Helium - The Dirt of Luck - 1995 {Out of Print}

Helium - The Dirt Of Luck (1995)

Studio recordings @320

{Out of Print}

What a backwards rock record The Dirt of Luck is.  Seriously, think about it. Nevermind the double-edge of the title -- there's a mention of good fortune, but really this is just about the grit it coats itself in -- and just sit and listen to this record.

It's a tricky bit of music. At first, it seems perfectly on the up-and-up, of its time and place, because there's something geographic about Mary Timony's sound. When she was in the all-girl band Autoclave in D.C. -- and their short Discography, released on Dischord, is essential indie rock -- their sound tightened up in the tangled coil of that city's streets, in the camraderie of a tight-knit scene. She was in Boston when Helium made The Dirt of Luck, though, and this sounds like the dingy sludge and icy winds of a Northeastern winter. It's chilly and timeless, brittle with the energy of punk rock but delivered in subtler layers, evoking classic rock and other genres.

From there, even if its feels at home, the record is awfully damn confusing. There's the obvious -- that a band called Helium sounds so goddamn low. This is craggy, subterranean shit. Part of this comes from Timony herself (she often plays in a D-tuning), and part comes from Ash Bowie's thundering bass.
~Mathew Fiander   Read more HERE:


Track List:
Pat's Trick
Trixie's Star
Silver Angel
Baby's Going Underground
Medusa
Comet #9
Skeleton    
Superball
All The X's Have Wings
Oh The Wind And Rain
Honeycomb    
Flower Of The Apocalypse

Link thanks to AB.

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The BellRays - Grand Fury (2001) {Out of Print}

The BellRays - Grand Fury (2001)

Studio recordings @ 320

{Out of Print}

Vocalist Lisa Kekaula guitarist Bob Venuum formed the BellRays around 1990 in Riverside, CA. Originally, the duo leaned heavily on a vintage R&B sound flecked with smoky jazz overtones. But with the addition of guitarist Tony Fate and Venumm moving to bass, the sound soon began to mix Kekaula's alley cat soul vocals with a biting punk rock bottom end. The In the Light of the Sun cassette release appeared in 1993, followed by the "Wall of Soul" 7" two years later. the BellRays issued their debut full-length, Let It Blast, in 1998 and supported it with an extensive tour that included a particularly fiery appearance at Austin's South by Southwest conference. By now, drummer Ray Chin had joined the fold, and the 'Rays were making waves with their furiously passionate sound. The Grand Fury LP dropped in 2001 from Los Angeles indie Upper Cut and was followed by a European release combining it with Let It Blast. Tours with notables like Rocket From the Crypt and Nashville Pussy continued to spread the word, and In Music We Trust reissued In the Light of the Sun. 2003 saw the Upper Cut release of Raw Collection, an odds 'n' sods compilation featuring B-sides, rarities, and vinyl-only material from 1995 through 2002. Red White and Black also arrived in 2003, and the band continued to crank out soulful garage-punk on 2006's Have a Little Faith and 2008's Hard, Sweet and Sticky.
~Johnny Loftus - All Music

Track List:
1. Noise Fragment
2. Too Many Houses In Here
3. Fire On The Moon
4. Snake City
5. Ska Driver
6. Screwdriver
7. Heat Cage
8. Evil Morning
9. Zero P.M.
10. Do You Speak English
11. Stupid Fuckin' People
12. Have A Little Faith In Me
13. Monkey House
14. Little Funky Jam
15. Warhead
16. Under The Mountain
17. They Glued Your Head On Upside-Down
18. Hello Hello

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Johnny Shines - Last Night's Dream (1969) {Out of Print}

Johnny Shines - Last Night's Dream (1969)

Studio recordings @ 320

{Out of Print}

Track List:  
01-Solid Gold 
02-From Dark 'Til Dawn 
03-I Will Be Kind To You 
04-Last Night's Dream 
05-Baby Don't You Think I Know 
06-Pipeline Blues 
07-I Don't Know 
08-Black Panther 
09-I Had A Good Home 
10-Mean Fisherman     

