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                Beloved Customers:



we just want you to have the good music, and selfless AQ isn't in the
business of hiding it from you. Record of the Week is completely sold out!
NONETHELESS we urge you to scour independent shops (or call us and place a
special order cos MAYBE we'll get more) for the APHEX TWIN's "Girl/Boy" ep
(Warp), which was perhaps sneakily imported cos it will most likely be
released by some slow-ass domestic major label sometime after the thrill
has worn off. whatever. this is Richard James at his most mature, playing
with jungle beats and layers of orchestral strings and chimes and it is so
amazing and gorgeous and gloriously emotive that even AQ runs out of
superlatives trying to describe it. completely essential.


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DJ QBERT    "Dirt Style"  tape  11.98
DISK/QBERT  "The Super Deluxe Shiggerfragger Show, Episode III"  tape  9.98
            "Needle Thrashers, Vol. 1"  lp  8.98
   DJ Qbert paid us a visit before he takes off next week on the
International Turntablist Federation tour. Good luck, Q! his tape showcases
masterful turntable stylings, funny and dextrous. full-color cassette cover
too. also now in stock: all 3 of the famed Shiggerfragger tapes, culled
from Disk, Qbert, and ShortKut's pirate radio show on Free Radio Berkeley.
the "Needle Thrashers" record is gloriously pure breakbeat record (white
sleeve, full color center label) of which Qbert assures us djs will buy 2.
no aspiring dj should be without these, okay.

BJORK  "Possibly Maybe"  12"  8.98
   one side mixed by Calcutta Cyber Cafe (Talvin Singh?). limited edition
of 1000 for the entire U.S.A.

SUPERCHUNK  "The Laughter Guns EP"  (Merge)  cd  7.98
   limited to 5000 copies, this is 4 new songs and the prize: 45 minutes of
dead-serious college radio analysis of "Hyper Enough", a song you'll never
need to hear again. very funny.

SUN RA  "The Singles"  (Evidence)  2xcd  28.00
   INCREDIBLE! "This 2-disc collection of Sun Ra-related 45s and alternate
takes took over three years to compile. It contains every Saturn single
that we know to exist as of August, 1996, that did not appear on an album,
with the exception of 4 sides by Walt Dunn which would not fit on these two
cds and on which Sun Ra does not play. Often pressed in lots of 50, these
singles, recorded between 1954 and 1982, represent the 'Holy Grail' among
Sun Ra collectors, and have never appeared on lp or cd. The 36-page booklet
contains liner notes written by four of the universe's leading Ra experts,
as well as detailed discographical information and rare photos."

ROY MONTGOMERY/LOREN MAZZACANE CONNORS  (gyttja)  7"  3.99
   split single in an edition of 600. Montgomery's track is entitled
"Sterling Morrison, Corner 10th & First, 1966".

THE TERMINALS  "Medusa/Scarecrow"  (Roof Bolt)  7"  3.99
   new single from Bill Meyer's (a.k.a. one of the few music critics whose
opinion i trust) label Roof Bolt, who describe this as 'one of the scariest
rock songs ever recorded'. from New Zealand so you know it's good.

KING LOSER  "You Cannot Kill What Does Not Live"  (Flying Nun)  cd  12.98
   Chris Heazlewood's noisy trio kicks ass as it summons the ghost of Dick
Dale. or something. from New Zealand so. you. know. it's. good.

QUIOT  "Lounge"  (Possible)  lp/cd  17.98/18.98
   Mick Harris of Scorn/Napalm Death steps up with drum & bass-tinged
effort more on the downtempo side. smooth latenight jungle.

BILL LASWELL  "Oscillations"  (Sub Rosa)  lp/cd  10.98/15.98
   yet another drum & bass novice tries his hand. this time it's Mr Laswell
with help from DJ Ninj (also heard on recent Derek Bailey album) and it is
actually quite good (surprising given recent Laswell mediocrities).

PLAGUE LOUNGE  "The Wicker Image"  (New World of Sound/Holy Mountain)  lp  8.98
   Eureka, CA based power trio operating on the Blue Cheer/Fushitsusha axis
of heavy psych sound with an unusual "folk-vibe" that permeates the murk.

