The DTP have dropped a couple new singles in the past few weeks...one is a celebration of springtime and all things drugs...the other is definitely a darker affair. It's a blown out, distorted murder-daydream about being a minimum wage employee. It also has an insane video:
Both singles are available on the DTP Bandcamp page.
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Saturday, July 21, 2012
Obscuro! Mixtape #7...'Driving home from the beach...'
This one's just in time for the last 'true' month of summer...the mood is definitely conjured up in the front cover...driving home from the beach in the early evening...mind slowed by sun/dope/alcohol...watching the sun set...
Instead of just throwin' some tracks together, I 'mixed' this one, meaning it's 2 separate sides, like a cassette mix. Should fit easily on a C-90 if you're into that shit. It's a pretty good distillation of the stuff I've been playing on Bizarro Jerry's Trash Radio these past few weeks. A large helping of chilled-out library music tracks, plus lots of newer hip hop stuff.
Tracklist:
SIDE 1
1. MF Doom - 'Doomsday'
2. Hercules (Chris Evans-Ironside) - 'Ritmo'
3. Can - 'Spray'
4. Main Attrakionz - 'Blackberry Kush'
5. Pineapples - 'Come On Closer'
6. Three 6 Mafia - 'Da Summa'
7. Franco Battiato - 'Areknamess'
8. Spacemen 3 - 'Hey Man'
9. Mark Anthony Heide - 'Conquest'
10. Curren$y - 'King Kong'
SIDE 2
1. Us3 - 'Cruisin''
2. Circle of Ouroborus - 'Shadows Lead'
3. Lil Ugly Mane - 'My Hood'
4. Moggi - 'Bric Brac'
5. Quakers ft. Tone Tank - 'What Chew Want'
6. Ken Boothe and Stranger Cole - 'Artie Bella'
7. Basehead - 'I Need a Joint'
8. Kendrick Lamar - 'Blow My High (Members Only)'
9. Butthole Surfers - 'Jingle of a Dog's Collar'
10. OFWGKTA - 'Analog 2'
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Sunday, July 8, 2012
Rap is gettin' fucked up
So yeah, there's some pretty interesting hip hop stuff coming out these days. Here's some of the stuff I've heard recently thanks to the internet and WIDR. It kinda feels like it's '91 with the alt-rock boom, except even weirder. I've been tellin' folks who aren't into rap for years that it'll have the same arc rock music has had...basically if you think that rock and roll started in the 50's, it was reaching its popular creative peak about 20 years later with 'album rock' and concept albums and the like, then all the heady creative stuff went underground for a while until the late 80's/early 90's when 'regular' music listeners were ready for a different sound.
Now look at rap/hip hop. It became a real genre about 30 years after rock and roll, with Sugarhill records in the late 70's/early 80's. So, the creative peak of popular shit should be about 20 years later. Right, you've got your OutKast once they dropped 'Aquemini,' Fugees, Wu Tang, etc. And we can't forget rap's '60's' period which laid the blueprint for all this shit...In rap's case, it'd be the early 90's, with Cypress, Beastie Boys in their slacker phase, KRS-One, Nas, what have you.
So 'regular' radio-hip-hop-listeners are probably ready for something different, if we consider the 00's to be rap music's lame 80's bullshit period. I mean, the stuff I heard coming out of cars and parties in those years was fucking really bad. Auto-tune is the gated reverb of modern day.
But it had to end sometime, just like nobody wanted to hear A Flock of Seagulls or Def Leppard in the 90's. That's what all this shit is...the backlash of years of shitty music being crammed down peoples' throats. And the best part is, most of these new fuckers are giving their stuff away for free.
ODD FUTURE
I'm not even gonna front. I love these guys. They can really do no wrong at this point. Tyler's 'Goblin' album was the shit, the TV show is hilarious, and the new OF Tape is their best work yet. Who cares if they're not self-aware, which is what all the indie folks want? So they don't like Antipop Consortium or Kool Keith. I think it's better they remain un-influenced by anyone. It's like the whole Nirvana 'fuck you, we just wanna write songs like the Beatles' thing. They just wanna rock out to some mid-period Eminem and do their own thing. Having listened to pretty much everything this crew has put out, here's my take on it:
Tyler, The Creator
The most visible member of the crew, but not necessarily my favorite. Tyler says it best in the opening track of 'Goblin'--he's not really a great rapper, but on the whole, he's pretty fucking cool. 'Goblin' was a terrific album, and 'Bastard' was really good, too. The most memorable cuts come from his releases, like 'AssMilk,' 'Yonkers,' 'Radicals' and 'Burger.' Honestly, what got me was how many times this kid says 'faggot' on record. Reminded me of the old days when Eminem actually scared people. What's scarier than some deep-voiced, possibly psychotic black kid calling you a fag and threatening to rape you?
Hodgy Beats/LeftBrain/MellowHype
Hodgy didn't really catch my ear til the new OF Tape, on which he totally steals the show. The 2nd MellowHype album is really cool if only because of LeftBrain's awesome production, which is totally fucking nuts. Some of his beats don't even line up properly and have this lopsided fucked feeling to them. Hodgy's solo output didn't do it for me, but he's definitely the most improved member of the crew.
Domo Genesis
I really liked 'Rolling Papers.' Real laid back shit, some of the best OF productions. Plus, 'Grocery Store' is probably my favorite OF track. Domo gets shit for not being as interesting as the other fellas, but I think his more toned-down approach is easy on the ears.
Earl Sweatshirt
The youngest and most talented OF member. His disc 'Earl' is hands-down my favorite to come out of this group. Mind-blowingly offensive, but the 'Oldie' track on OF Tape Vol. 2 proves that he can bring the skills even without being gratuitously shocking. I'm excited for his new stuff to come out.
Syd tha Kyd/Matt Martians
I'm not really into The Internet, which is this girl/guy's project, but it's definitely different. Really laid back electro-pop. A lot better than other shit like this that's coming out.
Frank Ocean
I haven't checked out too much of his solo stuff because I'm not into R and B, but his track 'Pyramids' is pretty goddamn creative for 'mainstream' sounding stuff. Plus, he always brings good choruses to OF tracks.
Then you've got all the members who only really appear on compilation mixtapes...Taco and Jasper are both funny, while not incredibly great rappers. I haven't heard any of Mike G's solo stuff, but his verses on OF tapes are some of my favorites.
THE RAIDER KLAN
These are a bunch of southern kids putting out mixtapes that are directly influenced by the syrup-soaked sound of early 90's southern rap like Three 6 Mafia. I got into that shit a few years back thanks to Twankle and Glisten, and they're pulling it off how it should be done. First of all, there aren't many 'legit' hip hoppers who have a real sense of history, so this is pretty cool. Plus, whereas the originals did lo-fi because they had to, these kids do lo-fi to get a specific sound. To me, that's the exact same thing as Guided By Voices trying to make albums like Beatles bootlegs.
