SANITY MUFFINS

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2010-10-25T23:23:00.000-07:00

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T.J. SANDERS & ALE TRAMA-FEEL THE ENERGY, ADRIATIC STILE, LP,1989, ITALY

2010-04-18T22:02:00.000-07:00

tj

three versions of "feel the energy" some heavy and wet laser synth sequencing 808 ing and all around hard core action only the italian deliver. just in time for the summer jogging.

can't find much on this///e/n/j/o/y

BLACK LEVEL-"DISCO ACTION", ATLANTIC, L.P. 1976, JAPAN

2010-04-18T21:52:00.000-07:00

black level

obscure dancefloor sleazey greasy disco features fatty synthness and a couple of nice breaks. from atlantic japan? any info out there? fake producers, songwriters band? random japan marketed studio session? ever seen this?

enjoy

SOUND SCULPURES-VARIOUS ARTISTS, ARC RECORDS, LP, 197?, CANADA

2010-04-07T14:40:00.000-07:00

soundsculpt

ARC Canada put together a lovely cross section of sound sculpture spanning 3 decades of works. The collection was housed for 60 days at the Vancouver Art Gallery. During the collections stay multiple recordings were made within the gallery's conducive environment. The collection was curated by experimental sound and tape artist David Rosenboom (who had a short stint at Mills College here in Oakland) The recordings feature sounds not found on the Sonambient series of Harry Bertoia, making this collection heavily sought after by Bertoia collectors. Additional recordings of works by Francois & Bernard Baschet, Stephan Von Huene, Reinhold Pieper Marxhausen and David Jacobs make for a wonderful and eclectic collection of outerworldly soundscapes. A must hear for any sound art enthusiast!

SILVER HORSESHOES-S/T, LITTLE RED ROCKET, 1995, C-40, U.S.A

2010-04-07T13:57:00.000-07:00

silvery

The Silver Horseshoes -S/T cassette C-40
Little Red Rocket,1995. Oakland, Ca

This little gem sold out fast and was only available on tour if you happened to
catch the band Daredevil during the summer of 95. The Silver Horseshoes was a
side project headed by Daredevil & Indian Summer's guitarist Adam. Tracks from this release would have nestled in quite nicely with some of the better lo-fi country infused
projects of the same period ala Palace, Songs:Ohia & Rex. These tracks were
recorded at a West Oakland warehouse live via stereo cassette, a very cheap recorder
at that. That said the tracks still retain a rustic beauty and deserve to be shared among interested listeners, we're happy to provide...
A lovely packaged release comprised of a die cut fold out chipboard case. lino-cut print of stampeding horses and an unlucky upside down horseshoe. Hand written name and label logo with cut & glued xerox info squares. Even the shiny red staples keeping it all together were a nice touch.
Just 4 songs of haunted slide and discordant country guitar riffs, singing, jaw harp & samples. The songs are sandwiched between repeating record loops of stampeding horses, distorted and tangled in a slightly disturbing manner, a glorious addition...
The line up for these songs featured Adams brother Seth on drums (also of Indian Summer), Billy from Ordination of Aaron and Daredevil, Nate (RIP) of Bubblejug & Gang Gang Dance, Fawn & Quinn from Tarentela.
liner notes:
Songs:
intro (short)
blazing star KY.
silvery horseshoe
horses and angels
by the light of the lone star
outro (long)

recorded in the month of june 95
the silver horse country and western
band are:
adam m. guitars and yellpin
fawn g. singin and samplin

other players:
seth a. drums
nate country harp
bill s. country slide (trk 1)
quinn slide guitar

MINATURES-V/A, PIPE RECORDS, LP, 1980, U.S.A

2010-04-02T00:12:00.000-07:00

minatures

V/A- Miniatures
1980. Pipe records
A sequence of 51 tiny masterpieces edited by Morgan Fisher. Amazing collection of mostly British composers and sound explorers. Everything from abstract poetry, jazz, experimental, avant-rock and more. It's impressive to see the amount of creativity these artists back into a 1-minute (or less) piece. You can hear them having fun with the work and doing things they are not normally used to doing, full spectrum of composition, sound and explorations. Each track is wonderfully commented on by label owner and project producer Morgan Fisher. Stand out tracks for us were Andy Partridge, The Work, Fred Frith (who squeezes pieces from every Henry Cow song into a power mash up piece!) Metabolist, The Residents & Mary Langford.

JON GIBSON-VISITATIONS, CPS, 1973, L.P., U.S.A

2010-03-20T00:00:00.000-07:00

VISITATIONS

NYC, 1973. Chatham Square Productions, INC
First solo LP by this Phillip Glass part time collaborator and label mate. Beautifully done left field modern minimal classical work. A wonderful excursion in "non-monumental music". Instrumentation includes: wooden flutes, bells, cymbals, synth, brook, claves and various effects. A great example of field recordings interweaving with composed musical instruments to create sonic blanketing . Put this on in place of your morning and evening ragas for a similar effect on heads.

FRANK GARVEY-OMNICIRCUS, L.P., 1979, U.S.A

2010-03-17T23:46:00.000-07:00

circus

Renaissance man by way of Chicago, Garvey recorded this album there which would later be the impetus for realizing the OmniCircus Robotic Theater Ensemble in San Francisco a few years later. We posted his first LP a few months back and are now pleased to bring you the other missing link from this part of his career.

Pushing sound barriers throughout most of the LP with heavy synth work and tape saturation cymbals, droning and built-up textures, not unlike many later recordings by MB and the likes. We love it for this intense exploration of the synth, he has definitely mastered his craft, containing all blasts & washes of sound collage.

Again, production here is top notch. the back reads: "This recording contains the music for the first 2 sections of "Ominicircus", a theater piece for electronic music, computer graphics, video synthesis, dance, sculpture, architecture and drama" wow!
back cover notes also elude to a 3/4" tape version as well as VHS and Beta documents. PLEASE get in touch if you have these??! Synth mad scientist excursions at their best! complete again with xeroxed/do it yourself lay out ...

Recommended!

LIGHT-TURNING, WURLITZER JUKEBOX, L.P., 1996, U.K.

2010-03-15T07:34:00.000-07:00

light

Amazing 1996 release by sometimes Amp & FSA collaborator. UK based artist who recently released his John Peel sessions which are also fantastic and can be found via Unlabel. He borrowed gear (including Dave FSA's 4-track) to make this recording happen. For us it embodies everything a great spacerock album should have. its super lush and beautiful drifting vocals are quite a treat. Dave suppossedly ad's a hand on the B-side of this record, either that or Light summons the aid FSA 4-track ghosts to chime in... theres a 7" with the title track "Turning" on Wurlitzer Jukebox worth getting as well. both LP and 7" are pretty limited and hard to find these days... a pillar in the uk lo-fi spacerock catalog of releases. beautiful...

TANK-PULSAR HEADLIGHTS MASS DIPPED EASTWARDS, CD, ALICE IN WONDER, 2001, FRANCE

2010-03-08T23:09:00.000-08:00

tanks

great kraut influenced wizardry from this french mostly 1-man band fronted outfit. an early cassette release (we hope to find and post soon) got us excited about this project way back in the mid 90's.
simple is most of its construction but with great fluidy and tastefulness. fans of the kraut beats will really dig this! also Ma Cherie For Painting fans! thats coming soon too so stay tuned!

SEE/HEAR NO. 1/RECORD MAGAZINE, L.P., SHP, 1968, CANADA

2010-03-08T22:41:00.000-08:00

see/hearExtremely rare Canadian-only private press electro-acoustic, avant-garde, sound experiments, poetry LP from Vancouver, B.C. the inserts are superb!

