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                      o   Aquarius Records   o
                     (    New Arrivals #32    )
                      o    April 25, 1996    o
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                       --- cheerful hello ---



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----*  Record of the Week:
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PROLAPSE  "Backsaturday"  (Jetset/Big Cat)  cd  12.98
   a record with so much kickass climactic energy, seems yr speakers're
pulsating like living things --like the Replacements' video for "Bastards
of Young"!-- Prolapse reminds us of The Fall crossed with Stereolab and
Crass. one song, "Flex", is fifteen minutes yet still too short. scheduled
to take over the world after opening much of the Stereolab tour.

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----*  Other New Arrivals:
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SEPULTURA  "Roots"  (Roadrunner)  cd  15.98
   most amazing metal record. traditional Brazilian percussion, didgeridoo,
throat singing. extremely powerful. Faith No More doesn't even come close.

SUPREME DICKS  "The Emotional Plague"  (Homestead)  cd  14.98
   achingly lovely guitarwork from this ny band who at their most
accessible remind us of Sebadoh, delicate like Palace. meandering,
climactic, quiet & troubled, lovely.

WHITE WINGED MOTH  (Poon Village)  cd  13.98
   Dean of New Zealand's guitar/drone/pulse trio Thela. Poon Village
delights us anew with lovely packaging, each sleeve is unique.

AUROBINDO  "Involution"  (Ash International)  lp/cd  12.98/15.98
   Mark Van Hoen (Locust) appears courtesy R&S, Belgium, & Daren Seymour
(Seefeel) appears courtesy Warp Records, Ltd = impeccable resumes. check
out the inner grooves = "This is what they want." & "A bony prime cut."
<100345.1627@compuserve.com>

DISJECTA  "Clean Pit & Lid Pit"  (Warp)  2xlp/cd  21.00/21.00
   UK import.  <disjecta@cityscape.co.uk>  "For some people, stacking boxes
into crates is a career; working their way up from stacking boxes to watch
other people stacking them. Not all boxes are square, though most are."

v/a  "Tone Tales From Tomorrow Too"  (ntone)  cd  20.00
   in addition to the Ninjatune label, Coldcut/DJ Food release
ambient/experimental electronica on -ntune-. Neotropic, Joanna Lam,
Spacetime Continuum (Jonah Sharp), Coldcut, etc. UK import.

SHONEN KNIFE  "The Birds and the B-sides"  (Virgin)  cd  13.98

RICHARD THOMPSON  "You? Me? Us?!"  (Capitol)  2xcd  17.98

JESUS LIZARD  "Shot"  (Capitol)  cd  14.98

ALEX CHILTON  "1970"  (Ardent)  cd  15.98
   post-BoxTops, pre-Big Star finally on disc.

NEARLY GOD  "Poems"  (Durban Poison)  cdSingle  9.98
   Tricky, Tony Hall, and Martine.

BUILT TO SPILL  "The Normal Years"  {k}  cd
   10 songs from their hard-to-find singles, etc. and one
previously-unreleased cover of Daniel Johnston's "Some Things Last a Long
Time" that is great.

v/a  "10% File Under Burroughs"  (SubRosa)  2xcd  19.98
   Brion Gysin, Material, the Master Musicians of Joujouka, John Cale, Paul
Bowles, Scanner, Marianne Faithfull, Bomb the Bass, etc. "The Beat
Generation changed the world. 10% celebrates their spirit of wild
experimentation."

AMP/3RD EYE FOUNDATION and SADDAR BAZAAR  (Enraptured)  split 7"  4.98
   edition of 1000. import.

GRIFTERS  (Super8)  7"  3.99
   features a different version of (solo Grifters project) Those Bastard
Souls' "Subterranean Death Ride Blues". strictly limited to 1000,
supposedly at the insistence of their current label.

MONEY MARK  "Legitimate Pop Songs?"  (Mo'Wax)  7"  4.98
   import. these songs are not on the recently-released domestic album.

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----*  Printed Matter:
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VIGIL  #2  2.00
   excellent local zine features William Upski Wimsatt, bike messenger
musings, John Samuelson's carved rocks at Joshua Tree (see this week's
quote), an interview with Fugazi's Ian Mackaye ("Sexuality is one of the
single most powerful interactions that people can have, versus prostitution
which is that interaction packaged and sold. In my view, music in its most
natural form is one of the most powerful things i know of, but being
packaged and sold it's just taking something beautiful and cashing in on
it.").

NOISE  #10  3.50
   "Underground Unusual Sound".  The Haters, Allegory Chapel, Crawl Unit.
part Chinese/part English text.

SURRENDER: a journal of ethics  #5  2.00
   digest-sized, 95 xeroxed pages, over 40 of them devoted to Gregg
Turkington. salty! good book reviews. ignore the less-than-enthusiastic
Teensy Weensy Operator review and you'll be fine.

RESONANCE  v.4 #2  6.98
   special Japanese music issue. also Thurston Moore, Stefan Jaworzyn,
David Toop, Chris Cutler. 7" with Otomo Yoshihide and Yamatsuka Eye.