Bass – Willie Dixon     
Drums – Clifton James     
Guitar & Vocals– Johnny Shines     
Harmonica – Walter Horton     
Piano – Otis Spann (tracks: 06) 

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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Live Farm Aid 2000

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Live Farm Aid 2000

Nissan Pavilion, September 17, 2000

Stone Ridge, VA  
Excellent FM broadcast @ flac

NEIL YOUNG  
1. Intro 
2. Daddy Went Walking 
3. From Hank To Hendrix 
4. Powderfinger 
5. talk 
6. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 
7. Intro 
8. Motorcycle Mama 
9. talk 
10. Cowgirl In The Sand

CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG  
11. Love The One You're With 
12. Marakesh Express 
13. talk 14. Helpless 
15. Our House 
16. Almost Cut My Hair 
17. Cinnamon Girl

 These are NOT my links...
 Links thanks to P.R.!



Go HERE for links...

Tom Verlaine - Cover (1984) {Out of Print}

Tom Verlaine - Cover (1984) 

Studio Recordings @320

{Out of Print}

Track List:
01-Five Miles Of You
02-Let Go The Mansion
03-Travelling
04-O Foolish Heart
05-Dissolve / Reveal
06-Miss Emily
07-Rotation
08-Swim

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Zappatistas - Live Brianza Open Jazz Fest 2003

Zappatistas - Live Brianza Open Jazz Festival 

Brianza, Italy (2003)

Soundboard @ 320

The 'ZAPPATISTAS' started as a commission from Nottinghamshire County Council when John Ethridge was approached by Dave Groome to put together a band for a one off performance at the Newark festival in October 1998. John then contacted Steve Lodder and together they chose the material to perform a selection of Frank Zappa's music.

http://www.johnetheridge.com/

John Etheridge: guitar & vocals
Simon Bates: saxophones & flute
Simon Finch: trumpet
Annie Whitehead: trombone
Steve Lodder: keyboard
Rob Statham: bass
Mike Bradley: drums
Teena Lyle: percussion, vibraphone, vocals

Track List:
1. The Grand wazoo
2. Let's make the water turn black
3. Sofa n.1
4. Eat that question
5. Sexual harrassment in the workplace
6. King Kong
7. Sleep dirt
8. Big Swifty
9. Medley: a) Harry you're a beast b) Oh No c) Theme from Lumpy Gravy
10. I'm the slime

Thanks to musicadegradata.blogspot.com

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Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats - Vol 1. {2010}

Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats - Vol 1.

Studio Recordings @320

{Limited Release}

Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats formed in London in 2009 and burst into the underground rock/metal scene after their second full-length album 'Blood Lust'. But, before that, the band released 'Volume 1' in 2010; an album sounding like something directly from the late 60s / early 70s. The music isn't as much metal as it is sleazy, stoned psychedelic rock a la early Pentagram (before their proper doom metal sound), and the production gives the music an overall dirty, raw feel to it.

Whilst not an extremely gimmicky band, in comparison to Ghost (B.C.) and the likes of Slipknot (eh...), Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats' vocals are interesting, in the sense they sound a lot like the Beatles' Lennon and McCartney on a song like 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'. Both the vocal style and the production have a hand in the outcome of that.
More at Metal Archives

    Crystal Spiders
    Witches Garden
    Dead Eyes of London
    Lonely and Strange
    Vampire Circus
    Do What Your Love Tell You
    I Don't Know
    Wind Up Toys

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The Battered Ornaments - Mantle-Piece 1969 {Out of Print}

The Battered Ornaments - Mantle-Piece

Studio recordings @ 256

{Out of Print}

Another Chris Spedding effort...

Battered Ornaments were an ambitious rock band put together by lyricist Pete Brown, known for writing many of Cream's songs with Jack Bruce, after that group broke up. Organized in 1969, Battered Ornaments featured Brown on vocals and trumpet, Graham Layden (vocals), Chris Spedding (guitar), Charlie Hart (organ, violin), George Khan (sax), Butch Potter (bass), Rob Tait (drums), and Pete Bailey (percussion).