ARICA-WOO SOO, 1972, LP, U.S.A.

2010-03-08T22:08:00.000-08:00

woosoo

wow!! free and in cult/form glowing freak beauty realized peacefully and with absolute stunning results!!!

discover morearica

DON VOEGELI-OSCILLATIONS, L.P., U.O.W., 1972, U.S.A

2010-03-08T22:00:00.000-08:00

SOON!

BARTON AND PRISCILLA MCLEAN-ELECTRO SURREALISTIC LANDSCAPES (THE MCLEAN MIX), OPUS ONE, LP, 1981, U.S.A

2010-03-08T21:53:00.000-08:00

amazing husband and wife duo, pure analog bliss! a dynamic duo of the ARP 2600 and other modular synths heres an album thats a little more rare and under the radar compared to their other catalog releases.

mclean

JOSEPH CELLI-ORGANIC OBOE, STEREO O.O., L.P., 1977, U.S.A

2010-03-08T21:46:00.000-08:00

MAGGIE PAYNE

SOON!!

HENRY SWEITZER-TE DEUM, NIMBUS, LP, 1979, U.S.A

2010-03-08T21:40:00.000-08:00

electronicrealization

INCREDIBLY GREAT SYNTH WASHINGS FROM THIS OBSCURE SYNTH CHAMP.

BERNARD LUBAT- SOLO-CAFE L'ESTAMENT, MUSICA, LP, 1977, FRANCE

2010-03-04T23:33:00.000-08:00

LUBAT

THE CHAMPIONED 70'S library PSYCHE/SONG MAN BERNARD LUBAT creates a MENAGERIE OF DELIGHTS IN TWO SONGS.

BLACKLIGHT BRAILLE-THE ZAUZOMANK ALBUM, VETCO, LP, 1984, U.S.A

2010-03-04T22:56:00.000-08:00

zauzo

the fringerock of the blacklight braille is supremacy in sounds and original idea execution.... this album is brilliance on several clouds..

wish i had a pristine playing copy of this bliss...im sure the worm holes will understand?? mutant sounds has a sack of info on these folks here

please spirit rope this beautiful album unto the ear passages...
and tell us of your adventures.

MICHAEL CASSIDY- SPIRIT OF REASON FROM NATURE'S SECRET, 1975, U.S.A

2010-02-12T18:35:00.000-08:00

wow! a recent discovery read more about this artist here the cover alone....

GRIMBLE GRUMBLE-S/T ,LP, 1998, U.S.A

2010-01-20T16:06:00.000-08:00

grimble

Grimble Grumble S/T LP 1998
just about anyone heavy into music has had heavy doses of "shoegaze" beginning as early as the late 80's with groups from the u.k dominating the scene - my bloody valentine, slowdive, swervedriver etc. and other slightly lesser known groups like loop, bark psychosis, seefeel etc..however beginning in 1995 via the midwest spacerock scene, these for-runners of the genre began with singles on Enraptured and Orchre in the UK but also caught attention of labels such at Burnt Hair and Rocket Racer. with heavy nods to Windy & Carl, FSA, Amp and other spaced out drone groups of the period. Grimble Grumble, this album in particular really made waves when it was released in 1998. its elusive cover art (no band name, record label or track titles anywhere) in all it's shiney bronze glory only hand a letter pressed number on the back which seemed to be in an addition of 1000? all in all when cross-referenced with other friends collections that were also into the spacerock scene at the time, this record is somehow missing... possibly more rare than it seems, it remains a pillar in the Sanity Muffins archive from this period. Highly Recommended!!...

INTRINSIC ACTION-"MANHATTAN POWER SURGE", 7, 1992, U.S.A

2009-12-25T11:36:00.000-08:00

ia

Intrinsic Action "manhattan power surge" 7"
1)Feel the Bite
2)Sado-Electronics
no label/self released private press red vinyl 1992
Being fans of Man is The Bastard this surprising little self released single from NYC was quite the treat. not quite power violence per say but some serious self infliction based noise/sinking body synth mayhem! white noise whiplash? a 2 piece group with a no holds bar approach to clearing out the room ala early Suicide! live at cbgb's and the building. wish we could have been to either show.
"a shock to the body, a shock to the mind!" attack the body with ocillating waves? hell yes!

HARD-CORPS-DIRTY, SURVIVAL, 7", 1984, FRANCE

2009-12-25T10:58:00.000-08:00

HC

Hard-Corps 7"
1)Dirty
2)Respirer
Survival Records 1984
French minimal synth pop. new wave flares but with a darker tint, somewhat DAF/BIG STICK at times.
nice production and female vocals that add nice accents to the music in a treated voice as instrument style.

THE WORK-I HATE AMERICA, 7", WOOF, 1981, U.S.A

2009-12-25T01:57:00.001-08:00

workit

the Work 7"
1)I Hate America
2)Fingers & Toes
3)Duty
-Woof Records, 1981
Awesome spraypaint stenciled sleeve by the UK's The Work. art damaged avant rock! blown out drums and off timing guitar and bass riffs. This Heat US Maple meets Cpt. Beefheart. features Henry Cow member...meats

FRANK GARVEY-LABYRINTH (PRISON WALLS), LP, 1978, WARP RECORDS, U.S.A

2009-10-28T10:58:00.000-07:00

LABYRINTH

THIS ALBUM IS THE SOUND SCORE FROM LARYRINTH, A PIECE FOR ELECTRONIC MUSIC AND LASER LIGHT CREATED IN CHICAGO'S OMEGA INTERMEDIA CENTER.

labyrinth:

SOUND AND LIGHT COMPOSED BY FRANK GARVEY
PERFORMED BY "MEGATON" ; PETER SHEFF, PAM SLOAN, AND FRANK GARVEY

COPYRIGHT 1978

OBSCURE MINIMAL DARK SYNTH AMBIENT SCAPES SUPERBLY EXECUTED AND RECORDED.

IN SHORT A LOST

MASTERPIECE.

IF YOU WERE A PART OF,, OR HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS RECORDING/PRODUCTION/LASER SHOW PLEASE GET IN TOUCH!!! ENJOY.

SIDE 1

1. ORIGIN
2. CAPTURE
3. ABYSS

SIDE 2

1. SOWETO
2. INSIDE
3. COMIC RELIEF
4. ESCAPE

MTK-KORNUTA-CDR-2006

2009-10-05T22:28:00.001-07:00

MTK

MEN'S RECOVERY PROJECT UPTOWN SKANKING WITH SNAKEFINGER AND THIS ASSHOLE
ON FOUR TRACKS OF TR-505 NOISE SURPRISE MELT DOWN ORGY MIND SNAGGER DAGGER GHETTOBOX PUMMELER NEVER SHAKE A BABY ETC... SANITY MUFFINS!!!

ALL TRACKS BY MICHAEL THOMAS KORNUTA W/ MANEESH -THE ACID BABY.

PGR-THE FLICKERING OF SOWING TIME, 1986, U.S.A

2009-08-19T14:44:00.000-07:00

pgr

This progressive second lp by oakland's pgr exudes a washed cascading river of drones- experimental and found sounds all layered together perfect.

POISON GAS RESEARCH navigates through industrial, psychedelic, ambient and musique concrète.

do you enjoy windy and carl? nurse with wound- dead can dance-

try this.

as minty fresh as this vinyl appears hints of hiss and evidence of dirt do come thru
hopefully better than the post of this album on the excellent shards of beauty spot-
...enjoy

SANITYMUFFINS CASSETTE LABEL LAUNCH!!! SEE DETAILS BELOW!!!!

