Taken from 10" Mini-Album "Tolmie Wild Thymes" (KUS 030). For orders please send a message to: kus-mail@gmx.de
or visit our shop on Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/de/seller/KUS-2015/profile
Bart & Friends are a collaborative songwriting project from Melbourne, Australia led by Bart Cummings with help from other musical luminaries such as Scott Stevens from Summer Cats, The Earthmen, Jeremy Cole from The Zebras, Mark (Monnone Alone) & Louis Richter from The Lucksmiths, Pam Berry from the legendary Black Tambourine, Glo-Worm, Veronica Lake, The Shapiros ... and Gary Olson on Trumpet! Lead vocals on this song by Pam Berry.
Artwork by Frederik Jehle

Bart & Friends - All The Stage Belongs To You

Taken from "France Gall" 7" (KUS 031). For orders please send a message to: kus-mail@gmx.de
or visit our shop on Discogs: www.discogs.com/de/seller/KUS-2015/profile
Die Zärtlichkeit from Nippes, Cologne play longing indie pop with pearly, jangly, guitars reminiscent of The Smiths, Sarah Records and the guitar pop of the C86-era with stylistic elements of Fast Weltweit, Busch and Blumfeld as their songs are sung in German.

Die Zärtlichkeit - Montagmorgen

Taken from the terrific LP "It Should Have Been Tomorrow" (KUS 032|PZL 191). Sold out at our label. Still available through Jigsaw Records: https://jigsawrecords.bandcamp.com/album/pzl191-love-burns-it-should-have-been-tomorrow
This wonderful album includes ten songs that revolve around classic guitar sounds, jangle, 60s and folk pop.

Love, Burns

Love, Burns - Something Good

Great e-piano pop on 7" from Vienna. STEFAN GEISSLER's production spans from straight pop music to intricate electronic sound experiments. Available at our record shop on Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/de/seller/KUS-2015/profile or send a message to: kus-mail@gmx.de
This fantastic 7" is limited to 100 copies.
Design by Van Hasen

Stefan Geissler - Paradeiserbaum

Taken from "Lessinghof" compilation LP (KUS 034). release date: 3. November 2022
For orders please send a message to: kus-mail@gmx.de or go to our record shop at Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/de/seller/KUS-2015/profile
The "Lessinghof" compilation contains 14 songs and recordings for the first time on vinyl and is limited to 250 copies on colored vinyl.

The New Lines - Rosie the Librarian

Taken from "Lessinghof" compilation LP (KUS 034). release date: 3. November 2022
For orders please send a message to: kus-mail@gmx.de or go to our record shop at Discogs: www.discogs.com/de/seller/KUS-2015/profile
The "Lessinghof" compilation contains 14 songs and recordings for the first time on vinyl and is limited to 250 copies on colored vinyl.
This song was written by Hope Sandoval and David Roback of Mazzy Star.
Isabella - the bass player of the pop band Zimt - has recorded her version in 2021. This recording was produced and mastered by Girisha Fernando.

Isabelle Canelle - Into Dust (Mazzy Star Cover)

taken from the self-titled LP "Cozy Slippers" (KUS 035). For orders please contact us at:
kus-mail@gmx.de
You can also go to our record shop at Discogs:
https://www.discogs.com/de/seller/KUS-2015/profile

You can expect finest dreamy jangle indie pop from Seattle with reminiscences of the Paisley Underground, guitar pop like The Popguns/The Perfect English Weather and Sarah Records legends Even As We Speak.

Cozy Slippers -  I Can't Keep You Safe

taken from the forthcoming LP "Waverly Place" (KUS 037|PZL202).
For (pre-) orders please send us a message to:
kus-mail@gmx.de

“Waverly Place” is a co-release with the great Jigsaw Records in Portland which includes songs and recordings from different compilations and 7"s and songs which were released only on Bandcamp and as digital releases. All the recordings were remastered for vinyl by Ron Harrity, at Peapod Recordings in Portland, Maine. All songs have been carefully selected and compiled by Pale Lights, giving the LP the feel of a true album rather than a compilation.

Pale Lights - Alone in this Room

taken from the new The BV's LP "Taking Pictures of Taking Pictures" (KUS 038|LIFE 211). Still available at our record shop on Discogs: 
https://www.discogs.com/de/seller/KUS-2015/profile
You can also send a message to: kus-mail@gmx.de
This release is a cooperation with Shelflife Records from Portland.

The BV's - Breakdown

Taken from Love, Burns' new mini-album "Blue" (KUS 039|PZL 206)
for orders please send us a message to: kus-mail@gmx.de
release date: 6. September 2024
Love, Burns is Phil Sutton's (Pale Lights) solo-project. Phil recorded this brilliant seven song mini-album at Gary Olson's Marlborough Farm Studio together with Kyle Forester (Crystal Stilts), Hampus Öhman-Frölund (Alpaca Sports) and Gary Olson (The Ladybug Transistor. 
Love, Burns "Blue" is a co-release with Jigsaw Records from Portland/OR.

