Jan 25, 2010

AA - Essential Entertainment

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Do you like rare and obscure 1980s Belgian post punk to one up your friends when it's your turn to play music in a social situation for whatever reason? If so, this record is fucking perfect for you. AA was a band started in late 1980 by a few high school drop outs in middle of nowhere Belgium. They recorded this EP limited to 900 copies and were never heard of again until last year when it was reissued and limited to 500 copies. Sounds like the Fall meets the coolest Factory records band you've never heard.

Jan 23, 2010

Knife to my head when she talks so sweetly

I have compiled all of the Jesus and Mary Chain's material recorded during the awesome Psychocandy period conveniently placed in a single .zip file just for you. Singles do not include title tracks because those are on Psychocandy, and you should already have that record.
Tracklisting:
Just Like Honey 12"

1. Head
2. Cracked
3. Just Like Honey (Demo Oct. '84)

Never Understand 12"

4. Suck
5. Ambition

The Power Of Negative Thinking: B-Sides And Rarities (Disc 1)

(These are only the tracks that were previously unreleased)
6. Up Too High (Demo)
7. Never Understand (Alternate Version)
8. My Little Underground (Demo)
9. The Living End (Demo)
10. Walk and Crawl

Some Candy Talking

11. Some Candy Talking
12. Taste of Cindy (Acoustic)
13. Hit
14. Psychocandy
15. Cut Dead (Acoustic)
16. You Trip Me Up (Acoustic)

17. The Hardest Walk (This is the version released on the Some Kind of Wonderful Soundtrack)

Upside Down 7"

18. Upside Down
19. Vegetable Man

You Trip Me Up 12"

20. Just Out of Reach
21. Boyfriend's Dead
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And in case you don't already have Psychocandy it's never too late to get acquainted
The Jesus And Mary Chain - Psychocandy

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Jan 21, 2010

Not in a Slint way but I miss you.

Slint - Spiderland

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Was going to upload this yesterday as a great soundtrack to shitty rainy days where you're feeling down, then some fucked up stuff happened and it became even more relevant.
Slint was an American four piece band forming in the mid 80s and disbanded in 1991, pioneering what I guess you can call the "math rock" genre. They hooked up with Steve Albini who produced their overlooked first record, split with him and a member due to conflicts on sound direction, released this gem, and disappeared into obscurity up until a few years ago. This band alienates a lot of people because even though Slint is one of these quintessential bands indie alternative college radio kids love to name drop, their music isn't really welcoming or accessible. It's a dry record with grating guitars, thumping bass, walloping drums, vocals that are usually spoken narratives regarding some form of self loathing depression with the occasional regretful heart wrenching yells: this record is not a fucking feel good record.

Jan 19, 2010

I'm in a ridiculously bad/pissed mood today: here's some grindcore perfect for brooding at maximum decibels.

Insect Warfare - At War With Grindcore EP

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Made it trendy to hate on trendy kids.

Pig Destroyer - Prowler In The Yard

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Revolutionized modern grindcore.

Gridlink - Amber Gray

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Because you slept on Discordance Axis and you probably slept on this gem too.

Jan 18, 2010

Cold Cave - Love Comes Close

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Matador took this down a while ago, now I'm putting it back up.

Jan 17, 2010

The In Sounds From Way Out.

Patrick Macnee & Honor Blackman - Kinky Boots

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Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman were stars of the 1960s British show The Avengers. The song was recorded from the perspective of their characters in the program in reference to Blackman's leather boots on the show. Give this a listen if you're into sexy little school girls.
Talking Heads - Speaking In Tongues (1983)

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Naive Melody. 'Nuff said.

Jan 15, 2010

If Jesus Had Machine Guns - Vol. 1

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If Jesus Had Machine Guns is the moniker under which Connecticut native Jimi Patterson releases his lo fi bedroom recordings. After hearing Dan Barrett (Have A Nice Life) rave about him for months I decided to check it out and was very impressed. Unique blend of catchy pop melodies with post punk, goth, and shoegaze all laced in there.