2009-08-17T23:24:00.001-07:00

PRAGVEC-S/T, 7", 1979, U.K.

2009-08-08T18:43:00.000-07:00

PV

excellent synth punk from uk.

2.3 CHILDREN- THREE S/T 7", 1982, U.S.A

2009-08-06T19:40:00.000-07:00

2.3

2.3 children hail from san francisco these three 7 inches were on penguin records all dated 1982, 2.3 make some very strange, creepy and hilarious music "other peoples l.p.'s" for example is arguably an overlooked funnier than all hellbent classic for any record nut, other favorites include "drunk in the afternoon" and "harry bop slow" although relevance of these folks is some what an obscure topic i imagine 2.3 sharing couch with the residents, chrome and other s.f. comrades serving up the same brand of neo political or not.. wacked out lunacy!! i believe these three 7 inchers to be there complete discography however any help or info on the group would be very welcomed.... if you are in the mood for a laugh or just want to hear some very interesting and bizarre music give em a try.

POLYPHONIC SIZE-MOTHERS HELPER, ENIGMA, 12", 1982, FRANCE

2009-08-02T20:34:00.000-07:00

ps

These five smashers are held high in the sanity muffins

minimal oven!! enjoy it.

QUIET ROOM-PICURES IN THE ATTIC/SHE SITS ALONE, WIN, 7", 1981, U.S.A

2009-08-02T20:30:00.000-07:00

quiet

great minimal synth coldness from san francisco.

learn more and support here

SURFACE MUSIC- I AM A JANITOR/SLIM BOY, RED ROSE, 7", 1980, U.S.A,

2009-08-02T18:20:00.000-07:00

surfaces

two excellent innovative s.f. snotty punk jams with synth gravy and pop feelings fans of devo, testors, electric eels etc. killed by death stylings..... mighty likes it.

T.H.X-TELSTAR, 7", 1978, FRANCE

2009-08-02T18:10:00.000-07:00

thx

two progressive trance pounders by the masterful richard pinhas of heldon and co.!!

DISLOCATION DANCE-ROSEMARY, 7, 1981, U.K.

2009-07-30T16:52:00.000-07:00

dance

although rosemary is a bit on the pop side of things for this taste, shake has
a very nice classic post punk aesthetic people could compare to maximum joy, medium medium etc. try it out.

ROBERT W. BOYD- $ 5 KEYBOARD MUSIC, CASSETTE, 1994, U.S.A.

2009-07-25T17:55:00.000-07:00

5dollar

Im still not sure if cassette's title is meant as- "this tape is only five dollars and you get all this great keyboard music".. or if it's more of a "i made all this music using a five dollar keyboard " either works for me, the talented robert w. boyd delivers some compelling albeit odd tunes on this "keeping it weird" cassette filled with 14 interesting, cryptic and original compositions with one cover of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's flight of the bumble bee.

4 track casio muzak anyone?

favorites include brass celesta kalimba jazz, synthetic voice/electric piano melody and pan flute slow melody. sanity muffins indeed.

UN PROJECT-UNPROJECT, RYGEL, 7", 1981, U.K.

2009-07-23T11:03:00.000-07:00

unproject

HERE WE HAVE A U.K BASED UNIT FEATURING TWO VERY COOL TRACKS POST PUNK WITH POP, TRIBAL AND GLAM LEANINGS MAYBE FANS OF EARLY BANANARAMA AND THE FACTORY RECORDS CATALOG COULD GET INTO THIS RARITY ON RYGEL RECS...ENJOY.

ICU-BLIND LEADING THE BLIND, YEVRAH, 7", 1981, U.S.A

2009-07-23T10:37:00.000-07:00

icuuci

THIS SCARCE AND ONLY RELEASE FROM SAN FRANCISCO BASED TRIO, ICU FEATURES TWO BROTHERS DAVID AND JABARI ALLEN ON KEYS AND VOX WITH DAVID PLAYING A LITTLE SAX AND FEATURES REGI HARVEY ON DRUMS VERY FULL AND QUIRKED SOUNDING SYNTH POST PUNK VIA 1981

BOCAL 5-MOSKA, 7", 198?, FRANCE

2009-07-18T21:17:00.000-07:00

This French minimal synth art/disco outfit features members of the excellent x-ray pop, original stylings and ideas fleshed out ala francais!!! excellent!

MOSKA

SAAL 2-ANGST VORM TANZEN, ZICKZACK, 7", 1980, GERMANY

2009-07-18T21:09:00.000-07:00

the absolute catchy synth punk unit saal 2 herk and gerk thru four tracks
of kraut prosthetic aesthetic goodness.

VORMTANZEN

IO XAVIER-RADIO WORLD SOUNDTRACK, DO SPEAK, 1984, LP, U.S.A

2009-07-17T21:16:00.000-07:00

radioworld

Not a whole lot available on this synth heavy soundtrack by Io xavier
all but one track included here for listening pleasures!!!

tracks radio world and dead man's dub are tops!!

DOUGLAS BENNETT-YOU WERE ON MY MIND, ONE SIDED 12", LP, 1982, U.S.A

2009-07-16T13:01:00.000-07:00

I have found one other album by douglas bennett under alias EXIT 16 also interesting but this takes the prize, nothing anywhere on this little GEM........

This could be one of the MORE OUT THERE obscure 12 incher's we have come across
a one sided jammer filled with sparse electronics and a very minimal
early house style break circa 82.. not cybotron but very very weirdly cool ALOT cheesy and super unique, back to playing video games under the influence again here.....enjoy

bennett

OTHER MUSIC-INCIDENTS OUT OF CONTEXT,FLYING FISH, LP, 1983, U.S.A

2009-07-13T00:15:00.000-07:00

others

Other Music is an ensemble of 11 musicians who perform in just intonation on instruments designed and constructed by the group. They were founded in 1975 by David B. Doty, Henry S. Rosenthal and Dale S. Soules and perform a Gamelan style music although they also incorporate polyphony, Greek modal theory, African polyrhythms and the American experimental tradition. INSTRUMENTATION INCLUDES: HAMMERED DULCIMER, SYTHESIZER, CELLO, MARIMBA, METALLOPHONES, CHIMES, FRENCH HORN, ELECTRIC GUITARS DUMBEC ETC.

THE WIND HARP-SONG FROM THE HILL, , UA, LP, 1972, U.S.A

2009-07-12T23:06:00.000-07:00

A giant hand and home made harp is made by a bunch of free loving/thinking hippies
who think it will be an awesome, mystical, and a spiritual endeavor to record this sound sculpture and publish the results on lp and reel to reel format, lucky for us they were right!! never before re-issued.... and as the post-it note reads i found attached to album, file under L.S.D.

INCREDIBLE SOUNDING FIELD RECORDINGS OF DRONEY HARP DREAM BLISS-SUBLIME FREQUENCY OVERLOAD!!!!

windharp

THE PEOPLE'S VICTORY ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS-OH HAPPY BIRTHDAY, 7'', 1970, U.S.A

2009-07-12T18:49:00.000-07:00

pvoc

This infamous NYC art music collective makes highly original and interesting music.
read about them and hear their three private press lp's at the wonderful GROWN SO UGLY space here this 45 came with confetti inside.

