03-12-06 - 10-12-06
Saturday, December 09, 2006
CHILDREN OF NUGGETS: ORIGINAL ARTYFACTS FROM THE SECOND PSYCHEDELIC ERA 1976-1996
With 100 selections, CHILDREN OF NUGGETS captures the "back to the roots" spirit embodied by these artists and features the best of neo-garage, '80s power pop, Paisley Underground psych and other styles from around the world. The set includes The Dream Syndicate, The Three O'Clock, The Rain Parade (Los Angeles), Flamin' Groovies (San Francisco), The Fleshtones (New York), Green On Red (Tucson), Plasticland (Milwaukee), Lyres (Boston), United States Of Existence (Baltimore), Died Pretty, The Hoodoo Gurus, The Lime Spiders (Australia), The Chills (New Zealand), The Creeps, The Nomads (Sweden), The Prisoners, The Barracudas, The Bevis Frond (England) and more.
The collection's coproducer, Alec Palao, says CHILDREN OF NUGGETS provides the missing link between artists on the original Nuggets and the "grandchildren of nuggets" like The White Stripes, The Vines, The Strokes and The Hives. "Despite the negligible commercial impact of most all of the artists on CHILDREN OF NUGGETS, they have had an influence upon successive pop generations," Palao says. "People like The Prisoners, early Primal Scream and the L.A. Paisley Underground bands all influenced the early/mid-'90s Britpop scene; the Milkshakes and Screaming Trees -- in totally different ways -- helped to inspire the Northwest grunge movement; and the recent wave of neo-garage groups have all taken leads from people as disparate as The Cramps, Lyres and Chesterfield Kings. Thanks to the current success of Little Steven's Underground Garage radio show and this collection, these bands will continue to influence a new generation."
A veritable jukebox of rare and hard-to-find recordings, CHILDREN OF NUGGETS includes the first proper release of The Nashville Ramblers' obscure gem "The Trains," The Cramps' 12-inch, B-side "New Kind Of Kick" and the single version of Sun Dial's "Plains Of Nazca." Also included are appearances by The Dukes of Stratosphear (the alter-ego of XTC), Biff, Bang, Pow! (featuring Creation Records founder Alan McGee), The Soft Boys (led by Robyn Hitchcock), The Bangs (later the Bangles) plus early recordings by The Smithereens, The Posies, Teenage Fanclub, and The Church.
Labels: 16Forever, Various Artists 
Miracle Workers - Inside Out (1985-garage revival)
01- Go now
03- Inside out
04- You'll know why
05- Another guy
06- Love has no time
07- I'll walk away
08- 5:35
09- Tears
10- Already gone
11- Hey little bird
12- Mystery girl
13- One step closer to you
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Labels: innocent76, M
Gravedigger V - All Black And Hairy (1984-garage revival)
tomorrow is yesterday
no good woman
do like me
hate
she's a cur
searching
shes gone
night of the phantom
don't tread on me
one ugly child
she got
stoneage stomp
Τhe Gravedigger V by Alan "Scoop" Stevens
With all the hype these days about garage bands hailing from Sweden or New York, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that “garage” was actually the sound of young San Diego, circa 1984. We’ve covered a few, and we’ll get to the rest, but near the top of the heap, and easily one of the most influential, was The Gravedigger V.
Formed in the early ’80s by Leighton Koizumi (16, vocals), Chris Gast (15, bass), Ted Friedman (16, guitar), John Hanrattie (17, guitar) and a drummer named Matt (last name lost to the sands of time), the group was originally called The Shamen.
Matt was soon replaced by Dave “The Animal” Anderson, but the group discovered that their chosen name was already taken by another group. After a night of brainstorming at a Bob’s Big Boy, the replacement moniker they chose, The Gravedigger V, was a take-off on the old “Monster Mash” backing group The Cryptkicker V. The band asked a waitress what she thought of the new name, and when she replied that she thought it was “stupid,” they were sold.
Things took off quickly from there, with the group’s over-the-top antics drawing nearly as much attention as their music. But oh, that sound! Their primitive, riff-driven, snarling, snot-nosed take on garage punk became a favorite of area teenagers.
After just a few shows opening for other local heroes, in January of ’84 legendary music impresario Greg Shaw came a-callin’. The band eventually signed with his Voxx/Bomp imprint and released their first album, All Black and Hairy, later that year. All five of the garage rockers slept in their car in an alley next to the studio, while recording the album in LA. Now that’s dedication.
When the group played the Whiskey A Go Go, they had to wait outside between sets, as they were too young to be in the club otherwise. Unfortunately, substance abuse problems soon caught up with the group; Gast was asked to leave the group he had helped found, and he was replaced by Tom Ward.
The group managed a further track on the Voxx compilation Battle Of The Garages Vol. 3, and their final album, The Mirror Cracked was released in 1987. This hodgepodge of demos, live tracks and oddities was hardly a fitting end for such a dynamic group, but it does capture the mayhem of their concert performances.
Friedman and Koizumi went on to form the Morlochs, relocating to the Bay Area, while “The Animal” went on to infamy with Manual Scan, The Trebles, The Answers, The Crawdaddies and Skid Roper. Ward recorded with New York’s Optic Nerve and Manual Scan for a short time, before landing a lifetime gig with Carl Rusk and Ron Silva in a band that has been variously called The Nashville Ramblers, The Blackmores and The Black Diamonds.
The Gravedigger V’s popularity—especially in Europe—never diminished, however, and in 1994 Voxx reissued both albums on a single disc, and included tracks on the Destination Bomp and Be a Caveman compilations. The band, including Gast, reunited for one last show at New York’s annual garage rockathon, Cave Stomp in 1999.
Rumors circulated in the press during the late ’90s that Koizumi had passed away from a drug overdose, but he had in fact gone underground to escape a bad crowd. Sadly, Gast—one of the nicest guys you could hope to meet—passed away at his New York home in in 2000.
The Gravedigger V’s legacy is sizable. Their take on “All Black and Hairy” is still played at clubs worldwide and stands as a cover favorite for many European and Asian bands. Despite their short existence, the band’s music has resonated, their place in music history secure, as long as kids continue to crank up their amps in the spot where their parent’s minivan should be.
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Labels: G, innocent76
Horde Catalytique pour la Fin - Gestation Sonore - France 1971
HORDE CATALYTIQUE POUR LA FIN
"Gestation Sonore"
Recorded in Nice, France
Futura Records - Son 03
February 1971
Richard Accart
(Saxophone tenor,flutes)
Francky Bourlier
(Harpe de verre, flute, vibraphone, percussions)
Jacques Fassola
(Contrebasse, guitare, banjo, orgue a bouche)
Gil Sterg
(Drums et percussions)
Gestation Sonore 1 - 12:48
Gestation Sonore 2 - 3:55
Gestation Sonore 3 - 4:05
Gestation Sonore 4 - 19:24
~
Free-jazzed skip scatter kip kittle kaboosh bush. This outfit wears feathered plumes in their stockings fling flung full of adverse style big plus on the outre and you say: "..wot the wiggy? Me flipped and nary scat can knish to this strange blitz of lighty pumpernickel wonder to steal my coffee crawling being thunders, oh mother!"
~ Mssr. *M.P.
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"Quiet/loud saxophone squealing and squawking, over a background ambience of ominous clatter and drone...piano, percussion, tape hiss... Free jazz fairy tale music from France circa 1971. It's very moody and dark, but then there will be eruptions of Warner Bros cartoon music, almost. You could imagine a cartoon mouse tip-toeing around to some of this. A very scared little mouse. This ultra-rare Futura LP (is on the infamous Nurse With Wound list) and fans of skronky Euro-improv as well as the more cosmic psych soundscapes of, say, Taj Mahal Travellers, should investigate."
-Aquarius
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"Early French chamber music. Weird and noisy, invading the deepest corners in our minds. Comparable to bands like Art Zoyd and Shub Niggurath."
-Heaven
~
Enjoy!`';o)
Labels: H, Mystery Poster
Mooseheart Faith - 1988 - Golden Light
Mooseheart Faith - 1988 - Golden LightThe Mooseheart Faith Stellar Groove Band, sometimes known as Mooseheart Faith, is (was?) a Los Angeles based rock band blending 1960s folk rock and psychedelia, 1970s space rock and progressive rock and a variety of influences from world music and jazz. The core of the band is autoharp player and sometime bassist Todd Homer, formerly of the punk band, The Angry Samoans and guitarist Larry Robinson, formerly of 1970s teen pop/soul group Apollo, along with a variety of other individuals.
