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bill quick - maravillosa gente - time lag records - lp - 25$

long in the works reissue of this amazing and little know gem, “beautiful people”, from 1972. born in miami florida to an american father and venezuelan mother, bill split the usa to madrid spain in the early 70s. once there he quickly landed a recording deal with famous producer alain milhaud of the explosion label, and set to work on this, his sole lp release. sessions went down with an impressive cast of up to eleven players in the studio, including salvador dominguez & chema pellicó (cerebrum), jess lam (jess & james), and frank rojas (sangre). one of the albums real hidden treasures, though, was the assistance of unknown texan mark gottschall, who co-wrote the title track and adds perfect vocal harmonies as well a second acoustic guitar. a finely balanced mix of sounds that drifts between throbbing electric full band groove and gentle acidfolk. when bill wants to rock, things get downright funky, with a wickedly hard-hitting rhythm section, pumping organ, scorching electric leads, and flipped out acoustic guitars all locking into some seriously tight jams. then the next minute the mood swings and you’re deep into some beautifully fragile and introspective folk meditations; often just two acoustic guitars, bill’s lyrics, and huge, angelic, vocal harmonies all weaving together into lush tapestries of sound. a few tracks fill out a more folkrock vibe with flute, autoharp, piano, slide guitar, banjo, and more. bill’s lyrics (all in english) and vocals always feel deeply sincere, which combined with his unique voice, unusual accent, and loose delivery make for one hell of a cool singer. the whole album has an air of mystical psychedelia, yet never strays far from pop craft, and there's a real sun-blasted quality to it all that just makes you want to crank the volume... nothing amateur or lo-fi about this one, its a pro recordings and these guys have serious chops. its hard to image why it didn’t become a hit at the time. the album was released only in spain and brazil, to very little interest, and quickly became yet another great album lost to obscurity... at least until now... reissued here for the first time, with the collaboration of producer & explosion label owner alain milhaud. packaged in a heavy weight gloss coated exact reproduction of the original cover, including the the original double sided insert, as well as a huge new full color foldout insert which reproduces at nearly full size the totally different brazilian version of the album art. plus extensive notes by album musicians salvador dominguez & mark gottschall, and alex carretero (guerssen records, spain). also a small photo of some rare picture sleeves 45s, promotional inserts, lyric sheets, etc. even the lp labels reproduce the original psychedelic full color explosion label art. pressed on 180gm audiophile grade vinyl & limited to 1000 copies.
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phantom buffalo - take to the trees - time lag records - lp - 25$

red records #3... well, its been a damn long time since we released their debut album, “shishimumu”, back when they were called THE PONYS, but we sure are happy there’s finally a proper follow-up, even if it took six years to happen. if anything, the long wait says something to the greatness & humility of the band; never bending to commercial concerns, ego, hype, or changing trends & changing times. in fact, “take to the trees” picks up just about right where “shishimumu” left off all those years back, another little nugget of timeless psychedelic pop perfection. of course, there is a new level of maturity and depth to the songwriting here, but there's still plenty of slightly naive & youthful charm... and to be certain, the world these guys create is just as surreal now as its always been... musically, things come together just right, with thick, swirling, chiming triple electric guitar textures, spot-on drumming, liquid but powerful bass, gurgling moog, acoustic strumming, accordion, and sweet soaring fuzz-tones. vocals hover as high & sweet as ever, harmonizing, doubling, and layering heavenly. the mood of the album floats through drifting fragile melancholy, quirky pop, crunchy psychedelic rockers and anthemic rave-ups, often all within the same track. beautifully recorded, but never over polished... just the way a great pop record should be. so forget all pretense, folks, maybe not freak folk enough for kill rock stars ain’t such a bad thing at all... packaged in a lovely heavy weight 60s style gatefold cover with elaborate full color art by the band, plus an insert. pressed on 180gm bright red vinyl. hand numbered limited edition of 300 copies... first 150 copies come with a special BONUS CDR SINGLE featuring two outtakes deemed by the band "too downer” for the album. packaged in a color offset printed tri-fold cover with hand stamped disc art. numbered edition of 230 copies.

phantom buffalo - take to the trees - time lag records - cd - 12$
digital version of red records #3... same music and art as the lp, but packaged in a mini lp style gatefold cover, with folded insert & woven japanese inner sleeve. edition of 1000... first 80 copies or so come with a special BONUS CDR SINGLE featuring two outtakes deemed by the band "too downer” for the album. packaged in a color offset printed tri-fold cover with hand stamped disc art. numbered edition of 230 copies.