Layden was an early casualty. The group released an initial LP, A Meal You Can Shake Hands With in the Dark, credited to Pete Brown and His Battered Ornaments, and completed a second, Mantelpiece, before Brown left in a dispute with Spedding. Brown's vocals were then wiped off Mantelpiece and replaced by Spedding. The group continued until Spedding's departure for a 
solo career.

Track List:
01. Sunshades   
02. Late Into the Night  
03. Then I Must Go   
04. Crosswords and the Safety Pins   
05. Straggered         
06. Twisted Track  
07. Smoke Rings 
08. Take Me Now  
09. My Love's Gone Far Away  
10. Week Looked Good on Paper (Bonus) 
11. Living Life Backwards (Bonus) 

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Claudia Jennings - Miss November 1969

Chris Spedding - Hurt (1977) {Out of Print}

Chris Spedding - Hurt (1977)

Studio recordings @ 320

{Out of Print}

Chris Spedding recharged his career when the '77 era punk explosion emerged. Spedding, a veteran musician who already had three albums of his own and many critical appearances on many other artist's albums, came out with "Pogo Dancing" with The Vibrators. Then, released his eponymous album, Chris Spedding, the best album of his career. His follow-up, Hurt, is a harder rocking LP. Side 2 (on the vinyl) just completely roars with "Wild Wild Women", "Road Runner", the premiere "Stay Dumb", "Get Outa My Pagoda" and winding up with "Hurt By Love". While not as essential as it's predecessor, Hurt is a must have album by a very important artist.
~Mark Yokel


Track List:
1. Wild In The Streets - 3:10
2. Silver Bullet - 3:57
3. Lone Rider - 3:25
4. Woman Trouble - 5:19
5. Ain't Superstitious (Snips, Chris Spedding) - 4:44
6. Wild Wild Women - 3:51
7. Road Runner (Ellas McDaniel) - 2:46
8. Stay Dumb - 2:49
9. Get Outa My Pagoda - 2:40
10.Hurt By Love - 3:30
11.Pogo Dancing - 3:06
12.The Pose - 2:23
13.Gunfight - 2:31
14.Evil (Snips) - 2:57


Thanks to gyro1966 at http://twilightzone-rideyourpony.blogspot.com

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Freddie King - Blues Guitar Hero Vol. 1& 2

Freddie King
Blues Guitar Hero Vol. 1& 2 

The Influential Early Sessions

More Influential Federal Recordings
Studio recordings @ 320
{Out of Print}

Blues Guitar Hero Vol. 1: The Influential Early Sessions

Track List:
1. Hide Away
2. Lonesome Whistle Blues
3. San-Ho-Zay
4. I'm Tore Down
5. See See Baby
6. Christmas Tears
7. You've Got To Love Her With A Feeling
8. Have You Ever Loved A Woman
9. You Know That You Love Me
10. I Love The Woman
11. It's Too Bad Things Are Going So Tough
12. Sen-Sa-Shun
13. If You Believe In What You Do
14. Takin' Care Of Business
15. The Stumble
16. Sitting' On The Boat Dock
17. Side Tracked
18. What About Love
19. Come On
20. Just Pickin'

Blues Guitar Hero Volume 2: More Influential Federal Recordings

Track List:
1. Over Drive
2. Full Time Love
3. Now I've Got A Woman
4. Onion Rings
5. You Can't Hide
6. Teardrops On Your Letter
7. Heads Up
8. You Mean Mean Woman (How Can Your Love Be True)
9. Some Other Day, Some Other Time
10. Wash Out
11. Meet Me At The Station
12. Someday After Awhile (You'll Be Sorry)
13. Out Front
14. She's The One
15. Look, Ma I'm Cryin'
16. Bossa Nova Blues
17. I Love You More Everyday
18. Walk Down That Aisle (Honey Chile)
19. High Rise
20. Double Eyed Wammy  

