Rustic Hinge - 'Replicas'

Going back into the vaults today...Tried looking this album up, and only found it on one page (possibly Russian?) and the link seemed to be dead. So, once again, it turns up here so it doesn't get lost in time.

This is a remnant of my proto-punk, punk and post-punk radio program. I probably downloaded it because it's Captain Beefheart-influenced instrumental avant-garde shit, which is a surefire way to piss off radio listeners. Looking back now, the group apparently had members of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and High Tide, both bands I used to be a pretty big fan of, so I don't know why I never found that out before. But oh well.

Basically, that brief description is all I have to say about the release...if you (like me) enjoy some of Captain Beefheart's music, but are fairly annoyed by his vocals, this is something you might dig. The music is fairly similar, and there aren't any vocals...one review credits Arthur Brown with vocals somewhere, but I couldn't find it. 

So, it's very complex, jazz-based math-rock type stuff (before there was such a thing) played with a basic guitar/drums/bass lineup. Some of it actually reminds me of a less-heavy Gore for some reason, and the later tracks veer into Sun City Girls world-music-on-western-instruments territory (which is pretty cool.)

Despite the image all this may conjure up, it's not an unpleasant listen by any means, and some of it (not the concrete noise stuff) could be good background music. Anyhow. Check it out, if ya want. Also, apparently, the whole first side is parts of a movement? Dunno.

Rustic Hinge - 'Replicas'

Tracklist:

1. T on the Lawn for 3

    a. Excitation Wavelength

    b. Litmus Transformation

    c. Opus Pocus

    d. Crystallized Petard

    e. Kinesis

    f. But That Was Then That Was But

    g. ---

2. Last Time

3. High Tide Play Rustic Hinge

4. Rumanian Folk Dance No. 1

5. Macedonia

6. Radio Kabul

7. Rumanian Folk Dance No. 2

8. Mastadon

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More classic Obscuro! podcasts...

Okay, I'm gonna try to power through these so I don't have to think about it anymore, because I am extremely OCD. The good news is, I'm in the final stretch of Obscuro! podcasts. Although that might be bad news for you. The bad news for ME is that, then I have to download and archive all the Forte episodes I did. Maybe. Probably not. We'll see. Anyhow...

Episode 71 - 6-11-10 LONG JAMS

Obscuro 6-11-10 Long Jams by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

James Ferraro - My Parents Think I'm Turning into a Cockroach
The New Creation - Wind
Megatrip - Song for Syd
Robbie the Werewolf - Drums and Guns
Lula Cortes - Calming Ballad
Vertical Slit - Canyon Girl
Jerry Rayson - Yo Soy de Mi Patria
Edgar Broughton Band - The Moth
Slava Ranko - No Brain
Bill Bissett and the Mandan Massacre - Files in th Tempul
Joseph - I Ain't Fattenin' No More Frogs for Snakes
Rustic Hinge - Mastodon
The Oracle - The Awakening
Sexton Ming - You Can't Polish a Turd
Otto Muehl - Klavierkonzert K
Siloah - Krishna's Golden Dope Shop
Mind Pollution - Litterboxmind
Sound Ceremony - Virgins Do
Robert Martin - Long Goodbye
Pine Hill - Insane

Episode 72 - 6-18-10 WACKOS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS

Obscuro 6-18-10 Wackos Speak Louder Than Words by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Harvester - Kristallen den Fina
Jandek - Lavender
Fred Frith - What a Dilemma
Emil Richards and the Microtonal Blues Band - Maharimba
Ya Ho Wa 13 - Ho
Dennis Weise - The Return of the Akpallus Mutants (Pt. B) - 93rd Current
Joe Meek and the Blue Men - Orbit Around the Moon
Zu - Axion
Slava Ranko - Twin God Babies
Unknown Thai Orchestra - Unknown #8
Partli Cloudi - Tantum
Sun City Girls - Sangkala Suite
Alan Watts - Metamatic Ritual
Aphex Twin - Windowlicker
Bob Bell - Necropolis (Part 4)
Stu Phillips - Biker Ballet
Vermonster - Stoned Guitar (Section)
Henry Flynt - Leather High in E
Lucifer - Incubus

NOTE: As the title indicates, this podcast features all instrumental weirdness.