This is their 88 debut release, issued on DeMilo recs (LP, DM-1). Rock n roll psychedelia from their weird and wonderfull cosmos with melodies that will linger in your mind. They released 4 more LPs/CDs and a few 7" (two with Crawlspace), equal or better than 'Golden Light'. They were active untill late 90s. Today on their homepage there's only an announcement that "their 1999 tour was cancelled". All their albums -except this- are available from the September Gurls label.
Todd Homer: vcls, gtr, bs, musette, electronics, bells, etc.
Larry Robinson: vcls, gtr, synth, farfisa, drms, tambourine, toys, etc.
tracklist
01 Golden Light
02 Unhinge
03 Love Went Bad
04 I'm Lost In Space
05 I Fade Away
06 Another Time
07 Soul Train Of Thought
08 We Can Conquer The World Today
09 Back From Samoa
10 The Final Veil
11 Aliens From Space
12 Time Has Told On Me
13 Mooseheart Anthem
"....spacey folk pop that will crawl right outta your backpack and drill its way to the center of the earth. And how many records can do that ? (Byron Coley, Spin Magazine '89 - reviewing Mooseheart Faith's 1st LP)
P.S. In case you're wondering about the name, Edwin Mooseheart was exiled from a NY chapter of the Odd-Fellowship in 1865 on charges of child molestation. But Mooseheart denied it all, claiming that the real reason for his exile was his talking on the subject of UFOs visiting Earth.
Labels: M, Rainy Day Sponge
Friday, December 08, 2006
Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased
CD 1
01. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 1- The Dreaming Cat
01. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 1- Always
03. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 1- Minstrel Carousel
04. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 1- We Are Always Here
05. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 1- Sea Cucumber
06. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 1- The City Made From Sound
07. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 1- See Your Dreams In The Sky
08. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 1- The Shaman Leads The Way
09. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 1- The Beauty Of This Planet
10. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 1- Meeting The Dream King
11. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 1- The Pureity Fountain
12. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 1- Inash Ra Da
13. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 1- Medievil Tangerine
CD 2
01. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 2- Breaking Eggs
02. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 2- To A Place Unknown
03. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 2- Carol To The Donkey
04. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 2- Floating On Clouds
05. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 2- The Never Ending Seam
06. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 2- Leap Frogs
07. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 2- Ballad Of TThe Bullfrogs
08. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 2- The Parrot Stomp
09. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 2- Up In The Jungle Tops
10. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 2- Cows Can Play The Fiddle
11. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 2- Ride On The Giants Shoulder
12. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 2- Sun's Up
13. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 2- Swim With The Dolphin
14. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 2- Spot The Hole
15. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 2- Oroonie Style
16. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 2- Yaruporoon The Human Beat Box
17. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 2- The Edge Of A Cloud
18. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 2- You Exsist In Space
19. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 2- Moon's up
CD 3
01. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 3- Indian Tunnels
02. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 3- Bird Dance
03. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 3- Criss Cross Krunch Krunch
04. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 3- Heart & Soul
05. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 3- Chicken Fairs
06. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 3- Tea & Jelly Cakes
07. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 3- Space Neuron
08. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 3- In Summer Paradise
09. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 3- Pazzaz
10. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 3- Carnival Of Them
11. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 3- The Ride Of The Great Moon Snail
12. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 3- The Inflatible Potato
13. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 3- The Knowledge Of Fingers
14. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 3- The Crooked Sticks
15. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 3- Time Chain
16. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 3- Squashy Things
CD 4
01. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 4- Leaving Spirits
02. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 4- Sky's Alive
03. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 4- As He Understands
04. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 4- Take You To The Medows
05. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 4- Carnival Of Them
06. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 4- The Erp Field
07. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 4- Space Rafting
08. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 4- The Comet Chaser
09. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 4- Sit Your Bum Down
10. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 4- As Sweet As Doves
11. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 4- I Love Your Groovy Shoes
12. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 4- Awaken Children, Vocal
13. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 4- Pan Thang
CD 5
00. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 5- Intro Burp
01. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 5- Hot Butter Slide
02. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 5- Where
03. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 5- Fair Maiden
04. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 5- The Incoming Of A New Race
05. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 5- Thug Trunk
06. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 5- Octigliss
07. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 5- The Arriving World
08. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 5- Cyclops Passing
09. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 5- The Space Travelers Dream
10. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 5- The Unfolding Cosmic Mist
11. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 5- Cerebal Roundabout
12. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 5- Who Knows
13. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 5- Always A Brighter Day
14. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 5- Bobbing Down Stream
15. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 5- Exotic Fan
16. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 5- The Urban Guru
17. Ozric Tentacles - Rare & Unreleased 5- Flute Poppies
Biography
A band from another time, Ozric Tentacles served as the bridge from '70s cosmic rock to the organic dance and festival culture which came back into fashion during the '90s. Formed in 1983 with a debt to jazz fusion as well as space rock, the band originally included guitarist Ed Wynne, drummer Nick Van Gelder, keyboard player Joie Hinton, bassist Roly Wynne and second guitarist Gavin Griffiths (though Griffiths left in 1984). The Ozrics played in clubs around London, meanwhile releasing six cassette-only albums beginning with 1984's Erpsongs. (All six were later collected on the Vitamin Enhanced box set, despite a threatened lawsuit from the Kellogg's cereal company for questionable artwork.) In 1987, Merv Pepler replaced Van Gelder, and synthesizer player Steve Everett was also added.
Ozric Tentacles' first major release, the 1990 album Erpland, foreshadowed the crusty movement, a British parallel to America's hippy movement of the '60s. Crusties borrowed the hippies' organic dress plus the cosmic thinking of new agers, and spent most of their time traveling around England to various festivals and outdoor gatherings. The movement fit in perfectly with bands like Ozric Tentacles and the Levellers, and the Ozrics' 1991 album Strangeitude became their biggest seller yet, occasioning a U.S. contract with Capitol. After the British-only Afterswish and Live Underslunky, 1993's Jurassic Shift hit number 11 on the British charts -- quite a feat for a self-produced album released on the Ozrics' own Dovetail label. The album was released in America by I.R.S. Records, as was 1994's Arborescence. Neither album translated well with American audiences -- despite the band's first U.S. tour in 1994 -- and Ozric Tentacles returned to its Dovetail label for 1995's Become the Other. Waterfall Cities closed out the decade in 1999, and the following summer the group resurfaced with Swirly Termination. Hinton and Pepler also perform in the trance-techno outfit Eat Static, and have released several albums on Planet Dog Records. Ozric Tentacles surfaced in 2000 to release Hidden Step, followed by the EP Pyramidion. In 2002, Live at the Pongmasters Ball came out on both CD and DVD, making it their first venture into the latter.
~AMG by John Bush
Mecano - 1983 - Autoportrait
The story of Mecano starts with a painting, made in 1977 by founder Dirk Polak after finding an old booklet belonging to a Meccano construction box, as fabricated and sold in the thirties.While scanning the booklet, Dirk was struck by a vision of a world built out of Meccano, in painting, sculpture and even lyrics and music.
In the years before Lego existed, Meccano was very popular amongst parents, as they believed that Meccano was not just a toy, but an educative tool for schoolboys with technical abilities. An average box consisted of iron strips, wheels and plates with holes in it, based upon half an inch distance in between. It was designed “for the engineer of tomorrow” and patented in 1901 by Frank Hornby, who advertised it in the swollen tone that colored the first decades of the century and promised membership of “the Meccano Guild” and “unlimited possibilities as the system itself”.
The examples in the instruction booklet set Dirk to paint his Meccano figures, surrounded by surrealistic landscapes and interiors. In those days punk was booming and Dirk thought it was time to start a band and together with Pieter Kooyman and a few hired guns he recorded Face Cover Face, b/w Fools as Mecano Ltd. for the “No Fun” label. But Dirk wanted a real band and so he asked Ton Lebbink to be the drummer. Ton, who was a bouncer at Paradiso in Amsterdam and thus knowing everbody on the scene, immediately introduced the brothers Tejo and Cor Bolten, who also worked at Paradiso, Tejo as floor-manager and Cor, who was a bouncer too and were standing right next to him as he spoke and the band was formed in the blink of an eye. Before that, Dirk was close with Pieter, who was in the short lived “God's heart attack” and also “The Helmettes” and had a single out that was produced by Dirk and so Mecano showed up with 2 guitarists.
