The Late, the Great, the Vinyl

Oh no! Did somebody snag our last copy of the new Grizzly Bear record? Never fear: it's back in stock! Along with a bunch of other diskeez.

Daniel Johnston – Yip Jump Music
Flying Lotus – Los Angeles
Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
John Coltrane – A Love Supreme
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman – S/T
M.I.A. – Kala
Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On
Portishead – Machine Gun 12”
Portishead – S/T
Portishead – The Rip 12”
Portishead – Third
Ryan Adams – Gold
Sondre Lerche – Heartbeat Radio
The Congos – Heart of the Congos
The Nerves – Live at Pirate’s Cove (on both Pink or Yellow vinyl, limited to 500 copies each)
The Presets – Are You the One?
The Raincoats – S/T
The Sparks – Kimono My House
Tom Waits – Swordfishtrombone
Toots & The Maytals – Funky Kingston
Velvet Underground & Nico – S/T

Did you know that we have in-stores like all the time? Tons of free live music is fast approaching. First up is hip-hop duo Brother Reade. MC Jimmy Jamz and DJ Bobby Evans will bring the thump-a-thon up to lofty heights...our loft. That's November 7th @ 7.

Other shows coming up this month!

Nov. 12th Weinland
Nov.13th 60-Watt Kid
Nov. 14th Horse Stories
Nov. 15th Olentangy John
Nov. 28th The Voyeurs
Nov. 30th The Growlers

All free, all fun, come out and play all-ready!

Give the Gift of Origami...Origami Vinyl!

Origami Vinyl has Gift Certificates!!! Designed by local artist Seizer and hand screen printed by Drew from The Clinic on gorgeous 100% cotton paper. These babies come in any dollar increment you desire. Perfect for letting your friends know how much they are worth! ha! just kidding...

oooooogle it!

Midnight is for lovers...Vinyl Lovers!!!

Light the fire. Pour the wine. You stud, you. You are ready for a romantic late-night tryst. But wait. She's looking at your records. Kenny G? Sade? Dude, this is Echo Park, not Squaresville! If you're going to be smoking a cigarette, babe in arm, beneath a fur bedspread when that fire's out and that wine's done you're going to need some AUDIO AMMO! Don't fret, you're in luck: we are open every Monday night past midnight. We put out tomorrow's new releases tonight, so come and get the goods before you can get 'em anywhere else!

Here's a list of what's coming out tonight:

Weezer - Raditude


Melvins - Nude With Boots


Acrylics - All of the Fire


Arrington de Dionyso- Malaikat dan Singa

Citay- Remixes (feat. Black Mountain, Sunburned Hand of the Man, and more)

Jookabox- Dead Zone Boys

Molina & Johnson- s/t (feat. Jason Molina & Will Johnson)

Nirvana- Bleach 20th Anniversary Edition (180g white double vinyl, including a 1990 previously unreleased, complete live performance, and deluxe packaging)

On Fillmore- Extended Vacation

Pictureplane- Dark Rift

Yeasayer- Ambling Alp 12"



Our sexy selection of timeless LPs and the hottest new releases are sure to help you win over the "apple" of your "eye." Any more and we'd be in bed with you, and man we just don't play that game.


Our friend Leeland at Music Hall audio stopped in and shared some of his turntable know-how with us. And just so the knowledge is out there I wanted to take a minute to tell you about the best way to clean your records.

Static keeps dust clinging to your albums, so using a dry brush won't get all of it off.

Liquid cleaners are actually bad for your records- they turn the dust into a muddy substance, and that gets pressed into the groove when you go over it with a brush, only to dry and cake up in the groove.

The best combination you can use is a Zerostat gun and a brush. What a Zerostat gun is is a special pistol that you aim at your record, held about a foot away. You squeeze the trigger slowly and it releases a 16" spread of charged ions, neutralizing the charge of the dust on your record. Then you easily brush off all the dust. There are no batteries, liquids to refill, etc.

Pretty sweet, and now we stock Zerostats! So if you're looking for the best way to clean your records, to keep them sounding their best for the long haul, pick one up!

A buffalo of a deal.

Come to Origami and pre-order the upcoming Avi Buffalo 7" from Sub Pop Records. We will hook you up with a 50% discount on a ticket to their Nov.5th Echo show. You're guaranteed a 7" and you get a ticket for five bucks. C'est Avi, mon ami!

I don't know French.

Look what came in!