SpaceGhostPurrp
His new album just came out on 4AD, which is kinda weird. I really like his beats...they're creepy and slurry and atmospheric. DJ Paul would be/probably is proud. His rhymes are so-so, REALLY sex-obsessed, which doesn't do it for me, but when he's on point he's great. 'Git Ya Head Bust' is one of the coolest jams to come out. Like Tyler, it's more about the whole thing than just his raps or his beats.
Metro Zu
These guys didn't really do it for me. Too sex-heavy, and the beats are too mainstream.
Lil Ugly Mane
What the hell is this dude? I think (?) he's a white guy, and he comes off like some ghetto Leatherface, using the absolute creepiest beats this crew has to offer. He's a pretty good rapper, having mastered the southern 'triplet'-style verse, and he's clever as hell. 'Mista Thug Isolation' is a solid release.
Denzel Curry
I'm feelin' this guy's stuff. His production is a little more dreamy than SpaceGhost's, and his rhymes aren't quite as sex-obsessed. The mixtapes he's put out are definitely the most 'dirty south' sounding stuff.
Dunno much about the other stuff they're putting out, but it's probably quality. Except A$AP Rocky...didn't get into it...I got more respect for the guys who produce AND rap...Clams Casino's beats are pretty legit, though.
SHABAZZ PALACES
This stuff is pretty weird. Kinda like a slowed-down Antipop Consortium, only this is a comparison they probably wouldn't get pissed at. More 'underground' minded than the previously mentioned stuff. They're signed to SubPop, so that's cool, right? Plus, they got a dude from Digable Planets to work with them.
DANNY BROWN
Straight outta Detroit, land of horrorcore, comes this fucked up fella. A fellow WIDRite put together a mix of his songs, telling me that his albums don't hold up so well, but individual tracks are cool. I don't know, as I've still been digesting his CD, and haven't checked out full-lengths yet. The beats aren't really anything all that new, but his rhymes are refreshingly weird.
CURREN$Y
This guy was either a No Limit Soldier or a Cash Money Millionaire in the late 90's. Don't care enough to look up which it was. What's important is that now he's doing some really cool shit. This is a little too laid back for some people, but for a dopesmoker like me, it's perfect. Just commercial enough to turn some heads, but the beats he's using are really interesting, and he's developed a rhyme cadence that's half dirty-south, half New York in the early 90's. A really cool mix of flavors. 'Pilot Talk' I and II and 'Weekend at Burnie's' are both really solid...didn't like his recent release 'Stoned Immaculate' as much.
DAS RACIST
These guys are hilarious. I remember hearing the Pizza Hut/Taco Bell song from a friend a few years back, and thought it was stupid, but they've since proved themselves to be terrific and original MCs. I tried to hate 'Relax' because it's so big-budget sounding, but it's just too awesome.
LIL B
This guy seems like he took way too much ecstacy. Kinda like he wants to love/sleep with everyone. Not as into it as some of this other stuff, but the 6Kiss mixtape was really cool. His newest 'real' release, 'I'm Gay,' has its moments, but he suffers from the 'not a producer/not the best rapper' thing. I do think his best work is worth checking out, though. The new-age stuff where he's freestyling over ambient background music is really really weird.
DEATH GRIPS
This is the drummer from Hella, who is absolutely nuts, with a loud, foul-mouthed rapper who looks like Kimbo Slice. The beats sample everything from Jane's Addiction to Black Flag, to Link Wray's 'Rumble.' It's like punk-rap...kinda...I dunno...whatever it is, it's cool, although 'Ex-Military' is wayyyyy better than their new release 'The Money Store.' New one sounds like they toned it down a bit and didn't use any samples either. Oh well, one amazing album is more than most artists drop these days.
So, all that, coupled with mainstream cats like Lil Wayne and Wiz Khalifa (who I don't really like, but appreciate what they bring to music) taking their cues from the underground, makes this a pretty exciting time for pop music.
I'm not posting any links because if you just do a little browsing, you should be able to find most of this stuff for free from the artists themselves.
Now look at rap/hip hop. It became a real genre about 30 years after rock and roll, with Sugarhill records in the late 70's/early 80's. So, the creative peak of popular shit should be about 20 years later. Right, you've got your OutKast once they dropped 'Aquemini,' Fugees, Wu Tang, etc. And we can't forget rap's '60's' period which laid the blueprint for all this shit...In rap's case, it'd be the early 90's, with Cypress, Beastie Boys in their slacker phase, KRS-One, Nas, what have you.
So 'regular' radio-hip-hop-listeners are probably ready for something different, if we consider the 00's to be rap music's lame 80's bullshit period. I mean, the stuff I heard coming out of cars and parties in those years was fucking really bad. Auto-tune is the gated reverb of modern day.
But it had to end sometime, just like nobody wanted to hear A Flock of Seagulls or Def Leppard in the 90's. That's what all this shit is...the backlash of years of shitty music being crammed down peoples' throats. And the best part is, most of these new fuckers are giving their stuff away for free.
I'm not even gonna front. I love these guys. They can really do no wrong at this point. Tyler's 'Goblin' album was the shit, the TV show is hilarious, and the new OF Tape is their best work yet. Who cares if they're not self-aware, which is what all the indie folks want? So they don't like Antipop Consortium or Kool Keith. I think it's better they remain un-influenced by anyone. It's like the whole Nirvana 'fuck you, we just wanna write songs like the Beatles' thing. They just wanna rock out to some mid-period Eminem and do their own thing. Having listened to pretty much everything this crew has put out, here's my take on it:
Tyler, The Creator
The most visible member of the crew, but not necessarily my favorite. Tyler says it best in the opening track of 'Goblin'--he's not really a great rapper, but on the whole, he's pretty fucking cool. 'Goblin' was a terrific album, and 'Bastard' was really good, too. The most memorable cuts come from his releases, like 'AssMilk,' 'Yonkers,' 'Radicals' and 'Burger.' Honestly, what got me was how many times this kid says 'faggot' on record. Reminded me of the old days when Eminem actually scared people. What's scarier than some deep-voiced, possibly psychotic black kid calling you a fag and threatening to rape you?
Hodgy Beats/LeftBrain/MellowHype
Hodgy didn't really catch my ear til the new OF Tape, on which he totally steals the show. The 2nd MellowHype album is really cool if only because of LeftBrain's awesome production, which is totally fucking nuts. Some of his beats don't even line up properly and have this lopsided fucked feeling to them. Hodgy's solo output didn't do it for me, but he's definitely the most improved member of the crew.
Domo Genesis
I really liked 'Rolling Papers.' Real laid back shit, some of the best OF productions. Plus, 'Grocery Store' is probably my favorite OF track. Domo gets shit for not being as interesting as the other fellas, but I think his more toned-down approach is easy on the ears.
