Maserati

I'm not gonna lie, I'm in a terrible mood. College is the lamest shit ever and on top of it I've spent a ridiculous amount of hours at a bus station today waiting for someone to arrive. I gave up and am, naturally, drinking off my rage. Today's offering of music is more post-rock. Maserati is even superior than the previous post of Lebanon, but that is personal opinion of course. They're one of the many many bands that are formed in the south's bastion of independent music, Athens, GA. For myself, this band made post-rock undeniable part of my life. Before them it was give or take with periods of infatuation punctuated by disdain. However with Maserati's extremely solid albums I can't ever truthfully say I'm not a real fan of the genre. Both albums are unbelievable, but lately it has been the more recent Inventions for a New Season that captures my attention. I sure hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

To be had here:




The Language of Cities (2001) [128 kbps]









Inventions for a New Season (2007) [192 kbps]

Lebanon

I am gonna keep this short, I really don't have time to post, but I'm doing it anyways. You see, I turn 22 years old today, and I am spending it gloriously eating potatoes and cramming for Japanese history class yet again. So what is dramatically different from a cool spring day in Detroit that might make me forget I'm trapped here? Lebanon, of course, and not just the images from the name, but the band itself. Being Israeli post-rock is in rather lonely company as far as I can tell, but that is exactly what makes it something to pay attention to. This is the more guitar-driven side of the post-rock spectrum, which I find considerably more enjoyable than the overdrawn sounds of the like of Sigur Rós. Two albums, both worthy listening to. Also, pilgrims, wish a happy birthday to Brosef Stalin/danger dog, for it is his birthday as well, and no we're not the same person, it is just a very strange happening.

To be had here:



Sunken City (2005) [192 kbps]









Planet Rubble (2007) [192 VBR kbps]

Nagisa Ni Te - The Same As The Flower (2004)

A duo of Japanese lovers, Shinjii Shibayama and Masako Takeda, form Nagisa Ni Te which translates as "on the beach." I'll admit it, I'm a complete sucker for harmonies and Nagisa Ni Te excels at creating the most beautiful of these. Not unlike the Skygreen Leopards in the last post they make psychedelically tinged folk music almost to the the degree of dream pop, but very unlike them this stuff is fully sung in Japanese. As I frequently point out, the language barrier is nothing to fret over, the sounds of the Japanese language are dazzling elegant to the ear even if one can't understand the meaning of a blasted word. Being enrolled in a Japanese history course this semester as endeared me to the habit of listening to this band while reading the many histories and ethnographies required in the classwork. The Same As The Flower isn't their only release, but it is the one I'm obessing over as of late, but I can share the others I have if there's a call for them. In fact not too long ago I think those wizards over at Ill-formed posted their latest album... Someday I too will be a wizard...

To be had here:
Nagisa Ni Te - The Same As The Flower [192 kbps]

The Skygreen Leopards

This groups makes some of my favorite folk music. Naturally they possess a wonderful psychedelic quality to their sounds that I can't help but be mesmerized by. They are a part of the epically huge and amazing Jewelled Antler collective, that encompasses in folk, drone, psych and the like. I'm sharing all the albums I could get my hands on, and I forget if any on missing on the list, but you can find out if you care that much. My personal favorite is 2006's Disciples Of California. It has this gospel quality while not being preachy in any fashion, something I find extremely desirable. Nonetheless, they've produced many a great album, and I highly recommend each of them.

To be had here:
She Rode on a Pink Gazelle & Other Dreams (2001) [192 kbps]

The Story of the Green Lamb & The Jerusalem Priestess of Leaves CDR (2002) [192 kbps]






One Thousand Bird Ceremony (2004) [192 kbps]









Life And Love In Sparrow's Meadow (2005) [160 VBR kbps]









Jehovah Surrender (2005) [192 VBR kbps]









Child God in the Garden of Idols (2005) [160 VBR kbps]










Disciples Of California (2006) [ 192 kbps]

The Gories

I was asked by someone, and I can't really tell you who for my memory sucks but I've got ideas... anyways they asked me to post these guys. The Gories, for those of you that are unfortunate enough to be unfamiliar with the Detroit music happenings over the years, is the premier garage rock band that fueled the city's obsession that led to such acts as The White Stripes and in my eyes cleared a path for rough sounds like found early Black Keys albums. Basically, I want to say that without the Gories none of that scene would have happened, but perhaps it is my pride in Detroit shining so obviously through. Naturally, the Gories pre-dated the White Stripes and their less widely known but just as good if not better local comrades. However, I got to listening to the Gories through a backdoor, as they had ceased making tunes before I was of age to consider what they were doing properly. That backdoor were the Dirtbombs, featuring the legendary Mick Collins as front man, who got his break in Detroit with none other than the Gories. He along with Dan Kroha, later of Demolition Doll Rods, and Peggy O'Neill produced the raw, simplistic music that would come to define over a decade of Detroit garage rock. Nothing too fancy about what they were doing really just loud, out of tune, lo-fi guitar, bass and pounding drums. This is what garage was meant to be, marvellously blending of blues and punk if you ask me. They produced three regular LPs in the studio, a live album at a houseparty (aptly named Houseparty), a sessions release was made (The Complete Bandin Sessions, my personal favorite recording of theirs and ever) and a number of 7 inches. I don't have the 7" at the moment to share, but the LPs you can get here, pilgrims.

To be had here:




Houserockin' (1988) [192 kbps]










I Know You Fine, But How You Doin'? (1990) [192 kbps]









Outta Here (1992) [192 kbps]










Houseparty (1987) [192 kbps]








Complete Bandin Sessions (1989) [128 kbps]

Cara del Gato - Green Fingers (2007)

Man, I tired of reading about Asia, luckily this is the last semester of my undergraduate degree wherein I need to take a history course for my minor. Nevertheless I've found some time to think about sharing some music with you, and I'm very pleased at the speed by which I can upload albums when using the internet connection at my college.