ATARI TEENAGE RIOT  "Deutschland Has Gotta Die!"
SHIZUO  "Sweat"
ALEC EMPIRE  "The Destroyer"
EC8OR  "Cocaine Ducks"
      (Digital Hardcore/Grand Royal)  7"  3.50
   4 singles from Digital Hardcore Recordings, Germany's nastiest, most
extreme hardcore techno label, issued here in tasty uninitiated-friendly 7"
format by the Beastie's Grand Royal label. a cheap way to learn all about
what the hell is going on.

V/A  "Sounds from the Philadelphia Low Orbit Lounge"  (Low Orbit)  cd  9.98
   very good, surprisingly consistent collection of accessible spacey rock,
sometimes synth-heavy, sometimes wonderfully My Bloody Valentine-ish, from
the likes of Flowchart, Lenola (members of Bugskull), Photon Band, and the
well-named, Bitch Magnet-influenced Dagobah System. you may not have heard
of the bands but this comp is good. recommended.

CAKE  "Fashion Nugget"  (Capricorn/Mercury)  cd  12.98
   as seen on MTV.

MR. QUINTRON  "(the first two records)"  (Bulb)  cd  12.98
   both crazed one-man-band recordings on 1 compact disc.  The first record
documents the percussion&electronics Quintron, the second presents his
organ stylings.

ESQUIVEL  "Merry Xmas from the Space Age Bachelor Pad"
      (Bar None/BMG!/RCA!)  cd  15.98
   yes, it is every bit as GREAT as you'd think it would be.

ORANJ SYMPHONETTE  "Plays Mancini"  (Gramavision/Rykodisc)  cd  14.98
   4 local guys have fun messin' with Henry Mancini. Ralph Carney. Joe
Gore. Matt Brubeck and Scott Amendola. "eccentric". "quirky".

SCALA  "Beauty Nowhere"  (Touch)  lp/cd  12.98/14.98
   ex-Seefeel members. for fans of Too Pure, and yes, this is the
full-length. fuzz, distortion, and a cool techno version of "Heart of
Glass" that makes those who recognize it run to the counter to ask 'who IS
this?'

V/A  "Red Hot + Rio"  (Antilles/Verve)  cd  15.98
   the newest Red Hot compilation (dedicated to fighting AIDS) features a
very well-chosen collection of Today's Hot Young Acts covering Brazilian
bossa nova classics. all tracks exclusive and new (we think). with
Stereolab & Herbie Mann, Money Mark, EBTG, Mad Professor, PM Dawn, etc.
purists may want to get the companion cd which features the ORIGINAL songs
as performed by Brazilian musicians, the money goes to the same place.

V/A  "Seedmouth"  (Cold Spring Records)  cd  15.98
   "...a collection of international atmospherica ... setting the precedent
for dark ambience in 1996..." with Illusion of Safety, Cranioclast,
Experimental Audio Research, Lustmord...

ARVO PART  "Litany"  (ECM)  cd  15.98
   world premiere recording.

THE BOX TOPS  "The Best of the Box Tops:  Soul Deep"  (Arista)  cd  15.98
   "The best of the groundbreaking '60s band led by Alex Chilton."

KRAFTWELT  "Electric Dimension"  (Hypnotic)  cd  14.98
   "dedicated to Ralf & Florian" it says, and though it seems like this
should sound like a Kraftwerk tribute/ripoff, actually what you get is
quite fine dancey electronica more in the vein of something like James
Bong.

SCOTT WALKER  "It's Raining Today: The Scott Walker Story (1967-70)"
      (Razor & Tie)  cd  16.98
   long overdue 17-track compilation is a fine introduction to deep-voiced
Jacques-Brel-obsessed crooner Scott Engel, ex of the Walker Brothers who in
the sixties were as famous as the Beatles. it's a long story, we can't fit
it in. read the extensive liner notes.

DROP DEAD  (Clearview)  11"  9.98
   the band that embodies all that is great about grindcore/hardcore. fast,
furious, angry & political. their entire discography on one shiny black
11".

SCANNER/SHEA/MAIN  "Live Sessions - Paris June 1996"  (Sub Rosa)  cd  15.98
   David Shea, Robin Rimbaud, and Robert Hampson follow up their live in
London disc with another from the French capitol.