Earl Sweatshirt
The youngest and most talented OF member. His disc 'Earl' is hands-down my favorite to come out of this group. Mind-blowingly offensive, but the 'Oldie' track on OF Tape Vol. 2 proves that he can bring the skills even without being gratuitously shocking. I'm excited for his new stuff to come out.
Syd tha Kyd/Matt Martians
I'm not really into The Internet, which is this girl/guy's project, but it's definitely different. Really laid back electro-pop. A lot better than other shit like this that's coming out.
Frank Ocean
I haven't checked out too much of his solo stuff because I'm not into R and B, but his track 'Pyramids' is pretty goddamn creative for 'mainstream' sounding stuff. Plus, he always brings good choruses to OF tracks.
Then you've got all the members who only really appear on compilation mixtapes...Taco and Jasper are both funny, while not incredibly great rappers. I haven't heard any of Mike G's solo stuff, but his verses on OF tapes are some of my favorites.
These are a bunch of southern kids putting out mixtapes that are directly influenced by the syrup-soaked sound of early 90's southern rap like Three 6 Mafia. I got into that shit a few years back thanks to Twankle and Glisten, and they're pulling it off how it should be done. First of all, there aren't many 'legit' hip hoppers who have a real sense of history, so this is pretty cool. Plus, whereas the originals did lo-fi because they had to, these kids do lo-fi to get a specific sound. To me, that's the exact same thing as Guided By Voices trying to make albums like Beatles bootlegs.
SpaceGhostPurrp
His new album just came out on 4AD, which is kinda weird. I really like his beats...they're creepy and slurry and atmospheric. DJ Paul would be/probably is proud. His rhymes are so-so, REALLY sex-obsessed, which doesn't do it for me, but when he's on point he's great. 'Git Ya Head Bust' is one of the coolest jams to come out. Like Tyler, it's more about the whole thing than just his raps or his beats.
Metro Zu
These guys didn't really do it for me. Too sex-heavy, and the beats are too mainstream.
Lil Ugly Mane
What the hell is this dude? I think (?) he's a white guy, and he comes off like some ghetto Leatherface, using the absolute creepiest beats this crew has to offer. He's a pretty good rapper, having mastered the southern 'triplet'-style verse, and he's clever as hell. 'Mista Thug Isolation' is a solid release.
Denzel Curry
I'm feelin' this guy's stuff. His production is a little more dreamy than SpaceGhost's, and his rhymes aren't quite as sex-obsessed. The mixtapes he's put out are definitely the most 'dirty south' sounding stuff.
Dunno much about the other stuff they're putting out, but it's probably quality. Except A$AP Rocky...didn't get into it...I got more respect for the guys who produce AND rap...Clams Casino's beats are pretty legit, though.
This stuff is pretty weird. Kinda like a slowed-down Antipop Consortium, only this is a comparison they probably wouldn't get pissed at. More 'underground' minded than the previously mentioned stuff. They're signed to SubPop, so that's cool, right? Plus, they got a dude from Digable Planets to work with them.
Straight outta Detroit, land of horrorcore, comes this fucked up fella. A fellow WIDRite put together a mix of his songs, telling me that his albums don't hold up so well, but individual tracks are cool. I don't know, as I've still been digesting his CD, and haven't checked out full-lengths yet. The beats aren't really anything all that new, but his rhymes are refreshingly weird.
This guy was either a No Limit Soldier or a Cash Money Millionaire in the late 90's. Don't care enough to look up which it was. What's important is that now he's doing some really cool shit. This is a little too laid back for some people, but for a dopesmoker like me, it's perfect. Just commercial enough to turn some heads, but the beats he's using are really interesting, and he's developed a rhyme cadence that's half dirty-south, half New York in the early 90's. A really cool mix of flavors. 'Pilot Talk' I and II and 'Weekend at Burnie's' are both really solid...didn't like his recent release 'Stoned Immaculate' as much.
These guys are hilarious. I remember hearing the Pizza Hut/Taco Bell song from a friend a few years back, and thought it was stupid, but they've since proved themselves to be terrific and original MCs. I tried to hate 'Relax' because it's so big-budget sounding, but it's just too awesome.
This guy seems like he took way too much ecstacy. Kinda like he wants to love/sleep with everyone. Not as into it as some of this other stuff, but the 6Kiss mixtape was really cool. His newest 'real' release, 'I'm Gay,' has its moments, but he suffers from the 'not a producer/not the best rapper' thing. I do think his best work is worth checking out, though. The new-age stuff where he's freestyling over ambient background music is really really weird.
DEATH GRIPS
This is the drummer from Hella, who is absolutely nuts, with a loud, foul-mouthed rapper who looks like Kimbo Slice. The beats sample everything from Jane's Addiction to Black Flag, to Link Wray's 'Rumble.' It's like punk-rap...kinda...I dunno...whatever it is, it's cool, although 'Ex-Military' is wayyyyy better than their new release 'The Money Store.' New one sounds like they toned it down a bit and didn't use any samples either. Oh well, one amazing album is more than most artists drop these days.
So, all that, coupled with mainstream cats like Lil Wayne and Wiz Khalifa (who I don't really like, but appreciate what they bring to music) taking their cues from the underground, makes this a pretty exciting time for pop music.
I'm not posting any links because if you just do a little browsing, you should be able to find most of this stuff for free from the artists themselves.
Monday, July 2, 2012
More Obscuro!
Episode 13 - 4-11-09
Tracklist:
Cherubs - Dave of the Moon
Takeshi Terauchi and the Bunnys - Theme from Symphony No. 6
Comus - Diana
Batty - Batty's Rap
The Witch - Lazy Bones
Cardiacs - R.E.S.
