Wax Trax Records' blog with news from our little block in the city and the music our staff are into right now.
Jason- Faust - Faust IV "I worked at Tower Records in 1992 in San Fran and we had the Faust IV CD on a Caroline blue plate reissue. I had little spending money at the time but this was a record I felt like taking a chance on. A great move. It cost me financially to maybe... Continue Reading →
Doug- Sunny Murray - Hommage to Africa LP(available in-store) "There's a bunch of dudes from the Art Ensemble of Chicago on this one. It's just very restrained by very full of love. Restrained but at the same time free." Ryan- Smegma - Glamour Girl 1941 LP(out of stock) "Mid 70s experimental free music. Very intense and challenging.... Continue Reading →
This is a column dedicated to discs that get passed by in the racks, either because they're underappreciated, because they're obscure as hell, or, as in the case with this one, because so few of us have travelled down to Ecuador. The folks over at London record shop Honest Jon's have undoubtedly been there and... Continue Reading →
Doug- Diamanda Galas - (self-titled aka Panoptikon) LP"It's the scariest album ever made. I'll put it on and then it'll be all of our favorite albums in the store." Simone- Carambolage - (self-titled) LP"It's my favorite right now because they're one of the first post-punk acts in Germany in the late 70s/early 1980s, they're bad ass,... Continue Reading →
GABRIEL - Neu - 50! 5LP box set"Their first 3 records are so original, and of course they are one of the pioneers of Krautrock. The 2LP tribute album also has some bands I'd wanna hear, including the Idles, Guerilla Toss, and Mogwai. Ryan- Jacks - Vacant World LP"One of the first Japanese pop bands to... Continue Reading →