Vol.1

Vol. 2

Man or Astro-Man? - Experiment Zero - 1996

Man or Astro-Man? - Experiment Zero - 1996

Studio Recordings @320

{Out of Print}

Experiment Zero is almost a movie in itself as the story unfolds with a speaker test in the lab. Channels, frequencies, volume, etc... are all tested in true 50's form. Once the controls have been adjusted, the music begins in full force as the lab coats have their fun just getting warmed up. As Experiment Zero moves into it's meaty section, the theme focuses on the scientist's efforts to contact outer space with Television Fission, DNI, and Planet Collision. Guitars are raw, fast, high powered, yet retain just enough twang to keep it cool. Like a true Hollywood film with parallel action, attention quickly changes to outer space where evil robots have taken over planets and claimed machinery for their evil efforts along the way.
~Manto

Seriously...this thing KILLS!!!!!!!!

Track List:

1. Stereo Phase Test
2. Television Fission
3. DNI
4. Planet Collision
5. Big Track Attack
6. 9 Volt
7. Evil Plans Of Planet Spectra
8. Anoxia
9. Maximum Radiation Level
10. King Of The Monsters
11. Cyborg Control
12. Test Driver
13. Television Man
14. Z-X3
15. Principles Unknown

Thanks to LoFi Larry at
http://twilightzone-rideyourpony.blogspot.com for the link!

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The Fall - Live Liverpool 2015

The Fall - Live Liverpool 2015

Now Available at:

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Golem - Orion Awakes (1973) {Out Of Print}

Golem - Orion Awakes (1973*)
Studio Recordings @320

{Out of Print}

Between the early and mid 1970s, at Dieter Dierk's studios, a renowned German producer and sound engineer, a series of sessions took place led by Toby Robinson (also known as Mad Twiddler), one of Dierk's engineers, and made by some musicians of very known bands on the krautrock scene, but who used pseudonyms to avoid contractual problems with their record labels. These recordings were released by the mysterious Pyramid label and each album featured invented names of bands and musicians, even if most were practically the same. The albums were pressed in a very rustic and handcrafted way, besides each one - according to some sources - had approximately 25 copies, which were sold at art galleries or given away as gifts to the musicians' friends and relatives.

Orion Awake by fictitious band Golem was one of the last releases by Pyramid, but its date of release is still a little uncertain, however according to The Crack In The Cosmic Egg, by the brothers Alan and Steven Freeman, it was released in 1976(*). This album sound has strong alliances with space rock and recreates the atmosphere from krautrock earliest days. Much of this album might remind you bands like Hawkwind, Gila, Ash Ra Tempel, Neu!, plus some Hendrix-influenced guitar solos. An album that sadly and intentionally remained hidden for a long time, which when was discovered, made even the self-proclaimed krautrock 'experts' freak out!

Track List:
01. Orion Awakes (7:19)
02. Stellar Launch (7:37)
03. Godhead Dance (6:33)
04. Jupiter & Beyond (14:21)
a) Signal
b) Noise
c) Rebirth
05. The Returning (7:44)

NOTE:

*Exact release year unknown*

Willi Berghoff - guitars
Rolf Föller - guitars
Manfred Hof - organ, Mellotron, synthesizers
Mungo - bass
Joachim Bohne - drums

Originally on Pyramid Records LP (Pyramid 015)

Ecclectic, psychedelic epic rock with lot of Hammond organs, heavy drums and jamming guitars. Their album Orion Awakes (1973) belongs to Pyramid Records archives. Amazing, catchy improvised free spacey rockin' trip that can reminds the best efforts delivered by early Pink Floyd, Gila, Dies Irae, Jane.

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Buttshakers! Soul Party - Volumes 1 thru 10

Buttshakers! Soul Party - Volumes 1 thru 10

Links thanks to THE NORTHERN MADMAN, Gyro1966 and François.

Now Available at twilightzone-rideyourpony.blogspot.com

Links in Comments

 Don't Forget To Say Thanks!!

