Jan. 15 - The Austin Chronicle

JANUARY 7, 2005 | THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE | 3WATERLOO RECOMMENDSGREAT NEW MUSIC AT GREAT PRICES & OUR 100% GUARANTEE$13.99 CDvarious artistsOM LOUNGE 9 (Om)Groove to suave electro-lounge, grooveladenacid jazz and deep, fluid funk. Volume9 features the guest talents of Beanfield,Jazzanova, and Amp Fiddler – as well asOm's own Mark Farina & Kaskade.JT DONALDSON& LANCE DESARDISan Francisco Sessions Volume Five (Om)“San Francisco Sessions V. 5” mix will serveup the freshest mixes from both DeSardi& Donaldson and break new ground forthese phenomenal producers.$11.99 CDJ BOOGIE’SDUBTRONIC SCIENCELive in the Mix (Om)J Boogie has done it to you again, this timebreaking ground with a multi-genre Live DJ mixfeaturing his group Dubtronic Science. J Boogieblends live musicians with the sounds of dub, soul,hip-hop, midtempo, funk, house, and afro beats.$12.99CDPAUL REDDICKVillanelle (Northern Blues)Reddick’s blues is intended for the thinkingman; yet he’s fully engaged in literate andoften obscure allusions. “Villanelle” isfirmly ensconced in the old-timey countrytradition – forlorn, desolate, and moving.various artistsSTONES THROW 101 (Stones Throw)Stones Throw Records celebrates its 101st releaseat the end of 2004 by heading back to schoolwith “Stones Throw 101” – the label’s DVD compendiumand a mix CD by Stones Throw founderPeanut Butter Wolf featuring past hits, pastmisses, new & unreleased tracks and remixes.$16.99CDBETTYE SWANNBettye Swann (Astralwerks)The missing link between Motown andSouthern Soul. 22 tracks on CD for the firsttime highlighting the under-recognized, genrebustingartist who imaginatively reinterpretedpop hits and late night country ballads intostunning Southern Soul classics.$13.99 CDJAMES YORKSTON& THE ATHLETESJust Beyond the River (Domino)“Just Beyond the River” is an exceptionallybeautiful album, and with each new listenmore and more seems to emerge from withinthe depths of the songwriting, the recording,the “someplace simple” it inhabits.$11.99 CDSTYROFOAMNothing’s Lost (Morr Music)Belgium’s Arne van Petegem aka Styrofoamreturns with his most accomplished effort to date.Electronic pop at its best with guest appearancesby Ben Gibbard, Valerie Trebeljahr, Markus Acher,Alias, Andrew Kenny and many more.$11.99CDKAKI KINGLegs to Make Us Longer (Epic)Young, precocious and dashing, Kaki King hasflipped the guitar world on its head. She is asmuch White Stripes and Interpol as she isMichael Hedges and Alex DeGrassi.$11.99CDCHRISTINA ROSENVINGEForeign Land (Smells Like Records)“Foreign Land” gives things a nouvelle vagueflavor, recalling pre-electronic German music orNordic pop, all tied together with some good oldclanging New York experimentation.various artistsMATADOR AT 15 (Matador)CD #1 comprises greatest hits from the last 5years of the label's history from Cat Power toInterpol, Stephen Malkmus to Yo La Tengo. CD#2 focuses on unreleased tracks and raritiesfrom many of these same bands.$9.99CDTHE TOWER RECORDINGSGalaxies Incredibly (Communion Label)These recordings find TTR in their penultimatemoment, as a full ensemble breathing alternatelyspicy and sweet and hazy and then twinkling.There are a lot of reference points, but we’llleave those up to you to discern.$11.99CDMIKE DOUGHTYSkittish/Rockity Roll (ATO)A lo-fi proto-new wavey, quasi electrochashy,two CD special package of the previouslynever released to retail records.available Tuesday, 12/7$12.99CDTHE HIDDEN CAMERASMississauga Goddam (Rough Trade)A mix of queer politics, explicit sexuality,symphonic indie pop and theatricalspectacle that borders on the religious,spread the Hidden Cameras’ subversivelycatchy music further a field.$12.99CDCOME IN AND LISTEN TO THIS MONTH’S RECOMMENDATIONS CULLEDFROM HUNDREDS OF NEW RELEASES. WE FULLY GUARANTEE YOU’LL BESATISFIED OR EXCHANGE FOR EQUAL VALUE MERCHANDISE. PLUS, ASALWAYS, YOU’RE WELCOME TO LISTEN TO ANYTHING IN STOCK!WATERLOO$12.99 CDvarious/DADDY GDJ KICKS (!K7)Although he's best known for comprising onehalf of Massive Attack, Daddy G has been DJingever since he started making mixes on a cassetterecorder at the age of ten. This mix featuresrare tracks and limited edition mixes, neverbefore released anywhere else.$13.99CDCANTINEROChampionship Boxing (Artemis)A strikingly ingenious collection, blendingorganically created experimental textureswith classic confessional popcraft.$10.99CDSALE ENDS 2-2-2005COMPACT DISCSRECORDS • VIDEO10-11 Mon-Sat 12-11 Sun600-A North Lamar Austin, TX 78703www.waterloorecords.com512-474-2500WHERE MUSIC STILL MATTERS$11.99CDTHE DEARSNo Cities Left (Spin Art)In a modern world that’s blurred into an endlessseries of zeroes and ones, “No Cities Left”reminds you that your soul is not a dollar sign,that passion should never succumb to process.$11.99CDdZIHAN & KAMIANLive in Vienna (Six Degrees)“...the Vienna Austria based duo shows thatfuture jazz doesn’t have to be a byword forbland, with a range of tracks running the gamutfrom sultry downbeat to gleeful floor-fillers...these two could definitely teach the likes ofJazzanova a thing or two.” - XLR8R$13.99CDYONDER MOUNTAINSTRING BANDMountain Tracks Vol. 3 (Sci Fidelity)“Volume 3” marks the first double disc fromYMSB. The live recordings were taken from the2003 Kinfolk Celebration, an annual event heldin honor of the bands fans.$13.99 2CD setHOLLY WILLIAMSOnes We Never Knew (Universal South)Despite the shadows cast by the twoHanks, Holly Williams throws aformidable shadow of her own with thisincredible debut from a refreshinglyhonest, startlingly pure American voice.$8.99CD