Jan 14, 2010

Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)

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I know you're thinking EW SLAYER long hair Satanic white supremacists and you wanna go hide behind your Grizzly Bear albums, but this is without a doubt the greatest thrash metal record of all time. AND it's in glorious 320 AND it's an original 1986 CD rip where the mastering is messed up so the ending of Postmortem actually plays at the beginning of Raining Blood and makes it that much more brutal.

Jan 13, 2010

Scorpion Wind - Heaven Sent

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Koala folk.

Jan 12, 2010

Jarboe is best known for her work with Swans, of which she was a permanent member from the mid 80s until the group's break up. Since then she's gone on to lead a prolific solo career releasing something like a dozen albums and collaborating with at least twice as many artists.

Jarboe - Thirteen Masks (1991)

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2004 remastered reissue of her 1991 solo debut, includes three bonus tracks.

Jan 11, 2010

Crass - Penis Envy
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The original riot grrrl record.

Jan 10, 2010

Swans - Cop (1984) w/ Young God (1984)

Taken down at the request of Michael Gira/Young God.

Jan 9, 2010

Boyd Rice And Fiends - Wolf Pact

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Jan 7, 2010

Der Blutharsch - Der Sieg Des Lichtes Ist Des Lebens Heil!

http://www.mediafire.com/?vahnythjtxn

Classic Austrian martial industrial.
Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender

http://www.mediafire.com/?31mzjfrwwku

Jan 6, 2010

The Ladies - They Mean Us

http://www.mediafire.com/?uqrdxdwxlgd

Rob Crow and Zach Hill pretty much makes this one of the greatest collaborations of all fucking time.
Nervous Cop - Nervous Cop

http://www.mediafire.com/?tk4jntygmv3

Nervous Cop began as a collaborative jam session between drummers Zach Hill of Hella and Greg Saunier of Deerhoof. Somewhere along the line they decided to cut and paste it back together digitally, asking the at the time unknown Joanna Newsom to contribute some harp, and John Dieterich to add electronics. The end result is the epitome of an acquired taste. I know most people will write it off as pretentious noise at first listen, but this is a really great record that demands your full attention.

Jan 4, 2010

Songs For The Arctic Ocean

http://www.mediafire.com/?lc0zmziyhez

Compilation put together by David Horvitz. I have no idea who he is or why anyone should care, but it's a good comp.
Featuring:
1. Infinite Body - Repeating Snow Cathedral
2. Ô PAON - Nunavik
3. Jamie Stewart - Hypothermia Delusions and Hallucinations
4. Ches Smith - First Commissioned Soundscape
5. Prurient - rrr10005
6. Prurient - rrr10006
7. Lucky Dragons - Keep It Cool
8. Lindsay Ljungkull - A Sudden and Repeated Shudder
9. Former Ghosts - A Note

Stephen O'Malley "Year End Music Exchange Network"

Stephen O'Malley is half of Sunn O))), runs Southern Lord, and is in a variety of other bands.


SOMA / aka DJ CAVEMANSKVLL
"Some 2009 (and prior) related music I like to listen to when Im at home during the afternoon, in a playlist that may be enjoyable for others"
Justin Foley's Year End Music Exchange Network compilation
4th January 2010