TOM'S LITTLE BIG BAND-S/T,TGA, LP, 197?, U.S.A

2009-07-12T17:55:00.000-07:00

tom

For the last five years, TOM'S LITTLE BIG BAND has been delighting audiences all over the country. with the talents of only two people-himself and a percussionist-he has created what is truly a little BIG BAND sound. Tom's accomplishments as a singer, encompassing every type of vocal music; his reputation as an instrumentalist; his versatility and know-how to control and utilize many sounds of today's electronics- organ,piano synthesizers confirm his success as an imaginative innovator.

absolute SPILLED over the top moog synth madness on these two featured tracks by the handsome tom anastasi and bill lind, one track covers a scorching version of ccr's proud mary in a high paced and spaced moog mood frenzy!!! other song features instrumental version of Aquarius by the mamas and the pappas with bombastic drumming and ballistic organ moogarama, this one will have the peoples over at waxidermy or any other private press/synth nut losing wigs.

this could delight fan's of bruce haack, mr.quintron and silver apples.

KIMARA-BEAUTY IS THE CRY, DREAMLIGHT, CD, 1990, U.S.A

2009-07-09T21:46:00.000-07:00

kimara

THIS IS A NEW DISCOVERY FOR ME. CERTAINLY NOT FOR EVERY ONE..?
IMAGINE VERY SLEAZY GUITAR PLAYING PRINCE - I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER ERA...
.WITH ZAPPA ESQUE DELIVERY.....

D'ANGELO, JOHN ZORN AND ARTHUR RUSSELL I IMAGINE LOVE THIS ALBUM.

VERY CORNY, HONEST, BEAUTIFUL AND LAZY INNOCENCE THRU-OUT
CURIOUSLY AND WEIRDLY LOST IN BLUES AND
GOOD FEELINGS.

ILL SAY IT AGAIN I THINK MOST PEOPLE WOULD BE VERY CONFUSED AT THIS COMPLETELY ORIGINAL AND UNIQUE TWEAKED POP/BLUES/JAZZ/FREAK FUNK ODDITY..

THE GIRL WITH THE ORANGE CAR.

KIMARA HAS ONE OTHER ALBUM ENTITLED "ONE REALITY"

THE JANET AND JOHNS-S/T, VINDALOO, 7', 198O, U.K.

2009-07-06T19:10:00.000-07:00

VINDALOO

SIDE A

LET BYGONES BE BYGONE

SIDE B

I WAS A YOUNG MAN

PERCUSSIVE AND COLD PRISTINE MINIMAL SYNTH DRONE OF THE HIGHEST VARIETY.

AND THE B-SIDE TAKING THE MINIMAL TO THE ENGLISH COUNTRY SIDE.

DELIVERED UNIQUELY.

HEAVY MENTAL MUSIC-S/T, 7", 1981, U.S.A

2009-07-06T19:08:00.000-07:00

HMM

hand crafted by HEAVY MENTAL MUSIC manual skills training center... reads the buisness card inset, sample collaging drum machines and synth soundscrapings from 1981 santa rosa,ca

SHE'S A WILD-S/T, RECORD RECORDS, 7", 1981, U.S.A

2009-07-06T19:05:00.000-07:00

shewild

Recorded at the Center For Contempoary Music, Mills College, Oakland, CA

A1 Cannibal Cowgirl - avant salooner crooner counrty jam
A2 Donner Party - very cool minimal synth number.
B Archetypal Unitized Seminar - electronic droner

David Behrman studied with Henri Pousseur in Belgium. Although he wrote several instrumental works, he is best known for his electronic work and producing several important avant-garde LPs for Columbia.

PAUL DeMARINIS has created numerous performance works, sound and computer installations and interactive electronic inventions. Much of his recent work involves speech processed and synthesized by computers. A recent series of installation works, The Edison Effect, uses optics and computers to make new sounds by scanning ancient phonograph records with lasers.

ANNE KLINGENSMITH takes on vocal duties and has worked with artists david rosenboom and jaques bakeart

JAH WOBBLE-DAN MACARTHUR(DISCO DUMMY)/DAN MACARTHUR 2, 7", 1979, U.K.

2009-07-06T19:00:00.000-07:00

wobbly

Incredible first outing for mr. wobble who made this diddy whilst still in p.i.l.

MARTIN O'CUTHBERT-B.E.M.S/FRAGMETS OF A POSSESSED EGO, ESOTERIC, 1978, U.K.

2009-07-06T18:34:00.000-07:00

THIS RARITY FEATURES FRIED AND MELTED ELECTRONICS FROM THE MOTHERSHIP OF O'CUTHBERT!!! GREAT!

o'cuthbert

POPE PAUL POT-ADVENTURES IN PLASTIC T.V. LAND, NO FIDELITY, 7", 1981, U.S.A.

2009-07-06T18:29:00.000-07:00

PPP

DERANGED ULTRA WEIRDY RALPH RECORDS INFLUENCED BAY AREA FREAKSHOW GREATNESS.

PRECISION BEARINGS-ROLLER FUNK/ROLLER BLISS/DONT FALL DOWN, FOWL, 7", 1981, U.S.A

2009-07-06T18:25:00.000-07:00

rollerfunk

S.F. BASED roller derby??? OBSSESSED MINIMAL/SYNTH/PROG/FUNK/PUNKS/SYNTH- DRONE- MAYHEM
DON'T FALL DOWN HOLDS HEAVY LIQUID SKY VIBES!!!

AWESOMER.

GET YOUR SKATES ON.....THIS.......WILL OCCUPY YOUR SKULL.

PORT SAID-INDIAN OCEAN,VOYAGE 2/TRAIL OF THE SPHINX, 7", 1981, U.S.A

2009-07-05T22:03:00.000-07:00

portsaid

great tripped minimal synth from n.y.c!!!

MEN/EJECT-DRAW/APOLOGIZE, 7", 1980, U.S.A

2009-07-05T19:55:00.000-07:00

meneject

one off release by this chicago based early industrial noise synth outfit.

VOICE OF THE PLANET-SMILEY, BIZART, 7", 1981, U.S.A

2009-07-05T19:01:00.000-07:00

SMILEY

SMILEY A PAINTER STEPS OUT OF HIS WORLD TO GIVE A RECORD TO THOSE WHO WILL LISTEN?
7 INCH LAYOUT INCLUDES SEVERAL IMAGES OF HIS VERY COOL SURREAL PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS/ THE MUSIC CALLS -SPARSE PANNED GUITAR ASSEMBLEGE AND WISTFUL SOUNDS ELECTRONICALLY EXECUTED IN AN ARTFUL MANNER. COOL.

FREEL FREINE-PUNK BLUES, PLUS 33, ABORETUM, DOUBLE CD, 2000, U.S.A

2009-07-04T16:13:00.000-07:00

PUNKBLUES

I'VE SMOKED A LOT OF GRASS I'VE POPPED ALOT OF PILLS.....
BEDROOM RECORDINGS VARYING IN DISTURBED FREQUENCIES PUNK BLUES INDEED
TWISTED STONED JAMMAGE AND FOLK BLUES BASTARDLY BALLADRY.

DISC 1

people
dont pass me by
punk blues
cali Freel freine
the looking glass war
california kissing
20th century customs
crystal nights
halleluiah
bel mondo
arrested by the intoxica police
days of 'ash
some chick
child of the river
behind the curtain
flip flop
time me to run

DISC 2

WHAT THE DEVIL TOLD ME
HOLLYROCK
THE COUNTY SOUTH
MIST
HARMONY
USA PUSSY
VORTEX
BEAUTIFUL FEELING
SHE MUST HAVE BEEN RUSSIAN
RHYTHMIC
IF YOU'RE FEELIN LONELY
THIS PAST WINTER
JUICY YOUTH
HOT TIP B.O.N.
ARRESTED AGAIN
THE EARTHBIRD SAGA

WARA-PAYA/HICHHANIGUA HIKJATATA, LP, 1975, BOLIVIA

2009-07-04T13:23:00.000-07:00

PAYA

BEAUTIFUL AND RARE SOUTH AMERICAN GOOVES.