patron saints - FOHHOH BOHOB - time lag records - lp & 7"- 25$

deluxe and exact official reissue of one of the rarest & most unique gems of the 60s private press psychedelic underground. home recorded in a suburban new york living room over just a couple weeks in 1969 by three enthused teenagers, and then self released by the band in an edition of only 100 copies complete with hand assembled covers and booklet insert. dreams of rock stardom may have faded quickly, but from such humble beginnings these kids totally transcended their limited resources… an album overflowing with naive creativity, huge ideas, deep bedroom mysticism, and more then a hint of stoned teenage humor, not to mention a rather unusual assortment of instruments and some very unconventional but brilliant "studio" maneuvering. two singers/songwriters both with wonderfully deep, poetic & introspective lyrics and unique voices, chiming 12 string & electric guitars, unusually cool use of piano, crude drum kit, autoharp, banjo, tambourine, subtle bursts of fuzz bass, off kilter unison vocals, washes of reverb modulation, weird tape edits, and a seriously one-of-a-kind vibration. there's truly been nothing like it before or since… highest quality production throughout with better then ever master tape sounds and warm analog mastering, audiophile 180gm vinyl, exact reproduction of the original heavy weight cover with front & back mind-blowingly cool crude black & white art just like the original, exact reproduction of the thick insert booklet with gold printed covers on multiple colors of construction paper. plus a bonus 7inch of two essential tracks intended for the original lp but left off due to time restrictions, complete with colored construction paper picture sleeve and lyric insert. without a doubt, the definitive reissue of this lost masterpiece. released in full cooperation with founding member eric bergman. strictly limited to 1000 copies.
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sand snowman - obessive creatures - time lag records -cdr - 12$

psychical debut from this uk multi-instrumentalist, visual artist, and general mystery man know only as sand. a very intense and detailed cinematic trip that flips on a dime from crisp espers-on-bad-ergot pastoral acoustic acid folk to goblin-style menacing psych groove... or maybe comus coveringatom heart mother suite? acoustic & electric guitars, synths effects galore, electric sitar, bass, percussion, heavy stereo phasing, tuned bells, piano, sparse vocals and the kind of seriously heavy/beautiful vibes that only come when a solo musician is locked alone in the studio for way too long... tri-fold heavy gold art paper covers with sweet & spooky full color paste-on art from sands painting. hand stamped covers & disc. numbered/limited edition of 123 copies
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silvercords - divergence eye - time lag records -cdr -12$

sweet danish drone psych degeneration from sara & nicolas of the mighty family underground. im pretty sure these sweeties made this album by burying all their synths, pedals and microphones deep underground in the woods, then recorded everything rusting, rotting, and writhing with insects for hundreds of years while the forest turned into some fucking industrial complex overhead... then they compressed those thousands of hours of tape into 46 minutes and sent it to us with a picture of a dolphin. really. i think... tri-fold heavy black art paper cover with b&w and color paste-on art. hand stamped cover & disc. numbered/limited edition of 123 copies.
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GHQ - cosmology of eye - time lag records - cd 14$ / lp-18$

first proper release from this headspinning acid/drone/raga crew thats been quietly haunting the northeast for a couple years now... for this album the band was marcia bassett (double leopards, hototogisu, zaimph, un, etc.) steve gunn, and pete nolan (magik markers, vanishing voice, etc.)... heavily dosed trips into eastcoast trance primitivism, gushing with mantric meshes of strings and voice. centered around bassett & gunn's acoustic guitar freeflow, and wrapped up in layers of hovering vocal mist, buzzing drones, percussive clatter, and nolan's subtle but massively psychedelic electric guitar moves. over five extended tracks things slide along from bone rattling minimal vibrations, dip into opiated folk beauty, and then blow things wide open with a full side of fevered, acid soaked raga lift-off... keep that third eye open folks... pressed on 180 gram virgin vinyl and packaged in a sweet two color letterpress printed heavy black artboard cover, with a nice 8x10 photo insert shot by tom carter. hand numbered edition of 850 copies.(time-lag)
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digital version. packaged in a miniature tri-fold version of the lp cover, with photo insert and woven japanese inner sleeves. limited edition of 1000 copies.(time-lag)