Sun City Girls - Cafe Batik
The O - Prozac (Single Version)
Michael Yonkers - 162
Jenks "Tex" Carman - Hillbilly Hula
Shinki Chen - Corpse
Jay Darrow - Reflections on the Life of an Assassin
Wild Man Fischer - Merry Go Round
Om - Unitive Knowledge of the Godhead
Kiyoko Itoh - (Poetry-If Meteor) White Forest
The Android Sisters - Robots are Coming
Fez - Haunted is My Head
Joe Meek and the Blue Men - The Bublight
Zeb Scott - You've Got the Style, Girl
Black Randy and the Metrosquad - I Wanna Be a Narc
Faust - Meadow Meal
Hi Sheriffs of Blue - Ain't But Sweet 16
Gertrude Michael - Sweet Marihuana
Sunburned Hand of the Man - Yes, Your Highness
Brainbombs - To Hurt
Janeen Brady - Free Enterprise
Armand Schaubroeck - Preteen Mama
Smegma - Antbone
Eddy Detroit - Beelzebub
David Stoughton - The Anecdote of Horatio and Julie
Swell Maps - Let's Buy a Bridge
Yays and Nays - Take it Easy Baby
Episode 14 - 4-18-09
Tracklist:
Butthole Surfers - Sweat Loaf
Robbie the Werewolf - Vampire Man
Tung Twista - From Da Tip of My Tongue
The New Creation - The Status Quo Song
Tiny Tim - I Saw Mr. Presley Tip-Toeing Through the Tulips
News from Babel - Auschwitz/Babel
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - Look Out, There's a Monster Coming
Kilo - Georgia
The Frogs - Man, Man, Man
Knux - Bang Bang
Gary S. Paxton - The Big 'A' = The Big 'M'
Debris - Witness
Robert Alberg - I Been Single All My Life
Randy Holden - Guitar Song
Snakefinger - Smelly Tongues
Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (Live)
Toru and Kojima - Don't Worry, Baby
Kit Ream - Funk
Meatmen - Centurions of Rome
Wild Man Fischer - Wild At Heart
Fire and Ice, Ltd. - I Just Thought of the Moon
Skip Spence - All Come to Meet Her
The Dogs (ft. Disco Rick) - Do the Nasty Dance (Instrumental Mix)
Frank Luther - Songs of Safety, Pt. 1
Ed Askew - Ask the Unicorn
Residents - Explosion
Keith Everett - Conscientious Objector
The Shadow Ring - Heart, Liver and Lungs
Sebastian Peabody - Grave in the Desert
Episode 15 - 4-25-09
Tracklist:
The O - I Wanna Fight Back
Arnold Schwartzenegger - Clip from "Pumping Iron"
Philemon Arthur and the Dung - In Kommer Gosta
Ralph Smedley - Suffocate
Kain - Loose Here
Hampton Grease Band - Maria
The Android Sisters - Down on the Electric Farm
Roky Erickson and the Aliens - Bloody Hammer
ESG - Erase You
Patience and Prudence - Very Nice is Bali Bali
Vyto B - To Commemorate an Imaginary Life that Dies Prematurely
Esham - Judgement Day
The Kids of Widney High - Throw Away the Trash
Gasoline Stew and the Dump - Drag Racer
Arcesia - Soul Wings
Beach Boys - Here Comes the Night
Captain Hook and His Crew - Christian Pirates
Mark Tucker - Sandbox-Upon-Storm
Dr. John - Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya
The Music Tapes - Aliens
MC Paul Barman - Unauthorized Biography of Weird Al
Hybrid Kids - D'Ya Think I'm Sexy?
Ken Butler - Building a Desert Blizzard
The Kalin Twins - Chicken Thief
Jandek - God Came Between Us
Kaplan Brothers - Vodka and Caviare
Ed Hall - Buster Enamel
Bobby Brown - Hawaii
Episode 16 - 5-2-09 INTERVIEW W/ KENNETH HIGNEY
Tracklist:
Kenneth Higney Interview
Kenneth Higney - I Wanna Be the King
Kenneth Higney - Nothing Will Change
Ashley Turba - Quietly Leave Me (Kenneth Higney cover)
Kenneth Higney - Justice and a Flower
Kenneth Higney - No Heavy Trucking
Kenneth Higney - Bad
Kenneth Higney - Rock Star
Ashley Turba - Unending Years
Kenneth Higney - Unending Years
Kenneth Higney - Night Rider
Kenneth Higney - John Jay's Song
Kenneth Higney - Funky Kinky
Ashley Turba - You'll Always Be on My Mind
Kenneth Higney - Scream
Kenneth Higney - Quietly Leave Me
Kenneth Higney - Woman Trouble
Tracklist:
Cherubs - Dave of the Moon
Takeshi Terauchi and the Bunnys - Theme from Symphony No. 6
Comus - Diana
Batty - Batty's Rap
The Witch - Lazy Bones
Cardiacs - R.E.S.
Sun City Girls - Cafe Batik
The O - Prozac (Single Version)
Michael Yonkers - 162
Jenks "Tex" Carman - Hillbilly Hula
Shinki Chen - Corpse
Jay Darrow - Reflections on the Life of an Assassin
Wild Man Fischer - Merry Go Round
Om - Unitive Knowledge of the Godhead
Kiyoko Itoh - (Poetry-If Meteor) White Forest
The Android Sisters - Robots are Coming
Fez - Haunted is My Head
Joe Meek and the Blue Men - The Bublight
Zeb Scott - You've Got the Style, Girl
Black Randy and the Metrosquad - I Wanna Be a Narc
Faust - Meadow Meal
Hi Sheriffs of Blue - Ain't But Sweet 16
Gertrude Michael - Sweet Marihuana
Sunburned Hand of the Man - Yes, Your Highness
Brainbombs - To Hurt
Janeen Brady - Free Enterprise
Armand Schaubroeck - Preteen Mama
Smegma - Antbone
Eddy Detroit - Beelzebub
David Stoughton - The Anecdote of Horatio and Julie
Swell Maps - Let's Buy a Bridge
Yays and Nays - Take it Easy Baby
Episode 14 - 4-18-09
Tracklist:
Butthole Surfers - Sweat Loaf
Robbie the Werewolf - Vampire Man
Tung Twista - From Da Tip of My Tongue
The New Creation - The Status Quo Song
Tiny Tim - I Saw Mr. Presley Tip-Toeing Through the Tulips
News from Babel - Auschwitz/Babel
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - Look Out, There's a Monster Coming
Kilo - Georgia
The Frogs - Man, Man, Man
Knux - Bang Bang
Gary S. Paxton - The Big 'A' = The Big 'M'
Debris - Witness
Robert Alberg - I Been Single All My Life
Randy Holden - Guitar Song
Snakefinger - Smelly Tongues
Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (Live)
Toru and Kojima - Don't Worry, Baby
Kit Ream - Funk
Meatmen - Centurions of Rome
Wild Man Fischer - Wild At Heart
Fire and Ice, Ltd. - I Just Thought of the Moon
Skip Spence - All Come to Meet Her
The Dogs (ft. Disco Rick) - Do the Nasty Dance (Instrumental Mix)
Frank Luther - Songs of Safety, Pt. 1
Ed Askew - Ask the Unicorn
Residents - Explosion
Keith Everett - Conscientious Objector
The Shadow Ring - Heart, Liver and Lungs
Sebastian Peabody - Grave in the Desert
Episode 15 - 4-25-09
Tracklist:
The O - I Wanna Fight Back
Arnold Schwartzenegger - Clip from "Pumping Iron"
Philemon Arthur and the Dung - In Kommer Gosta
Ralph Smedley - Suffocate
Kain - Loose Here
Hampton Grease Band - Maria
The Android Sisters - Down on the Electric Farm
Roky Erickson and the Aliens - Bloody Hammer
ESG - Erase You
Patience and Prudence - Very Nice is Bali Bali
Vyto B - To Commemorate an Imaginary Life that Dies Prematurely
Esham - Judgement Day
The Kids of Widney High - Throw Away the Trash
Gasoline Stew and the Dump - Drag Racer
Arcesia - Soul Wings
Beach Boys - Here Comes the Night
Captain Hook and His Crew - Christian Pirates
Mark Tucker - Sandbox-Upon-Storm
Dr. John - Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya
The Music Tapes - Aliens
MC Paul Barman - Unauthorized Biography of Weird Al
Hybrid Kids - D'Ya Think I'm Sexy?