Love, Burns - Just for a While

Taken from the upcoming 8-song mini-LP (KUS 040|PZL 208). For orders please send us a message to: kus-mail@gmx.de
This new Pale Lights mini-album is a co-release with Jigsaw Records from Portland. Recorded by Gary Olson at Marlborough Farms.

Pale Lights - Paper Wagon

Taken from the upcoming album "Hochzoll Süd - Sessions" LP (KUS 041). For orders please send a message to: kus-mail@gmx.de
Rabenbad skillfully blends new wave/post-punk, funk, indie pop, and folk rock. The album contains three sessions recorded at different times and will be released on vinyl for the first time.

Rabenbad - Anwälte

Here's a first recording from the indie pop band The Simple Present.
This version of their song "Summer Triangle" appears on the strictly limited, hand-made, and hand-numbered lathe-cut 7" "First Two Cuts" (KUS-LC01). This lathe-cut 7" is available exclusively at Cologne Popfest 2025.

The Simple Present - Summer Triangle (first version)

Taken from the upcoming LP "Popsongs" (KUS 042). For pre-order please send us a message to: kus-mail@gmx.de
You can expect perfectly sung, jangly guitar pop with German lyrics. 

Die Zärtlichkeit - Frühlingshaft

Taken from our new label compilation "Stadtbibliothek" LP (KUS 043). For pre-order please send a message to: kus-mail@gmx.de   We will send you all details for shipping and payment.
To celebrate 10 years of Kleine Untergrund Schallplatten, we asked bands and artists from our label, as well as musician friends, to cover their favorite songs released on KUS.
We have named the resulting compilation "Stadtbibliothek" (City Library), because all the musicians immersed themselves in our KUS song-library, borrowed their favourite songs, and created truly original works with their interpretations.
Cover design by F. Jehle, photography by R. Pinkau

The BV's - Laura Palmer (original by The Luxembourg Signal KUS 009|LIFE 154)

Taken from our new label compilation "Stadtbibliothek" LP (KUS 043). For order please send a message to: kus-mail@gmx.de or visit our record shop at Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/de/seller/KUS-2015/profile
To celebrate 10 years of Kleine Untergrund Schallplatten, we asked bands and artists from our label, as well as musician friends, to cover their favorite songs released on KUS.
We have named the resulting compilation "Stadtbibliothek" (City Library), because all the musicians immersed themselves in our KUS song-library, borrowed their favourite songs, and created truly original works with their interpretations.
Cover design by F. Jehle, photography by R. Pinkau

Mondleiter - This Is Where My Love Goes (original by Bart & Friends KUS 030)

Zimt are new, young and fresh out from the Poptown Augsburg/southern Germany. Their music is cracking, humming & rattling and sounds like a heart-wrenching LoFi-Pop-mix of early german NDW underground, Marine Girls and early New Order. https://zimtband.bandcamp.com/releases
"Du kannst so leben, wie Du willst" KUS 004 will be their debut-single and the fourth release of Kleine Untergund Schallplatten. Sold out at our label. A few copies are available here: http://www.handsandarms.com/fr/indie-pop/11561-zimt-du-kannst-so-leben-wie-du-willst.html?search_query=zimt&results=1 and here: https://shop.tapeterecords.com/zimt-7-du-kannst-so-leben-wie-du-willst-tag-verschenken.html

Zimt - Du kannst so leben wie Du willst

Pale Lights are fronted by Phil Sutton on vocals & guitar(ex-Comet Gain/Velocette/Kicker)with Andy Adler on lead guitar(Crystal Stilts),Lisa Goldstein on drums(Knight School),Maria Pace on bass guitar & Suzanne Nienaber on vocals(Great Lakes).Recorded with Gary Olson at his Marlborough Farms studio. Organ on this song by Kyle Forester(The Ladybug Transistor/Crystal Stilts)and tambourine by Hamish Kilgour(The Clean/The Mad Scene). Taken from their 2nd LP "The Stars Seemed Brighter" (KUS 011)was released on December 15th. First press is SOLD OUT! 2nd press is available here: https://www.discogs.com/de/seller/KUS-2015/profile or send a message to: kus-mail@gmx.de

Pale Lights - Mother Cries

From the new The BV's 12" EP "Interpunktion" (KUS 013). This first edition is limited to 200 copies. Pressed on clear vinyl, each copy comes with unique, handmade artwork by The BV’s guitarist/singer Frederik Jehle, consisting of handprinted monoprints on A1 tracing paper, cut into six pieces. Each artwork printed with lino and / or polystyrene.
Releasedate: 9th February 2018
Sold out at our label within 3 days!

The BV's - Be Enough

SAMT performs an interesting kind of noise-pop which works completely without guitars: distorted e-piano/keyboard meets minimalistic drumming and german vocals in a Vienna meets Upper Austria dialect, Post Punk meets Austropop. The debut 7" "I wü Di/Geh schleich Di" will be released at their releaseshow with Zimt at Vienna's Fluc+Wanne on May 24th and will be available through our label on May 29th. For orders write a message to: kus-mail@gmx.de or go to our recordshop at Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/de/seller/KUS-2015/profile

SAMT - I wü Di

New 5 track EP, released 13th July on limited 12“ clear-marbled white vinyl by Kleine Untergrund Schallplatten in a edition of 200. Finest Noise/Indie/"Schrammel"-POP! from Brighton/UK.
KUS 015 is sold out at our label.