UNPREDICTABLE CHANGES ABSURD BASS LINES.

BOLIVIAN PSYCHE MASTERPIECE.

LADO A

FIESTA AYAMARA 7:56
ACHACHILAS 3.02
MENTIROSITA 2:56
FLOR DE ROSA 2:31

LADO B

JAPIRICUSPI 3:09
JAIRA CONTENTO 1:59
ENCONTRARTE 3:33
PRIMER AMOR/IMILLITA 4:44
LEYENDAS 4:12

BANDt+INSTRUMENTS-SPECIAL AGREEMENT, 7",1980, NETHERLANDS

2009-07-03T23:37:00.000-07:00

bandt

A1 Special Agreement
A2 Sweet Bananas
B1 Words

BERNARD C-SOCIALIST REALISM, 7", 1981, FRANCE

2009-07-03T23:02:00.000-07:00

SOCIALIST

ONLY TWO OF THE FOUR TRACKS OFFERED HERE... FOR NOW...OUR FAVORITES..
LEAVE IT TO THE FRENCH ICE COLD, AND SHIT HOT MINIMAL!!!!

MINIMAL MAN-SHE WAS A VISITOR/HE WHO FALLS, 7" , 198O, U.S.A

2009-07-03T22:54:00.000-07:00

MAN

GRIS GRIS-LIVE UNRELEASED, CDR, 2007, U.S.A

2009-07-02T20:29:00.000-07:00

grisgris

gris gris for me is hands down the best band in oakland.
post features great sounding live recording from kraftbrau in kalamazoo michigan
this one unreleased and donated to sanity muffins by the meatgrinder bassman himself oscar michel!!

PARTY BOYS-NO AGGRO, INDEPENDENT PRESS, LP, 1981, U.S.A.

2009-06-27T00:16:00.000-07:00

NOAGGRO

Numbered Edition with printed innersleeve.

First LP from these CITY OF ANGELS proto-tribal blues post punk masters of rhythm trash. beautiful packaging was letterpressed with 100 different color combinations.

released on the legendary Independent Project Records label in 2000 numbered copies and letterpress artwork by Bruce Licher of savage republic. On the insert we read "All songs written and published by Party Boys © 1967 however according to marine webers webpage it is 1981.

This one essential for any lover of tragic figures era savage republic,
birthday party, early sonic youth and doo rag.

A1 Jim Jones (4:57)
A2 Ode On A Grecian Urn (3:40)
A3 Ave Maria (2:58)
A4 White Trash (5:50)
A5 Victory (3:30)
B1 No Aggro (5:03)
B2 Nights Are Young / Days Are Old (5:46)
B3 Woodpecker (4:14)
B4 Mister White (6:29)

EMPTY THE SUN-SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE, 2007, U.S.A

2009-06-25T12:02:00.000-07:00

proems

hand silk screened and limited to 74 copies prequel to upcoming BOOK AND ALBUM by joseph mattson and ben chasney of six organs of admittance.... link below for more info.

emptyTHESUN

NECESSARIES-BIG SKY, SIRE, 1981, U.K.

2009-06-25T11:46:00.000-07:00

BIGSKY

I STEERED CLEAR OF THIS ALBUM FOR QUITE SOME TIME FEARING THE WORST
NOT BECAUSE I HEARD ANYTHING BAD BUT MOST LIKELY BECAUSE I HAD NEVER HEARD ANYTHING GREAT ABOUT IT EITHER, AT ANY RATE WHEN I FINALLY GOT DOWN TO IT TURNS OUT IT IS CERTAINLY WORTH A LISTEN OR SEVERAL IN MY CASE.

FEATURES THE MIGHTY ARTHUR RUSSELL ON KEYS, CELLO AND VOCALS
AND ERNIE BROOKS BASS AND VOCALS OF THE MODERN LOVERS.

VERY WARM POST PUNK/POP NOT TO BE MISSED.

A1 Back To You
A2 Driving And Talking At The Same Time
A3 Born Yesterday
A4 My Baby's Explosive
Backing Vocals - Gary Kenton
A5 Sahara
Trombone - Peter Zummo
B1 Europe
B2 Algebra
B3 Detroit Tonight
B4 State-Of-The-Art
B5 On The Run
B6 Cuba Mortis

TRISTEZA-TEARLESS LIMA, TOUR ONLY CDR +BONUS TRACKS, 2005, MEXICO

2009-06-24T22:11:00.000-07:00

lima

self released by tristeza with help from bulbo of tijuana and in conjunction with Japanese tour:

there might be a common misconception that tristeza follows a certain code of musical terrain to abide by, however trim your ear hairs -these next few posts should prepare that tristeza's sound is not only beyond trivial and mostly lifeless tags such as post rock or instrumental, it can actually transcend said genre's muffin although at times true is the sword, we cannot stop lifeless quiffs or horrible luck. I know for a fact that the pretty and quiet than so loud your brain caves in formula that most "instrumental bands" explore bores this band stiff...in several instances you might add: post punk, kraut, minimal synth, ambient, drone, dub, heelgaze, prog, and musique concrete to the descriptive cataloger of tristeza's sound corral.

some music that may have influenced these recordings include:

cluster, neu, bark psychosis, chris and cosey, silver apples, loop, windy and carl, felt, dif juz, durriti column, cocteau twins, john cage, cybotron, spacemen 3, chrome, talk talk and various psychadelicks.

In addition to 16 track cd post includes 13 live and unreleased songs.

1 Intropeluda
2 Lynched
3 Creedo
4 Gypsy Moth
5 Tearless Lima
6 Kyoto Foto
7 Malabaristas
8 Babear Bath
9 Otak
10 Entry Level
11 Hyped
12 Oakdown
13 Utopiarise
14 Gaza Shuffle
15 X Is Gone
16 Dutch Church

TRISTEZA-MARCH OF THE WHITE LIES, ROCKETRACER/SPARQMUSIC, U.S.A, JAPAN

2009-06-23T22:25:00.000-07:00

MARCH

domestic and import version of white lies
includes 3 bonus japan only songs.

ORIOR-ELEVATION, CRYSTAL GROOVE, 7", 1979, U.K.

2009-06-22T22:13:00.000-07:00

elevation

super cool three track 7" for fans of popul vuh, dennis wize, spacemen 3 or michael stearns planetary unfolding

THE ETERNAL SCREAM-S/T, 7", ERO, 1979, U.K.

2009-06-22T22:10:00.000-07:00

scream

QUE CHIDO!!!! RIPPING POST PUNK DUB WITH SYNTH AND MAGICAL FRENZIED TRIBAL PERCUSSIVE BACKBONE!!!

ZAZIE-UND IHRE FREUNDE, SCREEN, 7", 1982, GERMANY

2009-06-22T22:07:00.000-07:00

ZAZIE

exceedingly good transvestite friendly minimal disco synth rap attack!!!