marconi notaro - no sub reino dos metazoarios - time lag records -lp - 25$
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"first ever reissue of this totally brilliant post-satwa 1973 brazilian private press featuring the core trio lula côrtes, marconi notaro & zé ramalho. recorded just months after lula & lailson had released satwa, lula was back in the same recife studio with poet and friend marconi notaro to lay down another equally magical album. zé ramalho, who would go on to record the paéberu 2lp with lula two years later, makes his recording debut here as well... somehow amidst the harsh government restrictions of 70s brazil, lula côrtes and his group of artist friends had managed to bypass the authorities and create a hugely creative micro-world of their own, recording, producing, and releasing this album with complete independence. no small feat in and of itself, no doubt, but the music is what makes this slab a true lost masterpiece... the whole album gushes forth with a sun baked spirit of the highest level, mixing tropicalia tinged folk-beat groovers, satwa style bliss trance ragas, paébiru favored lysergic jungle psych, and even a raging fuzz/wah soaked garage psych rocker. extremely mind melting from start to finish, with huge washes of rippling tape delay, electric & acoustic guitars, 12 string, tranced folk percussion, passionate yet mellow vocals, liquid electric bass, acid effects everywhere, and of course lulas mercurial & heart melting tricórdio (an instrument he made himself, something like a sitar/dulcimer hybrid). beautiful, melancholy and joyous all at the same moment, this is an album that after 33 years still sounds completely fresh & unique... sadly marconi passed away in 2000 having lived a life of obscurity even in his own town, yet leaving behind 7 published books of poetry and this stunning, lone album. this reissue has been authorized by maconis daughter and lula córtes to insure they receive the credit and funds they deserve, even if it comes 3 decades late... fully reproduced original art, featuring beautiful drawings by lula & layout by katia. heavy weight, old style, laminated gatefold covers. pressed on 180gm virgin vinyl. original label art. plus a huge full color 4 page insert featuring fully translated original notes, rare photos and book covers, marconis last poem written the day before his death, and extensive new notes & biography by lula córtes. vinyl version limited to 1000 copies."
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Painting petals on ghost planet - s/t - time lag records - lp - 24$

debut recording from italy 's opalio brothers (my cat is an alien) and ramona ponzini. an esoteric and mesmerizing trip through space, minimalism, and emotion. each track recorded at a different mystical location in the western alps, and centered around ramona 's beautiful vocals, all of which are sung in traditional japanese. maurizio & roberto add sparse accompaniment by means of toy piano, alien keyboard tones, antique accordion, percussion, tape effects, and some particularly evocative acoustic guitar. the whole thing comes off alternately as deeply meditative or chillingly haunted, depending on your attention & mood. silence, space & ritual are hugely important here, with notes & words hovering frozen in time... while the my cat is alien moniker might leave some folks scratching their heads, here the painting petals on plant ghost name nails it : fragile, beautiful, cosmically isolationist, and totally spooked... pressed on 180 gram virgin vinyl, and lushly packaged with letterpress printed cover & insert. printed with copper ink on exquisite & massively thick handmade ivory art paper, each sheet cast one at a time & air dried. hand numbered edition of 560 copies.
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bummer road - deep space circuit - time lag records / child of microtones- 2xcdr -18$

hot new epic length double disc put together for the recent euro tour. "best of" live picks by the band recorded during the august 2006 journey in the great divide, plus a couple cuts from terrastock. recorded with maximum spectral fidelity and entirely unaltered from the pure live-to-tape original form...a rare & defiant glimpse into the true chasm of raw as captured in the tapers pit... 150+ minutes of pure cosmic blues, folk whisper, acid raga, and fuzz-damaged psychedelic lift. featuring mv, ee, mo’ jiggs, nemo, samara lubelski, sparrow wildchild, and willie ’moonflower’ lane... limited / unnumbered edition packaged in a lovely tri-fold orange art paper cover, with double sided color offset printing & screenprinted orange top cdrs.

 

 

 

 