Another advantage of Ton and the Bolten brothers, beside their musical abilities, was that they had unlimited acces to Paradiso, the best rehearsing place a band could think of and they started experimenting and putting the music together, mainly based on the ideas of Dirk and the Bolten brothers
Dirks' lyrics, influenced by such artists as Andre Breton, Paul Eluard and above all Russian poet Maiakovski, are overall cryptic and along the way Dirk added his own grammar like “lack of joie de vivre” or “globeold”.
In the summer of '79 Mecano made their stage debut and began touring the alternative circuit. Later they toured France and their '81 Paris concert had an enthousiastic press in the France Soir, their high intensity performance in Reims left a huge impression on the audience.
Early 1980 newly founded Torso Records had released the mini-lp Untitled and in that same year Subtitled, both nowadays reaching high prices amongst collectors. The next year Torso released two singles, Escape the Human Myth b/w History Landmark and Robespierre's Remarks b/w Room for Two, heading for hunters to collect. After that the band split up, to be reunited in 1982 without Ton Lebbink and Pieter Kooyman and a smaller size Mecano started recording Autoportrait, which came out early ‘83 and on which Pieter Kooyman is present on Suggestive Sleep and To Life's Reunion .
At last the Mecano files have been opened and the recordings were professionally remasterd by Cor and Tejo Bolten, resulting in exellent sound quality. This double cd has all of Mecano's studio-recordings. Also including live recordings who are never been issued before.
A true history landmark.
Leo Schelvis Resources : mecano.ws/
Thanks Mystery Poster and Friends
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Labels: innocent76, M
Wire - 1979 - 154
Completing the transformation from abstract punks to art-rockers, 154 is Wire's most impressive album. The virulance still remains, but with more depth and style than elsewhere. Ever-changing writing partnerships create a new level of tension, pulling the release in often-disparate directions. On the surface this creates a rather disjointed album, but the sheer quality of writing and performance soon banishes such thoughts for good.
Experimentation is still evident—most notably in the harrowing The Other Window that tells the story of a man travelling on a foreign train. From his window, he notices a dying horse fataly trapped in a barbed wire fence. The stressed instrumentation of the backing and out-of-time metronome drumbeat enhance the atmosphere building to the simple finale: 'He turned away/What could he do/The other window had a nicer view'.
Wire's keen sense of observation also appears within the amusing On Returning, emphasising the way British people sometimes travel overseas with a level of nonchalance and arrogance: 'You'll be sorry when the sun has roasted you to lobster red'; 'On arriving with the third language tucked into your briefcase next to your toothbrush'.
The musical high-point arrives halfway through the album in the shape of A Mutual Friend. The arrangement is rather less contemporary than any of the other tracks, combining various guitars with cor anglais passage and evolving drum beats that range from delicate cymbal play to rampaging tom rolls.
The reissue also adds a four track EP with one piece from each member of Wire, and the cutting B-side Go Ahead, which probably says more about the situation with the band's record label at the time than any other piece of prose. If you like Wire then you'll adore 154 and although this is sometimes one of the most painfully disjointed albums you're ever likely to hear it's also one of the best.
Craig Grannell (1998)
Download Links :
Wire_-_1979_-_154.rar
Wire_-_1979_-_154_-Bonus.rar
Labels: innocent76, W
16 albums, 2 EP's
Keep them going strong, share, all good stuff here..
(16 albums, 2 EP's):
Mekons - The Quality of Mercy is not Strnen (England 1979)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1W7ENVMV
Wire - 154
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=68B0X1CQ
Gareth Williams - Flaming Tunes
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8AQ6SLEG
Mecano - Autoportrait
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=F6EJ1X4Y
Uludag "Mau Mau" Germany 1988
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RS0DQ6EC
Blue Sun - Live 1970
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5LZ6B8AC
The Hat Shoes - Differently Desperate
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9X4UQ490
Joanna Newsom - (2002)Walnut Whales - EP (2003)Yarn & Glue - EP
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KDWCJMN3
Emmanuelle Parrenin - Maison Rose
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=J7T0N3YW
A Hawk and a Hacksaw (3 albums)
s/t, Darkness at Noon, The Way the Wind Blows
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q0DVNTSZ
Kam-pas-nel-la (Haco)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3NQSJC5L
Yesterday's Heroes (Haco & Terre Thaemlitz)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IUOCNWC2
OOIOO "Taiga"
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HS531PID
Electrelane - Rock it to the Moon
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CB8A275Z
The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=137TLH8F
Labels: Mystery Poster
Lord John - 1986 - Six Days of Sound
Lord John - 1986 - Six Days of Sound (re-upped)
Bucketfull of Brains:
This album is so good, mere words won't do it justice. Through a dense psychedelic wall of sound emerge melodies and lyrics of intricate beauty, and surprisingly powerful songs with an endearing naivete. Initially, the intensity of sound and extended arrangements are difficult to penetrate, but perseverence pays off. The barrage of effects is not there to conceal any inadequacies, rather they begin with great songs which develop into a compelling electrical confusion.
It's hard to find any bad tracks, but certain ones stand out above the others. "Step Upside Down" at the start of side one is a psychedelic classic, as you'd expect with a title like that. "My World Dies Screaming" is also as good as you'd imagine. But the hidden gem is "All Over Me" which is easy to overlook, with ethereal vocals over a beautifully understated backing. I can't recommend this album highly enough. It's my favourite amongst lots of favourites this year. Well worth a careful listen.
from Underground, 7/87:
If you could wish for the ripest rock psychedelia played like punk for all its psychological worth, then need I say that New Jersey's Lord John are a dream. There's one pair of granny glasses and one paisley shirt on the cover, and there's little advance in the sound to tell you that this record was made in 1987, but SIx Days is still new in its revisionism. It all drips with echo, reverb and voices disappearing up wind-tunnels, as melodies chime hazily or stamp recklessly on duelling colour-guitars. If you wish The Jam had been smitten with Syd Barrett rather than Pete Townshend, then the genie has delivered. Brilliant. --Martin Aston
Goldmine:
Occasionally recalling Echo & the Bunnymen, REM, late '60s Prety Things, Dream Syndicate, and even Hawkwind, New Jersey's Lord John have a debut that's more often than not impressive and should help them to win over neo-psychedelic fans.
Much of Lord John's strength lay in lead guitarist Ray Normandy, who shoulders the bulk of the musical end. He's powerful but also aware of melodic structure. Normandy will take things to the edge, but he knows when to pull back, too. Along with solid vocals, which run the gamut of spry pop, acid-tinged psychedelia, and moody post-punk, and rich material, Lord John has a lot to rave about.-- Chip Lamey
These are only a few of the reviews that received this LP (on Bomb! records). Why then there was no follow-up? Why the record never reissued on CD, as many of Voxx/Bomb releases and is out-of-print? I must add that they have a minor success (in certain circles) and the greek label Hitch-Hyke released (or imported - I don't remeber) localy.
Lord John disbanded after that, two of the members formed the Narc Twins who recorded but didn't released anything (they only had a few tapes and some recordings on MP3.com around 2000 - which I could post). Their pages are here: Lord John (with a few tracks of Six Days of Sound LP) and Narc Twins
Line-up:
Ray Normandy gtr, vcls, kbds
John Figler drms
Thomas Gibson vcls, gtr
Thomas Stanton bs
Tracks:
Step Upside Down
Blue and Green
Paint My Eyes
The Final Solution
My World Dies Screaming
West Miniature Abbey
Love's Something Else
All Over Me
I Walk Alone
Things That Have Been
Labels: L, Rainy Day Sponge
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Lee Michaels - Carnival Of Life - 1968
Personnel:
GARY DAVIS organ A
EDDIE HOH drms A
JOHN KESKI bs A
LEE MICHAELS piano, organ, harpsichord, bs, vcls A B
HAMILTON WESLEY WATT gtr A
JOHN BARBATA drms B
FRANK DAVIS drms B
LARRY KNECHTEL bs B
DRAKE LEVIN gtr B
NB: (2) also issued in Germany (A&M 212054) 1968.
45s:(up to 1969) 1 Hello/Love (A&M ) 1968 2 Sounding The Sleepin/Tomorrow (A&M ) 1968 3 If I Lose You/My Friends (A&M ) 1968 4 Goodbye/The War (A&M ) 1969
Born on the 24th of November, 1945 in Los Angeles, Lee Michaels began in the early sixties with The Sentinals, a surf group from San Luis Obispo. In 1966 he joined the Joel Scott-Hill Trio and then Family Tree.