The music I'm sharing with you today, friends, is from the CLLCT (who's site won't load at the moment for me, what's up with that?). Anyways, for those of you who haven't been there, it is basically a website where musicians can upload and share their music to be downloaded free of charge to all those interested. Not gonna make them money, but hopefully provides them with much needed exposure. Undeniably they've won my heart by not asking me to spend money on them before hearing them, plus they're the real indie, not even signed to a small label in many cases.

Anyhow, Cara del Gato is one of these artists providing his songs free to us, and I've taken the liberty to repackage it into a zip file for ease (this is my main issue with CLLCT that there aren't full ablum links last time I checked, save torrents). Green Fingers is a short album, just barely topping 15 minutes. The breif, quirky, lo-fi songs are remarkably charming. The lyrics are seemingly pure nonsense, but that is a large part of the appeal for me. Additionally, the simplistic instrumentation reflects that this fella likely recorded this stuff in his bedroom or basement. If CLLCT gets its ass going again he does have more albums shared and I recommend hunting them down there.

To be had here:
Green Fingers [128 kbps]

Boredoms Super Roots Marvelously Splendid Post

Yet again, pilgrims, the internet at my dwelling has been severed. This is a combination of my and Brosef's incompetency. Nevertheless, college has the most fantastically fast internet, that is available in places with couches which pleases me greatly. Cutting to the chase, I am a fan of noise naturally a fan of Boredoms. One fevered night I felt compelled to download and then over the course of the following 3 days listen to all of the Super Roots releases Boredoms have done. There are a total of nine, although the numbering goes to 10 for the fourth was never made available. They span from 1993 to this year, and they certainly show remarkable evolution of style over the period. Some are merely a batch of sort, spastic cuts while others are very long, rhythmic epics. One even extents over a hour for a lone track. The newer ones feature remixes, which are often as good as the original song, something I find is somewhat rare in my opinion. Have fun and hopefully I'll be able to get some posts up despite this internet issue.

To be had here:



Super Roots 1










Super Roots 2










Super Roots 3










Super Roots 5










Super Roots 6










Super Roots 7









Super Roots 8








Super Roots 9











Super Roots 10

Spacemen 3 - Playing With Fire (1989)

First, and apology as to the infrequency of posts as of late. The main issue preventing this is that I'm currently on vacation in New England. Let me tell you, to those who haven't been to Boston before, it is clean, really clean. I think that is what I say about almost everywhere since I'm used to the filth of Detroit. Boy howdy though, I've destroyed my legs and my pathetic wallet over these last few days, so from now on it is the frugal traveller game. If you're from New England say hello, I've already seen Boston (North and South), Cambridge, Boston College, and I'm planning on seeing Northampton, somewhere in Connecticut, and return to Providence before departing back to shitty Michigan. Oh well, at least Detroit is a place I can afford to live in.

Now the music, this is premium shit, folks. Spacemen 3 were one of the best things that the 80s was able to spawn. Absolutely amazing psychedelic rock and roll which hailed the ultimate destruction of the band, although the musicians would carry on with other notable projects. Make sure to pay attention for the spectacular track "Revolution" as well as the epic "Suicide." In a crazy move there is both a studio and a live cut on the album of the latter. I feel like I could be preaching to the choir with this post, as I feel I might have been with several of my recent posts but they're golden shit. Moreover, beloved Brosef Stalin (formerly know danger dog) has given you much in the way of fantastic sounds lately, please do take advantage of his huge posts.

To be had here:
Spacemen 3 - Playing With Fire [160 kbps]

White Noise - An Electric Storm (1969)

I hope this album is more widely known than I suspect it is. Truly it is an amazing adventure into early electronic music, and interestingly enough it came has its origins in the even back then well- established BBC. Some of the more pioneering employees developed White Noise, building on the previous successes and projects they'd participated in. Unlike other early electronic like musique concrete and thermin songs, these tracks have lasting and potentially very popular appeal. Don't get me wrong, I love musique concrete, but I fully understand that no big hits can be spawned by that genre's absurd sounds. An Electronic Storm on the other hand, now strange it may be, but catchy and accessible. Musically it is bizarre, and often repeated gimmicks are to be found all over the place. I mean, they tried to make it strange, and to an extent that is a success, if you haven't spent too many years listening to Japanese harsh noise or Os Mutantes albums endlessly. Even if those are the case, it is very pleasing to the ear and should be respected. Damn it, respect it or I'll like destroy your home with heat vision or whatever power I have.

To be had here:
White Noise - An Electric Storm [192 kbps]

Pt. 2

Heaviness - Self-Titled (2006, Quince, 80.7MB)










Bleach - Self-Titled (1991, Artlos, 53.0MB)










Kitchens Of Distinction - Strange Free World (1991, One Little Indian (UK)-A&M (US)-Rough Trade (EU), 44.2MB)









Monster Movie - Last Night Something Happened (2002, Clairecords, 68.6MB)










Medicine - Shot Forth Self-Living (1992, Def American-Creation, 67.1MB)










Galaxie 500 - This Is Our Music (1990, Rough Trade, 65.9MB)











Eternal - Breathe (1990, Sarah Records, 17.4MB) (slowdive members, eternal only released 1 single and this is it.)










Lovesliescrushing - Bloweyelashwish (1993, Projekt, 74.9MB)











Mean Red Spiders - Still Life Fast Moving (2003, Clairecords, 86.7MB)








Just download it, goddamn it.