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galbraith / neilson / youngs - belsayer time- time lag records -lp- 18$sold out

fully mind-blowing dream collaboration from alastair galbraith, alex neilson & richard youngs. all serious international underground sound weavers in their own right, this trio collaboration lifts things ever higher... for the last 20 years or so alastair galbraith has quietly been releasing some of the most stunning outsider/psych/folk/drone work to ever come out of his new zealand homeland, and we couldnt be more thrilled to have him back on the scene. richard youngs makes a nice uk parallel with a vast and equally impressive catalog of sub-underground avant/drone/folk wonderment to his name. and while alex neilson’s name might be a bit new, he’s been bending many a mind under his directing hand solo guise, as well as collaboration with mv & ee, taurpis tula and others. oh yeah, and that small fact that alex & richard backed jandek at his first ever live performance is pretty cool too... musically, things are way fucking deep in the zone here folks. side one glides along in slo-mo dream state hover with richard’s beautiful and unmistakable vocals soaring and refracting in to echoes, quietly fluttering and droning electronics, otherworldly sounding synth melodies, rolling splashes of free percussion, backwards effects, and syrupy sound pools of acoustic strings. beautifully lulling and deeply psychedelic... but the second you flip the lp the bottom drops right out with with a real electro jammer, blasted with throbbingly heavy free drumming, vibrating walls of synth, and yowling bird-of-prey electronic squeal... and things just get more abstract from there... really amazing stuff for those who dig a headspinningly deep listen... packaged in a stark but beautiful full color offset printed & debossed heavy art board cover, with debossed insert. 180 gram virgin vinyl. numbered edition of 900 copies.
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directing hand - beast in - time lag records -cdr -14$sold out

live instal festival recording done supergroup style. led by mighty talented youngster alex neilson, and for this recording featuring luminaries karen constance, david keenan, dylan nyoukis, ben reynolds & phil todd. as if you couldn't tell just by the line-up, this unit dishes up one wickedly heavy & free, black hole vortex of burning, droning, oozing noise & shimmering sound… so get melted… packaged in an offset printed ultra heavy textured hand made paper cover, featuring some fried art from dylan nyoukis & cut/paste text by nemo. stamped white top discs. numbered edition of 150 copies.

ilyas ahmed - the vertigo of dawn - time lag records - lp -22$sold out

much anticipated first proper release after a string of ear tugging & increasingly impressive private press cdrs. a real shinning spirit in these somewhat goofy times of “folkpsych” abuse, this guy nails it like its in his DNA. way beyond a simple formula, this is a complete tonal voyage. opening the album with a dark ritual of dueling reeds and buzzing drones, things than erupt into some seriously burning psych raga excursion built from totally heavy, jamming, acoustic guitar licks, eastern grooving hand percussions, stoned backwards or fuzzed-out electric guitar splatters, and subtle creaky drones. the vocals are nearly unintelligible but swirl beautifully through most songs like floating smokey ripples. woozy, headbobbing, and completely THERE. yow... pressed on 180gm audiophile vinyl & packaged in a custom fabric textured, golden hued, heavy gatefold cover with black & blood red printing, plus insert. un-numbered limited edition of 750 copies.
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joshua burkett - where's my hat - time lag records - lp - 25$sold out

red records #1... a lucky few got to hear this little gem as the tiny self released cdr edition, but here's the real deal. an absolutely lovely album and surely joshua’s finest dose yet. oozing with a perfectly warm lo-fi bedroom glow, and full of joshua’s most direct & achingly melancholy song forms. totally hitting a whole new level of intimate vibrations, full of fragile hushed vocals, gentle acoustic guitar plucking, somber dirges, and electronic bagpipe mantras. beautifully formed lyrics step up the forefront as a rare treat, and the effect is just as stunning as it is simple. we just can’t get enough of this one. the kind of record you’ll want to spin again & again to soothe a busy mind... truly psychedelic folk music for late night soul searching... lusciously hand packaged in a custom creamy art paper heavy 60s style gatefold cover with full size, full color paste-on front artwork, screen printed back cover & interior, printed labels, hand stamped spine, and pressed on 180gm bright red vinyl. hand numbered limited edition of 300 copies, with the first handful including a unique oddly shaped original painting by joshua.
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woods family creeps - s/t - time lag records - lp - 25$sold out

red records #2... newest incarnation of nyc’s wondrous woods, as the trio of jeremy earl, jarvis taveniere, and g lucas crane. for sure the finest yet from these folks... lysergic & infectiously bent acidfolk mashed into faust IV style electronically dosed pop grooving, all awash in odd studio effects, motorik percussion, cracked fuzz, unique vocal gush, twisted lyrics, and burning psych jams... plus enough sweet hooks to get yr next freakout party moving right. hell yes, its a wicked one... lusciously hand packaged in a custom black art paper heavy 60s style gatefold cover with full size, full color paste-on front photo artwork, black on black screen printed back cover & interior, printed labels, hand stamped spine, and pressed on 180gm bright red vinyl. hand numbered limited edition of 300 copies.
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visitations - untitled - time lag records - lp -20$