SIDDHARTHA BY HERMAN HESSE-CASSETTE, 1995, U.S.A

2009-06-21T21:08:00.000-07:00

siddhartha

one of my very favourite recordings of all the ages

I hope my daughter will hear these songs when she is 16 or around the age i was given this cassette by tim dewit in kalamazoo michigan circa. 1995 and i hope she can listen with the same sense of innocence and magic that i did that summer..a beautiful document of home and field recordings recorded in grand rapids michigan washington d.c. and portland oregon, streets sounds, resonant piano, beautifully delivered minuscule guitar parts ringing huge and true in the church halls of an old beat up four track capturing the summer perfectly for me anyway, forever.

nathan maddox/ we listened to this tape incessantly.

tim went on to play drums for cranium, gang gang dance and stints with white magic and neil michael hagerty to name a few.

a cryptic and magical journey, i feel almost protective of this cassette like a favourite hat or a song your grandpa sang you about fishing down a crawdad hole.

I hope you can hold it as close to your heart as i do mine.

AN DIE SCHWARZE KUNST- CASSETTE, 1981, GERMANY

2009-06-21T20:16:00.000-07:00

KUNST

black art.

not a sliver of information on this one. any help out there?

if this does not stir your quail feathers im not sure what will...
incredible Neue Deutsche Welle, post punk, dub, minimal synth with christiane f. soaked german female vocals. text on cassette almost indecipherable, did the very best i could at deciphering arabic/german/egyptian gothic scripture.

instrumentation i could make out:

saxophone, rhythm box, bass, guitar, drums, synths, tapes and xylophone

side a

ALHAZ RED DUB
OPEN
HEYPATEN

side b

MAMA TANZT
KRAN KENHAUS
WOLLTHR2
LEBEN GROZZZTODT
KH85

way too great and absurdly obscure not to absorb!!

STERILE RECORDS-V/A, SRC1, CASSETTE, 1979, U.K.

2009-06-19T20:41:00.000-07:00

sterile

blisteringly wonderful cassette compilation, featuring the first released
nocturnal emissions offering plus ten more songs running the course
of genre's punk, industrial, minimal, noise etc.

side 1

1 Leif Thuresson / Jag Vet Att Du Vantar
2 Moving Finger / From Our Dog
3 Lieutenant Murnau / I Left My Heart
4 S.M. Andrews / In A Box
4.5 Cultural Amnesia / Yellow Song
5 Organbank / Nazi
6 Nocturnal Emissions / From Puberty To Senility
7 M.B.* / COM SA (Extract)
8 Murderwerkers/ Blue Funk (Scars For E)
9 Johnny Alien / Without Measurable Damage
10 Loss Of Head / Sophisticated Incineration

THIS HEAT W/ MARIO BOYER DIEUUROH-TAGO MAGO, CTD, CD, 2003, U.K.

2009-06-19T20:06:00.000-07:00

TAGO

This Heat were Charles Hayward: voice, drums, tapes, etc., Charles Bullen - guitar, clarinet, voice, tapes, etc, and Gareth Williams keyboards, guitar, voice, tapes, etc.

This one originally appeared as a cassette-only release in France in 1982.
then later here on this DISC.
Heat teamed up with Ghanian percussionist and flutist Mario Boyer Diekuuroh.

a worthy if not essential inspection for any this heat fan.

PENINSULA PROJ.-S/T, CDR, 2008, EUROPE

2009-06-19T19:57:00.000-07:00

PENINSULA

VERY NICELY EXECUTED AMBIENT EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC.

PENINSULA PROJ.

BORRE MOLSTAD- TUBA

HABARD SKASET- GUITAR

GURO SKUMSNES MOE- DOUBLE BASS

REEKS AND WRECKS-S/T, RED ALERT WORKS, 1998, LP, U.S.A

2009-06-17T16:28:00.000-07:00

reeks

An old drum kit. Homemade amps. A dented old trombone. A bucket and a handful of firecrackers. The Reeks make a sound that is otherworldly. Dark and stumbling, folk-flecked basement blues. A mix of woozy slide guitar, swampy trombone, sparse and erratic percussion, tape hiss, amp buzz, shortwave interference and dark doomy brilliance. Like a ghostly, indie rock New Orleans funeral jazz band or Roland S. Howard fronting the Dead C. Haunting, mesmerizing, gorgeously raucous, dreamily creepy and absolutely unlike anything you have ever heard.

For years the Reeks played all up and down the West Coast, basements, back porches, living rooms, pizza parlours, with only a 12" and a battered old suitcase full of hand dubbed cassettes to their name, spreading their warm cloak of pulsing, droning creepy crawly throb over anyone lucky enough to be packed into the same sweaty space. At once jubilant and danceable, but at the same time, dark and lugubrious, ominous and somnabulent. Lovers of weird music couldn't get enough, but eventually, even dyed in the wool indie rockers began to embrace the Reeks, having perhaps found something that still smacked of their beloved indie rock, but was a little darker and a whole lot weirder than they were used to. But by then it was too late.

The release of Knife Hits is truly bittersweet. After years of recording and re-recording, mixing and remixing, when Knife Hits was finally ready to be released, and the rest of the world would finally get to hear the Reeks' amazing off kilter avant indie funeral folk, Orion Satushek, Reeks mainman, guitar player, instrument builder and one of the nicest guys ever, was tragically hit and killed by a drunk driver. The personal loss, is indescribable, a deep sting everytime we think about him, his band, his music, his friendship. But the loss to music, to the music community, is immeasurable. Years of playing, and practicing and rocking and sweating in tiny cramped basements and doing with a crappy old drum kit and a couple of homemade amps what most bands can't do with all the equipment in the world is somehow all crammed onto this single disc. These ten songs. The passion, the playfulness, the dark moodiness, the spaced out droniness, the wild sweaty chaos, the sheer joy of making an unholy racket. This record is not only a totally unique chunk of damaged outsider rock brilliance, but it's also a fitting tribute to a friend we will never get over losing. FROM tUMULt WEBSITE.

Article written about kife hits album.

on this 12 inch ep I've always thought it reeked of this heat and beefheart and i might think a band like lightning bolt could throw a bow to these wrecks.

a sloppy and sloopy kick in the pants. awesome.

songs on lp blended together therefore we have two long glorious sides.

side 1

untitled,unclequidos pussy krum and chicken meet chicken

side 2

the mangler,mall bunny baby and mummer

FRED VAN HOVE-VERLOREN MAANDAG, FMP, LP, 1977, GERMANY

2009-06-17T11:29:00.000-07:00

maandag

Pianist, organist, composer

Pianist Fred Van Hove is one of the pioneers of improvised music. Not quite jazz, not really classical, Van Hove's music has elements of both, but manages to transcend those classifications to create a genre all its own. Van Hove's virtuosity brings to his music an almost impossibly broad range of influences, clear echoes of Erroll Gardner, Arnold Schoenberg, Lennie Tristano, Cecil Taylor and others—an uncommon and tantalizing combination. He has performed with most of the world's improv musicians in a variety of combinations: solo, duo, trio and large ensembles such as the legendary Peter Brötzmann Octet and Van Hove's own 't Nonet. For 2001, Van Hove planned new combos, such as piano paired with a quartet of string players, and his own line-up of piano, bass and drums—one of the classic jazz combos which Van Hove in some 40 years of performing has never attempted.

Van Hove was born in 1937 in Antwerp, Belgium. His father was a self-taught musician who played trombone and double-bass and who was aware from personal experience of the limitations of self-training and private lessons. He made up his mind that his son would have a real musical education. Thus, around the age of eleven, Fred Van Hove entered the musical academy in his home town of Antwerp where he studied classical piano for the next seven or eight years. Normally such a student would have gone on to conservatory. By that time, however, Van Hove was already interested in jazz. He left school, but continues to use classical exercises to practice. "I do because they're the most advanced, the most advanced technically speaking, to get all the different things of piano playing in your fingers," he told Contemporary Musicians. "I still use them almost every day."