Ken Butler - Building a Desert Blizzard
The Kalin Twins - Chicken Thief
Jandek - God Came Between Us
Kaplan Brothers - Vodka and Caviare
Ed Hall - Buster Enamel
Bobby Brown - Hawaii
Episode 16 - 5-2-09 INTERVIEW W/ KENNETH HIGNEY
Tracklist:
Kenneth Higney Interview
Kenneth Higney - I Wanna Be the King
Kenneth Higney - Nothing Will Change
Ashley Turba - Quietly Leave Me (Kenneth Higney cover)
Kenneth Higney - Justice and a Flower
Kenneth Higney - No Heavy Trucking
Kenneth Higney - Bad
Kenneth Higney - Rock Star
Ashley Turba - Unending Years
Kenneth Higney - Unending Years
Kenneth Higney - Night Rider
Kenneth Higney - John Jay's Song
Kenneth Higney - Funky Kinky
Ashley Turba - You'll Always Be on My Mind
Kenneth Higney - Scream
Kenneth Higney - Quietly Leave Me
Kenneth Higney - Woman Trouble
Sunday, June 24, 2012
135 greatest proto-punk songs, part 5
FINAL PART.
135 greatest proto-punk songs is completed.
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
This part is called 'garage.' I said before that I don't really think a lot of the 60's garage-rock stuff qualifies as proto-punk because that was just the sound then, and this compilation isn't necessarily garage-rock. Basically, these songs embody the idea of some dudes rocking out in a garage and not giving a shit about anything. These aren't the 'smart,' era-conscious musicians, or the angry, drug-fueled anti-hippies...just some fuckers playing sloppy rock music.
135 GREATEST VOL. 5 - Garage
1. Kim Fowley - Animal Man
2. Los Saicos - Demolicion
3. Fendermen - Mule Skinner Blues
4. High Tide - Death Warmed Up
5. Dies Irae - Lucifer
6. The Rabble - The Crushing Hand of Mother
7. Randy Holden - Fruit and Iceburgs
8. 13th Floor Elevators - Earthquake
9. Radio Birdman - I-94
10. The Holy Modal Rounders - Half a Mind
11. SRC - Black Sheep
12. The Shocking Blue - Love Buzz
13. Desmond Dekker - Get Up Edina
14. Link Wray and His Ray Men - Rumble
15. The Seeds - Can't Seem to Make You Mine
16. Third World War - Rat Crawl
17. The Godz - Radar Eyes
18. Jack Starr - Show Me What You Do
19. Beauregarde - Testify
20. Pentagram - Lazylady
21. 3/3 - Always
22. Styrenes - Grey Haired Rats
23. The Dictators - (I Live For) Cars and Girls
24. Bango - Rock Dream
25. Doctors of Madness - B-Movie Bedtime
26. Baby Grandmothers - Raw Diamond
27. My Solid Ground - The Executioner
***RE-UPLOADED 5/24/14***
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NOTES:
It might be of interest that Beauregarde is a former pro-wrestler who decided to make a rock album for his entrance music, and that his guitarist is none other than a teenage Greg Sage of the Wipers. Also, Desmond Dekker's music isn't really similar to punk at all, but with fans like Op Ivy, The Clash and Rancid, he's definitely a punk influence. Lastly, Jack Starr was supposedly a special effects guy for a lot of 50's and 60's B-movies who recorded his crude garage-rock in the bathroom of his apartment.
135 greatest proto-punk songs is completed.
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
This part is called 'garage.' I said before that I don't really think a lot of the 60's garage-rock stuff qualifies as proto-punk because that was just the sound then, and this compilation isn't necessarily garage-rock. Basically, these songs embody the idea of some dudes rocking out in a garage and not giving a shit about anything. These aren't the 'smart,' era-conscious musicians, or the angry, drug-fueled anti-hippies...just some fuckers playing sloppy rock music.
135 GREATEST VOL. 5 - Garage
2. Los Saicos - Demolicion
3. Fendermen - Mule Skinner Blues
4. High Tide - Death Warmed Up
5. Dies Irae - Lucifer
6. The Rabble - The Crushing Hand of Mother
7. Randy Holden - Fruit and Iceburgs
8. 13th Floor Elevators - Earthquake
9. Radio Birdman - I-94
10. The Holy Modal Rounders - Half a Mind
11. SRC - Black Sheep
12. The Shocking Blue - Love Buzz
13. Desmond Dekker - Get Up Edina
14. Link Wray and His Ray Men - Rumble
15. The Seeds - Can't Seem to Make You Mine
16. Third World War - Rat Crawl
17. The Godz - Radar Eyes
18. Jack Starr - Show Me What You Do
19. Beauregarde - Testify
20. Pentagram - Lazylady
21. 3/3 - Always
22. Styrenes - Grey Haired Rats
23. The Dictators - (I Live For) Cars and Girls
24. Bango - Rock Dream
25. Doctors of Madness - B-Movie Bedtime
26. Baby Grandmothers - Raw Diamond
27. My Solid Ground - The Executioner
***RE-UPLOADED 5/24/14***
DOWNLOAD
NOTES:
It might be of interest that Beauregarde is a former pro-wrestler who decided to make a rock album for his entrance music, and that his guitarist is none other than a teenage Greg Sage of the Wipers. Also, Desmond Dekker's music isn't really similar to punk at all, but with fans like Op Ivy, The Clash and Rancid, he's definitely a punk influence. Lastly, Jack Starr was supposedly a special effects guy for a lot of 50's and 60's B-movies who recorded his crude garage-rock in the bathroom of his apartment.
Monday, November 29, 2010
The Cure
I've been listening to pretty much exclusively The Cure for the past couple of weeks, and have no plans to change my listening habits anytime soon.It's been a good half-decade since I seriously sat down and listened to their music, and even sold off a lot of my old Cure CD's in that time. Now I kinda wish I hadn't. For a while it was 'oh, the old punk stuff is good and so is 'The Top' but everything else sucks,' then 'I guess 'Disintegration' is pretty cool, too,' then, 'oh fuck it, it's all good, even the stuff that isn't.'