His first album is an excellent example of California psych pop with inventive keyboards parts. One track, Love was also covered by The Novells, whilst the guitar player is Hamilton Wesley Watt of Euphoria.
Lee Michaels' later albums were commercially successful and more pop oriented. On his second, he was assisted by Drake Levin (ex-Paul Revere and The Raiders), John Barbata (ex-Strangers). Frank Davis also played drums with Cold Blood and Loading Zone but is not the same guy as the Travel Agency leader.
Compilation appearances include: Hello on Nuggets, Vol. 11 (LP).
(Stephane Rebeschini)
Fat Water (USA) - 1969 - Fat Water
01. I Can Be Happy
02. Joshua
03. Amalynda Guinevere
04. Gimme Your Sweet
05. Guitar Store Song
06. Only For The Momen
07. It's Not The Same
08. Wayback
09. Waiting For Mary
10. Mistress De Charmaign
11. Santa Anna Speed Queen
12. Gotta Get Together
Personnel:
Boris - Bass, Vocals
Eve – Keyboards
Lance - Guitar, Vocals
Pete - Drums, Vocals
Vicki – Vocals
Album:
Fat Water (MGM SE 4660) 1969
45:
Santa Anna Speed Queen / Amalynda Guinevere (MGM 14101) 12/1969
From Chicago, a mix of psych and heavy rock, with good organ and guitars plus the powerful voice of their singer, who was probably influenced by Janis Joplin. This outfit reportedly evolved out of The One Eyed Jacks from Champaign, Illinois.
Fat Water is the eponymous album from a rock act influenced by the San Francisco/Jefferson Airplane sound of the late '60s and early '70s.
Fat Water probably hail from the west coast of America and fit very nicely into the dual male /female lead vocals of the late 60’s and early ‘70s. The vocals are very much of the west coast San Francisco scene of that time and bring the Airplane’s Grace Slick immediately to mind. Musically, the vocals are matched with acoustic guitars and swirling organ which gives a country rock feel that flows easily from full tilt boogie to slow blues.
Labels: F, Lost In Tyme
Green Pajamas - 1986 - Book of Hours
Green Pajamas - 1986 - Book of HoursThe year was 1983 when the Green Pajamas germinated in the minds of Joe Ross and Jeff Kelly after they met at a party and discovered a common interest in 60's psychedelia. With the Los Angeles "paisley underground" music scene of `83 spinning at full tilt, our fab duo decided to start a similar scene in their home town of Seattle. By spring of 1984 they had recorded and released a homemade cassette called Summer of Lust described by one U.K. journalist as "British-style psychedelia similar to Dukes of Stratosphear but moreoff-center and less pastiche". Tom Dyer heard something in Jeff's songs and signed the Pajamas to his Green Monkey record label in their native Seattle, despite the fact that Jeff's fabric of choice, paisley was immediately swallowed up by a sea of flannel. Microscopic quantities of the first four GPJs releases trickled out, some in cassette only versions, giving new meaning to the term "limited edition." After 1989 'Ghosts of Love' the Green Pajamas went on hiatus and Kelly issued the solo LP 'Coffee in Nepal' in 1991. In 1997 the band resurfuced with more success and continues until today.
For most of the last score of the 20th century, Jeff Kelly has been crafting some of the sweetest, most melodious and memorable psychedelic tinged pop music these ears have encountered, mostly arranged and interpreted by his band, The Green Pajamas. Unfortunately, outside of a few pockets of musicologists scattered across the globe, most of these confections have registered about as much impact as that proverbial tree falling in the woods with no one around. Small, independent record labels from such exotic lands as Greece (DiDi), Australia (Camera Obscura, AuGoGo), Germany (Bouncing Records), Sweden (Sound Effects) and England (UBIK, Woronzow) have released his work to the cognoscenti who devour each lyric, chord progression and subtle musical nuance like a junkie scoring his last fix. As soon as the record ends, we start it again, hunting for additional clues to hidden meanings missed the first go round, savoring each note as if it were his last, yet immediately yearning for more: another album, another song....
Twenty-three years later the Green Pajamas are still ahead of the times while remaining lost in time; a quality that keeps the listener haunted yet always craving more.
1986 Line-up: Jeff Kelly, guitar/vocals; Steve Lawrence, bass/vocals/guitar; Karl Wilhelm, drums; Bruce Haedt keys/vocals
01 Ten Thousand Words
02 The First Rains Of September
03 Stand To Reason
04 The Night Miss Sundby Died
05 A Murder Of Crows
06 Ain't So Bad
07 Paula
08 Men In Your Life
09 Stand In The Light
10 Bang Bang You're Dead
11 Higher Than I've Been
12 Time Of Year
Labels: G, Rainy Day Sponge
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Victoria - 1971 - Victoria ( usa psych)
Here’s the original cd from Seven Little Indians with the beautiful red velvet digipack and golden engraved artwork (limitied 500 copies with 4 extra songs and photo’s)
Maybe 5 or 6 known copies of this of this demo release (200 made) of a New Jersey band. A Fantastic concept psych beauty.
3 girls and 1 guy.
They tried to get attention from big labels but this never happened. They wanted him to sound like Blood Sweat and Tears. But this wasn’t Greg’s idea of music. The music has everything you need, like a wild version of early Moby Grape combined with New Dawn and C.A. Quintet, sometimes dreamy sometimes totally wild underground-psych, with female vocals and splattering leads, titanic guitars and distorted guitars. Sweet tunes turn into dark psychpower!!!!!
Personnel :
SHARON BARTON
MAUREEN DEIDELBAUM
GREG RUBAN
CHERYL SIMPSON
Produced, arr.Composed by GREG RUBAN
Greg Ruban, the composer and front-man of victoria recorded this album just before he had to go to Vietnam. When he returned from War, he took his unreleased album on a 3 month trip to Europe on a motorbike to promote it, but unfortunately that did not work out at all. The album was unreleased until only a few years ago.…
enjoy!!!!Mazzy Star - Live in Chicago - bootleg
01 - Flowers In December
02 - Ride It On
03 - Into Dust
04 - Give You My Lovin
05 - Fade into you
06 - Halah
07 - Ghost Highway
08 - Blue Flower
A very rare live bootleg of Mazzy Star.
Mazzy Star was a dream pop/alternative band formed in 1989 from a band called Opal, a collaboration of guitarist David Roback (of the eighties Paisley Underground group Rain Parade) and bassist Kendra Smith (of Dream Syndicate fame). They were later joined by Smith's friend Hope Sandoval as the vocalist. Kendra Smith soon left the band.
Mazzy Star is probably best known for the song "Fade Into You," which brought the band some success in the mid-1990s and was dream pop's biggest mainstream hit (it was later sampled by Richard X for his song "Into You" featuring Jarvis Cocker). Roback and Sandoval were the creative center of the band, with Sandoval writing most of the lyrics and Roback composing most of the music.
Listen to dreamful voice of Hope, and feel the spirit of mazzy star live.
Labels: by Friends and Visitors of this Blog, M
Earcandy - Sound Is Just The Way You Ear It
Bandname Earcandy
Cyrus Faryar - 1971 - Cyrus
MIKE BOTTS drms A
CRAIG DOERGE piano A
CYRUS FARYAR vcls, glass hrmnca, gtr A B
BRIAN GAROFALO bs A
ALEX HASSILEV electronic score, backing vcl A
PAUL McCANDLESS oboe A
GLEN MOORE bs A DICK ROSMINI gtr A
RALPH TOWNER gtr, mellophone A
COLIN WALCOTT perc A B
(DAVID CROSBY backing vcl A)
(MAMA CASS ELLIOT backing vcl A)
(BOB GIBSON gtr, backing vcl A)
1(A) CYRUS (Elektra 74105) 1971
2(B) ISLANDS (Elektra ?) 1973
The former Modern Folk Quintet member and voice of Zodiac Cosmic Sounds recorded these solo albums in 1971 and 1973. Cyrus was recorded in Los Angeles with the help of the members of the jazz group Oregon, David Crosby, Cass Elliot and various sessionmen. It's mainly composed of introspective folk rock with some oriental influences and very religious lyrics (Softly Through The Darkness, New Beginnings, Kingdom). Springtime Bouquet is an electronic score composed by Alex Hassilev. Recorded in 1973, Islands is presumably in the same style.
Faryar can also be found on recordings by Fred Neil, Mama Cass and the Stone Poneys and he sung one track for the soundtrack of "Last Summer" produced by John Simon. He even produced some albums by the Firesign Theater. In the early seventies, Faryar moved to Hawaii where he produced some local groups like Country Comfort.