Episode 73 - 7-2-10 THIS IS MY PRIVATE LIFE PT. II

Obscuro 7-9-10 This is My Private Life Pt. II by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Stephen David Heitkotter - I Don't Mind
Gary Wilson - Cindy
Eddy Detroit - Beelzebub
Robert Gilligan - In a Dark Room
Touchstone - Feel You in My Bones
Circuit Rider - Forever Angel's Proud
Countryside Unitarian Fellowship - Goin' to Bethlehem
Nicodemus and Matchez - I Am Not Happy
The Patron Saints - Do You Think About Me?
Dave Bixby - Drug Song
Ray Harlowe and Gyp Fox - Be Away
Little Howlin' Wolf - Stranger Mon
Mark Tucker - Sideways Love Forever
Vermonster - Rainbow Sound for Humans
Virgin Insanity - In the Eyes
Bobb Trimble - Paralyzed
Cosmic Michael - Cosmic Michael Theme
Bobby Brown - Let Me on Board
Bob Harrison - What's Wrong with You
Vyto B - Rocket Park
Twilight Nuages - Find My Dream Come True
Jerry Solomon - Yob Elttil a Mi
Simon Finn - Jerusalem
Abner Jay - The Backbone of America is a Mule and Cotton

NOTE: A sequel to the first collection of private press gems.

Episode 74 - 7-9-10 THE WOMEN OF OBSCURO

Obscuro 7-9-10 The Women of Obscuro by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Pain Teens - Tar Pit
The Sun Also Rises - Taste of Jesamine and Suicide
Trangela Tricoli - Jet Lady
Edie and the Eggs - Big Girls Don't Cry
Coven - Coven in Charing Cross
Lucia Pamela - Blue Wind
Destroy All Monsters - You're Gonna Die
Joy Allan-Wisher - Nut Pumpkin
Thorr's Hammer - Norge
Sandy Hurvitz - Arch Godliness of Purplefull Magic
Jandek (ft. Unknown Female Vocalist) - Go to Bed
The Space Lady - Major Tom
Thrash Queen - God Save the Queen
Erica Pomerance - Koanisphere
The Shaggs - That Little Sports Car
Yma Sumac - Chuncho
Dandelions - The Children of Sunshine
Rita Lee - Sucesso, aqui vou eu
Jan Terri - Keep on Knockin'
Ruth White - The Litanies of Satan
Art Bears - Three Figures
Leona Anderson - Habanera from 'Carmen'
Silmaril - Song of the Apocalypse
The Android Sisters - Ray-Dee-Oh
Katie Lee - Shrinker Man
ESG - Come Away

NOTE: Proving that women can be just as weird as men, here's an all-female edition of the show. Or at least, all-female vocalists...although a good number of the bands are female-only.

Obscuro! Mixtape #19 - 'Nightsounds, vol. 3 - instrumentals'

More Nightsounds for ya. Not COMPLETELY instrumental, but the words on this one are few and far between. There's kind of a surf theme throughout, but the tracks come from all over the globe...Pakistan, Thailand, Jamaica, what have ya. There's also quite a bit of instrumental funk thrown in with the surf. Trust me, they go well together. Anyhow...enjoy.

Obscuro! Mixtape #19 - 'Nightsounds, vol. 3 - instrumentals' by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

DTP PRESENTS...'BURY ME N SMOKE' - POSSE INSTRUMENTALS

More new stuff from the Depressive Tongue Posse...this is two 22-minute tracks culled from instrumentals produced by group members Hate Noize, Golden Joe and Skooop. Lots of weird movie samples and creep shit. Late night creep vibes abound.

Part I:

'DTP PRESENTS...BURY ME N SMOKE' - Part I by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Part II:

'DTP PRESENTS...BURY ME N SMOKE' - Part II by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Or get the whole thang on their bandcamp:

Obscuro! Mixtape #14...'fucked.'

That title should clue you in....this is a trip to the weirdo side. Fans of the Trash Radio and Obscuro programs will definitely want to check this one out. Basically, I went digging in the Obscuro! archives and came up with the strangest shit I could find, that I hadn't yet played to death on the radio. Some of this stuff never even made it into radio programs because I just forgot about it or whatever...ran out of time...y'know. So, it was kind of surprising to find so much bizarre stuff.