So, on that note, here is how I NOW rank The Cure's discography from favorite to least favorite:
The Top (1984)
Not too typical of the 'Cure' sound, but what album is, really? This one is by far the weirdest and hardest listen, but maybe that's why it's still my favorite overall. Or maybe it's because there are the doom and gloom tracks ('Shake Dog Shake')AND the upbeat pop tracks ('The Caterpillar'.) It sounds like Robert Smith on acid, and apparently that's exactly what it is (as he was using LSD daily at this point)
Disintegration (1989)
I used to hate this record for some reason...thought it was kinda boring and dated-sounding. Now I see that's not the case at all, and that 'Plainsong' is even heavier than the heaviest Electric Wizard tracks. Seriously. Turn those synths into distorted guitars and see what happens.
Seventeen Seconds (1980)
This was close...and honestly, this is probably one of the lesser-listened-to albums of theirs, but the overall mood can't be beat. I would put it further down on the list, but in the right time and place, this one is aces.
Three Imaginary Boys/Boys Don't Cry (1979)
These two are together because it's basically the same record, give or take a couple tracks. If you compile them all together, it makes one big great punk record. Simple songs with really odd lyrics and arrangements. Listening to this, it's no surprise why these guys got so many second chances (and they almost always disappoint some people, which is another reason why I like them so much--that they're not afraid to do this.)
The Head on the Door (1985)
A pop record...kind of...this is one of the albums most people know. Everything on it is great, even the tracks that weren't singles. I especially like 'Push.'
Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (1987)
To me, this and 'Head' are pretty much interchangeable, although this one is a good deal longer. Same mood, same types of songs, etc.
Bloodflowers (2000)
The more I listen to this album, the more I like it. Similar to 'Disintegration' but with more 'modern' production techniques. It'll probably end up moving up in the list someday. Maybe. Ha.
Pornography (1982)
Used to hate this one, too...it's not so bad, really. REALLY dark stuff, but the best songs on it are perhaps some of the Cure's best songs overall.
Japanese Whispers (1983)
This isn't really an 'album,' but it is 8 songs that don't appear on any other release (other than their respective singles.) THIS is the only Cure album that really sounds dated to me now, with all the cheesy synths, but 'Lovecats' is so damn good.
Wish (1992)
Good, not great. That's all I gotta say about it. The singles are good, and a couple other tracks stand out.
Faith (1981)
Never got into this one too much. Still don't like it all that well. It sounds too much like a 'lesser' version of 'Seventeen Seconds'--like those songs without the cool vocals effects and mood pieces. I gave it multiple tries. Oh well. Not every one is a winner.
Wild Mood Swings (1996)
Gonna have to re-listen to this one, too, but it's kind of like 'Wish' in that nothing really stands out too much. 'Mint Car' is a really gay song and I don't like it too much.
I haven't listened to their two most recent albums (4:13 Dream and S/T) so I can't really say anything about those. Didn't like what I heard from S/T, but what I heard from 'Dream' wasn't all that bad.
...once again, just 'cuz some of these are lower on the totem pole, that doesn't mean I HATE them, per se. I actually appreciate all the music Robert Smith has created, and I think he's one of the best living songwriters. Obviously not every song he writes is a home run, but for how many albums his band has done, I'd say they're pretty much untouchable.
...also, as an honorary mention, 'The Exploding Boy' doesn't appear on any album but the 'Join the Dots' B-Sides collection, and is my FAVORITE Cure song of all time. It almost moves that compilation to the top, even though some of it isn't that good. Actually, the first disc is about 80% great. 'Mr. Pink Eyes,' a b-side from 'The Top,' is another favorite of mine.
The list, overall, is a little inaccurate too, because it probably varies from day to day. For example, today I've been rocking 'Bloodflowers' nonstop, and haven't even given a thought to 'Kiss Me x3.' Oh well.
Pretty soon here, I'm gonna post a collection of lo-fi Cure covers that myself and the Coma Nova folk have been putting together. Some are pretty straightforward, others not so much.
Now go out there and give your entire paycheck to Robert Smith in exchange for these wonderful albums.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Playlist for 11-20-09, "The Lost Years of Alex Chilton and Religious Curiosities"
Third in a series of 'theme shows,' where I break down all the music I play on the program into nice, neat little boxes. This one was kinda different, since half the program focused on one musician. That said, Alex Chilton is basically a genre all his own. Since his first and only hit single at the age of 16 with the Box Tops (the excellent tune "The Letter,") he has influenced countless alternative rock and 60's throwback groups with Big Star and then destroyed all traces of that influence with his solo career.
More or less, these records feature a band of musicians that probably first heard the tunes a day before recording them (if at all,) Chilton's "I-don't-give-a-fuck" mentality regarding quality, and countless covers of obscure blues tunes. Aside from that, he developed a habit of pissing people off on purpose during this part of his career, as is evident in tunes like "Riding Through the Reich," and scummily deranged covers of his own beloved discography.
Basically, he's my hero, so I devoted an entire hour to these rarely-heard recordings. Of course, I played a few later Big Star tunes because those are basically the same type of thing.