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Subject: MAXIMUM ROCK&ROLL BULLSHIT
From: outpunk@sirius.com (Matt Wobensmith)

Hello everyone -
   Please forward this message to anyone in the punk scene who would care
(i.e. friends, punk mailing lists, letters to zines, etc.).
   I'm writing this because I know of no other way to effectively spread this
message. If you don't care, please discard this and go on with your bad
self.
   Maximum RocknRoll magazine publishes a punk rock equivalent to the yellow
pages every year called "Book Your Own Fucking Life". It contains listings
submitted from punk record labels, zines, radio stations, and such from all
over the world. The newest edition, #5, was just released this past week. I
have submitted an entry in every issue from the beginning.
   I also worked for MRR for three years; I left after being disgusted with a
lot of hatred and prejudice expressed in the magazine. Anyone who has read
my zine (Outpunk) would know about that. In the last issue of Outpunk, I
wrote a lengthy essay entitled "What's Wrong With Punk Rock?", which
included a lot of the things about MRR that I felt were offensive and in
need of exposing. I titled the section about MRR "Maximum Retro and
Racism", and included some of my observations pertaining to the title. I
expected some sort of reaction, and I'm getting it.
   Since writing the piece, I've gotten a lot of incredible letters from
people who have been waiting years for someone to write what I did. I
really appreciate that others see things the way I do. I'm also fully
accountable for what I write, and have been called on a few points as well.
This is just fine. It's within mine or anyone else's rights to say what
they feel.
   Imagine my surprise upon opening the newest issue of Book Your Own Fucking
Live to look for my Outpunk entry. Instead, I discovered something **not
written by me**. Here's what it says:

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"Attention all bands: send your demos! We're especially interested in bands
of color or with women members, regardless of what you sound like. Our punk
is multi-cultural and colorblind; we don't restrict ourselves in any way.
Celebrate diversity."
*************

   See, I didn't write this. It was written by Tim Yohannon, the editor of MRR
and the subject of a part of my essay. I called up the people responsible
for entering in the listings, who confirmed that it was not done by them
but added at MRR. I called up Tim Yohannon tonight (4/21/96) and after
asking him who did it, was told to fuck off.

Three things this brings up:
   1) While Tim has a right to print what he wants in his magazines, I expect
him to be able to put his name to it. He is misrepresenting me by writing
his sarcastic and thoroughly offensive piece in place of my entry. This is
extremely low and petty, not to mention cheap.
   2) Because of this, people are going to be misled into thinking I wrote
this entry. While I have no problem being labeled "multi-cultural" or
pro-women, I find the entry very sarcastic and off-putting.
   3) The idea that I'm someone to be made fun of because I would dare to
identify with "multi-cultural" or pro-women is highly offensive.  It speaks
for itself.

   I ask that you spread the word to anyone who you know that reads BYOFL or
MRR, since I can't get the message across to every one of them. I can try,
however. I also will put the idea out there that, if this pisses you off,
to call or write Tim Yohannon yourself. His number is (415) 648 3561. The
address for MRR is POB 460760, San Francisco, CA 94146. The street address
is 484 Clipper St., San Francisco, CA 94114. Tell him that you find his
behavior immature and revolting.
   Please spread this message to any and every interested party.

Thank you -
Matt Wobensmith
Outpunk record label and magazine

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WHAT TO DO WITH YOURSELF:

            ----->      from New Zealand       <-----
            ----->  SPACE DUST & BROTHER LOVE  <-----
                        will play instore
                     this Saturday April 27
                             at 4 pm

* AMM *  Beanbenders this Saturday, April 27, 830 pm.
     we are selling tickets for $12. cash only.

* Blowhole with (beloved AQ-reader) Miss Murgatroid *
     Bottom of the Hill this Friday, April 26.

* Scud Mountain Boys * Noe Valley Ministry, Friday, May 17.
     we will have tickets for sale a couple of weeks prior to this show.
unfortunately they'll cost $12 cos Our Current Favorite Band is opening for
Joe Henry aka Madonna's brother-in-law.

* Tortoise / Sea & Cake / 5ive Style * Bimbo's, May 25.

* Spaceheads & Magic Pacer * have a bunch of shows the weekend of May 17th.
     i will post the dates next week, do not miss this band, we hope it
will be like the first time DogFaced Hermans came to town, do you remember?


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GIGS AVAILABLE IN MONTANA:   contact Flesh <flesh@gigantor.arlington.com>

"Missoula is a pretty large city by Montana standards. The city covers the
same area as San Francisco proper (just not as dense). The best way to
describe it, is to say that it could be compared to San Francisco about 15
years ago. Missoula is considered the "liberal" city of the state. A title
that is held up with pride. Missoula has more artists, authors, and
"culture" than most cities do in north america (no joke). As far as music
goes, there is a ska sensation that is currently in hold. The Skatalites
played a sold-out show, with a local ska band (skoi-dots) opening. Two
clubs tend to have the best music. The Moose, and Jays. While ALL bands
will find that they can not only get booked here but will have a crowd that
wants to hear them, ska, surf, funk, and lounge bands are in high demand.
Bands and individuals can give us a call at (406)-721-3200. If If you need
any aditional info, feel free to email me."

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