You'll hear oddball religious nonsense, vanity recordings made by reality TV stars, private press stoner sludge, and lots of mind-fuck ambient stuff. Anyhow. See for yourself. It's pretty cool.

Obscuro! Mixtape #14 - 'fucked.' by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Obscuro! Mixtape #12...'Nightsounds vol. 2'

More l8 nite shit for yall

G-funk synth madness for ridin' yer bike past some palm trees.

Some stuff you probably know, but that don't mean ya can't ride to it. Although, I was surprised by how few people have heard 'Deep Cover,' aka the world's introduction to Snoop Dogg....probably the best track Dre has ever produced/rapped on.

Obscuro! Mixtape #12 - 'Nightsounds, vol. 2' by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Obscuro! Mixtape #10...'Nightsounds vol. 1'

Maybe it's a product of ALWAYS working nights, but I seem to enjoy a lot of stuff that conjures up the feeling of nighttime. Some of the stuff on this mix is obvious, but hopefully there's enough unheard-tracks, too. I'll probably do a few of these, since I've got a huge amount of 'night' mix CD's for driving around and whatnot. This one's pretty good for driving, I think.

Obscuro! Mixtape #10 - 'Nightsounds, vol. 1' by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Playlist for 6-18-10, "Wackos Speak Louder than Words"

You may remember last year when I did several 'theme shows' on the program. Well, it's that time again, and I've got some new (and exciting) themes to cover this time around. Kicking off this chapter is last week's podcast, 'Wackos Speak Louder than Words,' 2 hours of bizarre instrumental music that is truly beyond description. Some of the artists have been played before, while others are new to you and me.

This will continue next week, as tonight will be the first time ever I won't be on the air bringing you the weirdness. This is because I STILL haven't seen the Melvins live enough, and they're coming to Detroit.

Anyhow, download the podcast here.

Playlist:

Jun 18 - 1:57 AM	Lucifer	Incubus	Black Mass		No	Bizarro Jerry	e/d
Jun 18 - 1:45 AM	Henry Flynt	Leather High in E	Hillbilly Tape Music		No		e/d
Jun 18 - 1:40 AM	Vermonster	Stoned Guitar (Section)	Instinctively Inhuman		No		e/d
Jun 18 - 1:38 AM	Stu Phillips	Biker Ballet	Hell's Angels on Wheels Original Soundtrack		No		e/d
Jun 18 - 1:31 AM	Bob Bell	Necropolis (Part 4)	Necropolis		No		e/d
Jun 18 - 1:25 AM	Aphex Twin	Windowlicker	Windowlicker	requestical	Yes	Bizarro Jerry	e/d
Jun 18 - 1:07 AM	Alan Watts	Metamatic Ritual	This is IT		No		e/d
Jun 18 - 12:59 AM	Sun City Girls	Sangkala Suite	Libyan Dream		No	Bizarro Jerry	e/d
Jun 18 - 12:54 AM	Partli Cloudi	Tantum	Rotten Wood		No		e/d
Jun 18 - 12:49 AM	Unknown Thai Orchestra	Unknown #8	70's Thai Orchestra		No		e/d
Jun 18 - 12:43 AM	Slava Ranko	Twin God Babies	Arctic Hysteria		No		e/d
Jun 18 - 12:38 AM	Zu	Axion	Carboniferous		No		e/d
Jun 18 - 12:35 AM	Joe Meek and the Blue Men	Orbit Around the Moon	I Hear a New World		No	Bizarro Jerry	e/d
Jun 18 - 12:25 AM	Dennis Weise	The Return of the Akpallus Mutants (Pt. B) - 93rd Current	Valhalla		No		e/d
Jun 18 - 12:20 AM	Ya Ho Wa 13	Ho	Penetration: An Aquarian Symphony		No		e/d
Jun 18 - 12:17 AM	Emil Richards and the Microtonal Blues Band	Maharimba	Journey to Bliss		No		e/d
Jun 18 - 12:14 AM	Fred Frith	What a Dilemma	Gravity		No		e/d
Jun 18 - 12:10 AM	Jandek	Lavender	You Walk Alone		No	Bizarro Jerry	e/d
Jun 18 - 12:02 AM	Harvester	Kristallen den Fina	Hemat		No	Bizarro Jerry	e/d

That's it...more downloads soon. I'm not sure if it'll be my own stuff or something else yet...