Lots of compilation tracks this week, starting off with Daniel Miller (he of Mute Records) and Boyd Rice (he of Sassy and SS uniforms) throwing down some samples and beats that genuinely chilled me when I was a child, and was among the first of many stupid things that probably gave me whatever psychoses I have today. Everyone knows Karp, and if you don't you should, about the only thing on K Records that was ever cool (outside of about half of Beck's One Foot in The Grave). Antonio Contador comes to us straight from Headphonica Records, a label that I keep feeling I should try to get to put out one of my albums, but I'm too self-conscious about that old stuff anyway. Snagga Puss is amazing, the backing track is Dancehall reggae like any other, but Snagga himself sounds approximately 387 years old, wheezing out his lines like he could drop dead at any second. It's a moment that everyone should listen to at least once. And 'He Needs Me', Shelley Duvall's lovely song from the Popeye soundtrack? Well, that's nearly perfection, right there.
1. Daniel Miller & Boyd Rice - Cleanliness and Order
2. Karp - Connect 5
3. Mitches Blue Standard - Stop Staring at Me
4. Antonio Contador - Crazy in Love
-Commercial: Palm Springs-
5. Matthew Friedberger - Greyhound
6. Snagga Puss - Defend It
7. Wicked Witch - X Rated
8. Shelley Duvall - He Needs Me
Download the show before Snagga Puss bites the dust! Headphonica puts out Antonio Contador, Ergo Phizmiz...me, someday? Thrill Jockey has been putting out Matt Friedberger's music for a while.
And here's a pretty awesome addendum... Matt Friedberger performing at the Luminary Center for the Arts in St. Louis. He still looks like a dweeb.
It's getting to the point, 23 episodes in, that I'm forgetting what song I've used previously, so hopefully I don't run into any repeats. Though of course since Rapidshare deletes my files so quickly it hardly matters...anyone know any good free filehosting sites out there?
1. Eagle Twin - Lorca (Adan)
2. The Beach Boys - He Gives Speeches
-Commercial: Loes Corduroy-
3. Bis - School Disco
4. BS2000 - Sick for a Reason
5. Cornelius - Magoo Opening
6. The Beta Band - Dog's Got a Bone
Beware of faulty meat, just enjoy Klen House here!
Bis is apparently still going strong, check them out in Glasgow!
I've also started a new blog, The Rest is Silence, discussing music, literature, all that jazz. Check it out! Current topic: comics?
An addendum for this week, my favorite song by The Beta Band. This one's for Scotland.
It's a quiet day, it's raining, and the pundits have finally stopped arguing; it's time for a glass of wine (or perhaps Miles Davis' Bitches Brew?) and these fine tunes playing on your hi-fi system. Celebrate the election (or the lack thereof, at least) with Jared Emerson-Johnson's Busby Berkeley-inspired meditation on war, as well as Ergo Phizmiz's love letter to David Cameron and Nick Clegg. J. J. Burnel took time out with The Stranglers to cut a rad solo album, extremely cold and European, and 'Freddie Laker' is by far the best cut of the lot. A couple soundtrack pieces here as well: Lydia's theme from Caligula is pure late 70s cheese, absolutely ludicrous and fantastic because of it. The Black Angels was an awful 1970 bikersploitation movie, and despite you thinking that could lead to some badass tunes, 'The Cigarettes Song' is among the wimpiest songs I've ever heard.
1. Savaging Spires - When The Devil Says You're Dead
2. J. J. Burnel - Freddy Laker (Concorde and Airbus)
3. Jared Emerson-Johnson - Good For You (Good For Me)
-Commercial: Maclean's
4. Lydia - We Are One (Dance Version)
5. Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - Big Baby
6. Ergo Phizmiz - Dear Mr. Cameron, Dear Mrs. Clegg
7. The Black Angels - Cigarettes Song
Enjoy the cool sounds here.
Savaging Spires single is available for just a couple bucks here!
Shadowy Men's unofficial site is still being updated. Pick up the LP of Savvy Show Stoppers!
Don't forget Ergo Phizmiz!
And for our addendum, enjoy the sounds of Savaging Spires if you haven't already.