well, here you have it. maine's cosmic mystery trio captured in vinyl for eternity, just for you… while everyone & their mother seems to have some sort of bedroom folk/psych project going these days, you'd be hard pressed to find another unit as pure in spirit & process as these here bodies/buddies. one of those rare vortexes of creation existing totally apart from all hype, pressure or pretense; in other words, timeless. always balanced on that fine and beautiful line between cosmic joke & aching depth. a simple & unadorned unfurling of strummed & fingered instruments, heartaching female vocals, woodland creatures, earthy male vocals, contrasting half written & totally spontaneous songs, twisting lyrics, haunted melancholy, lysergic joy, and a heavy dose of spooked new england lore. in a way, the recording scene itself is an almost perfect parallel to the sounds & vibes captured here: three shadowy figures laugh & sing around a dim campfire. no ones slept in days. they're nestled amidst ancient stone buildings, creeping foliage, and mounds of exotic flowers. the sun is setting over the mountains. but its all frozen in time. the clouds aren't moving. and that campfire, it's a microphone, isn't it? and all those flowers: plastic. the stone: paint. is it all fake? well, it is an ancient stone church. and those three really are making some very sweet sounds. in fact, its almost hyper real. almost impossibly so… is that reel-to-reel rolling? yes, it sure is… exquisitely packaged with a fold out double thick duotone art paper cover. outside is white paper with edge to edge antique letterpress printed eyeball melting hyper detailed art by the band. inside is black paper with red/orange screen printing. 180gm virgin vinyl. numbered edition of 500 copies. zero info of course, but take a peak at the cover in total darkness for a special surprise!
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sala arhimo -pelko pois - time lag records -cdr - 12$ sold out

second solo release from finland's jukka, half of the live incarnation of islaja, and a real groovy guy in general. jukka made a handful of these discs for last summers usa tour, but they pretty much slipped under the radar, so now we've got a new edition for all of you who missed it... extremely trance inducing stuff here. think a pack of tiny woodland creatures gobbling mushrooms and trying to play terry riley's 'a rainbow in curved air' over and over till the sun comes up and everyone turns back into moss. oh, and half way through they put down their organs & saxes and pick up guitars & hand drums to lay down a killer acid folk groover, just for fun.... really, i think that's what happened. very good stuff... packaged in a tri-fold art paper cover with sweet white on black 'phantom girl' paste-on art by merja (islaja), heavy stock gloss insert & stamped black bottom cdr. numbered edition of 180 copies.(time-lag)

phantom buffalo - killings not okay -time lag records - cdr - 11$ sold out

the first american release by the band using their new name... and their first release since the quickly vanished flying whale tour ep quite some time ago... these guys sound as good as ever, dishing out five new tracks recorded in an afternoon over the summer. if you dug their shishimumu album you'll find a lot to love here as well... theres the space/groove rave-up of the 7 minute opener what makes it go , the quirky fuzzed-out rock of dynamite squirrels , the mournful balled through the grass and pines , complete with weeping fuzz coda, the rollicking jazz flecked title track, and the anthematic closer be the boss ... for all you folks who still have faith in the mighty pop song, you gotta dig this... jonny's voice is as sweet as his lyrics are surreal, the 2 & 3 part guitar hooks are totally skewed & infectious, and the subtle layering of moog, piano, sitar, accordion, hammond, and melodica over the standard instrumentation is pretty hard to resist.... packaged in an eye-popping pink & white on black letterpress printed fold-out art paper cover drawn by jonny & phil, plus each copy has the two faces  drawn in by hand. stamped black bottom cdrs. limited edition of 300 copies.
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zelienople - enemy chorus - time lag records -cdr - 12$ sold out

chicago reverb dripping song stretchers with much overlap into the lovely 'good stuff house' project. something like acid folk being played back at half speed from a cavern in the desert… a gentle sound wash of acoustic strumming, tranced vocals, buried percussion, and harmonica shivers floating on layers and layers of echo & drone, but with enough pop sense to keep it a 'song'… two looong tracks. packaged in a thick tri-fold moss green art board cover with full color paste-on art & full color insert, stamping, green top disc, etc. numbered edition of 140 copies. the last time-lag cdr!
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peonies - into forms- time lag records -cdr - 12$ sold out

