finders/keepers

Regular readers of this blog may know that we LOVE Finders Keepers Records. They were responsible for some of the best (old) music we heard last year, and they continue to amaze in 2007. We head to '70s-era Eastern Europe for these two gems, unearthed courtesy of Finders Keepers:



First up is Lubos Fiser's score to the obscure, 1970 Czech "hallucinogenic-baroque-witch-flick" Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, which has since become a cult-classic. The score has been cited as a major influence by Espers, Marissa Nadler, Vashti Bunyan, and Trish Keenan of Broadcast, among others. In fact, Keenan (who contributes to the album's liner notes) paid homage to the film on Haha Sound with the track "Valerie" (mp3). I'm now dying to see this film, and that's the highest compliment I can pay Fiser's score.

Lubos Fiser The Magic Yard mp3

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Finders Keepers' newest release comes from Hungarian legend Sarolta Zalatnay, who has been referred to as "the Janis Joplin of Hungary." I won't get too deep into her intense backstory, but she recently posed nude (NSFW) for a Hungarian version of Playboy and is currently serving an (unrelated) 3-year prison sentence for fraud. But according to this post, original pressings of her work command over $100 on ebay and are highly sought after by crate-diggers, thanks to the plethora of ridiculous breaks found on the album. This comes out in late March, but you can buy it now from Finders Keepers.

Sarolta Zalatnay Egyszer mp3

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You might've read over at Pitchfork that Panda Bear has announced 3 whole U.S. tour dates for this summer. What P-fork didn't mention is that he also just started an official myspace page a couple days ago. Go be his friend, because Panda Bear shouldn't have less friends than you, and add "Comfy in Nautica" to your profile.

Panda Bear Comfy in Nautica mp3