The second half of the program dealt with obscure religious records from the 1960's and 70's. Mostly private-press home-recorded type deals with a psychedelic bent, but also some oddball kid tunes. Pretty self-explanatory, though not like much other religious music you're likely to hear.Alex Chilton portion:
| Nov 20 - 12:55 AM | Alex Chilton | Under Class | Stuff EP | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:52 AM | Alex Chilton | Volare | High Priest | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:49 AM | Alex Chilton | Lost My Job | Feudalist Tarts EP | No | Bizarro Jerry | e/d | |
| Nov 20 - 12:46 AM | Alex Chilton | Thank You John | Feudalist Tarts EP | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:41 AM | Alex Chilton | The Letter | Live in London | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:38 AM | Alex Chilton | September Gurls | Live in London | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:34 AM | Alex Chilton | Hey! Little Child | Like Flies on Sherbert | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:32 AM | Alex Chilton | Like Flies on Sherbert | Like Flies on Sherbert | No | Bizarro Jerry | e/d | |
| Nov 20 - 12:30 AM | Alex Chilton | Alligator Man | Like Flies on Sherbert | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:26 AM | Alex Chilton | My Rival | Like Flies on Sherbert | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:21 AM | Alex Chilton | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Live on KUT 1978 | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:20 AM | Alex Chilton | Riding Through the Reich | Live on KUT 1978 | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:17 AM | Alex Chilton | Walking Dead | Bach's Bottom | No | Bizarro Jerry | e/d | |
| Nov 20 - 12:15 AM | Alex Chilton | Bangkok | Bach's Bottom | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:12 AM | Alex Chilton | I'm So Tired (Parts 1 and 2) | Bach's Bottom | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:09 AM | Alex Chilton | All of the Time | Bach's Bottom | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:02 AM | Big Star | Kanga Roo | Third/Sister Lovers | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:00 AM | Big Star | Kizza Me | Third/Sister Lovers | No | Bizarro Jerry | e/d |
| Nov 20 - 1:55 AM | Concrete Rubber Band | Christian | Risen Savior | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:53 AM | His Kids | It's Contagious/What's God Look Like? | S/T | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:49 AM | Countryside Unitarian Fellowship | Goin' to Bethlehem | Hey Jesus Christ Welcome to This World | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:47 AM | Little Marcy | A Talk With the Animals | Little Marcy Talks to the Animals | No | Bizarro Jerry | e/d | |
| Nov 20 - 1:42 AM | For Heaven's Sake! | For Heaven's Sake! | For Heaven's Sake! | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:42 AM | For Heaven's Sake! | For Heaven's Sake! | For Heaven's Sake! | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:40 AM | Dandelions | It's a Long Way to Heaven | S/T | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:37 AM | Sons of Thunder | Carpenter Man | Day Follows Night | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:33 AM | Captain Hook and His Crew | Phone Call/Stowaway | S/T | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:29 AM | Concrete Rubber Band | Passover | Risen Savior | No | Bizarro Jerry | e/d | |
| Nov 20 - 1:25 AM | Dave Bixby | 666 | Ode to Quetzacoatl | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:20 AM | The New Creation | Status Quo Song | Troubled | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:17 AM | The New Creation | Sodom and Gomorrah | Troubled | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:15 AM | Countryside Unitarian Fellowship | No Room for You | Hey Jesus Christ Welcome to This World | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:11 AM | The New Beginning | Hey | People Who Walk in Light | No | Bizarro Jerry | e/d | |
| Nov 20 - 1:08 AM | The New Beginning | Jesus Never Was a Sinner | People Who Walk in Light | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:01 AM | Liberal Religious Youth | Nuns of Carmelite | The L.R.Y. Record | No | e/d |
Enjoy, and as always, get the podcast here.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
'Alternative' soundtrack to your holiday season (Halloween, that is)
Here's a nice little list (complete with listening samples) of some spooky music you can play to freak out your guests/trick-or-treaters this Halloween. It's not your traditional 'ghoulish laughter/church organ' combo, but it'll get the job done.
First, this fucked-up album:
I'm not really sure who Don Bradshaw-Leather is, but this is some pretty wacked out stuff. Kind of like the soundtrack to an imaginary horror film, the music ranges from atmospheric electronic stuff to spacey psychedelic jamming. It's a double-LP, but only has like, 2 songs or something. Here's side one of the first record, aka "The Distance Between Us, Part 1."
Next, we've got some black metal:
Not just any black metal, though; the blackest of ALL metal. That's right--Burzum from Norway. This shit is intense, creepy, and wholly evil. Check out this background info about its one and only member, Varg Vikernes, if you don't believe me. With all the pagan mythology that went into this, it's the perfect soundtrack to fall as a whole. While in prison, Varg recorded some atmospheric synthesizer albums that are actually pretty Halloween-y, but Filosofem is the classic. Check out the song "Jesus' Tod."
Of course, some Residents:
Basically any album by this group is going to be creepy, but Duck Stab is where they perfected the creepy electronic pop that makes up about 1/3 of their recorded output. Sure, anybody interested can know who the Residents are nowadays, but they'll always be the eyeball-clad weirdos to me. Listen to "Hello Skinny," one of the creepiest tunes here.
This one's pretty good too:
These fellas and lady are Coven, a mid-60's psychedelic band that slightly resembled Jefferson Airplane. They were also practicing witches and warlocks (those terms are right, I think?) and wrote a lot about that sort of stuff. Their album is called Witchcraft Destroys Minds and Reaps Souls. DEFINITELY Halloween-y, especially the final track which is supposedly a live recording of a Satanic mass. I'll probably save that one for the Halloween show I'm putting on next week...but, here's the tune "Black Sabbath."
And, finally:
What Halloween would be complete without novelty folk tunes about vampires? The one and only Robbie the Werewolf put out this album titled Live at the Waleback in 1964. Apparently this guy was some coffee-shop beatnik and didn't put out another album, but this one's enough anyhow. Some songs are parodies of folk tunes that were popular at the time (i.e. the Kingston Trio, whose tune "Greenback Dollar" was the basis for the song I'm posting here) and some are Robbie's own creations. Regardless, it's all good monster-loving fun. Here's "Vampire Man."
That's it for now. Be sure to tune in tomorrow night (Thursday) from midnight til 2 am for another edition of Obscuro! And of course, tune in next week for the Halloween extravaganza, which will feature spooky music of all kinds.
Here's the Obscuro! podcast page.
First, this fucked-up album:
I'm not really sure who Don Bradshaw-Leather is, but this is some pretty wacked out stuff. Kind of like the soundtrack to an imaginary horror film, the music ranges from atmospheric electronic stuff to spacey psychedelic jamming. It's a double-LP, but only has like, 2 songs or something. Here's side one of the first record, aka "The Distance Between Us, Part 1."Next, we've got some black metal:
Not just any black metal, though; the blackest of ALL metal. That's right--Burzum from Norway. This shit is intense, creepy, and wholly evil. Check out this background info about its one and only member, Varg Vikernes, if you don't believe me. With all the pagan mythology that went into this, it's the perfect soundtrack to fall as a whole. While in prison, Varg recorded some atmospheric synthesizer albums that are actually pretty Halloween-y, but Filosofem is the classic. Check out the song "Jesus' Tod."Of course, some Residents:
Basically any album by this group is going to be creepy, but Duck Stab is where they perfected the creepy electronic pop that makes up about 1/3 of their recorded output. Sure, anybody interested can know who the Residents are nowadays, but they'll always be the eyeball-clad weirdos to me. Listen to "Hello Skinny," one of the creepiest tunes here.This one's pretty good too:
These fellas and lady are Coven, a mid-60's psychedelic band that slightly resembled Jefferson Airplane. They were also practicing witches and warlocks (those terms are right, I think?) and wrote a lot about that sort of stuff. Their album is called Witchcraft Destroys Minds and Reaps Souls. DEFINITELY Halloween-y, especially the final track which is supposedly a live recording of a Satanic mass. I'll probably save that one for the Halloween show I'm putting on next week...but, here's the tune "Black Sabbath."And, finally:
What Halloween would be complete without novelty folk tunes about vampires? The one and only Robbie the Werewolf put out this album titled Live at the Waleback in 1964. Apparently this guy was some coffee-shop beatnik and didn't put out another album, but this one's enough anyhow. Some songs are parodies of folk tunes that were popular at the time (i.e. the Kingston Trio, whose tune "Greenback Dollar" was the basis for the song I'm posting here) and some are Robbie's own creations. Regardless, it's all good monster-loving fun. Here's "Vampire Man."That's it for now. Be sure to tune in tomorrow night (Thursday) from midnight til 2 am for another edition of Obscuro! And of course, tune in next week for the Halloween extravaganza, which will feature spooky music of all kinds.