Vol. 1
Vol. 2
Vol. 3
Vol. 4
Vol. 5
Vol. 6
Vol. 7
Vol. 8
Vol. 9

 Vol. 10

Cinnamon Girl - Women Artists Cover Neil Young 2008 {Out of Print}

Cinnamon Girl - Women Artists Cover Neil Young 

For Charity 2008 

Studio Recordings @320

{Out of Print}

This two-disc, 21-track compilation of women artists covering early era (1969 to 1979) Neil Young songs is an intriguing concept.

This collection of women's voice treatments of Neil Young's songs is everything I had expected. There are some are real gems. The use of all women's voices and creativity add an interesting slant on Neil's songs demonstrating their breadth and true human connections. I enjoyed the artists and group choices made by American Laundromat Records. The CD, for the most part, avoids the problem of disjointed sounds many multi-group artist tributes suffer from, flowing nicely together from various styles and sound variations. It is quite enjoyable. I know as a Neil Young fan that I will enjoy this for many years to come. It will join the ranks of good tributes such as.This Note's for You Too!: A Tribute to Neil Young and The Bridge: A Tribute to Neil Young. 
Crawdaddy~

Disc: 1
1. Heart Of Gold (Tanya Donelly) - Tanya Donnelly
2. I Am A Child (Britta Phillips) - Britta Phillips
3. Comes A Time (Kate York) - Kate York
4. The Needle And The Damage Done (Lori McKenna) - Lori McKenna
5. Down By The River (Jill Sobule w/ John Doe) - Jill Sobule
6. Burned (Veruca Salt) - Veruca Salt
7. Cowgirl In The Sand (Josie Cotton) - Josie Cotton
8. A Man Needs A Maid (Dala) - Dala
9. Ohio (Darcie Miner) - Darcie Miner
10. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (Carmen Townsend) - Carmen Townsend

Disc: 2
1. Cinnamon Girl (Euro-Trash Girl) - Euro-Trash Girl
2. I Believe In You (Julie Peel) - Julie Peel
3. Tell Me Why (Luff) - Luff
4. Ohio (Dala) - Dala
5. Helpless (Elk City) - Elk City
6. Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Amilia K. Spicer) - Amilia K. Spicer
7. Sugar Mountain (Louise Post) - Louise Post
8. Powderfinger (The Watson Twins) - The Watson Twins
9. Like A Hurricane (Kristin Hersh) - Kristin Hersh
10. Old Man (Cindy Wheeler) - Cindy Wheeler
11. Walk On (Heidi Gluck) - Heidi Gluck

Link thanks to Gyro1966

This version will send chills down your spine...

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Bomb Party - Nativety #3 {Out of Print}

Some more music you've probably never heard...

Bomb Party - Nativety #3 

Studio Recordings @192

{Out of Print}

The band formed in the early 1980s, initially as Farmlife by Andy "Jesus" Mosquera (guitar), Peter Swaine (vocals), Steve Gerrard (guitar), Laurence Wood (sax),James Hunt(bass) and Mark Thompson (drums), who met on a fine art course at Leicester Polytechnic. They underwent lineup changes and then released one single under this name in 1982, "Susie's Party" (later covered by Yeah Yeah Noh); A second single on Dan Treacy's Whaam! label was withdrawn. In 1984 Farmlife split up, and Andy "Jesus" Mosquera (vocals), Steve Gerrard (guitar), Mark Thompson (drums) formed The Bomb Party, with Sarah Corina (bass). They took their name from a Graham Greene novel, debuting in 1985 with the Ray Gun EP on the Abstract label, the new sound described as "a Molotov cocktail of hardcore grebo gothability lying somewhere between The Cramps and Bauhaus". The bandmembers themselves rejected the "grebo (music)" tag, Mosquera stating "We're not grebos and we're not bikers or any of that shit. We're experimental. We are experimentalists but we don't have to say we're political and we credit our audience with enough intelligence to suss it out for themselves

Their fourth and final album, Nativity #3 appeared on Artlos in 1990, the band split up immediately after it was recorded. The band played their final gig at The Powerhaus in London on 17 December 1989.