Formed first jazz group, middle 1950s; began collaboration with Peter Brötzmann, 1966; performed in trio with Peter Brötzmann and Han Bennink, 1968-75; WIM collective formed, 1971; began playing solo piano in accompaniment to silent and experimental films, mid-1970s; formed Musica Libera Antverpiae (MLA), a group of around seven improvising musicians, 1978; became artist-in-residence in Berlin, Germany, at invitation of Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), 1983; made several tours of Japan, mid-1980s; formed trio with singer Annick Nozati and Johannes Bauer, 1988; began teaching in the music department at the university at Lille France, 1990; formed 't Nonet, with Marc Charig and Axel Dörner, trumpet; Annick Nozati, voice; Paul Rutherford and Johannes Bauer, trombones; Benoit Viredaz, tuba; Evan Parker, John Butcher and André Goudbeek, saxophones; and Ivo Vander Borght, percussion, 1991; received title Cultural Ambassador of Flanders, 1996-97.

a beautiful and damaged piano runs into a madman of passion,reason and unreason.

APPELBOL 10 1:54
BALLADE TERUG 1:50
CANTANKEROUS 2:52
DEAR ME 1:09
HOOFD-,BIJ-EN NEVENZIN 3:35
KLOMPENOVOURTURE 5:51
OLD MAID IN A DRAWING ROOM 1:54
ONHEIL 1:11
OUVERTURE IN DE MAAT 2:29
OVER HERE ALBERT 3:43
SAMENGEVAT 3:51
TANGO REVEIL 2:02
TWEE HOOG 2:43
WEEN, GELIEF BROEDER 3:45
WORSTENBROOD 8 2:26
WORSTENBROOD 9 2:09

EXTRA ACTION MARCHING BAND-S/T, CD, 2008, U.S.A.

2009-06-17T00:09:00.000-07:00

extra

1.The wedge
2.Back dat azz up
3.AKS
4.The honorable decry of shit stall lean
5.Kalashnikov
6.The runt fork of tor the king

JIMS-ELECTRO FLECTION, CDR, 2009, U.S.A

2009-06-12T17:49:00.001-07:00

FLECTION

TRISTEZA DRUMMER SECOND SELF RELEASED ALBUM FEATURES KRAUT INFLECTED BEATS AND SHIMMERING SOUNDSCAPES LEAVING YOU IN A WORLD OF ANALOG SYNTHESIS, USING ORGANS, DRUM MACHINES, SAMPLES, CASIO ETC. THIS WILL MELT YOU INTO A COLLISION OF ASMUS TIETCHENS, CLUSTER AND THE PRIMITIVE PROGRESSIVE HOUSE WORLD OF EARLY DETROIT TECH AND TEENAGE MEMORIES OF ACID WHILE PLAYING CONTRA AND CENTIPEDE. SAGNASTY !!

the EVENT GROUP-S/T, CASSETTE, 1981, U.K.

2009-06-12T17:43:00.000-07:00

EVENT

SIDE 1
LOST IN BASS
RUN OUT (THEY'VE GOT JOHNNT

SIDE 2
WOOSTER'S CLUB
CONCUSSION

TOM CASTLE-
ORGANS,AIRCRAFT CROWD.
THE OLD VOICE.
SYNTHESIZER.
LOOPS AND TAPES.

JOHN-MARC GOWANS-
CHINESE PERCUSSION.
CIRCULAR WICKET.
LOOPS.

PHIL HYDE
SPRANO SAX.

MICHAEL JONES
RHYTHM ORGANS,DRUM MACHINE.
ECHO SAXOPHONE.
BUBBLES.
TOURNAMENT DRUMS.
DRONES.
LOOPS AND TAPES.
RONALD KEEFE
FLUTE, VOICE.
BUBBLE BLOWING.

DAVID REVELLE
BASS GUITAR,VOICE, RESULTS.
CIRCULAR WICKET.

MIXED AND RECORDED BY MICHAEL JONES

ZRU VOGUE-S/T, ZERO RISK, LP, 1982

2009-06-09T22:21:00.000-07:00

ZRU

AN UNBELIEVABLY CHARMING.

UNPRETENTIOUS AND UNDERRATED ALBUM.

POP WITH POST PUNK TRIBAL LEANINGS LIKE HEARING HOSPITAL BY THE MODERN LOVERS
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME OR ETUDES ALBUM BY TIREZ TIREZ

ENCHANTING. EVEN ESG LAYS AN EGG.

UPON FIRST HEARING THIS ONLY RECENTLY, I FELT CHEATED THAT NO ONE HAD TOLD ME SOONER...

A1 The Dream Stops
A2 Nakweda Dream
A3 Pretty Girl
A4 For The Time
B1 Loubella Extendables
B2 Exploring The Underworld
B3 Ubuhuha
B4 Do The Zru

THE FREED UNIT-DAY GLO, OUT THERE, CDR, 1998, U.K.

2009-06-09T21:45:00.000-07:00

DAYGLO

silver apples inspired electronic instrumental offering from the
incredible freed unit!!!

TEXICO-S/T, SAGA, LP, 1977, FRANCE

2009-06-08T19:30:00.000-07:00

LETEX

ahhh disco!! not for everyone, I like mine a little outside the norm, the more minimal the merrier; i tend to favor instrumentals with long percussive minimal breaks and a a less is more usage of strings while keeping things over the top (i know im not alone here).. while these four little rippers might not qualify as minimal "over the top" works quite well! magic slide is the winner here being quite possibly one of the stranger disco tunes to hit the french dance floor however all four tracks are keeping it weird, complete with sleazy deep french accented vocal and killer production!!

AS IS BRASS BAND-S/T, UNRELEASED, 2006, U.S.A

2009-06-07T18:44:00.000-07:00

asis

1.liebermans chunky frehlyks
2.hairpin heartache
3.mental drainage
4.undiscovered
5.I wanna be like you
6.walk
7.deadly sins dirge
8.sto lat
9.had it yesterday
10.now for something completely different
11.santa mariana
12.bomba tep
13.la pregunta

this incredible unreleased album by east bay horn and drums ensemble as is brass band features members of bay area's always exciting extra action marching band in which initially started as an off shoot to san diego's crash worship.

freddi price(trumpet ,baritone horn),joshua lindenfelzer (trumpet) jonathan selin(tuba), greg stephen(trombone), tommy cappel(drums).

recorded by miles boisen, oakland ca. 2005

RANDOM-NOTHIN' TRICKY,HELL YES PRODUCTIONS, LP, 1977, U.S.A

2009-06-06T18:57:00.000-07:00

TOWNER

FREAK OUT JAZZ FOLK ENSEMBLE FROM 1970'S
URBANA ILLINOIS

ANY INFORMATION OUT THERE?

I HOLD THIS ONE VERY HIGH

MAYBE A HOLY GRAILER, AS THEY SAY...

ENJOY.

RALPH ATHEY-CLARINET, SAXOPHONES, VOCAL
JERRY FIDDLER-GUITAR,ELCTRIC GUITAR, PERCUSSION(MIDDLE THREE,) VOCAL
SAM KOLMODIN-BASS GUITAR, CONTRA BASS, VOCAL
PAUL SHIMANDLE-12 STRING GUITAR, PERCUSSION(IT HERTZ), VOCAL
SANDY ROBINSON-VIOLIN, VIOLA, VOCAL
RICKY MOFFIT-PERCUSSION THROUGHOUT, VOCAL

SIDE A

NOT YET
IT HERTZ
BECKY, YOUR DENTAL HYGIENIST
WIND RIBBON

SIDE B

TOWNER HALL
PROCYON LOTAR
MIDDLES THREE
SEMINOLE SAM

EDDIE BUSH-BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL MUSIC, REPEAT, LP, 196?, U.S.A.

