A compilation of Minimal Wave from Around the World ‘79-‘85. The Hidden Tapes features rare, unreleased, and licensed tracks from as far as Japan and the former Yugoslavia. Most of the bands on this compilation recorded on 4-track tape in their bedroom studios while two of them went further to collaborate by sending tapes through the mail. The sounds on this record range from raw proto-industrial to naive danceable Belgradian new wave, to filmic synthesizer music to more complex, vocal-driven melodic synthpop. The Hidden Tapes presents songs from Danton’s Voice, Oskarova Fobija, The Fast Set, Sympathy Nervous, Pas De Deux, Unovidual + Tara Cross, SS-Say, Robert Lawrence + Mark Phillips, Kym Amps and Reservé, all lovingly remastered. Thanks to everyone involved in making this happen. Limited edition of 999 numbered copies, pressed on 180 gram vinyl, and housed in heavy printed jacket accompanied by inner jacket with photos and info. Note: due to popular demand, a second vinyl pressing will be available on August 2, 2012.

This colossal compilation has been curated by Headphone Commute to benefit all of those affected by Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, which has devastated portions of the Caribbean, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States in late October 2012. 100% of all the proceeds generated from the sale of this album will be donated towards two charitable organizations: Doctors Without Borders and The Humane Society. The artists on the release have been hand-picked to showcase the world's top talent in ambient, modern classical, and experimental music. The unprecedented selection features many unreleased pieces composed exclusively for the cause.
A note from HC:
I would like to personally thank all of the artists who contributed to this compilation. They all deserve my highest gratitude and appreciation for donating their precious time and heartfelt work for this humanitarian cause! This couldn't have happened without you!
In addition, I'd like to extend special thanks to all of my friends who have helped me through this process (listed in no particular order):
... Lawrence English // Room40
... Keith Kenniff // Unseen
... Simon Scott // Keshhhhhh
... Daniel Crossley // Fluid Audio
... Sofia Ilyas and Robert Raths // Erased Tapes
... Michael Waring // Futuresequence
... Alessandro Tedeschi // Glacial Movements
... Ezekiel Honig // Anticipate
... Richard Chartier // Line
... Ian Hawgood // Home Normal
... Kate Carr // Flaming Pines
... Mike Cadoo // n5MD
... Erik K Skodvin // Miasmah
... Monique Recknagel // Sonic Pieces
... Tim Martin // Handstitched
... Taylor Deupree // 12k
And most importantly, I want to thank all of you, for purchasing this release. I hope you find this selection of artists worthy of your contribution, while your funds will go towards a great cause! And don't forget to spread the word! :)
Thank You!
~HC

This year marks the 10th Anniversary of Brandi Carlile's breakthrough album The Story. To celebrate she recruited artists like Dolly Parton, Kris Kristofferson, Pearl Jam, The Avett Brothers, Adele and many more for this Cover Stories album to benefit the charity War Child.
Brandi describes this project as "...a David and Goliath story. Since becoming a mother, the reality of a child s beautiful little life being torn apart by war felt like too big of a problem for me. So I asked my heroes and friends to help me launch a rock at the giant that is our refugee crisis and help in the only way we know how, through the power of music."

Collection of tracks from the influential New Zealand label Flying Nun Records. Taking off from the blank slate of punk's year zero, adding-in a massive dose of disrespect for authority born out of the contemporary and very urgent struggle for social justice, and looking forward to a new New Zealand that was not going to be all about white bread and white men playing rugby, the new music dug deep into its own independent and international tradition, and got very widely, very weirdly, and very seriously psychedelic. This move towards the Psych sound was spearheaded by Hamish Kilgour and his band The Clean. Along the way, he was accompanied by members of several other key groups active in the Christchurch scene, such as The Gordons, The Builders, The Pin Group, Playthings and Victor Dimisich Band, as well as that transplanted southerner Chris Knox. All these people were of an age and disposition to make use of the best of the '60s in the brave new world of independent labels, social upheaval, stronger pot and general post-punk license.

We’re pleased to announce a new collaborative album in conjunction with our friends at Moderna Records. ‘The Exquisite Corpse’ is based on the surrealist game of the same name. Taking Leah Kardos 'Little Phase' from our Summer compilation as it's starting point, the piece will be reworked by a series of composers and producers to create an album of tracks which continually evolve as each new version is passed from one artist to another, adding to and transforming material from the original piece. We'll be releasing a new track from the album every 2-3 weeks with the first track due towards the end of October and the full album available in April 2017 so keep an eye on our social media for updates.

• Indie artists salute one of the most deeply revered and profoundly influential artists in modern rock, David Bowie!
• Features all new and exclusive performances by Dum Dum Girls, Electric Six, Rogue Wave, Magic Wands, The Muffs, Kittie, and more!
• Includes riveting versions of “Heroes,” “Ashes To Ashes,” “Space Oddity,” “Changes” and many more!

For many Creation is the label that defined the shoegazing sound. From the Mary Chain through to Ride and Slowdive via My Bloody Valentine and The House of Love, Creation released the records that are always top of any shoegazing lists. There can’t be any article or list on the genre that doesn’t mention Souvlaki, Nowhere and Loveless.
It’s a musical genre that was worshipped by the UK music press for a short period in 1991 only to be followed by an onslaught of derision when bands like Nirvana and Suede started having big chart hits. I’ve lost count of the number of journalists that claim to have invented the name as a form of ridicule, but later went on to champion awful tuneless Britpop bands like Sleeper.
The Shoegaze sound may have returned underground in 1992 to make way for Grunge and Britpop, but it’s influence and sound was copied and polished up for many of the stadium acts of the 90s to fill the airwaves with anthemic, more accessible versions of the genre.
With the arrival of the internet, the shoegaze genre was once again resurrected with many bands and record labels no longer reliant on the corporate friendly music press and radio. Alongside labels such as Sonic Cathedral, artists like Ulrich Schnauss, The Radio Dept, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Sigur Ros, Maps, Deerhunter, School of Seven Bells and M83 were all emerging and citing the original shoegaze records as influences and so the scene grew again.
Reunion tours of My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive and Ride also gathered a huge amount of attention and in many cases bands played to larger crowds that they did in 1991, this also gave audiences a chance to re-evaluate those wonderful records.
After last years Beautiful Noise film, now for the first time a box set is to be released that captures most of those bands together with many rarities you may never have heard before, including Creation bands like Medicine, Moonshake and a pre-Creation The Boo Radleys.
‘Still In A Dream’ is released on January 29th 2016. The full tracklisting is below: