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2007 Catalog updated. New releases by the Linus Pauling Quartet, Christian Kiefer/Jeff Pitcher and Rusalnaia (Sharron Kraus and Gillian Chadwick) now added. MP3s being added, so check back often. Go here for the updated catalog.  (04 Aug 07) 

Stone Breath "A Silver Skein Unwound" Back in Stock for a Limited Time! Due to the receipt of a small number of returns, this title can be ordered from us again! These won't last long! Go here.  (29 Jun 07) 

Saint Joan CD "The Wrecker's Lantern" Now Available for Mail Order! Much awaited debut CD from night-side Nottingham folk-rockers Saint Joan, set to consolidate the reputation established by the magnificent 2005 mini-album "One at Twilight". Echoes of PJ Harvey, Opal, The Walkabouts and even Joy Division coalesce into a beautiful new form of dream pop.  "A wonderful British take on the glow of post-jangle Californian strum pop" - Byron Coley in The Wire. You can order it using the main ordering page here (or use the button to the right on this page). Release notes can be found here. Links to MP3s can be found here. (23 May 07) 

Pitchfork Review of Tanakh CD! There is a nice review of Tanakh's "Saunders Hollow on the Pitckfork web site.  Some other great reviews here:

All Music Guide (4-stars)
Ptolemaic Terrascope
Losing Today

(23 Mar 07)

Tanakh's "Saunders Hollow" CD Now Out! Camera Obscura is pleased to announce the release of the latest Tanakh CD "Saunders Hollow", a sister record to the Alien8 release "Ardent Fevers", featuring the same musicians, but focusing on the songs and vocals of member Michele Poulos. You can mail order it from here now. Read more about it here. An MP3 can be found here. (10 Jan 07)

Black Sun Ensemble Reviews: Some cool reviews of the new Black Sun Ensemble CD "Bolt of Apollo":

Ptolemaic Terrascope
High Bias
Psychotropic Zone

(Updated 23 Dec 06)

New Black Sun Ensemble CD Out Now. Camera Obscura is pleased to announce the release of the face-melting new Black Sun Ensemble CD "Bolt of Apollo" You can mail order it using the main ordering page here (or use the button to the right on this page). Release notes can be found here. Links to MP3s can be found here. (12 Oct 06) 

Some Reviews of the Lucky Bishops "Unexpect the Expected" CD:

Ptolemaic Terrascope
High Bias
Psychotropic Zone

Some Reviews of Christian Kiefer "Czar Nicholas is Dead" CD:

Pitchfork
Brainwashed
Red Alert

Shopping Cart Being Rolled Out! Camera Obscura is pleased to announce the integration of actual Paypal shopping cart functionality to the site with the new release purchase buttons and to the right, a full ordering page with Paypal cart as well, and links on catalog and release information pages. We hope it improves your shopping experience, and please give us feedback if you encounter any problems. (04 Sep 06)

Lucky Bishops CD Now Out. Camera Obscura is pleased to announce the release of the new Lucky Bishops CD "Unexpect the Expected" for mail order now, and it should be in stores by 20th August. Release notes can be found here. For Mail ordering information go here. Links to MP3s can be found here. (06 Aug 06) 

Missing MP3s Restored to Server. We recently lost a lot of MP3s of our server due to a old backup being used by our ISP. These MP3s have now been restored, so every MP3 should now - again - be available for download. If you've had recent problems, please try again, and let us know how you go. (12 Jun 06) 

Christian Kiefer CD Now Out. Camera Obscura is pleased to announce the release of Christian Kiefer's "Czar Nicholas Is Dead" CD world wide. You can read more about it here. Mail ordering information here. Links to MP3s can be found here. (06 Jun 06) 

Mail Order Price Reduction! We've cut our standard shipped mail order price across the board from US$16.00 to US$15.00 to reflect the strengthening of the US$ against the AU$, which doesn't look likely to reverse any time soon. So, it's a good opportunity to pass the savings on to our international customers. (30 Mar 06)

Debut CD by Fell Now Out. Yep, Josh from the massively underrated Phineas Gage has a side-project, and we love it unto death, even unto releasing this CD. Read more about it here, and about Fell in our Bio section. Ordering information here. Two MP3s can be found here and more on the Fell MySpace Page (see bio for link). (02 Feb 06)

Great Review of the new Goblin Market CD at Dusted. Read Mason Jones' review of "Haunted" for the prestigious Dusted e-zine here. (31 Jan 06)

Best Buy Eats America. Read CTD supremo Patrick Monaghan's incisive analysis on the latest indie-destroying numbskulledness by the evildoers at Best Buy here. (25 Jan 06)

2006 Catalogue Page Now Up and Running. It's a start anyway. Here you will eventually read about new releases for 2006, including Josh Wambeke's Fell project, and new Christian Kiefer, Lucky Bishops and Black Sun Ensemble discs. lookee here. (11 Jan 06)  

New Goblin Market CD "Haunted" Out Now! The new Goblin Market (Jeff and Laura from the Green Pajamas) CD is a cycle of songs based on the work of cult American author Joyce Carol Oates. You can read more about it here. Ordering information here. An MP3 can be found here. (03 Oct 05) 

Øyvind Holm Solo CD Out Now! The international release of Øyvind's solo CD "The Vanishing Act" is out now and details can be found here. Ordering information here. An MP3 can be found here, and watch a video of the track "Salt-Mutated Summer Breeze"! (01 Jul 05) 

Great Salamander Article. You'll find an article on Salamander, and their new release "Bent Hemlock" on the Minneapolis City Pages web site here. (29 Jun 05)  

MP3 Preview from Forthcoming Fell CD. Fell is a new signing for Camera Obscura. The band includes Josh Wambeke, also a member of Phineas Gage. An MP3 can be found here. Expect a CD 3Q2005 (22 Jun 05) 

Another Epic "Lisha Kill" Review!  "New Mystics" Editor Joey Madia weighs in with this comprehensive and thoughtful review of the new Patrick Porter. (15 May 05) 

Salamander Lyrics.  All the words from Salamander's "Bent Hemlock" can be found here. (14 May 05) 

Ink Puddle Compound Web Site. Brandon Siscoe has his site up and running and it's very cool. Look here. (28 Apr 05) 

Brilliant "Lisha Kill" Review! Luke Buckham's extraordinary mega-review of "Lisha Kill" from the print-only "The Inappropriate" magazine is reproduced here with permission. (28 Apr 05) 

Patrick Porter CD Reviewed at Broken Face Site! Mats Gustafsson has posted a fine review of "Lisha Kill" on his prestigious blogsite. Check  out out! (15 Apr 05) 

Patrick Porter CD "Lisha Kill" Released 18 Mar 05.  The latest CD Patrick Porter is now out and you can read more about it here. Ordering information here. MP3 here. (14 Mar 05)  

Greyscale CD Now Out. The debut CD by Melbourne, Australia's instrumental post-psych-rock wonders Greyscale is now released worldwide by Camera Obscura. You can read more about it here, and order it here. (14 Aug 04) 

Satyrswitch CD Now Out. The debut solo CD from Skye Klad guitarist Jason Kesselring - "The High Lonesome Sounds of..." is now out and you can read more about it here, and order it here. (30 Jun 04) 

Joe Turner CD Now Out. The debut full-length CD from Abunai! alumni Joe Turner - "Between Two Seconds" is now out in and you can read more about it here, and order it here. (17 Jun 04) 

New Biographies and Release Details. Lots of new content posted in recent days. It's only taken us six years or so, but you can now read the story of Salamander! Also read about label new-chums, Melbourne's Greyscale and Jason Kesselring's Satyrswitch project. The 2004 catalogue page has been given a necessary overhaul as the year takes shape. You can also read about the upcoming CD by Greyscale, called "Cruel Machine", and the Satyrswitch's debut "The High Lonesome Sounds of Satyrwitch". Finally, lots of new sounds on our MP3 page. go get 'em! (9 Jun 04). 

Verdure CD Out Now! The new Verdure CD "The Telescope Dreampatterns" is out now and and available for ordering.  Read more about it here. There is also an MP3 here. (04 May 04) 

New Sharron Kraus CD Out Now. The new Sharron Kraus CD is now out and available for ordering.  Read more about it here. (19 Mar 04) 

Ultraviolet Makes Me Sick "No Freeway No Plan No Trees No Ghosts" CD Released. The new UVMMS CD  now out and available for ordering. Read more about it here. (11 Mar 04) 

A Sean Connaughty article can be read on Minneapolis City pages web site here. Sean records solo, as part of Salamander and as part of Vortex Navigation Company, as well as being a noted painter. This article concentrates on his painting activities. (12 Jan 04).   

Iditarod "Yuletide" (2003) Double CD Reviews. Read some early reviews of this release here.  (19 Nov 03) 

Iditarod "Yuletide" (2003) Double CD Released. The final Iditarod release is now out and available for ordering. It's a compilation of their 2000 and 2001 Yuletide privately-released CDs with stacks of bonus materials, and together with the 2002 Elsie and Jack release "Yuletide" (with Sharron Kraus), forms a complete set of their Yuletide-influenced recordings. Read more about it here. Download a sample track here. (15 Nov 03) 

Dipsomaniacs "Praying Winter" CD Released. The new Dipsomaniacs CD "Praying Winter" is now out and available for ordering. Read more about it here. (10 Nov 03) 

Stone Breath CD Released. The fourth Stone Breath full length CD "The Silver Skein Unwound" is now out and available for ordering. Read more about it here. (08 Oct 03) 

Ink Puddle Compound CD Released. Ghostly home recordings by shadowy US sonic alchemist based in Hudson, Illinois. Calls to mind a range of mainly British adventurers from Bark Psychosis and A. R. Kane through to current masters of atmosphere like Piano Magic and even our very own Patrick Porter. cover is comprised of the artists own stunning paintings. [Bio][More][Out Now] (24 Sep 03) 

New release by Black Sun Ensemble.  "Starlight", the latest mescaline-soaked opus by Tucson legends Black Sun Ensemble,  is available now. Check out an MP3 sample. (24 Jul 03) 

Premier release by Lifesmyth. Camera Obscura has issued the first ever official release by noted underground folk psych artist Scott Smith, better known as Lifesmyth. "Music for the Third Ear" is available now. (24 Jul 03) 

CD Edition of Salamander's classic double LP "Birds of Appetite" Released. Ever since the instant sell out of the limited double LP in 2001 folks have been asking for tghis material on CD. Remastered and sounding great.  On the streets in July, but mail order customers can check out ordering details here. (25 Jun 03) 

Green Pajamas classic repressed. Camera Obscura has finally gotten around to repressing the Green Pajamas classic "Strung Behind the Sun" On the streets in July, but mail order customers can check out ordering details here. (22 Jun 03) 

Project Grimm CD now available. Second CD from these Houston psychonauts, part of the lysergic triumvirate that rose from the ashes of The Mike Gunn. Led by ex-Gunner John Kramer, Project Grimm ensure the spirit lives on with a 12 tracks that are both mightily metallic and incisively intelligent. Packaged in a glorious gatefold art sleeve. Will be in stores in July. Available for mail order now. (20 Jun 03) 

The Petals release first album in nine years. Legendary psychedelic folk-rockers The Petals have released "Butterfly Mountain" exclusively and worldwide on Camera Obscura. More about the release here. A biography of the band here. (14 Apr 03) 

Abunai! "Two Brothers" 12" EP now available. Camera Obscura headquarters finally has copies of this to sell to mail order customers. Mail order customers can check out ordering details here. (09 Apr 03) 

Lazily Spun CD released. NW England's finest psychedelic pop practitioners arrive in a swirl of psychedelic pop colour with a CD that was three years in the making. More about the release here. More about the band here. Mail order customers can check out ordering details here.  (21 Mar 03) 

New Distribution Channels Opened. Camera Obscura is pleased to announce that the label is now distributed in parts of Europe by Clear Spot. Further information can be found on our ordering and distribution page. (18 Mar 03) 

Nowottny Review in New York Press. Go here for an excellent review of "Illusions of the Sun"! (9 Feb 03) 

Sand Pebbles publish their their web site. Check it out here. (9 Feb 03) 

Petals Biography Posted. 
Biography added for legendary Milwaukee folk-psych magicians, who will be releasing their first album in nine years on Camera Obscura later this year. (01 Feb 03) 

2003 Mail Order Price Rises. Mail Ordering page now contains new prices as of 26 Jan 03 - sorry about the rises for the US$ price, but the US$ keeps weakening against the AU$ and we can no longer absorb the exchange rate difference. Standard CD is now $15.00 shipped anywhere, up one dollar. Still a good deal, we think. And Australian customers are unaffected unless they choose to pay in US$. (26 Jan 03)

2003 Catalogue Additions. Lot of upcoming goodies described with some art, and MP3s to follow soon. New entries for releases by Lazily Spun, Petals, Lifesmyth, Black Sun Ensemble. Check it out here. (16 Jan 03) 

Camera Lucida News. Our special projects label page get a complete overhaul, and includes news of two forthcoming releases - a 12" by Abunai! and a CD by Houston's Project Grimm. Check it out here. (01 Jan 03) 

Marianne Nowottny CD Released. This new release by Camera Obscura is by stellar NYC songwriter-performer prodigy Marianne Nowottny. We've posted a biography here, details of the release "Illusions of the Sun", and a free MP3. You are cordially invited to come on in and check it out. Mail order customers can check out ordering details here.  (19 Dec 02)

Dipsomaniacs "Stethoscopic Notion" CD Repressed.
This modern psychedelic masterpiece is in print again. Mail order customers can check out ordering details here.  (19 Dec 02) 

Dipsomaniacs Video For Download. The very talented Karl Morten Dahl has made a wonderful video for  "Bring Flowers To The Courthouse" from the CD "Stethoscopic Notion" (soon to be back in print). Download it from http://dip.fupp.net. (16 Dec 02)

New Green Pajamas Studio CD Out Now. The new Green Pajamas CD "Northern Gothic" is out now. These are all new studio recordings - the first full-length release from the band since 2000. Mail order customers can check out ordering details here. (08 Nov 02) 

Lazily Spun Biography Posted. 
Biography added for this fine under-released UK band, soon to release their debut album on Camera Obscura. (02 Nov 02)

SubArachnoid Space/Bardo Pond split LP Released. A split LP with two side-long space rock monsters from these avatars of the US psychedelic underground released to coincide with the Terrastock 5 festival. Now OOP but a CD version is possible at some point. (01 Oct 02) 

New Dunlavy CD Out Now. Scott Grimm's latest journey into uncharted sectors of acid rock and science fiction, "The Navigator Closes His Eyes" is out now! (01 Oct 02)

Green Pajamas "Narcotic Kisses" CD Out Now. This is an extended CD version of the highly limited LP we did a few years back, with six additional rare and unreleased tracks. Mail order customers can check out ordering details here. (01 Jul 02)

Sand Pebbles CD Out now. The debut full-length Sand Pebbles release "Eastern Terrace" is now available for ordering. (25 May 02)

New Releases! CDs by Patrick Porter and Sharron Kraus are now available for mail order and will be in stores soon. (29 Mar 02)

New Black Sun Ensemble CD "Hymn of the Master" released. All new recordings from Acedo and his dune warriors! Read about this release here. Mail order customers can check out ordering details here. (25 Jan 02)

Sharron Kraus Biography added.
Biography added for Sharron Kraus. (14 Jan 02)

Dipsomaniacs Interview
Read a fine interview at the Free City Media site. (12 Nov 01)

Out Today - New Primordial Undermind and Dipsomaniacs Releases. Read about Primordial Undermind's "Beings of Game P-U" and the Dipsomaniacs' "Stethoscopic Notion", both released today. Mail order customers can check out ordering details here. (26 Oct 01)

New MP3s Posted today. 
Go here for new free MP3s by the Sand Pebbles and Primordial Undermind. (28 Aug 01)

Ultraviolet Makes Me Sick - "Soundproof CD now out. Debut CD from three-piece instrumental rock band based in  Pavia, Italy, whose guitar dynamics and angular and melodic compositions created an unconscious and almost filmic language. More... Mail order customers can check out ordering details here.  (27 Jun 01).

Review of Black Sun Ensemble reissue in The Wire  Check out the review of our Pyknotic BSE LP reissue in July 2001 issue of The Wire here. And you can find out more about this [now OOP] release here (08 Jul 01).

Goblin Market - "Ghostland" CD now out.
Pre-Raphaelite progressive folk-rock project by the Green Pajamas' Jeff Kelly and Laura Weller, packaged in deluxe gatefold card sleeve with 32 page booklet of art and lyrics.  More... Mail order customers can check out ordering details here.  (31 May 01).

You can now order from us using PayPal.
To read about how you can figure out what you need, how much it costs, and how to order it using PayPal, go here. (29 May 01)

New Dunlavy MP3 posted.
For a free full-length MP3 of the magnificent Eastern acid surf instrumental "Sassy" from the just-released CD "The Alison Effect", go here. (25 May 01)

Abunai! - "Round Wound" CD second pressing out.
Mighty 80 minute stream of acid consciousness instrumental jamming by Boston's foremost upholders of the psychedelic muse. Uncompromising and magnificent music, Special "guitar string" packaging and art by Tim Renner, and surprisingly, the hottest shipping Abunai! release to date, now into its second pressing. More... Mail order customers can check out ordering details here.  (22 May 01) 

Dunlavy - "The Alison Effect" CD now out. 
The fifth full-length CD from shadowy Houston psych project Dunlavy, home recording project of former Mike Gunner Scott Grimm. On "The Alison Effect", Dunlavy is basically a duo, with Scott now joined by another ex-Gunner John Cramer, who contributes guitar and vocals throughout. More... Mail order customers can check out ordering details here.  (15 May 01).

Salamander - "Birds of Appetite" 2LP now out. 
From recordings done at the end of 1998, we reckon this is Salamander's most consistent and definitive work to date, refining their mix of eastern-influenced acid folk and giant Ash Ra Tempel-ish cosmic improvisations. Somehow it seemed necessary to do it on 220 gsm double vinyl, with a gatefold colour sleeve. [More] (7 May 01). [now OOP]

New Ordering Page Posted (31 Mar 01)
Many of our latest outlets are included on this convenient page. Takes you straight to some recommended on-line mail order organisations. We're always keen to hear suggestions and additions to this page. More...

Black Sun Ensemble -s/t CD Now Out (08 Feb 01)
Much awaited reissue of the very first (pre-Reckless) Black Sun Ensemble LP is finally out and shipping out fast. More... [now OOP]

Sand Pebbles 7" Now Out (08 Feb 01)
Our new Australian cinematic psych pop and rock signing debuts with  70g of classic vinyl joy. More...

Major 2001 Catalog Update (12 Jan 01)
The first cut of our 2001 catalogue (containing the undone half of the 2000 catalogue!) has now been posted. More...

CAM029/030 - The Serotonin Ronin II Compilation (01 Jan 01)
This double CD has now been repressed. After the highly successful first pressing went so quickly, we thought we'd better. More... [now OOP]