(Stephane Rebeschini)
Sebastian - Rays Of The Sun - 1969
ALBUM: 1 RAYS OF THE SUN (MCA 7001) 1970
45s: 1 Now That It's Over/Elaine (Apex 77106) 1970 54 2 Back In Love Again/Smile A Little (Apex 77109) 1970 81 3 Babe I Can Carry Your Tombstone/I Won't Do It Mama (Quality 1976) 1970 - 4 Jimmy, Janis And Alan/Wexford Boulevard Hangup (Yorkville 45032) 1971 - 5 Jubilation/Through With Your Love (MCA 2004) 1971 - 6 Too Young/Darlin' I Do (Mr. Maestro 801) 197? -
NB: (1) also issued on Decca (32655) 1969.
(CA)
Ruth Copeland - Gimme Shelter
Ruth Copeland (feat. Parliament) - Gimme Shelter_The Invictus Sessions
Track Listings
01. Prologue: Child Of The North
02. Thanks For The Birthday Card
03. Your Love's Been So Good To Me
04. Music Box
05. Silent Boatman
06. To William In The Night
07. No Commitment
08. I Got A Thing For You Daddy
09. Gift Of Me
10. Medal
11. Crying Has Made Me Stronger
12. Hare Krishna
13. Suburban Family Lament
14. Play With Fire
15. Don't You Wish You Had (What You Had When You Had It)
16. Gimme Shelter
Two very rare funk-soul albums (on one disc) which George Clinton's Parliament were the backing band as Ruth Copeland was an integral part of the early 70's band. Copeland effortlessly blends soul, funk,blues, psychedelia and acoustic material onto these albums. The second album 'I Am What I Am' had an incredible version of the Stones classic 'Gimme Shelter'. Funk out! ~ Freak Emporium
Rare funky work by Ruth Copeland -- a Detroit-based female rock singer, but one who worked with George Clinton on a number of her tracks -- giving her albums a hard funky sound that's right up there with early work by Parliament or Funkadelic! The CD features both Ruth's albums for the Invictus label -- Self Portrait and I Am What I Am -- the former of which has great work by Clinton, who also wrote a number of the songs. Titles include "Your Love Been So Good To Me", which starts with a very fuzzy electric break, and "I Got a Thing For You Daddy", which has some great spacey guitars on the intro! Other cuts include "Child of the North", "The Medal", "Gimme Shelter", "Play With Fire", "Hare Krishna", "Suburban Family Lament", "No Commitment", "A Gift of Me", and "The Music Box".
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Afrika Korps - 1987 - God, It's Them Again EP
Afrika Korps - 1987 - God, It's Them Again EPLine-up
Solomon Gruberger: vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar / Jay Gruberger: bass, lead guitar (3,6) / Kenne Gizmo Highland: vocals, lead guitar (1,2,4,7) / Marthat Hull: vocals (1,2,7) / Kenny Kaiser: drums, percussion (1,7) / Kim Kane (Slickee Boys): rhythm guitar, vocals (1,7) / Tommy Carr: drums (2)
recorded on august 14, 1982 - producers: S.Gruberger, J.Gruberger, K.Kane
Track listing
1.I'm lost in the sea of your love (part 1)
2.Nothings gonna change my life
3.Tonight
4.Reno Mania
5.Don't spoil the cake
6.Cute little she devil
7.I'm lost in the sea of your love (part 2)
The Afrika Korps was formed in 1976 by three pioneers of the American DIY garage-punk movement Solomon Gruberger (O.Rex), Kim Kane (Slickee Boys) and Kenne Highland (Gizmos). All three had already released their own indie records at this point, and with the addition of Ken Kaiser on drums and 16 year old Jay Gruberger on bass, the Afrika Korps was a casually constituted underground supergroup whose fifteen-person lineup included fanzine writers, and other assorted Washington DC-area garagepunks. Their first LP 'Music to Kill By' boasts 22 songs (including the Slickee Boys' "Jailbait Janet," covers of the Kinks and Yardbirds, and such culturally profound outpourings as "Iggy," "Death to Disko!" and "N.Y. Punk.").
Reuniting on a smaller scale five years later, the Korps roared back into action with a punchy second album. Solomon Gruberger (who does a pretty good Joey Ramone imitation on "Tonight") shares lead vocal duties on the half-dozen songs with ex-Slickee Boys singer Martha Hull and SB guitarist Kim Kane. These recordings released as an 12"EP by the French label New Rose, in 1987. The best review for this comes from Dimitri T.Shepilov, Editor in Chief of Pravda, in the 50s: "All this nervous and insane Boogie Woogie are the wild orgies of cavemen...devoid of all elements of beauty and melody...representing an uncontrolled release of base passions, a burst of the lowest feeling and sexual urges."
Labels: A, Rainy Day Sponge
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
The Far Cry - 1969 - The Far Cry
The Far Cry - 1969 - The Far Cry
01. Shapes
02. Midnight Juice
03. Dream?
04. Hellhound
05. Earthlight
06. Sweet Little Angel
07. Listen to the Walls
Here's a hard to find psychedelic free-for-all...a favorite of mine although you need to be in a certain mood to fully appreciate it. Fans of Captain Beefheart would probably like this one!
-Lanchester
Here's the review from lysergia:
Geez, ever heard the phrase something is "an acquired taste"? Well, it's certainly an applicable description for the Boston-based Far Cry. An early entry to the horn-rock sweepstakes, this seven piece outfit was signed by the short-lived New York-based Vanguard Apostolic Records, and the band's self-titled debut teamed them with producer Daniel Weiss. Imagine Blood, Sweat and Tears locked into a closet with Captain Beefheart and Quicksilver Messenger Service's John Cipollina... Largely original (the lone exception being a cover of Riley King's 'Sweet Little Angel'), the album featured a strange blend of jazz, fusion and psychedelic rock moves. While it may not have sounded particularly promising, the combination of styles was actually intriguing. Whiting's bizarre and wild voice (on tracks such as 'Shapes' and 'Hellhound' it sounded as if he were about to suffer a terminal stoke), Martin's free form sax (sometime it sounded as if he were reading the charts for a different song) and Lenart's fluid guitar (check out the introduction to 'Earthlight') made for an album we play on a regular basis.
Labels: F, Lanchester
The Oracle - 1989 - Nataraja Da Nada
So GET IT!!!!
ORACLE: Nataraja Da Nada
(Paradise Lost US 1989 )
The Oracle Speaks (24:18)
a. The invocation
b. The proclamation
c. Don't hold your breath
The awakening (24:00)
Please walk with me through the tangled web that surrounds this LP, as the rewards that await on the other side are generous. For instance, how many LPs do you own that are made by a 300 pound redneck biker that calls himself "Rameshwar"?
But let's begin at the beginning. Around 1990, a Texan record dealer and occasional impressario named Darryl Menkin distributed this LP among the psych-head underworld. Information on it was limited, but Menkin himself was listed as "executive producer" on the sleeve, and the recording was stated as having been made in West Virginia. It appeared to be a modern release of a contemporary psych group. Except that this band didn't look like the Blacklight Chameleons - they looked like they had wandered out of the time-space continuum at a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert in 1975 and hadn't found their way back to earth until 1989. And the record didn't really sound like a modern psych band either - to begin with, it was insane.
The potential cloud of confusion was made flesh when Darryl Menkin, and others with him, unexpectedly started referring to the LP as a "reissue" of an LP from "1976" - the original of which noone had ever seen. This information made its way into various record lists and eventually into Ron Moore's admirable "Underground Sounds" book, which is where I first spotted it.
Fast forward to Spring 2002. I've just received a tape of Oracle's "Nataraja da nada" and am listening to it in headphones. I hear it based on the assumption that it is a rare private press from 1976, because I don't yet know what is described above. The tape has the album sides reversed, beginning with "The awakening" which is side B. This turns out to be another fortunate mishap, as "The awakening" is the stronger trip of the two.
About 1 minute into the track I'm upright in my chair, having sunk into a couch potato pose after listening to half-ass psych all day. I mean, this sounds like the real thing; the basement fidelity, the acid guitar, the murky drumming. Then when the vocalist opens his mouth I'm practically on my feet. What the hell IS THIS? It sounds like the missing link between Sky Saxon & James Brown, with a thick redneck accent to boot. The lyrics are obscure, but what I pick up spells "L"-"S"-"D". About halfway through the track the trio takes off for the Andromeda Galaxy, a 10-minute space guitar jam with echoes of Manuel Gottsching and Terry Brooks, before Rameshwar the vocalist reappears to send a final transmission back to the Solar system. Whew! No coincidence they called their recording shack "The Sponge" - there must have been liquid acid running down the walls in there.