Akron/Family- Set ‘em Wild, Set ‘em Free
CANT (Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear)/Arthur Russell split 7”
Explosions In the Sky- The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
Flight Of The Conchords - S/T
HEALTH - GET COLOR
Psychic Ills- Mirror Eye
Slaraffenland- We’re On Your Side
Volcano Choir – Unmap
Sunn O))) - Monoliths & Dimensions
The Toxic Avenger - Toxic is Dead
Heavy Trash - Midnight Soul Serenade
Totally Michael - S/T
Datarock – Red
VA - Flying Funk Flying Groove
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville
Mew - No More Stories...
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Elliott Smith - Speed Trials 7"
Cymbals Eat Guitars- Why There Are Mountains
Panther- Entropy 12"
The Budos Band- S/T EP
The Brian Jonestown Massacre- The Love EP
The Apples In Stereo- #1 Hits Explosion
The Boy Least Likely To- The Law of the Playground
The Heavy- The House That Dirt Built
The Heavy- How You Like Me Now 12"
Delta 5- Mind Your Own Business 7"
The Shaky Hands- Let It Die
Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
Elliott Smith- New Moon

Origami Vinyl. Free your mind and the rest will (Buf)falo.

Comedy Night @ Origami Vinyl tonight with Matt Braunger, Matt Dwyer, Steve Agee, Nikki Glaser, Hugh Moore and Mike Burns

So a few weeks back Matt Braunger comes in here cracking jokes right and left. One of them was that he had a new comedy album out on vinyl! Turns out he wasn't joking. So we decided why not have a little comedy show here to promote his new album and laugh at him. He hit up his friends Matt Dwyer, Steve Agee, Nikki Glaser, Hugh Moore and Mike Burns to come down tonight and join him. To sweeten the deal even more, he is bribing us with free beer!

you should really come laugh your ass off tonight at 7pm with us!

Here's Matt Braunger and Matt Dwyer starring in the Broken West's "Perfect Games" video.

Tonight at 7 in the Origami Loft: The Antlers

Come see Frenchkiss recording sensation The Antlers perform on the Origami Ledge, TONIGHT, Thursday October 29th at 7pm. Always free, always fun. See you at seven!

Watch the show live via The Rock and Roll Super Show!

Love,

Origami

Avi Buffalo Pre-order special

This just in: pre-order the new Avi Buffalo (Sub Pop) 7" at Origami Vinyl and receive a 50% discount on a ticket to the 11/3 at The Echo. What a deal!?! And can I say: Congratu-freaking-lations to Avi Buffalo!

New Adds & Restocks 10/29/09

Hey all! Come open the vinyl tap and see all the new colors that come out:

Akron/Family- Set ‘em Wild, Set ‘em Free
Boris- Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol.2
Call and Response- s/t
CANT (Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear)/Arthur Russell split 7”
Cococoma- Things Are Not Alright
Crime- San Francisco's Still Doomed
Explosions In the Sky- The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
Flight Of The Conchords - S/T
Fuck Buttons- Tarot Sport
HEALTH - GET COLOR
Jello Biafra- The Audacity of Hype
Joseph Spence- Bahaman Guitarist (Mississippi Records)
Michael Hurley- Parsnip Snips (Mississippi Records)
Oh Sees/Paul Cary Split 7"
Psychic Ills- Mirror Eye
Slaraffenland- We’re On Your Side
Sparklehorse & Fennesz-In the Fishtank 15
Starfucker- Burnin' Up 7"
Starfucker- s/t
Starfucker- Jupiter
The Appleseed Cast- Two Conversations
The Bats- Don't You Rise 7"
The Mother Hips- Pacific Dust
The Mother Hips- Red Tandy 7"
The Mother Hips- The Bees 7”
The Sight Below- Murmur EP
The Spits- Fourth Self-Titled Album
Tropa Macaca- Sensacao Do Principio
Various Artists- Dirty French Psychedelics
Various Artists- Mortika (Mississippi Records)
Volcano Choir - Unmap
Yoga- Megafauna

And also: The Antlers live on the Ledge (that's in our store) tonight at 7pm! Free dollars!

Timber Timbre (Arts & Crafts) In-Store Performance Tonight at 7pm!

Did you catch Timber Timbre's performance this morning on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic this morning? Oh man it was sooo good. If you heard it and want to see it live you HAVE to come tonight. He is playing a sold out show tomorrow so this may be your only other chance. AND it's free!

Details:
Wednesday, Oct. 28th
Timber Timbre @ Origami Vinyl
Starts @ 7pm
FREE!

Here is a taste if you aren't familiar with the music

New Adds & Restock for 10/27

Between Dischord & all of the local bands dropping off their stuff it's a DIY feast in here.

Come and get it!!!

Fugazi – 3 Songs 7”
Fugazi – 7 Songs
Fugazi – End Hits
Fugazi – Margin Walker
Fugazi – Red Medicine
Fugazi – Steady Diet Of Nothing
Fugazi – The Argument
Jubilee – In With The Out Crowd 7”
Jubilee – Rebel Hiss 7” (Ltd. Tour Single)
Languis – Unithematic
Michael Nhat – S/T
Minor Threat – First Demo Tape 7”
Minor Threat – Out Of Step
Minor Threat – Salad Days 7”
Psychic Powers – You Can't Hide Your Love Forever 4 7"
Q And Not U – Different Damage
Q And Not U – No Kill No Beep Beep
The Nation Of Ulysses – 13-Point Program To Destroy America

Also, while we have them, if you grab a copy of the Where The Wild Things Are soundtrack you will receive a free Karen O & The Kids - All Is Love 7" single. We love Carol.

