (Battered Wives, Blue Rodeo, Tyranna). Includes covers of Diodes songs: "Tennis Again" and "Photographs From Mars"

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The Diodes

Action/Reaction (2012 Deluxe Edition)

2011

This is the first time Action/Reaction is available on CD. It has been remastered from scratch. Booklet by Ralph Alfonso includes interviews with all band members, complete recording info for all tracks & front/back reproduction of the original lp.

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Action Reaction

2011

A reissue of The Diodes third album, Action Reaction, completely remastered and with bonus tracks. Includes the hit, "Cat Walker".

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The Franco Proietti Morph-tet

Like the Shore Is to the Ocean

2011

The third album by The Franco Proeitti Morph-tet pushes their unique Montreal electronic vision deeper into funk and hip hop with excursions into jazz, dub, big band, and related; using an almost Zappa-esque attention to complex composition.

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Various Artists

Driving In the Rain 3AM, Songs to Get Lost With

2011

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Driving in The Rain 3 AM (Songs To get Lost With)

2002

Late night roots sounds by various artists.

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