first (sort of) proper release from this amazing & fairly mysterious uk unit after two great and totally under the radar private press cdrs. some of the best stuff of its kind we've laid ears on this side of the 2000s. layers of highly electrified sparse electric guitar strums and plucks, beautiful & deeply zoned female vocals, spatters of percussion, looming bass rumble, tingly electronic effects, and cosmic drones all floating in stranded submarine reverb. the sound & spirit both instantly bring to mind the more meditative side of prime mid 90s new zealand action ala alastair galbaith's 'morse', slow motion dadamah, maybe even a more hi-fi garbage and the flowers, yet without really sounding much like anything else… packaged in a tri-fold black art paper cover with beautiful full color paste-on art by belgium's sloow bart, paste-on interior, stamping, all black disc, etc. first handful of copies have extra thick brown paper variation. numbered edition of 100 copies.
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good stuff house - s/t- time lag records -cdr - 10$sold out

wonderful new project from matt christensen & mike weis of zelienope, with scott tuma of souled american, boxhead ensemble, etc... beautifully psychedelic, wide-open, atmospheric folk drift, full of mesmerizing microscopic textures... the sound is like holding a green leaf up the sun and studying the thousands of tiny veins & tones of color vibrating in the light... crystalline washes & layers of caressed & massaged strings, distant chimes, lush ear-to-the-dirt infinitely reverberating drones, trembling percussion, dusty harmonica cries and the creaking warmth of life itself. Some of the most evocative music of its type weave had the pleasure of laying ears on. Seven untitled tracks that flow together as a single stretched moment... packaged in a heavy chocolate brown art paper tri-fold cover, with stark black & white paste-on photo art, heavy stock gloss insert, and stamped black bottom cdrs. numbered edition of 150 copies.(time-lag)

Death Chants - s/t - time lag records - cdr -$10sold out

reissue of the band's self released cassette debut from summer 2005, and to our ears one of best new projects birthed last year. these guys appeared out of nowhere with this all too brief dose of lifted folk/psych... the disc opens with a plaintive acoustic guitar & cello lullaby, shifts into a slowly unfolding mutant raga launch, and climaxes with ass-shaking throwdown stomp, complete with infectious vocal nah nahs, killer detuned drumming, snaky flute, and chugging acoustic riffing... all executed with a great spontaneous vibe & warm lo-fi glow... packaged in an art paper cover with paste-on art fully reproduced from original cassette. hand stamped black bottom cdrs. hand numbered edition of 180 copies.
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Death Chants - natural history - time lag records - cdr -$12sold out

gorgeous new full length disc from these newborn sonic voyagers, and their best stuff yet... all the finest elements of the bands two self released cassettes, natural history & moss master, lifted ever higher by added electricity and some slight distillation... flickering neon smoke rings of sound dissolving into the atmosphere... alternating melancholy/ecstatic vibes with raga-esque acoustic guitars, chiming electric guitars, slippery liquid flute, harmonium, sparse percussion, blissed female/male vocal bits, low level bass drone, kosmic synth tickles and damaged tape warble, plus one beauty of a song ... the kind of smoked-out bedroom cult, eyes to the ceiling, home-fi psychedelia we just can;t get enough of... packaged in an art paper cover with beautiful full color paste-on art, heavy gloss insert, and a found insert. hand stamped blue bottom cdrs. hand numbered edition of 180 copies.
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Kuupu- illusia - time lag records - 7" -10$ sold out

vinyl debut from finland 's finest fairy goddess, kuupuu (aka jonna karanka). beautiful extended tracks featuring piles of instruments and noisemakers all played by jonna. side one chugs along like a shimmering cosmic freight train, rippling with layers of hovering drones, looped and layered vocals, pitch ebb & flow, and loose tinkling percussion a disorienting & lifted vibration frozen in space. side two begins with sparse moaning vocals, klang, & bells, and slowly shifts into a stunning melancholy lo-fi folk/psych downer, with slow and beautiful vocals and plucked acoustic guitar. very sweet. plays at 33.3rpms... packaged in a lovely tri-fold heavy stock textured art paper cover, with beautiful full color art by jonna, and slick full color sunset label art. numbered edition of 600 copies.
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bjerga / iversen - s/t- time lag records -cdr - $10sold out

another haunted earthy drone vortex from this ultra-prolific norwegian duo. one extended & arching track. dusty electronics flutter and moan, crackle, and drone their way through some sort of underground cavernous dirge of rippling sound decay. the beauty lays in its blankness... fold-over art paper cover with paste-on art & hand stamped text. silver rimmed all black cdrs. numbered edition of 88.
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Charalambides - our bed is green - time lag records - 2xlp - $26sold out

