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2011 Year-End List

Discology — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:42:21 +0000

Finally putting together my year-end list for 2011. While I was personally challenged by my favorite bands putting out new albums that weren’t to my expectations, I found that I still had more than my share of music to love these past 12 months.

As usual, please post your list as a comment so we can all “oooh” and “aaah” over them…

1. The Joy Formidable: The Big Roar

The remaining are in alphabetical order.

The Appleseed Cast: The Middle States EP

Michael Brook: Music Library Volumes 13-19 plus all of the soundtracks.

Mark Dwane: The Singularity

Explosions In The Sky: Take Care, Take Care, Take Care

God is An Astronaut: Age Of The Fifth Sun

Patrick O’Hearn: Transitions

Toad The Wet Sprocket: All You Want

Favorite local band releases:

Seas & Centuries: Until December EP and Nets EP

as well as

Bravery Of Birds: The Time Element (on LP with a CD!)

Favorite new discovery of an older release:

Lanterna: Lanterna (Thanks to Paul T. for this one)

Goldmine Article Featuring Discology

Discology — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:39:27 +0000

Here’s the article about Discology from last January’s Goldmine (a national record collector’s publication).

Just click on the images a couple of times to read the text.

Discology Featured in Metromix Article

Discology — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:22:38 +0000

Thanks to David Hegle for writing an nice article regarding the upcoming Record Store Day, The Atomiks Pontiac vinyl release and record stores in Reno.

Check it out here.

New My Flag Is On Fire CD at Discology

Discology — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:53:44 +0000

Europa Song is the amazing new full-length CD by Reno’s own My Flag Is On Fire. Available at Discology right now, the CD comes packaged in beautiful hand-folded cardstock wallet featuring album artwork by Ahren Hertel.

As a bonus, all in-store purchases will include a poster of the album artwork by Ahren Hertel while supplies last.

You can check out album samples here and mail order versions for those folks from out-of-state here.

Record Store Day List is out

Discology — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:08:21 +0000

The official list for Record Store Day is out!

Check out the many– over 230– items on this years list…

including a plethora of vinyl and CDs available on Saturday, April 16th…

2011 RSD List

Please be aware that we are not going to be carrying everything nor will we get everything that we order.

We sincerely hope that we receive items that you are looking for but the only way to know is by coming down on Record Store Day.

Sorry, no pre-ordering available.

Also- one copy of any limited RSD item per customer please.

Discology is featured on All Reno Radio Podcast #4

Discology — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:35:43 +0000

I had the recent pleasure of being interviewed by Dave and Clint from All Reno Radio and now the podcast is up for all to hear. Thanks to Dave and Clint for being so professional and giving back to the community.

Check it out here.

The Atomiks Pontiac Pre-Order On Vinyl

Discology — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:43:21 +0000

Discology & The Atomiks are proud to announce

the first-ever release of Pontiac on vinyl.

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Included in the first edition release:

The entire destruct-o-billy album spread across two high quality 10” vinyls

Special gatefold packaging replicating the original CD release artwork

First edition of 300 hand-numbered copies

Bonus 7”/45 containing the albums’ hidden track on side A

and an unreleased song from the Pontiac sessions on side B

Here’s the cool part… the 7”/45 will GLOW-IN-THE-DARK and will only be included in the first 300 copies

As a bonus, all vinyl releases will include a digital download code for the entire album and the two bonus tracks as a high quality MP3

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The vinyl set will be $25.00 plus tax/shipping

Pre-orders are available in-store for those buying locally.

Please visit our on-line store for ordering options if you are out-of-town.

Go here to listen to a couple of tracks from the album.

RSD Social Distortion CD single

Discology — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:09:39 +0000

Via the great folks at Record Store Day (RSD), we have the new Social Distortion single called “Machine Gun Blues” on CD single for $2.00. This also comes with a coupon for $2.00 off the new album Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes which drops on Tuesday, January 18th on vinyl or CD.

Supplies of the CD single are limited and the coupon is valid till 2/14/11.

Sonic Youth SYR 9 Pre-Orders

Discology — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:36:36 +0000

Taking Pre-orders for the new SYR9 release by Sonic Youth on LP or CD.

Get in touch with me if you’d like to order.

Favorite Releases for 2010

Discology — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 22:05:45 +0000

Here it is, that special time of year when we all take stock of the fantastic number of releases from the past year. I personally found that 2010 offered more than the usual number of great releases from bands both new and familiar. As always, I invite everyone to add their list by emailing it via the Comment field so that we all can take a gander and, hopefully, communicate with each other about specific inclusions.

Favorite releases mostly released in 2010-

1. Jakob: Subsets Of Sets (favorite album of the year though released in 2001)

The remainder are strictly alphabetical-

Melissa Auf der Maur: Out Of Our Minds

Between Interval: The Edge Of A Fairytale

Civil Twilight: Civil Twilight (as well as the white vinyl 7″/45 for “Letters From The Sky” with their cover of Massive Attack’s “Teardrop”)

Durutti Column: A Paean To Wilson

Family Band: Miller Path

Ghost Box Orchestra: The Only Light On

Glaciers: …And The Sea Won The Battle

God Is An Astronaut: Age Of The Fifth Sun

David Helpling & Jon Jenkins: The Crossing

How To Destroy Angels: How To Destroy Angels EP

The Nocturnes: Live On KXLU

Brendan Perry: Ark

Red Sparowes: The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer

Russian Circles: Geneva

Eric Wollo: Gateway

Favorite Complete Package– Music and Concept Artwork

Dreamend: So I Ate Myself Bite By Bite

Best Reissues-

Slowdive: Just For A Day/ Souvlaki/ Pygmalion

Favorite Local Artist CDs-

A Digital Lie: A Digital Lie EP

Buster Blue: When The Silver’s Gone

Favorite last minute/unexpected releases

Michael Brook: Music Library volumes 1-9