All must bow before the almighty Rameshwar.
Over on the reverse side is "The oracle speaks", another 24-minute trip which I'm pretty certain was recorded in a lysergic state - there's no other way to explain the strange wave-like in/out-of synch drumming. Beginning with ghostly whispers of Sanskrit the piercing Voice appears again to intone the LP title, before setting off on a bizarre imitation of rootsy garage rock interspersed with crude acid guitar leads. Less musically appealing than "The awakening", we are nevertheless treated to some great anti-social lyrics wherein Rameshwar explains, in the way a Hell's Angel might, that noone should even think about changing his way of living, not the Government or even Mr President - Don't hold your breath!
That's about it. A conceptual tribal basement acid space guitar trip that is as good as anything I've heard from a modern - as I believe them to be - psych band. It's not for everyone, but heads who enjoy Ya Ho Wha 13 LPs can find comfort in the fact that there were freaks as flipped out as Yod's guys 15 years later, right in the middle of the Reagan-Bush American heartland.
Labels: O, stavros666999
McFadden's Parachute - 2003 - Black Fuzz
01. Black Fuzz
02. Crashing Into Amethyst
03. Intoxicated Red Illusions
04. When A Flower Dies
05. The Last Woman On Earth
(lyrics by Del Rivers - music by Dagwood McFadden and Del Rivers)
06. Fall Of The Queen (Destiny's Children)
07. No Good Without You (Stevenson)
08. We're Nevermore (Coming Home) (cover song)
09. The Other Side (cover song)
10. Song Of A Baker (cover song)
Formed in 1988 by Dagwood McFadden. Members consist of one man - Dagwood. He writes all the material, plays all the instruments, records and mixes all of the songs. Recorded and released 23 full length albums (325 + songs) since 1990. After releasing self-produced albums for 9 years, formed a live version of the band in 1999 with Rick Cona of The Chesterfield Kings and Dave Anderson of The Projectiles and The Riviera Playboys. Toured the NE US summer of 1999 (Geno's in Portland ME, CBGB'S ijn NYC, The Midway in Boston, The Bug Jar in Rochester))- disbanded in September 1999. Dagwood returned to recording as the "one man" band and 7 more full length releases followed, and will never stop being made until he croaks...Also played drums on the new album by Sky Sunlight Saxon (of The Seeds) and his new project called Green Forrests. Recorded in
Discography :
1988
"Julie's Illusion" b/w "Empty Plaines" (Dagwood McFadden) - Unreleased Single
"Bishopsgate Turtledove" (Dagwood McFadden) - Unreleased Live Demo
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Physical Culture Sanitariuum Self-released Cassette Album
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1992
Just A Minute, Man Self-released Cassette Album
The Smell Of Incense Self-released Cassette Album
Musical (?) Schizophrenia Self-released Cassette Album
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1993
Decent Of The Peacefrogs Self-released Cassette Album
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1994
McFadden's Parachute Unplugged Self-released Cassette Album
Dropping Out Self-released Cassette Album
Black And White Rainbows Self-released Cassette Album
The Anti-electric Sounds Of McFadden's Parachute Unreleased EP of acoustic versions of previously released songs
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1995
The Akle Jane Quatrains
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Lost In Space Unreleased Double Album
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Supernova Spunk Records SP-023
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1999
Another Chick Induced Dream Spunk Records SP-11:11.
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2000
Allison Crow Is Dying Garage-Pop Records GP - 09
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2001
McFadden's Parachute Garage Pop Records GP - 13
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2002
Paisley
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2003
Black Fuzz Jargon Records JAR - CD0301
Far - Out - Fisa Jargon Records JAR - CD031001
Supernova Jargon Records JAR - CD0302
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2004
Sweep Out The Brainfog Jargon Records JAR - CD - 0404.
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2005
McFadden's Parachute
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HAMMERDOWN Promo Copy Only No Label Yet, Shopping For One
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Labels: innocent76, M
Gary Higgins - Red Hash - 1973
Gary Higgins
Personnel:
DAVE BEAUJON
bs
A
JAKE BELL
gtr, vcls
A
TERRY FENTON
organ, piano
A
GARY HIGGINS
vcls
A
PAUL TIERNEY
flute, mandolin, vcls
A
MAUREEN WELLS
cello, vcls
A
ALBUM:
1
RED HASH
(Nufusmoon WMI 3673)
1973 R1
NB: (1) reissued on CD.
Connecticut electric folk/rock of a very high standard - it even approaches Mu territory at times on tracks like Thicker Than A Smokey, Telegraph Towers and I Can't Sleep At Night. Produced by Higgins and Chico Carillo, the LP came with a lyric sheet.
(Clark Faville/Stephane Rebeschini)
Franco Battiato
"Ho dormito per non morire
buttando i miei miti di carta
su cieli di schizofrenia"
download: http://rapidshare.com/files/6100604/franco_battiato_-_clic__1974_.zip
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posted by Vlahaki (the)
Labels: B, by Friends and Visitors of this Blog, F
Joy of Cooking- Same
JOy of cookingInitial release : 1971
Capitol 661
The debut Joy Of Cooking album.
Tracks
Hush (Traditional arr. Garthwaite and Brown)
Too Late, But Not Forgotten (Brown)
Down My Dream (Brown)
If Some God (Sometimes You Gotta Go Home) (Brown)
Did You Go Downtown? (Garthwaite)
Dancing Couple (Brown)
Brownsville / Mockingbird (medley) (Lewis / Brown / Garthwaite)
Red Wine At Noon (Brown)
Only Time Will Tell Me (Brown)
Children's House (Brown)
Musicians
Terry Garthwaite - guitar, clarinet, lead vocals
Toni Brown - keyboards, steel guitar, kalimba, lead vocals
David Garthwaite - bass, giuitar
Fritz Kasten - drums, alto saxophone
Ron Wilson - congas, harp, cowbell, tambourine
Wanda Jackson - Queen of Rockabilly -The Very Best of The R'n'R Years
Wanda Lavonne Jackson was born in 1937 in Maud, Oklahoma, a small town about fifty miles southeast of Oklahoma City. Her father played piano in bar bands and worked whatever odd jobs he could find, which weren't many in the Dust Bowl during the Depression. So in 1941 he loaded up the family and headed for California and a better way of life. The family settled in Bakersfield. Wanda first learned to sing in a church gospel choir. She learned to play the guitar after her father bought her one in 1943. Wanda practiced incessantly. As her mother later said, "Wanda wasn't like other children after the guitar came into her life."
The Jackson family moved back to Oklahoma City in 1949 when Wanda was 12-years-old. While attending high school, Wanda won a talent show at a local radio station. Her prize was a daily fifteen-minute radio program.
Rock It
Leviathan (UK) - 1969 - Forgotten Jewels
Leviathan (UK) - 1969 - Forgotten Jewels
01 - Time
02 - Children Of Tomorrow
03 - My White Bicycle
04 - Times To Remember
05 - Second Production
06 - The World In My Heart
07 - Flames
08 - Shades Of Autumn
09 - Blue Day
10 - Time (Alternate Version)
11 - The War Machine
12 - Evil Woman
Some time ago, this album appeared in the UK via many best-known pstch / prog / beat music outlets. The label hails from Bremen, Germany, and it it was immediately obvious that FJ didn't know much about the band they had 'scooped' for this release. Apart from track listings that made up this album, all that we are told by FJ is that 'tracks 1 - 3 performed by The Shivering Span' (sic), 'tracks 4 - 12 performed by Leviathan' (the compilers of this platter must have seen the 'Psychedelic Dungeon' boxed 7" set which features two songs by the Mike Stuart Span : the booklet which accompanies the package reproduces an old music paper article on the band's appearance in the film "Better A Widow". It describes the how the four musicians were performing a number in Hyde Park for the benefit of the cameras - in mid-December, wearing nothing warmer than their paisley shirts! The heading for it was simply 'Shivering Span' which gives you some idea how much research was done for this LP!). What the LP doesn't tell you is that these tracks were culled from the band's singles, a Radio One session and also some unreleased acetates. This album is a pretty shoddy affair and with a little bit of care and effort they could have turned into a very nice release, but whoever did the cover (and pointless insert) should stick to painting by numbers.