the debut release from texas' favorite psychedelic voyagers, on vinyl for the first time ever. originally self released as an ultra-limited cassette way back in 1992, it was later reissued on the bands own wholly other imprint in a much edited form, only to go out of print again. here the original cassette track list and sequence is restored, minus too covers songs. a historic milestone in the story of the contemporary underground, as well as an extremely mind-melting dose of outsider drone/folk/psych in its own right. the duo of tom & christina carter here managed to wrap their fingers and minds around a whole slew of sonic vibrations, while at the same time clearly charting their own low-key and unique course. tapping into about every slant of damaged texas exploration, this massive recording flows through haunting lo-fi slow motion folk, full-blown, fuzzed-out spacerock, beautiful outsider acid psych, fizzing drone experimentation, loose blues forms and plenty of higher minded guitar improvisation, all with a certain shining wide-eyed bliss. and yes, christina's voice was just as jaw dropping then as it is now... while worlds away from charalambides recent outings on one level, those sonic tendrils trace a clear line back to the sweet seeds planted here... pressed on two massive slabs of audiophile 180 gram vinyl, and packaged in a beautiful silver & clear ink letterpressed tri-fold cover, on heavy olive green art paper, with extensive notes by tom carter. hand numbered edition of 800 copies. OUT OF PRINT
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ilyas ahmed - century of moonlight- time lag records -cdr - 10$ sold out

stunning new recordings from one of our fave out-of-nowhere guitar slingers to turn our ears recently. if you missed his first two private press cdrs do yourself a favor and don't miss this one. beautiful dreamstate meditations centered around ahmed's hovering spools of finely picked acoustic guitar resonance, muffed half asleep vocal glow, and perfectly executed layering of harmonium, bells, gentle fuzz and hazy atmosphere ... the incense and hookah smoke is so thick you might think yr floating... and the world weary, loner, nocturnal vibes are plain dripping from the ceiling... packaged in beautiful black on burnt orange offset printed tri-fold art paper cover, with matching insert & stamped cdr. numbered edition of 222 copies.(time-lag)

cursillistas - thrush chimes in the field haunt - time lag records -cdr - 12$ sold out

ever since our buddy cursillistas (aka matt lajoie) self released his out-of-nowhere cdr last year, we’ve been seriously hooked. and we know the lucky few who managed to snag one of those discs have had yr ears turned as well... so here you have it, a full length follow-up that's equally, if not more lovely, then that all too brief debut... cursillistas dish up some sweet, fragile & mildly frenzied breezy porch folk psych... rather infectious & well crafted songs, high, sweet & layered vocals, reverb washed kitchen sink percussion, mantric banjo & guitar plucking, lush home recorded fidelity and plenty of subtly psychedelic little tricks. even some wicked fuzz guitar. turn it up, crack a beer, and go sit in the grass while its still summer... packaged in a offset printed fold-around art paper cover, each with a hand painted front, plus insert. stamped white cdr. numbered edition of 140.
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elephant micah - hindu windmills - time lag records - lp - 22$ sold out

at long last, there’s finally a full length elephant micah lp born into this world. why it took so many years will remain a mystery, cuz as far as we’re concerned elephant micah should have been a household name for years now, and if nothing else these sounds just beg to be heard on vinyl... so here it is... stripped of all superfluous sound, and presented with the sort of stark realness that creates a deeply psychedelic mood without being in the least bit overt. joe o’connell has always been at the top of our favorite contemporary songwriters, and here the songs truly take center stage for the first time. recorded direct to hand held cassette recorder using only acoustic guitar and vocals, with just sparse backing from a little percussion, cello, electric piano and double tracked vocals, the gauzy overdubs of past releases have all but vanished here. at the same time the lyrical depth & intimacy have easily doubled, creating some of the most affecting country tindged melancholy we’ve ever laid ears on. hushed, heartaching, and utterly timeless. and it just gets better with every listen... the voyeuristic pureness is further enhanced by hissy near haiku spoken fragments of tape that pop up between songs throughout the album... 180gm vinyl packaged in a beautifully primitive ultra-heavy weight chipboard uni-pak cover, with two color letterpressed art. numbered / limited edition of 300 copies
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racoo-oo-oon - cave of spirits- time lag records -cd - 14$ sold out

