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.
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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)
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
1. The Wrong Foot In 2. Ain't Your Fool 3. In Way over My Head 4. Yo Yo String 5. What's the Buzz 6. Six Foot Blues 7. Boppin' at the Dog 8. Don't Think I Will 9. Whiskey Headed Woman 10. Dark Dark Side 11. Shake 'Em on Down 12. She Treats Me Bad 13. Do the Do
How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Fall starts and ends with
Hex Enduction Hour. It sure as hell doesn't start with the 458489
B-sides collection, like I once thought. "Hey, it's cheap, and it has
lots of songs, and it's two discs!" = bad move. If
you're new to the scene, and you want to know what the big deal is
about
this Fall group, proceed to Hex Enduction Hour post haste. But
don't just take the word of some bitter no-talent sweater-wearing
Pitchfork Media jerk. Renowned musicologist Courtney Love swears by
the
album's ramshackle opulence and vituperative charm. Even street thugs
like Hex Enduction Hour! Why, one went so far as to play catch with
my driver's side backseat window using a piece of concrete, just to get
a hold of a copy. --More at Pitchfork Thanks to the now dead
lagrimapsicodelica2.blogspot.com
Track List: The Classical Jawbone And The Air-Rifle Hip Priest Fortress / Deer Park Mere Pseud Mag. Ed. Winter (Hostel-Maxi) Winter 2 Just Step S'ways Who Makes The Nazis? Iceland And This Day
Recorded and mixed by Matt Labozza on 11/25/2012 at Studio G in
Brooklyn, New York. Mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Service
in Chicago, Illinois.
Somewhere between the fuzzed, introspective
musings of the Smashing Pumpkin's "Gish" and the frenzied, driven
Post-Hardcore drive of Helmet's "Meantime" lies Hum's 1993 album,
Electra 2000. Existing in that gray area of not-quite Grunge but not
yet fully Shoegaze either, "Electra" finds Hum in a refreshingly raw
state that defies simple categorization as Mid-west Indie rock; a place
where those more familiar with Hum's Sophomore album, "You'd Prefer An
Astronaut", need approach with a healthy dose of caution.
Much
the way fans of Sunny Day Real Estate will bicker until 12/21/12 over
which of their four studio albums is the greatest record of all time,
The three records that comprise Hum's canon are so distinct and engaging
that a healthy argument could be made for each of them. If "Astronaut"
is Hum's most accessible record and "Downward Is Heavenward" their most
complex,"Electra 2000" is far and away their most aggressive. With
drums that pop more than they thunder and vocals that, even when
screamed, run parallel to and not above the instruments, this is Hum in
their most unproduced (read: unmolested) state. Fans of producers who
take a "hand's off" approach will appreciate the almost live feel this
album has.