All that aside, the music is excellent; the Span / Leviathan wrote and performed some of the most distinctive progressive / psych sounds of the era and anyone who has a copy will no doubt play it again and again. So, what better way of talking us through the contents of the album can there be other than hearing it from someone who was there at the time?
Gary 'Roscoe' Murphy, the drummer with Mike Stuart Span / Leviathan, will now give us a guided tour :
Time (John Peel session version) : Not as strong as the single version, technically not so well engineered. Note : complete with Simon & Garfunkel ending! Simple, pleasant and melodic
Children of Tomorrow (John Peel version) : Far superior to the ultra-rare 45 version on the Jewel label, however, perhaps lacks the raw excitment of the original
My White Bicycle (again from the Peel session) : Pleasant, strong melody and a possible commercial re-release. Stands up wellby modern standards, and one of my favourites from the LP
Remember The Times : Our first single as Leviathan, comercial, driving music, well engineered with good vocals. This is one that I enjoyed playing live immensely
Second Production : One of the strongest songs - very '60's lyrics and strange percussive rhythm. Almost ethereal quality solo - far too short! The unreleased Decca version is far superior - the solo is out of this world, and could be earmarked for private release
World In My Head : Fairly simple melody and lyrics which builds up to a good solo. This was good to play live, but doesn't transfer to vinyl 100% succesfully
Flames : My own personal favourite of all time (from our own material that is) - well engineered and played : one of the most 'theatrical' numbers. Brian is at his best and shows excellent guitar skills. The faded ending, however is not for effect and, sadly, shortened purely to fit on the album. There are several other versions of this and they're all good
Shades of Autumn (Peel version) : The correct title of this should be "Through The Looking Glass". More instrumental than vocal; some excellent guitar passages by Brian, with many rhythm and mood changes. Very enjoyable to play and listen to
Blue Day : As the title suggests, very blues-orientated. Whilst it features Roger on a brilliant bass solo, this is not overall the best version around. Musically somewhat mediocre - the alternate version has more drive and harder wah-wah guitar throughout which strengthens the whole performance, and, while the bass solo is omitted, it reaches a much more professional climax
Time (Alternate version) : Much nicer; better recorded and an altogether fuller sound. Still lacks, in my opinion, either brass or string accompaniment. Moving, sincere lyrics. Somewhat disappointing ending though
The War Machine : Now we're really talking; a very strong number. Very pleasing effect, drums superbly recorded (and played I might add), star vocal appearance by yours truly! A very satisfying production; unusually contrasting guitar solo which works admirably well. Probably the best-recorded and most original song on the whole album
Evil Woman : This was an attempt on at putting down a 'live' track, which doesn't fully come off; what might work in a club or a concert venue loses something during the recording - probably atmosphere and a lack of an audience. Musically quite rewarding but just lacks that magic spark.
So there you have Gary's feelings on each of the tracks on this bootleg, but what does Gary think of it as a whole?
Gary : Overall, the album is a good representation of Leviathan's collective talents at songwriting and musical ability : where it fails is in presentation and poor quality recordings. By bootleg standards however, the cover is not too bad, but the insert is less pleasing and does nothing to enhance the finished product. I'd liked to have seen some more information and photos of the band included....the track listing hasn't been well thought out either, and could have been divided almost equally into the singles and non-singles on sides A and B. Rather than repeat "Time" a more obvious choice would have been "Concerto of Thoughts" (B-side of the Jewel 45) or perhaps "Just Forget Tomorrow", B-side of the last Leviathan single on Elektra, which is one of the best suited to Stuart's vocals. Summing up, the LP is not all bad, but could've been greatly improved using better quality recordings and other versions of the same tracks which were positively superior. However, if nothing else, it has made people aware of the band and that if enough interest is shown there are still some gems to be found locked in the 'jewel' casket....!
This article originally appeared in 117 magazine issue two.
Monday, December 04, 2006
Hidden Peace - 1986 - We All Have...
Hidden Peace - 1986 - We All Have...
First and last release of this acid-punk outfit from North Hollywood. It was released by the greek label Hitch-Hyke Records in LP (LIFT-003). Who knows the story behind this release... Hidden Peace had previously appeared in the Battle of the Garages vol.III compilation of Bomb/Voxx records.
Line-up
Paul S.Halbe - gtr, vcls
John Gleeson -drms
Ricky Hart - rhythm gtr
Dez Hernan -bs
Deanne - tambourine
Don't know anything else about them, didn't find any trace of Paul Halbe who apparently was the leader and wrote all the songs. As the for the music, if you listen to it between tracks from 60s garage/psyche groups, you would't tell the difference. Fuzzed guitars, Seeds, Standels, Fuzztones influences, and good songwriting and playing make this record worth a listen!
SIDE A
Summer Of Love
Stop It
Peacemaker
I Still Send Her Flowers
Acid Rain
In The Beginning
SIDE B
You Better Run You Better Hide
When The Day Is Coming
Tomorrow's Gone Away
Hioy Hi Hioy Ho
I Don't Know Anymore
The Final Detail
Labels: H, Rainy Day Sponge
Derroll Adams - Live 1975
There are no word to disribe this man...
Reminds me of Bob Dylan and Markos Vamvakaris at the same time
GET IT.... It's Xmas time
Enjoy
Pesky Gee - 1969 - Exclamation Mark
01 Another Country (7.37)
02 Pigs Foots (4.39)
03 Season Of The Witch (8.22)
04 A Place Of Heartbreak (3.00)
05 Where Is My Mind (3.00)
06 Piece Of My Heart (2.50)
07 Dharma For One (4.02)
08 Peace Of Mind (2.19)
09 Born To Be Wild (4.20)
-Jim Gannon - Guitar
-Jess "Zoot" Taylor - Organ
-Kip Trevor - Vocalist
-Clive Jones - Saxophone
-Bob Bond - Bass guitar
-Clive Box - Drums & percussion
-Kay Garret - Vocalist
Starting out as a typical U.K. club soul band, and then turning toward psychedelia and prog rock in the latter half of the '60s, it wasn't until Pesky Gee! changed their name in 1970 to Black Widow, transformed, and released the satanic Sacrifice that they reached the public eye. If not singular in any particular way, the prog-edged Pesky Gee! album, released on Pye in 1969, has enough cool Hammond organ flourishes and late psych-intoned vocals (male and female) to cause interest. Much is aimless, relies too much on the blues-rock boom, or is downright bad ("Born to Be Wild"), but when they got the mix right they were superb, as on their original psych/soul/prog numbers: on "A Place of Heartbreak" there is a superb male/female vocal, a soulful beat, and some haunting changes; while "Where Is My Mind" (both songs were released as a 45) has a driving rhythm, a unique use of horns, and sees the beginning of the band's fascination with sinister subject matter and horror vocalization. The covers get a bit much, although the Julie Driscoll-intoned reading of Donovan's "Season of the Witch" has some fine moments. Not a solid affair but representative of the change in the British music scene of the late '60s. ~ Jon 'Mojo' Mills, All Music Guide
Sunday, December 03, 2006
The Sound - From The Lion's Mouth
Tracks :
01 Winning
02 Sense Of Purpose
03 Contact The Fact
04 Skeletons
05 Judgement
06 Fatal Flaw
07 Possession
08 The Fire
09 Silent Air
10 New Dark Age
resources : http://www.leonardslair.co.uk/lions.htm
EXCELLENT album guys ! 9/10
Download Link :
http://rapidshare.com/Sound_-_Lions_Mouth.rar
Labels: innocent76, S
The Brood
Portland, ME, garage rock revivalists the Brood consists of members Chris Horne (guitar and vocals), Crystal Light (drums), Betsy Mitchell (bass), and Asch Gregory (organ). Formed in the early '90s, the quartet issued their debut, Vendetta, in 1992, following it up with 1995's Hitsville, and 2000's Beyond the Valley of the Brood, the latter of which was a fictitious soundtrack to a film starring an all-girl band called the Swizzle Chicks.
''The Brood is an all-woman group, but this fact alone does not make them remarkable or notable. The fiery, inspirational 60's punk garage music they create is what sets them apart. Unlike other girl groups which sought to cash in on the novelty of their gender,the Brood is a world-class garage group first, and talanted female musicians second. Each discs contain a consistent rough edge, with guts and fuzz galore - and all of their output is highly recommended.
They are the definition of pure teen garage-mania.''