Here's the Obscuro! podcast page.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
First Obscuro! Mixtape f'dat azz
Here is the first Obscuro! Mixtape. It contains a song off every album I've played all the way through on the show, as well as a track by every artist that has been featured for whatever reason. I don't really give a shit if anybody listens to it, because I'm bored at work. Here is a tracklist, with a brief description of each tune. The download link is below.
1. Bobb Trimble - "Selling Me Short While Stringing Me Along" - Harvest of Dreams, 1982
This dude made two albums of homespun psychedelia in the early 80's. Then he started a couple bands with mostly 12-year-old kids. Dark, disturbing and surprisingly catchy tunes featuring Trimble's unique voice and multi-layered harmonies.
2. Countryside Unitarian Fellowship - "Fear I Feel" - Hey Jesus Christ Welcome to This World, 1971
Basically insane song-cycle type recording from a church group. The whole thing was written and performed by members of the church and feels like if the Shaggs were cooler and wrote a rock-opera about the birth of Jesus.
3. Snakefinger - "The Man in the Dark Sedan" - Greener Postures, 1980
One-time Residents collaborator goes out on his own and puts out a record that sounds...well, a lot like the Residents...but different. Dated drum machine beats, 'snakey' guitar playing and often humorous lyrics. Too bad he's dead.
4. The O - "Walkmann" - Junk in tha Trunk, 2004 (Originally recorded in '94?)
Strange mix of the Beatles, Replacements, and bedroom-rap. This group is still active under the name gONNA gET gOT and came through K-zoo about a year ago.
5. JW Farquhar - "My Bundle of Joy" - The Formal Female, 1972
Dude gets dumped by his wife. Dude buys instruments and soundproofs his Philly apartment. Dude makes REALLY angry psych LP by himself, for himself, about how much he hates women. Obviously, the LP in question is awesome. Misogynistic as hell, but awesome.
6. Black Randy and Metrosquad - "Theme from Shaft" - Pass the Dust, I Think I'm Bowie, 1980
Sure, it's offensive. However, I think this group is funny as hell and I couldn't ever play this track on the radio. For the record, Black Randy is a white dude. This group can be seen in the film "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains."
7. Stone Harbour - "Ride" - Emerges, 1974
More basement jams. Two dudes from rural Ohio who knew how to make a Radio Shack tape recorder sound pretty freaky.
8. Kenneth Higney - "I Wanna Be the King" - Attic Demonstration, 1976
Kenneth was a truck driver during the 70's who decided to record some of the ideas he had and try to sell them to musicians. Nobody bought them, but his versions rule harder than any cover would. Jagged lo-fi proto-punk tunes. He was a guest on the program and discussed this album at great length with me.
9. Grand Nutz Da Ladies Man - "Girlfriend (Rubber Duckie)" - Grand Nutz Da Ladies Man, 200?
(Possibly) Retarded wigger dude singing a Capella R and B with ad-libbed words. This song very obviously steals the melody from that Sesame Street rubber duckie tune, and damned if he doesn't give a shit. I probably would never feature this album on the show, but it's sure to clear a room...if that's what ya wanna do.
10. Virgin Insanity - "Time of Sorrows Gone Soon" - Illusions of the Maintenance Man, 1971
Ridiculously creative husband-and-wife group from Texas who cut a couple homemade records in the early 70's. Apparently they can now sell original copies for hundreds, while back in the day it was a challenge to get rid of them for $3. Sounds kind of like the Violent Femmes, which is fucked up since this is an entire decade before those guys did their thing.
11. Proyecto A - "A Venus" - Proyecto A, 1970
What-the-fuck tropicalia/psychedelia concept LP that appears to have something to do with the solar system. It's from Spain and is pretty nutty.
12. Tommy Jay - "Village Idiot" - Tommy Jay's Tall Tales of Trauma, 1986 (Though this track could be as old as '74)
Local Columbus, OH rock and roll renaissance man who's been in a lot of bands, including Mike Rep and the Quotas. This is a collection of solo recordings done between '74 and '86. Lots of different styles, but a strong Velvet Underground influence.
13. Brian Wilson - "H.E.L.P. is on the Way" - Adult/Child, 1976
Unreleased solo LP from Mr. Wilson that features songs about eating healthy, little tomboys turning into girls, and shortenin' bread. I love the Beach Boys, and this LP is definitely better than a lot of the admittedly shitty light-rock stuff they put out around this time.
14. First Chips - "Pieces" - Volume One, 1972
Chicago weirdo Vyto Baleska's first recording project, which is mostly just him. He has a couple 'solo' records I like to play as well, but this stuff is the weirdest and coolest. Kind of reminds me of Pere Ubu and early Pink Floyd with some Krautrock shit and some out-there production. The broken English that sometimes appears and Vyto's accent make the whole thing even stranger.
15. Mark Tucker - "Sideways Love Forever" - Batstew, 1975
Encinitas, CA's own Syd Barrett. This album is an interesting mix of field recordings (mostly Mark's car, The Bat, and his then-girlfriend Eva) and strange tunes like this one. Piano-driven ballads that are often relentlessly depressing...this LP has a weird mood to it, but it's one of my favorites to play on the show. He will be doing an interview with me next week.
16. Copernicus - "Dust" - Immediate Eternity, 2001
Street-poet-type-dude who also organizes controlled-chaos jam sessions for him to recite his stuff over. The mood throughout is generally intense and apocalyptic. He was a guest on the program a couple weeks ago.
17. Harvester - "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" - Hemat, 1970
Stoned-out Swedish group that sounds totally loose and wasted. This is an interesting take on the song in question, and sounds near-collapse at all times. Kind of like Can if they didn't even have ideas for songs and just jammed the fuck out on mad drugs.
18. Alien City - "Older Men" - Alien City, 1979
Apparently a one-man project from Seattle...this album took 5 years to complete. It's a little glam-rock-ish, but is totally out of the ordinary. Especially this tune...
19. The Manson Family - "Is There No One in Your World" - Manson Family Jams Vol. 1, 1970
While Charlie was on trial, his family put out a record of campfire-style songs in his honor. I played this during the Charlie Manson-themed show. A lot of the songs are actually more structured and catchy than Charlie's own, although I think he wrote a decent chunk of them.
Download this collection!
It's a .zip file, and it's SUPPOSED to be in the order listed above, but I suppose you could put the tracks in whatever order you want. I also included a little front-and-back-cover action that I made myself! Hopefully I'll be on the air long enough to put out a second compilation. Who knows?
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