45 tracks/ 7.4 hrs / 854.5mb

1: waiting/ 2:10/ abercrombie holland dejohnette / gateway
2: back-woods song/ 7:51/ abercrombie holland dejohnette/ gateway
3: may dance / 11:01/ abercrombie holland dejohnette/ gateway
4: Jor - Jala/ 12:59/ Imrat Khan/ Raga Marwa
5: Xenakis: Embellie/ 8:24/ Garth Knox/ Xenakis: Chamber Music, 1955-90 [Disc 1]
6: harryphonies.epsilon/ 19:08/ Iancu Dumitrescu/ Pierres Sacrees
7: Meter Reading/ 4:08/ BJ Nilsen/ The Invisible City
8: Silencés Traverses Des Mondes Et Des Anges/ 9:33/ Mika Vainio/ Black Telephone Of Matter
9: Girl With The Silver Eyes/ 9:41/ Oren Ambarchi/ Grapes From The Estate
10: s1/ 19:37/ Robert Fripp & Brian Eno/ Air Structures
11: s2/ 20:09/ Robert Fripp & Brian Eno/ Air Structures
12: s3/ 18:27/ Robert Fripp & Brian Eno/ Air Structures
13: s4/ 16:27/ Robert Fripp & Brian Eno/ Air Structures
14: Moon In June/ 19:08/ Soft Machine/ Third
15: Celebration/ 6:13/ Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter/ The Tempest
16: You Never Came/ 5:35/ Grouper/ Cover The Windows And The Walls
17: One Too Many/ 7:43/ Menace Ruine/ The Die is Cast
18: Leucocyte: I. Ab Initio/ 8:51/ Esbjörn Svensson Trio/ Leucocyte
19: Leucocyte: II. Ad Interim/ 1:01/ Esbjörn Svensson Trio/ Leucocyte
20: Leucocyte: III. Ad Mortem/ 13:08/ Esbjörn Svensson Trio/ Leucocyte
21: Leucocyte: IV. Ad Infinitum/ 4:39/ Esbjörn Svensson Trio/ Leucocyte
22: John Fahey & Jim O'Rourke Live/ 34:49/ John Fahey & Jim O'Rourke Live at WNUR Studios
23: Melt Dynamics/ 15:02/ Fermentæ//ZIZ
24: Jenisej/ 32:28/ Jenisej/ s/t
25: Prologue (1976) Para Viola Sola./ 15:28/ ASKO, WDR SO Köln, Stefan Asbury/ Grisey Les Espaces Acoustiques
26: Pêriodes (1974) Pour 7 Musiciens/ 15:28/ ASKO, WDR SO Köln, Stefan Asbury/ Grisey Les Espaces Acoustiques
27: Partiels (1975), Pour 18 Musiciens/ 22:02/ ASKO, WDR SO Köln, Stefan Asbury/ Grisey Les Espaces Acoustiques
28: Modulations (1976-77), Por 33 Musiciens/ 16:11/ ASKO, WDR SO Köln, Stefan Asbury/ Grisey Les Espaces Acoustiques
29: Transistoires (1980-81), Pour Grand Orchestre/ 19:53/ ASKO, WDR SO Köln, Stefan Asbury/ Grisey Les Espaces Acoustiques
30: Epilogue (1985), Pour 4 Cors Soli Et Grand Orchestre/ 8:03/ ASKO, WDR SO Köln, Stefan Asbury/ Grisey Les Espaces Acoustiques
31: Prelude/ 1:00/ Nico/ The Marble Index
32: Lawns Of Dawn/ 3:12/ Nico/ The Marble Index
33: No One Is There/ 3:37/ Nico/ The Marble Index
34: Ari's Song/ 3:22/ Nico/ The Marble Index
35: Facing The Wind/ 4:56/ Nico/ The Marble Index
36: Julius Caesar (Memento Hodie)/ 5:03/ Nico/ The Marble Index
37: Frozen Warnings/ 4:03/ Nico/ The Marble Index
38: Evening Of Light/ 5:40/ Nico/ The Marble Index
39: Roses In The Snow/ 4:10/ Nico/ The Marble Index
40: Nibelungen/ 2:44/ Nico/ The Marble Index

(and the ginger/lemon)
41: Murder/ 0:21/ Vaccine/ Demo
42: Family/ 0:31/ Vaccine/ Demo
43: Clear/ 0:35/ Vaccine/ Demo
44: Ward Of The State/ 0:17/ Vaccine/ Demo
45: Rat Race/ 0:29/ Vaccine/ Demo

Jan 3, 2010

Yellow Tears - The Pissmop LP

http://www.mediafire.com/?jndmhxynzzm

Noise three piece on the super cool Hospital Productions.

Jan 2, 2010

Halflings - Self Esteem

http://www.mediafire.com/?h3mzdi25ie3

Fucking awesome debut from up and coming American power electronics duo.
Aerosols - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd 7"s.




http://www.mediafire.com/?3zonmzggetn

First three EPs on Youth Attack by this awesome Western Mass hardcore band.