Singles
I Need You There 7" (Get Hip, 1988, GH-107)
Let's Talk About Boys 7" (Primitive Records, 1988, PR-003)
Since He's Been Gone 7" (Stanton Park Records, 1990, STP 014)
But You're Gone 7" (Get Hip, 1990, GH-131)
Knock On My Door 7" (Estrus, 1992, ES 735) first pressing: white vinyl second pressing: black vinyl
Albums
In Spite Of It All LP/CD (Skyclad Records, 1988, NAKED-21)
Download Link:
Brood-1988-In_Spite_Of_It_All.rar
Vendetta! LP/CD (Estrus, 1992, ES 007)
Download Link:
Brood-1992-Vendetta_.rar
Hitsville LP/CD (Dionysus Records, 1995, ID 123330)
Download Link:
Brood-1995-Hitsville.rar
Beyond The Valley Of The Brood LP/CD (Dionysus Records, 2000, ID 123366)
Download Link:
Brood-2000-Beyond_The_Valley.rar
Compilations
The Estrus Lunch Bucket 3x7"-box (Estrus, 1990, ESBX1/ES706)
Turban Renewal: A Tribute To Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs 2xLP/CD (Norton Records, 1994, ED-234)
The Cat Empire - Two Shoes
Currently, the Cat Empire comprises Ollie McGill (keyboard and backing vocals), Ryan Monro (bass and backing vocals), Felix Riebl (percussion and vocals), Harry James Angus (trumpet and vocals), Will Hull-Brown (drums) and Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwhala (decks, percussion). They also have guest musicians, who make guest appearances with the band on a recurring basis. A strong, recurrent theme of their music is the rejection of materialism, war and intolerance and an enthusiastic embrace of cultural diversity and the simple, carefree life. They are also known for their unusually kind treatment of their fans, doing things like sending out personally messaged and autographed postcards to members of their volunteer promotional teams across Australia.
The Cat Empire began as a trio with Oliver McGill on keyboards, Felix Riebl on percussion and vocals and Ryan Monro on double bass in late 1999 and started playing a wide variety of gigs in Melbourne. The band soon expanded in 2001 adding Harry James Angus on trumpet, Will Hull-Brown on drums and Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwala as a DJ.
By late 2001, the band was appearing in the Speigeltent at the Melbourne Festival. The band prepared an independent single "Feline" (plus EP "Live at Adelphia") at the end of that year. In early 2002, the band played a series of gigs at the Adelaide Festival of Arts. Later that year, they were the headline act at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and St Kilda Film Festival in March.
The band commenced its first overseas tour on the west coast of the United States playing to sellout crowds in the Matrix in San Francisco and playing at the Napa Valley Wine Auction in June 2002. The band received a Music for the Future to fund the recording of The Sun album at the Adelphia studio in Melbourne before flying out to the Edinburgh Festival where they played sixteen successive shows at the Late'n'Live show between 3am and 5am. The band returned to Melbourne for the 2002 Melbourne Festival and played a series of sell-out performances in Melbourne, with Kate Ceberano appearing as a guest vocalist at their final show of the year.
The Cat Empire released their second album, Two Shoes on 19 April 2005. The album, recorded in Havana, Cuba, contains many old favourites for those who followed the Cat Empire from the beginning, as well as some new tunes (the first single, "Sly", being released on 28 March 2005).
The Cat Empire consists of:
Felix Riebl (lead vocals, percussion, chariotti)
Harry James Angus (trumpet and lead vocals; recorder and resonator)
Ollie McGill (piano, keyboard, recorder, tubular bells, backing vocals, Melodica)
Ryan Monro (double bass, bass guitar, backing vocals) Will Hull Brown (drums)
Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwhala (turntables, tambourine, clave, also dances)
Kieran Conrau - Trombone/Trumpet/Tuba/Backing vocals
Ross Irwin - Trumpet/Backing vocals
Carlo Barbaro - Saxophone/Flute/Clarinet
Guest musicians
Other musicians featured on various tracks:
Jesus "Aguaje" Ramos (trombone)
Yauren Muniz (trumpet)
Javier R Zalba Suarez (baritone saxophone)
Idania Valdes (backing vocals)
Maritza Montero (backing vocals)
Virgillio Valdes (backing vocals)
Alyssa Conrau (violin)
Georgina Cameron (violin)
Kristy Conrau (cello)
Max Riebl (trumpet, soprano voice)
Jorge Yoandi Moline (congas)
Arnado Valdes Perez (timbales)
Greg Sheehan (percussion)
Richard Dinesco (guitar)
The Empire Dancers
Fay Khadiwhala
Anthony
Carlos
Albums
Live @ Adelphia (2001)
The Sun (2002) The Cat Empire (2003) - #15 Australia
Tapes, Breaks and Out-Takes (2003)
On the Attack (2004)
Two Shoes (2005) - #1 Australia
Cities: The Cat Empire Project (2006) - #11 Australia
Singles
From The Cat Empire
"Hello" (2003) - #12 New Zealand (no commercial Australian release)
"Days Like These" (2004) - #37 Australia
"The Chariot" (2004) - #34 Australia
"One Four Five" (2004)
From Two Shoes
"Sly" (2005) - #23 Australia
"The Car Song" (2005) - #46 Australia
"Two Shoes" (2005) - #49 Australia
Band's Page & Band's Market
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Labels: by Friends and Visitors of this Blog, C
Leopards - 1987 - Magic Still Exists
Leopards - 1987 - Magic Still ExistsThis is the second and last LP from the Leopards. It came out on Voxx records in 1987. That's where "Psychedelic Boy" (also released as a 7" and included in the "Be A Caveman" compilation) comes from.
Track list
Block Party
Back On The Track
Empty People
Last Night
Harlean's House
Psychedelic Boy
Chief Red Scar's Herbal Cure Show
It Can Happen To You
I'm Drowning
Waiting
Cryin'
Dusty Treasures
Maggie Lane
Line-up
Dennis Pash -gtr, pno, hmca, pcsn, vcls
Ross Inden -bs, pcsn, vcls
James Bordy - gtr, vcls
Dennis Bouch - drms, pcsn
Surprisingly enough the record was engineered by Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion and Epitaph Recs who also lend them instruments and amps!
By the time the Leopards got around to releasing another album, more than a decade later than 'Kansas City Slickers', the Kinks had a lower profile than ever, which makes Magic Still Exists a most welcome arrival. On its opening track, the hyper "Block Party," the band threatens to stake out a style of its own; after that, Pash and friends get back to business, sounding as wonderfully Kinky as ever. Here's hoping they do it again in 1999.[Ira Robbins / Scott Schinder]
Today Dennis Pash is living in a college town just west of Kansas City, Kansas, playing traditional string music on a Riverboat with another member of the original Kansas City lineup of the Leopards.
There is also a demo tape from the same period of the Voxx album.
Magic Still Exists is the best Kinks album of the '80s.
Labels: L, Rainy Day Sponge
The Savage Resurrection - 1968 - The Savage Resurrection
Mercury 61156
The only Savage Resurrection LP.
Track Listing :
Thing in "E" (Palmer)
Every Little Song (Hammon)
Talking to You (Harper/Palmer)
Tahitian Melody (Palmer)
Jammin' (Hammon/Palmer)
Fox Is Sick (Palmer)
Someones's Changing (Hammon/Palmer)
Remlap's Cave, Pt. 2 (Palmer)
Appeal To The Happy (Harper/Palmer)
Expectations (Palmer)
Musicians:
Bill Harper - percussion, lead vocals
Randy Hammon - lead guitar, vocals
John Palmer - lead guitar, vocals
Steve Lage - bass, vocals
Jeff Myer - drums
Other credits
Producer - Abe Kesh
Recorded at Amigo Studios, North Hollywood
Related releases
One single was released in conjunction with this LP;
Thing In "E" / Fox Is Sick, The Savage Resurrection, 1968, Mercury 72778
Thing In "E" and Fox Is Sick were included on the compilation;
Electric Food, Various Artists, 1968
The original LP plus bonus tracks was released on CD as;
The Savage Resurrection, The Savage Resurrection, 1998
The Savage Resurrection, a West Coast Psychedelic band in the late 1960s, left this album only, full of Jimi Hendrix obsession. The members were from two West Coast local groups, Button Willow and Whatever's Right.
And this must be one of the greatest (typical) heavy Psyche (and Garage) sounds ever recorded in the 1960s. Based on the R&B manner, brilliant twin guitar sounds spark, while experimental echoes and sound effects runs to and fro. I really love this kinda sound, amazing acid-rock.
Excellent!