IKUE MORI  "Garden"  (Tzadik)  cd  15.98
   her first collection of all-drum machine (+ effects and bamboo)
compositions.  Beautiful electronic beat-scapes.


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THE UPSETTER  #2  zine  4.98
   full color cover, mostly b&w inside. hardcore Lee Perry fans will
appreciate the 13-page 1969-70 discography and COMPLETELY AMAZING writing
from the Upsetter himself, for example:
   "Words from the Almighty: God in the Moon, Africa Baboon, Balloon man,
Marcus Garvey (seven mile of Black Star Liners). Water and flood, blood fe
blood, fire fe fire. Thunder vex and slew de Devil in his Echoplex."

JABONI YOUTH  #5  zine  3.00
   new issue features an interview with Dave McGurgan of Yakuza, and pages
upon pages upon pages upon pages of indie rock reviews, nice long
well-thought out reviews which give you a good idea of the aesthetics of
the author.

CARBON 14  #9  magazine  4.00
   Richard Kern, Jayne County, Cannibal Corpse. free 7" with instrumentals
from Six Finger Satellite, MX80, Gone, and the amazing Stinking Lizaveta.


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THE MIGHTY UPSETTER  "Kung Fu Meets the Dragon"  (JL)  cd  15.98
   a.k.a. Lee Perry. cover art must be seen to be believed.

V/A  "In Memoriam: Gilles Deleuze"  (Mille Plateaux)  2xcd  26.00
   with Alec Empire, Oval, Jim O'Rourke, Scanner, DJ Spooky, Trans Am, Atom
Heart, etc. German import.

V/A  "Headz"  (MoWax)  2xcd  24.00
   finally reissued, this is one of MoWax's 4 essential compilations.
everyone from DJ Shadow (sampling U2! so how come he didn't get sued like
Negativland did, huh) to U.N.K.L.E. to Tranquility Bass, Autechre, etc.

V/A  "20 Film and Stage Classics Jamaican Style"  (Trojan)  cd  13.98
   classic ska, rocksteady, and reggae versions of "Moon River", "The
Magnificent Seven", "Summertime", "From Russia with Love", more.


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   INFLUENZA
    INFLUENZA    photographs 1981-1986
     INFLUENZA

Local photographers Erik Auerbach and Gail Butensky have compiled a
wonderful photo exhibit which you may view here at AQ through November 30.
Artists of seminal influence (thus the exhibit title) are featured,
including Pere Ubu, Television, the Minutemen, and Big Black. Please visit!

We didn't know, until Erik informed us, that there is such a dearth of
venues for rock photographers to display their work, so we are dedicating
wall space to a rotating gallery of pictures. To submit your own work,
please contact Erik Auerbach at .


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                          Guided by Voices
                           Guided by Voices
A new 1/2-hour video about  Guided by Voices  will premiere at this year's
Film Arts Festival. Created by beloved AQ-customer Banks Tarver, it's
titled "Watch Me Jumpstart", and shows at the Roxie on Saturday November 2
at 10pm. Also playing are works featuring Marilyn Manson (co-directed by
Hank Rosenthal, formerly of SF punkrockers CRIME), Soul Coughing, and The
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. The Mission's own Icky Boyfriends are the
stars of Danny Plotnick's film "I'm Not Fascinating", part of which was
shot at AQ on 24th Street. Oy, are we glad to be out of that space.


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Last week we incorrectly listed the price of ZUM, George & Yvonne Chen's
cool zine. The correct price is a mere $2 and for that you get articles on
Prolapse, Modest Mouse, the Sea and Cake, and more.


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Last week an unnecessarily mean & stupid record review appeared in the SF
Weekly. Twas authored by new Arts editor Bill Wyman (Chicagoans warned us,
he's a nightmare come true). AQ misses Sia Michel's smart and informative
music section! In response to Wyman, Cory Brown righteously let off steam
as follows, but will the Weekly have the guts to print it?:

To: letters@sfweekly.com
Subject: vapid, ovine rock critic

     Bill Wyman, in his pointless, vitriolic rant on _The Concert for the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame_ CD (an album I have not heard and have little
interest in hearing), has surpassed even the most bombastic excesses of
rock crit self-indulgence as to have exited the comfortable and familiar
realm of "wanking critic" to arrive in what can only be deemed
"coprophiliac."
     Let's begin with his groundbreaking critical condemnation of (gasp)
Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow ("small-brained"? Is that a musical term? Has he been
reading Selvin's column?), and Natalie Merchant (nice dig with the
Springsteen agent thing, Bill. No mention of Rolling Stone/saturated fat
magnate/Hall of Fame benefactor Jann Wenner?)
     Then Wyman goes on to credit Jackson Browne's performance of a Bob
Marley song with "standing in for 40 years of appropriation of black music
by white rockers." What the hell does that mean? Is that some sort of
statement, some generous concession from an editor who has a virtual de
facto ban on black artists in his music section? What was the last hip-hop
or r&b review that has appeared in the Weekly since Sia Michel's departure?
As if it wasn't enough that the Weekly has yet to report on the death of
Oakland resident and top selling rap celebrity Tupac Shakur, would it have
pained Mr. Wyman to mention that Aretha Franklin, George Clinton and Al
Green (a man almost incapable of a poor live performance) are on the album
being "reviewed" (a fact I discovered by examining the muddied cover art
printed beside the "review")? Jackson Browne? The guy's biggest problem was
that there was never _enough_ black music in his songwriting. Elvis
Presley, the most seminal of "the music's seminal performers," appropriated
more in his version of "Hound Dog" than Jackson Browne has in his entire
career. Not only that, but the whole damn Hall of Fame _building_ is a
testament to 40 years of appropriation. Why get bent out of shape over a
milquetoast Marley cover? (Didn't Clapton have a hit with one of those?)
     My favorite cloud of noxious hot air in this never ending parade of
flatulence is when Wyman accuses "the average rock audience" of "vapid,
ovine behavior." While doctors are examining Wyman's liver for the cause of
its excessive bile secretion, I'd recommend they also check his posterior
for the large object lodged there. The Amazing Bill Wyman, ladies and
gentleman! He'll insult musicians, he'll insult audiences, he'll insult
your intelligence! What was the last rock show that you paid to attend, Mr.
Wyman? When was the last time you went out to see a local band and then
wrote about them? "The rock establishment, as gathered together here, is
now as hateful and self-satisfied as any of the institutions the music's
seminal performers grew up despising." Like rock criticism? We see things
not how they are, but how we are. If he sees a problem, I suggest Mr. Wyman
try to rectify it by looking in his own backyard. In addition to his
hysterical two paragraphs of misdirected aggression, his music section
reviews consisted of a posthumous box set of reissued material (Galaxie
500) and a posthumous live album (Nirvana). At least half a dozen great new
albums worthy of review have been released in the last two months. Maybe
it's time for Mr. Wyman to visit a record store to do more than sell his
promos. I would almost venture to say that he wouldn't know contemporary
music if it came up to him and bit him, but that seems as good a theory as
any as to why he is so afraid to actually write about it.
     Given the rest of the "review," it's not surprising that Wyman resorts
to the scapegoating of Yoko Ono, one of the oldest of prehistoric rock
cliches, refers to her as "ghoulish," which is just mean and immature, and
calls her "careerless" just one month after she sold out the Great American
Music Hall right here in San Francisco, an oversight which is nothing less
than irresponsible. However, referring to Yoko as Lennon's "widow" a full
sixteen years after his death is blatantly disrespectful and bordering on
misogynistic. If Mr. Wyman has "a sharp desire to break something," I
suggest he begins with his fingers so that we may be spared any further
discomfort through what some may generously refer to as "his writing."
     On a final note, I would implore the weekly staff and readership not
to mistake this response for a reply to any sort of controversy Mr. Wyman
believes he may have created through his opinions. This letter is merely a
plea for a real music section. It is painfully clear that despite his
distracting use of a ten cent vocabulary, Bill Wyman is not saying anything
at all.

Cory Brown
fatkid@sirius.com


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       "17 million B.C. Waterfall and water-rise. Tarzan and
        the jungle survive. The Master is in full control.
        God never lose a war and from the beginning,
        God was black like tar. And all who think God white,
        tell me what color them think them shadow have.
        Stand up in the light, and they will see a shadow
        transfer from their body. And tell me what color
        the shadow have, is it black or white?"
                              -Lee Perry in "The Upsetter #2"


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