Native Nod - This Can't ExistAn antidote to the tough guy hardcore spreading from CBGB's, emo outliers Native Nod's unique genre juxtaposition of damaged art rock, daring naive songwriting, and raw, poetic vocals have set them apart from the glut of early '90s post hardcore. Compiled here are the band's trio of seminal 7" EPs for the Gern Blandsten label, with liner notes by Jenn Pelly and scores of unseen photographs and ephemera.

he found in the string quartet the ideal field for experiments

C/Rtg: R Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)Melvin Van Peebles produced

Human Mechanic

utilizing a sample of a recording he made in 1982

The unstable survivalist hero swings his big guns in special editions of First Blood (Richard Crenna

an impressive synthesis of Mannerist architecture and painting - and an ideal space for music

All three live recordings are first releases

never before released

I have the honor of being joined by a handful skilled musicians who set their particular sound to the tracks

including folk dances

Whether these are actual travels to beachy coasts and mountain vistas

A group of friends