alvarius b “baroque primitiva” compact disc and book set

• the dinner party (3:17)
  
• mussolini's exit (2:07)
  
• humor police (2:21)
  
• you only live twice (3:20)
  
• face to face with a couple of axes (2:44)
  
• well know stranger (4:15)
  
• naturally absolute (3:45)
  
• funny thing is... (3:41)
  
• 3 dead girls (1:45)
  
• like that mardi gal (4:21)
  
• god only be without you (5:13)

abduction press release...

alvarius b. baroque primitiva 2/15/2011: lp (poon village: lp006) 4/12/2011: cd (abduction: abdt046) by my count, baroque primitiva is the sixth album cut by alvarius b and is, like its predecessors, a deep swim through mysterious waters. the 11 tracks here were recorded at various sessions over the course of several years and range from "humor police" (a track that imagines what syd barrett might have sounded like had he been a devotee of rembetika) to a trippily beatles-damaged version of "you only live twice" (the sole surviving shard of the aborted alavarius b plays the bond songbook project). baroque primitiva is first long-format telegram from alavrius b since he lost his mothership (the sun city girls, with whom he employed his slave name, alan bishop) and it also feels like his most consistently non-acerbic — perhaps even beauty-oriented — work. the songs often have a meditative pace and are filled with a gorgeous lo-fi blends of vocals, guitar, bass and keys. eyvind kang guests on several tracks, but the bulk of the material was broadcast direct from the naked soul of alvarius b, which turns out to be a warmer, sweeter place than you might imagine. the record also marks the return of the equally legendary poon village label, whose 1993 sun city girls lp, live at c.o.n. artists, is a rare and lovely piece of that band's sonic puzzle. poon village's productions are always extraordinary in visual terms, and baroque primitiva is no exception. the cover's meditative human mandala is a brilliant ocular ode to shifting visions of feminine pulchritude, and is worthy of the best framing job you can afford. issued in a strict edition of 300, baroque primitiva will be available for roughly the time it takes you to draw a deep breath of appreciation. it would be a stone shame to deny yourself its bountiful pleasures. — byron coley lp version, on poon village (lp006), is packaged in a screenprinted jacket feature a double gate, hand-cut spine, and metallic photo print featuring 16 naked girls and was released february 15th, 2011. the cd version, on abduction records (abdt046), is packaged in a deluxe 32 page full color erotic art hardcover cd casebook and will be available april 12th, 2011.

sun city girls “jacks creek” compact disc

• gurnam (11:43)
  
• bubblin' greenery (6:38)
  
• useless stillborn (2:45)
  
• pork floozle (1:22)
  
• fact the business (2:31)
  
• double suicide over a saddle (2:51)
  
• jazz music of the civil war (3:56)
  
• a chase through sweet lips (3:21)
  
• jacks creek (3:17)

sun city girls “piasa ... devourer of men” compact disc

• thunderbird (1:37)
  
• hatchling (folklore of the nest) (2:11)
  
• at the base of the mountain of noise (4:08)
  
• warning to massatoga (2:58)
  
• the flying leather jackets of pajarito (1:23)
  
• wingspan eclipse the moon (5:40)
  
• brilliant pebbles (1:29)
  
• nighthunting (2:17)
  
• perhaps one woman of the dark (1:21)
  
• glowing red eyes (2:39)
  
• dolores (2:00)
  
• a lovely demon danced upon (1:03)
  
• struggle under talons (1:43)
  
• a previously unknown sacrifice (3:14)
  
• ouatogo's death song (2:30)
  
• 17 mighty arrows (1:10)
  
• lizard copter (2:11)
  
• devourer of men (finale) (1:53)

sun city girls “juggernaut (original soundtrack recording)” compact disc

• gravelhead (7:04)
  
• outskirts of the possible (6:19)
  
• my friend nothing (main title) (2:36)
  
• bird in a grave (3:48)
  
• life expectancy of a fly (1:10)
  
• expendable city (5:47)
  
• spatial retreat (3:28)
  
• cloudbuster (2:43)
  
• the darkest look (2:19)
  
• among all flat (7:15)