Jetstream Pony - Self-Destruct Reality

"The song is a sepia-tinged, smoothly melodic masterclass, with chiming guitars, shimmering synth-lines and a lovely, sophisticated full sound that harks back to some of the finest eighties pop music." This 7" is limited to 200 copies. The artwork is handmade, it has handstamped fonts and different cut-outs in the grey paper. 
Sold out at our label.
Releasedate: September 14th

Botschaft - Sozialisiert in der BRD

Releasedate: 23. November 2018 For Orders please send a message to: kus-mail@gmx.de or go to our recordshop at Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/de/seller/KUS-2015/profile
This is the solo-debut 7" by the great Gary Olson of The Ladybug Transistor. He's also famous for his work as a producer for Nick Garrie, The Essex Green, Crystal Stilts, ... just to name a few ...
His 7" "The Old Twin/All Points North" (KUS 018) includes two beautiful popsongs and is a collaboration with Ole Åleskjær and members from the norwegian Indie-Popband The Loch Ness Mouse with the help from Julia Rydholm of The Essex Green/The Ladybug Transistor and Suzanne Nienaber of Great Lakes & Pale Lights.

Gary Olson - The Old Twin

Taken from V.A. "Glaspalast - Eine Zusammenstellung von Kleine Untergrund Schallplatten" LP (KUS 012) Releasedate: 12. December 2018
For orders please send a message to: kus-mail@gmx.de or go to our recordshop at Discogs: www.discogs.com/de/seller/KUS-2015/profile
The "Glaspalast" compilation includes only songs and recordings for the first time on vinyl. This is the first recording since more than 2 years for Endlich Blüte. Finest german-singing Guitar-Janglepop with guestvocals by Janina of ZIMT!

Glaspalast

Zeitvertreib

Endlich Blüte - Zeitvertreib

3rd release for Jetstream Pony at KUS! Perfect Noise Pop recorded at Sunny Studio in Hove. For orders please send a message to: 
kus-mail@gmx.de or visit our record shop on Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/de/seller/KUS-2015/profile
Jetstream Pony "I Close My Eyes" 7" (KUS 023)
Release date: 3. December 2019
Artwork by Carol Seatory

Jetstream Pony - I Close My Eyes

Taken from "Crying Everyone Else's Tears" 10"EP (KUS 024). This 10" includes 4 wonderful psych-/baroque-pop tracks. Lake Ruth has set four poems to music by their friend and poet Renee Tamraz. 
For orders please send a message to: 
kus-mail@gmx.de or visit our record shop on Discogs: www.discogs.com/de/seller/KUS-2015/profile
Release date: 28. February 2020
Artwork by Anthony Nine  based on a illustration by the mid-century graphic designer, commercial artist and illustrator George Giusti.

Lake Ruth - Sad Song

Taken from "Eccentric BlaBla" LP (KUS 025)Eccentric BlaBla is inspired by folk from the late 60s and early 70s and they mix it with “varieté”—a bit of jazz and abstract post-punk. 
For orders please send a message to:
kus-mail@gmx.de or visit our record shop at Discogs: www.discogs.com/de/seller/KUS-2015/profile
Release date: 29. Mai 2020
Artwork by Kenji

Eccentric BlaBla - Osiris Risen

Taken from "Jetstream Pony" (LIFE 170|KUS 026). Distorted guitars, shoegazey atmosphere, Noise Pop, heavenly singing, great songs and brilliant melodies ... This is Jetstream Pony! The album is still available at Jetstream Pony Bandcamp: https://jetstreampony.bandcamp.com/album/jetstream-pony
or Shelflife Records: https://shelfliferecords.bandcamp.com/
Release date: 22. May 2020
Artwork by Carol Seatory

Jetstream Pony - Mitte

Love, Burns is a new project by Phil Sutton (Pale Lights). He recorded the songs with befriended musicians who have played in bands such as Lake Ruth, Alpaca Sports, The Ladybug Transistor and Crystal Stilts. The result is a classic indie pop single with two perfect pop songs. For (pre-)order please send a message to: kus-mail@gmx.de
Love, Burns. "Gate and the Ghost" 7" (KUS 028) will be released on October 23rd. 
Artwork by Karl Morgan.

Love, Burns. - Gate and the Ghost

This is an amazing collaboration between the lyricist, musician and artist Lydia Daher and Übertrager (a project from Florian & Marc of Friedrich Sunlight). The 10" "Penetrante Realitaet" is an excellent modern mix of Indie Pop, Krautrock/Ambient/Experimental and Electronica with clever german lyrics. For orders please send a message to:
kus-mail@gmx.de
or take a look in our shop on Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/de/seller/KUS-2015/profile
We ship worldwide!
Official release date: December 11th

Lydia Daher & Übertrager - Diese Stadt

small (vinyl only) independent label based in Augsburg, southern Germany

Kleine Untergrund Schallplatten|KUS

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