Midnight is for lovers...Vinyl Lovers!!!

You know what time it is...NEW RELEASE TIME.

All you little Origami boys and Origami girls can come by at midnight to snatch up all these wonderful goodies:

Glass Ghost - Idol Omen


Old Canes - Feral Harmonic (Chris Crisci from Appleseed Cast)


Barzin - Notes To An Absent Lover


Broadcast & The Focus Group - Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age


I'll be here...where will you be?

Dear readers, Origami people.

Here is a video recap of our latest in-stores:

The Builders & The Butchers

Weave!


Make sure you are stop by this week for:
-Timber Timbre this Wednesday at 7pm,
-The Antlers the following day (Thursday) at 7pm,
-and a very special Origami Comedy night with Matt Braunger and special guests to be announced shortly.

Booyakasha!

7 and 7 is...

A Love song! Thank you Ashley from Jaxart for dropping off Henry Clay People 7-inches! This is one of the best local bands in my opinion, and they put on a great live show. So get familiar with these tunes, and also check out their as-yet CD-only full-length "For Cheap or For Free." And next time they play I will see you there!

Restocked:

Henry Clay People "Working Part Time" 7"

David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) put out a cool 7-inch with classic covers on it. This is that euphoric Dylan tune featured in "The Big Lebowski." Tasty like hyena.

David Bazan "The Man In Me" b/w "Hallelujah" 7"

Also, did you know that Grizzly Bear put out a 7" featuring Michael McDonald? Yep, he's on the B-side singing "While You Wait For the Others." You know what's even weirder? It's awesome. We have that too, so think about it.

Have a great rest 'o the weekend.

Love,

Origami

In-store mania

Big thanks to local frantic-rockers WEAVE! for heating up our loft with their music. Peep the right side of our blog for a list of upcoming in-stores- come down, hang out with your friendly neighborhood record geeks, and catch some acts! You've got plenty of chances next week!

See you then.

New Adds & Restocks, 10/23/09

Alongside this unseasonable heatwave is a FUNseasonal BEATwave. You don't need a weatherman to tell you which way the wind blows- it makes its groovy way clockwise, just like a record, to Origami Vinyl, where the weather is sunny with a chance of awesome showers. Weatherman Sam here, to give you your daily forecast.

Hot Chip - Coming On Strong
Alice Coltrane – Eternity
Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine
Afro Baby- The Evolution of the Afro-Sound in Nigeria 1970-1979
Simone White – Yakimo
VA - Dublab Presents Freeways
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Clear Spot
Captain Beefheart - The Spotlight Kid
VA - Fight On, Your Time Ain't Long (Mississippi)
Sin Fang Bous – Clangour
ESG - Keep on Moving
Nicky Siano's Legendary THE GALLERY- The Original New York Disco 1973-77
Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda
Alice Coltrane - Huntington Ashram Monastery
Arthur Russell - The World of Arthur Russell
The Field - Yesterday and Today
VA - Jamaica Funk: Original Jamaican Funk and Soul 45s
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Lick My Decals Off
VA - Can You Dig It? The Music and Politics of Black Action Films 1968-75 Vol 1
Can You Dig It? The Music and Politics of Black Action Films 1968-75 Vol 2
The Big Pink - A Brief History of Love
Jack Penate - Everything Is New
Jonsi & Alex - Riceboy Sleeps
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Yo La Tengo - Electr-O-Pura
Girls – Album
Willie Nelson - Shotgun Willie
Mission Of Burma - Vs. (The Definitive Edition)
The XX – XX
Kurt Vile - Childish Prodigy
Spiral Stairs - The Real Feel
Elvis Perkins in Dearland - The Doomsday EP
Yacht- See Mystery Lights
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Higher Than The Stars 12" EP
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Higher Than the Stars 7"
Brightblack Morning Light / Lungfish - Split 7"
Oren Ambarchi / Lasse Marhaug - Split 7"
Dam Funk - It's My Life 7"
Fergus & Geronimo - Harder Than It's Ever Been 7"
Sarandon / The Membranes - Split 7"
Wipers - Youth of America (Limited Reissue)
The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?
Moon Duo - Love on the Sea
Dan Melchior's Broke Revue - 'O Clouds Unfold!
The Fall - Live at the Witch Trials
Cold Cave – Cremations
The Broke Revue (Dan Melchior) - Oldtime-Futureshock
Factums – Flowers
Boston Spaceships - Zero to 99

The weather's always changing- come bask in it while we still have it! Back to you, Rod.