Thompson subsequently joined members of Gaye Bykers on Acid and The Janitors in the band G.R.O.W.T.H.., who released the album For Lack Of Horses They Straddle Dogs. Mosquera reverted to a career in fine art. Corina joined The Mekons and, later, Striplight (with Alex Mitchell of Curve). She has also recorded with Bill Carter of Screaming Blue Messiahs.
~Wiki

Track List:
1-The Beginning And The End
2-Ship Of Fools
3-Hey Joe
4-31st Of September
5-Lucy Gas
6-Unavoidably Detained
7-Dreaming
8-Gimme Summat To Love
9-Use It
10-In This Land
11-Touched
12-Tonight
13-The Beginning And The End

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7 Year Bitch - Viva Zapata!

7 Year Bitch - Viva Zapata!

Studio Recordings @320

{Out of Print}

Track List:

1. The Scratch
2. Hip Like Junk
3. M.I.A.
4. Derailed
5. Cats Meow
6. Rock A Bye
7. It's Too Late
8. Damn Good And Well
9. Kiss My Ass Goodbye
10. Icy Blue
11. Get Lit

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The Big F - Is 1993 {Out of Print}

The Big F - Is  

1993

Studio Recordings @ 320

{Out of Print}

The Big F is a rock trio born out of the split of Berlin and featuring guitarist Mark Christian, bassist/singer John Shreve (aka John Crawford) and drummer Rob Donin (aka Rob Brill).

The Big F is essentially Berlin, without the chick singing. But the music is much, much harder. Though nowhere near as slamming as their self-titled debut "Is" does contain some great songs with "Patience Peregrine" the stand-out track. A hard-driving rhythm section pounds behind anguished vocals and non-linear guitar playing to create a sound so original no one wanted to hear it. With their albums long out of print, used bins at record stores are about the only place to track their masterpieces down.

Track List:

1. Patience Peregrine
2. Way Low To Be Low
3. Wicked Thing
4. Mother Mary
5. Idiot Kid Heads Out
6. Gone Ancient
7. Mama Jame
8. Fefofi
9. Lube  

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The Comsat Angels - Land (1983)

Comsat Angels - Land (1983)
Studio recordings @224 
{Out Of Print}

The Comsat Angels, named after the J. G. Ballard story of the same name, were one of the original UK Post-Punk bands, and they had a prolific career spanning from 1978 to 1995 (with a brief reunion in 2009), where they have performed and tour with U2, Depeche Mode, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Gang of Four, and more.

Despite hailing from Sheffield and Doncaster, England, The Comsat Angels would later have a strong influence on many NYC Post-Punk revival bands such as Blacklist, Bell Hollow, and Interpol.

Track List:
1. Will You Stay Tonight
2. Alicia (Can You Hear Me)
3. A World Away
4. Independence Day
5. Nature Trails
6. Mister Memory
7. Island Heart
8. I Know That Feeling
9. As Above So Below

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The Fall - Fall in Reverse {Compilation}

Since no one reads the comments...a contribution from Jonder!

The Fall - Fall In Reverse

{Compilation}

"Fall in Reverse" is a compilation that I made for Fall neophytes of "hits" and personal favorites, starting in 2010 and going back three decades to 1980. I think it makes a good introduction to the band. A note for Fall fanatics: the first track is the single version of "Bury (pts 2+4)", a 3:43 condensation of the album track "Bury (pts 1+3)", Track 6 is Mark E Smith singing "I Want You" with the Inspiral Carpets, and #18 is from a Peel Session.

Track List:
1 Bury

2 Theme from Sparta FC

3 Open the Boxoctosis

4 Cyber Insekt

5 Touch Sensitive

6 I Want You

7 Hey Student

8 Behind the Counter

9 Black Monk Theme

10 Hit the North

11 Bombast

12 My New House

13 God Box

14 2x4

15 I Feel Voxish

16 Kicker Conspiracy

17 The Classical

18 Container Drivers

19 Lie Dream of a Casino Soul

20 Totally Wired

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