hot new real cd reissue of the cdr version that went instantly out print last year... raccoo-oo-oon are one those bands can somehow shift between seemingly divergent genreswhile whole time keeping a sound very much their own. disc launches with speed blastednoise fueledpsych/punk rockerslides into nearly grooving free-jazz territorythen gorgeousbuzzing/floating/tinkling bliss mantra and that's just first 3 tracks. things continue unfolding from therebut overall constantly slips back to sort mantricdamaged rock thud these guys clearly fond of. rather thrilling quite great ride... remastered by pete swanson (yellow swans) for extra punch. packaged in full color off-set printed tri-fold art paper coverreproducing shawn reed original eyeball fryinginside out. woven japanese innersleeves. limited edition 1000 copies. (time-lag)





mv & ee with the bummer road - mother of thousands - time lag records - lp - 25$ sold out

after piles of privately released cdrs & long gone vinyl only releases, here's the mv/ee album for the masses, who are no doubt quivering for it... don¹t be fooled though, this is neither the medicine show zone of recent years, nor a mere echo of the tower recordings flame, but a new beast stirring awake in the beaming sun of now. aided by the bummer road and the omni present erika elder, mv has here pushed his cosmic sounds beyond the apex of high. no doubt there's plenty of lifted rural raga vibrations, and big woozy doses of haunted folk-blues as well, but the mix of flat-out killer 'songs' and extended electric psych-outs is something of a revelation. 'beautiful mountain' & 'sunshine girl' are tantalizingly close to being something like modern underground hits, while the side-long album closer 'death don't have to mercy' is an epic head-spinning trip loaded with moments of fragile piano lull, layers of serpentine acid guitars, and all-around smoky late-night jam vibes... throughout the album both mv & ee's vocals are more present & stronger then ever, and the harmonies have a real sweet lonesome glow... surely the finest blossom yet from the mighty maximum arousal farm... features matt valentine & erika elder with mo' jiggs, sparrow wildchild, nemo bidstrup, tim barnes & samara lubelski adding harmonica, percussion, flute, electric guitar, tambura, violin, ukelin, and more to the usual assortment of mystic strings... packaged in a beautiful heavy old-style gatefold cover with glossy laminated photo outside and silver on white interior. classy sliver/black labels. analog saturation mastering by wojcek czern, poland, for maximum aural radiance, and pressed on two slabs of audiophile grade 180gm virgin vinyl. limited edition of 1000 copies.(timelag)

matt 'mv' valentine - p.k. dick - time lag records - 7"- 7$ sold out

'a' side is a dusty gem of a solo track, unearthed on a mysterious 'space shanties' era tape reel last new years day, and now presented to the masses after quite a time lapse. a prime slice seeped in the lo-fi analog glow of tower recordings, with mv spilling some lucid lyrics & smokey vibes. 'b' side is a more recent counterpoint, a bit more bent on the rural/spectra solo wandering of his most zoned & serene acoustic/electric back porch pickings. sweet vibrations, folks... packaged in a two tone heavy textured art paper cover, with silver/blue/black offset printing & silver/blue labels. edition of 550 copies.
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satwa - satwa - time lag records - cd - 15$ sold out

cd version is identical to the lp version, only smaller... the first ever reissue of the first private press lp from brazil. recorded and released in 1973 by the duo of lula cortes & lailson. a real lost masterpiece from any angel, and the first release of the fertile recife psych scene of the early 70's... mesmerizingly beautiful sitar & 12 string psych ragas beaming strait for your third eye, and lifted ever higher by occasional angelic vocals or a burst of fuzz guitar... truly amazing stuff sure to turn the ears of any folk/psych fan, past or present... perfectly reproduced original artwork, heavy weight old style sleeves, double-sided color insert with extensive notes & photos, and comes in a heavyweight mini lp style sleeve, with folded insert.
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ponys - shishimumu - time lag records - lp - 20$ sold out

the long in the works full length is finally complete, and our good friends the ponys have given us a pretty fantastic debut … the sounds of the past and present meeting to create a unique and uplifting timelessness. merging rock instrumentation, acoustic guitar, electric slide, moog, wurlitzer, and gorgeous vocals into a cluster of irresistible, catchy, and haunting songs. flowing through droning psychedelia, velvety instrumentals, quirky indiepop. country twang, and distortion fueled rock. it's all brought together by the band's unique sound and youthful energy. 100% analog process used from start to finish, for some extremely high fidelity. double 180gm vinyl in a heavy weigh full color gatefold sleeve, with eye-popping insert. first 150 copies have a 5"x7" art print by the band. numbered to 600.
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