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Throughout the heady years of New York's 1960s and 70s music scenes, James Hamilton was on hand to observe and photograph some of the most significant bands, musicians and performances of the twentieth century. Serving as staff photographer for the Village Voice and Crawdaddy!, Hamilton photographed such musicians as James Brown, Captain Beefheart, Ornette Coleman, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, the Grateful Dead, John Fahey, Mick Jagger, Jethro Tull, Elvin Jones, the Kinks, Madonna, Charlie Mingus, Joni Mitchell, the Ramones, Gil Scott-Heron, Patti Smith, Sun Ra, Tom Verlaine and Stevie Wonder. In You Should Have Heard Just What I Seen, Hamilton opens up his archives for the first time, revealing across 300 pages a trove of previously unpublished black-and-white photographs--portraits, snapshots, sketches, contact sheets--of some of the most recognizable faces in music. Influential for several generations of budding photographers raised on his photographs, the work of James Hamilton is at last collected in this revelatory volume.As a young man in the late 1960s, James Hamilton met the legendary photographers Diane Arbus and Eugene Smith, and was inspired by them to document the changing skyline of New York City. As staff photographer for Harper's Bazaar and the Village Voice, Hamilton recorded the fashion shows, events, protests and riots, happenings, concerts, poetry readings and art openings of that era, and throughout the 1970s, his photographs of musicians and celebrities began to appear in the pages of Crawdaddy! magazine. Later Hamilton joined The New York Observer and began working with filmmakers George Romero, Francis Ford Coppola, Wes Anderson, Bill Paxton and Noah Baumbach as on-set photographer304 pgs, 27 × 30 cm, Hardcover, 2015,

The ‘Psyche” Tee is inspired by one of our favorite set posters designed for Kyoto-based Dj & Producer Stones Taro’s, when he featured on our mix series ‘The Inner Sound’ where he unleashed a 1-hour UKG / House / Jungle set that we absolutely loved. The design itself was inspired by vast contrasts of colour and sound, created to encapsulate the varying musical journeys we had been taking throughout the 2021 lockdowns, from Japanese Ambient works, obscure left-field electronica & melodious psychedelic dancefloor experiments from all over the world - apart from having a deep dive into our crates of wax to explore avenues of design inspiration, we also took influence from classic rave posters & flyers such as 1992 / 1993 Fantazia, Dreamscape & World Dance.Printed & Designed locally in Melbourne / Naarm

These pieces are made from welded steel chain, finished with a gloss epoxy paint, a fantastic addition to any home.We package and send these with absolute & complete care in the most environmentally harmless way possible - if you would prefer to pick this item up from us to ensure maximum safety of the object we are happy to accommodate that option.

Official re-release of this 'lost' 6-track mini album by New Yorker Ben Cenac (of Newcleus fame). Recorded and released in 1990 and is an absolute gem of a record - very much in the vein of Larry Heard's best recordings. MASSIVE TIP!Electronic soul classic! Now available again for the first time in 22 years, remastered + full artwork.'A truly, dreamy, beautiful classic deep-house mini-album from the golden-post-Larry Heard era. New-yorker Ben Cenac, who was also member of electro pioneers Newcleus (and part of Sha-lor, who had a cool jazzy garage-house hit in the late 80's), shows a great sensibility and delicacy here in following mr Heard's path.His approach is perhaps slightly more sci-fi in the synths and pad sounds, and perhaps a tad less crafted and mercurial in production than the master (i.e. less timeless), but this adds in realness and charm.So, past the classic deep-garage dream "My Love Turns To Liquid" (in the vein of these sultry garage productions from Peter and Vanessa Daou), the rest of the record shows constant quality, with song titles that could have been (or actually have been) used by Mr. Heard himself, and a content oscillating between warming deep-house, sweet acid, lush garage and relaxed spacejazz piano parts, the whole thing also evoking the Beloved's better 'rave' moments ("The Sun Rising" etc).This record could be studied in university as the synthesis of the deep-house scene of the early 1990s. Classic.' (Review by Restless, taken from Discogs).

Our classic record store logo tee screen printed on 100 percent box fitted cotton tees in Melbourne.The logo sits 30cm wide across the chest

Ambiental is Paz Sounds’ debut EP showcasing calming acoustic music inspired by nature. The music aims to relax listeners and incorporates intricate classical guitar, soothing piano, ethereal vocals and ambient nature recordings.Each instrumental track includes ambient field recordings Paz and her friends have taken from natural locations in Australia or Spain to transport listeners to a natural oasis. The purpose of Ambiental is to demonstrate the power of relaxation music to calm the mind. This music is perfect to listen to while meditating, studying, working from home, walking, reading and falling asleep.Ambiental was released on all streaming platforms during Melbourne lockdown during September 2020. To celebrate the release, Paz Sounds live-streamed the music at an online launch event and raised $1K for the Music Therapy Department at the Royal Melbourne Hospital to support patients and frontline workers through music.About Paz SoundsPaz Sounds is an Australian sound composer and classical guitarist with 20+ years of classical Suzuki guitar training. She’s performed in venues around the world including the Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Recital Centre, and MPavilion, and is a Music Therapy Volunteer at the Royal Melbourne Hospital to uplift patients through music. Her music is a modern take on sound healing.Artwork designed by Kathryn Lucas. Photo taken by Paz Sounds.