2009-06-06T17:45:00.000-07:00

akaka

EDDIE BUSH-STEEL GUITAR
CORLISS JOHNSTON-GUITAR
MOKULANI-BASS
JOHN BERRY-BARITONE VIOLECTRA

the title says it all.

haunting dreamy melodies, masterful delivery.

side 1
hawiian war chant
kau lana o-hilo hana-kahi
kuu ipo e pueone
kehau nani
lei aloha lei makamae
naka pueo
akaka falls

side 2

he maneo he aloha
whispering lullaby
mai poina oe ia'u
mi nei
akaka falls
to you sweetheart aloha

IRVING KLAW TRIO-UTEK PAHTO MOGOI, ROAD CONE, CD, 1997, U.S.A

2009-06-05T20:20:00.000-07:00

KLAW

PETER GABRIEL-GAMES WITHOUT WORDS, LP, 198?, U.S.A

2009-06-04T23:54:00.000-07:00

GAMES

a little noisy in parts.

lo-fi home recordings.

not what you might expect.

PSEUDO CODE-POTLATCH MUSIC VOL.1, SANDWICH, CASSETTE,1980, BELGIUM

2009-06-04T18:20:00.000-07:00

POTLATCH

highly recommended minimal synth from belgium!!!

SPHYNXS-EMPTY SARKOPHAG, CDR, 2008, SWEDEN

2009-06-03T14:25:00.000-07:00

SARKOPHAG

hidden doorway 1:04
spiral speers 1:42
empty city below the sand 1:15
grave map 1:20
hollow sphynxs 1:28
arabic trance 1:57
dawn of egypt 1:10
worm sphynxs 1:40
labrint 1:23
untitled 7:28

Vagif Mirzeyev-Melodies of Azerbaijan, lp, 1986

2009-06-03T12:53:00.000-07:00

????

could use some help on this one... not exactly omar souleyman but
incredible music none the less...

JOHN WIGGINS- ANAGENIC AND PARTICLE MUSIC, RRR, LP, 1987, U.S.A

2009-05-30T23:34:00.000-07:00

WIGGIN

AMINA CLAUDINE MYERS-SONG FOR MOTHER E, LP, LEO, 1979, U.S.A.

2009-05-30T21:48:00.000-07:00

AMINA

AMINA CLAUDINE MYERS-PIANO, ORGAN, GIGGLE STICK, VOICE.
PHEEROAN AKLAFF-DRUMS, GONG, LITTLE INSTRUMENTS, VOICE.

SIDE 1

IM NOT AFRAID(PIANO) 4:42
3/4'S OF 4/4 (ORGAN 5:17
HAVE MERCY UPON US (ORGAN)CHANT 10:50
SONG FOR MOTHER E (PIANO) 3:42

SIDE 2

THE REAL SIDE (PIANO)5:50
THE IMMORTAL (ORGAN) 5:36
INNER DESTRUCTION (PIANO)7:36
I'M NOT AFRAID (REFRAIN) (ORGAN) 3:09

CREATION MUSIC-VOL 1 & 2, CDR, 2001, U.S.A

2009-05-30T01:48:00.000-07:00

CREATION

vol.1

john shiurba-guitar
garth powell-drums and gongs
eli crews-contra- bass
arrington de dionyso-bass clarinet,contralto clarinet, voice

vol.2

michael griffin-violin
gust burns-piano
arrington de dionyso-contraalto clarinet,bass clarinet,voice

B SO GLOBAL-S/T, FO FUM, CD, 1993, U.K.

2009-05-29T23:37:00.000-07:00

fishinit

'The four compositions on this disc are unashamedly lush and lyrical, characterised by understated arrangements for saxophone, guitars, hammond organ, synthesisers and percussion. Seagroatt's breathy sax on 'Moilike' communicates with a direct emotional warmth, 'Those Little Blue Galaxies Again' shimmers and has a limpid quality which is skilfully preserved despite the introduction of tabla cross-rhythms. The delicate precision of Eno's 'Music For Films' and Popol Vuh's stateliness come to mind. B So glObal are not derivative of those people, they just happen to be working in a similar vein and to that standard'
Chris Blackford, Wire Magazine, London.

SWINE OF THE TIME-DEVIL'S DELIGHT, CDR, 2007, U.S.A

2009-05-28T12:06:00.000-07:00

SWINE

: a staggering work of four track bedroom bliss for fans of r. stevie moore, ariel pink, gary war and chrome. outsider. genius. enjoy.

JEFF AND JANE HUDSON-WORLD TRADE, LUST/UNLUST, EP, 1981, U.S.A.

2009-05-27T16:59:00.000-07:00

worldtrade

:JEFF AND JANE HUDSON got their start in boston with the group the rentals in the late 70's, sometime after moving to new york and signing to beggars banquet they began the manhattan project who opened for suicide, not too surprising as you can hear some of that influence on this incredible debut on lust/unlust as simply jeff and jane hudson, for fans of: dark day,tuxedo moon,suicide,craig leon etc n.y.c. suicide induced journey that includes a cover of girl from ipanema and standout tracks pcp, information and abacan. not an easy one to come by, as you can see mine took a bath at some point.. lucky for me and you... vinyl was clean.
enjoy.

side 1

information
guatemala
abacan

side 2

cat scan
pcp
the girl from ipanema

MUSK-LAPDANCE AT CORN PALACE, CDR, 2007, U.S.A.

2009-05-27T11:30:00.000-07:00

cornpalace

all tracks recorded in one magical deranged summer evening with
creatures holding breath akin to part sun city girls with interludes
channeling early pop rythm box t.g.

josh lindenfeltzer: drums,percussion,trumpet,keyboards
aaron diskin: rhodes,voices,melodica,keyboards
christopher sprague: bass,guitars,rhythm box and voices

01 pascal mescal
02 rememberthemedicine
03 clapsal
04 pisstoll
05 cascade
06 anal candle
07 horselegs
08 horselipblues
09 deutshland
10 loose pills
11 lapdance at cornpalace
12 grouping the heard
13 hard horse
14 flute solo
15 torching the girl
16 touchin the films
17 canadian rules
18 po st
19 collapse
20 clip chipper
21 get well
22 a cocks fight
23 turk heavy weights
24 manitoba
25 piss toll
26 thai lotion
27 toys
28 land pole

BISMILLAH KHAN-SHENAI NAWAL, LP, 1964, INDIA

2009-05-25T18:49:00.001-07:00

HECO

The Shehnai is an aerophonic instrument which is thought to bring good luck, and as a result, is widely used in India for marriages and processions.

This tube-like instrument gradually widens towards the lower end. It usually has between six and nine holes. It employs two sets of double reeds, making it a quadruple reed woodwind. By controlling the breath, various tunes can be played on it.

"A true symbol of our composite culture, Khan Sahib, through his mellifluous rendering of the shehnai, showed us that while God may manifest himself in many forms, piety finds its true expression through music

Ustad Bismillah Khan Sahib was a great son of India".

monmohan singh

SIDE ONE:
RAGA: MALKAUNS

SIDE TWO: RAGA: DES
THUMREE: TILAK KAMOD

KEVIN COYNE-POLITICZ, CHERRY RED, LP, 1982, U.K.

2009-05-25T18:46:00.000-07:00

coyne

only four songs offered here, in the vain of arthur brown's kingdom era. madness!

1 tell the truth
2 banzai
3 poisoning you
4 magnolia street