Fuzz II is Available. And People Like It

The official street date for FUZZ II is today. You can find the DL/CD/LP on Midheaven and at all fine independent record stores worldwide.

The reviews thus far are all good. Of course.

NME

Guardian

Line Of Best Fit

Dusted

Echoes and Dust

More to come!

FUZZ II on In The Red - Coming in Late October

The second installment in Ty Segall's FUZZ project is nearly upon us.  FUZZ  II  will descend from In The Red Records sometime this late October.   And it shall be good. In the meantime, you can preorder the album on Midheaven and iTunes and immediately be gratified with two free songs, "Rat Race" and "Pollinate." You can read more about the blessed event on Pitchfork, and stream "Rat Race" on Soundcloud and  "Pollinate" on YouTube.

Stream Vashti Bunyan "Heartleap" on Pitchfork Advance through October 6th

You can stream Vashti Bunyan's new Heartleap album in its entirety via Pitchfork Advance through October 6th.

The CD ships this week, and the vinyl and FLAC/MP3 download will be available on October 14th.

Preorder the album on  iTunes and receive a free track, "Across the Water," immediately!

Midheaven.com Redesign and Relaunch!

Revolver USA's midheaven.com website has been redesigned and relaunched! It’s been streamlined and made faster and user-friendlier, with CD-resolution FLAC downloads and much more! Both mailorder customers and stores will find the browsing and ordering process easier and more fulfilling. Visit us today.

Stores: if you don't already have access to the B2B side of things, email arthur@midheaven.com for info. 

The 78 Project

The 78 Project is shipping now. What is it?

It's an LP. It's a download (FLAC and otherwise). It's a film. It's a website.

All tracks are exclusive to the album. All recordings were made live, one-take, with a 1930s-era Presto direct-to-acetate disk recorder.

Who's included? Rosanne Cash, Richard Thompson, Loudon Wainwright III, Marshall Crenshaw, The Wandering, Valerie June, Leah Siegel, Adam Arcuragi, Reverend John DeLore & Kara Suzanne, Amy LaVere, Joe Henry & Lisa Hannigan, Vandaveer, and Dawn Landes.

The LP and download have a street date of February 4. They can be ordered at Midheaven.

UPDATE: More FLAC Files Now Available on Selected Titles

We've added more CD-quality FLAC offerings to Midheaven! Here's a sampling, with many, MANY more to come:

Matt Baldwin Imaginary Psychology
Factory Floor Turn It Up
Francisco Franco s/t
Guerilla Toss Gay Disco
Magic Trick River of Souls
Moan Think About Forgotten Days
Model Village Stockholm
New Bums Slim Volume
Robert Pollard Blazing Gentlemen
Pat Thomas Coasters Riding in the Air
Wanda Group A Slab About Being Held Captive

You can also find frequent updates on our digital page.

Full-Resolution/CD-Quality WAV and FLAC Files Now Available on Selected Titles

Midheaven mailorder is rolling out batches of recent new release downloads in full-resolution FLAC and WAV formats. Yes, our MP3s have always been 320kbps, but now you can purchase digital files in even higher quality -- at very sensible prices, too.

We're working towards getting the majority of our digital catalog available in increased resolution. For now, here's a clickable list of available titles, and please check back soon and often for additions...and keep an eye out here for updates:

http://www.midheaven.com/digital

NOW AVAILABLE IN FULL-RESOLUTION FLAC or WAV:

Beat Detectives Music 2
Cheap Time Exit Smiles
Fast Times Bodytalk
Nils Frahm Spaces
Mammatus Heady Mental
Kevin Morby Harlem River
Secret Chiefs 3 Book Of Souls: Folio A
Shifted Under a Single Banner
Sole Crimes Against Totality
Vatican Shadow When You Are Crawling
Various Mountains of Tongues - Musical Dialects of the Caucasus

BEIRUT "The Rip Tide" Now Digitally Available via Midheaven and iTunes

The new Beirut album is for sale NOW as a 320kbps MP3 package -- one full month ahead of the LP and CD. Download the album and gain immediate gratification, or preorder the LP/CD today -- and still obtain immediate MP3 gratification for no extra charge!

Order/Preorder Beirut The Rip Tide on Midheaven

The album's also available now on iTunes pretty much worldwide-like -- one full month ahead of the LP and CD. US$7.99 for the whole sweet thing:

Order Beirut The Rip Tide from iTunes

Ali Akbar Khan - New digital releases

The following two titles -- "Evening Ragas (Live in San Francisco)" and "Jewels of Maihar" --
were previously available on cassette only, but are now for sale as digital albums from some of your favorite online services:

Midheaven:

http://www.midheaven.com/item/evening-ragas-live-in-san-francisco-by-khan-ali-akbar-mc
http://www.midheaven.com/item/jewels-of-maihar-by-khan-ali-akbar-mc


iTunes:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/evening-ragas-live-in-san/id422208500
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-jewels-of-maihar/id422223629

eMusic:

http://www.emusic.com/album/Ali-Akbar-Khan-Evening-Ragas-Live-in-San-Francisco-MP3-Download/12424640.html
http://www.emusic.com/album/Ali-Akbar-Khan-The-Jewels-of-Maihar-MP3-Download/12424641.html

Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Evening-Ragas-Live-San-Francisco/dp/B004PWES5W
http://www.amazon.com/The-Jewels-of-Maihar/dp/B004PWET24

Boomkat:

http://boomkat.com/downloads/387458-ali-akbar-khan-with-zakir-hussain-evening-ragas-live-in-san-francisco
http://boomkat.com/downloads/387454-ali-akbar-khan-the-jewels-of-maihar

A Handy Refresher: How Best To Webstalk Revolver and Midheaven

It's necessary to remind folks from time to time that we have a presence on the internet. You're soaking in one element right now, of course, but here's a more comprehensive rundown on how to keep up with what our labels and artists are doing, saying, playing and selling:

our site
our blog (this here page)
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Myspace
Soundcloud (coming soon!)