Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Snowy Red- The Right To Die

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Snowy Red was the one man synth project of Marcel Thiel, aka Micky Mike. 1982's The Right to Die is his darkest, most synth heavy LP, bearing a resemblance to work by The Normal, John Foxx or early Gary Numan. Highlights include the tracks Euroshima (Wardance) and Lies In Your Eyes.

Basically, all of your Bret Easton Ellis soundtrack dreams come true....

http://www.zshare.net/download/53416214d101ce58/

Friday, April 17, 2009

Edan- Beauty & The Beat

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Edan Portnoy is quoted as attempting to "put Syd Barrett's
face on Biz Markie's body" with Kool G. Rap's brain" On his 2005 long player, Beauty & The Beat, he synthesizes these disparate influences to create a psychedelic masterpiece. Edan is the both the producer and rapper here, managing to create music with a playfulness, wordplay and savvy sampling not seen since The Beastie Boys's Paul's Boutique. Some of the artists sampled here include Iron Butterfly, Harumi, the Hollies, Pink Floyd, Lee Austin, The Small Faces and The Dells. The style is fast rapping, from the glory days of Prince Paul, Run DMC, Big Daddy Kane and Kool G. Rap, but through a kaleidescope of coloured smoke, arriving at a sound that is wholly unique. Edan's delivery is a fantastic and boastful style, comparable to the genre's forefathers like Sport or Prince Paul.

Collaborators here include
Insight, Percee-P, Dagha and Mr. Lif. some vocal samples include dialogue from Rudy Ray Moore's The Human Tornado and an early sixties interview with David Bowie. The album is worth checking out just for the track Rock And Roll, basically Sabbath meets hip hop, I dare you to find a heavier hip hop track that doesn't suck (think Judgment Night OST rather than Korn or some bullshit). You will not be able to stop listening to this.


http://bardoscolombia.blogspot.com/2008/05/edan-beauty-and-beat-2005.html

RECORD STORE DAY

For you vinyl freaks:


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Tomorrow 4/18/09 is National RECORD STORE DAY!


check your local indie record shop for participation:
http://www.recordstoreday.com/Venues?state=CA

They definitely appreciate your patronage.

Here is a list of exclusive releases for Record Store Day:
ARTIST TITLE/FORMAT NOTES/OTHER STUFF TO KNOW
Arthur Russell "Love Is Taking Me" 2LP 2LP (RSD exclusive)



Black Kids Wizard of Ahhhs 10" first time on physical format
Black Moth Super Rainbow Born on a Day 7" Two tracks from the forthcoming studio recorded album, Eating Us
Blitzen Trapper "War is Placebo/Booksmart" 7" - two exclusive tracks w/die cut sleeve
Bob Dylan 7"--"Dreaming of You"/"Down Along the Cove" tracks recorded live at Bonnaroo; packaged in clear sleeve with 3x5 photo
Booker T "Warped Sister/Reunion Time" 7" 7"
Bruce Springsteen 7" "What Love Can Do"/"A Night With The Jersey Devil" packaged in clear sleeve with 3x5 photo
Camera Obscura "French Navy" 7" 7" (RSD exclusive)
Chicha Libre & Dengue Fever Primavera En La Selva / Genjer Genjer (Split 7" Single) exclusive RSD Release
Cold War Kids Live at Fingerprints Live at Fingerprints 5 song EP
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Deja Vu Live 2LP Companion vinyl to the DVD
Dead Weather Hang You From the Heavens 7" Jack White's new band! The debut release from both the Dead Weather and Third Man Records
Def Jam 25: Volume 1 and 2 4 LP gatefold history of Def Jam, only physical version of this piece is for indies 4 LP gatefold history of Def Jam, only physical version of this piece is for indies
Depeche Mode 7" "Wrong"/"Oh Well" 7"
Dr. Dog/Floating Action Split 7" 7" - exclusive
El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez “Cryptomnesia” Limited Edition Vinyl for RSD (3,000 pieces)
Elvis Costello* "Complicated Shadows"/"Dirty Rotten Shame" picture disc "Dirty Rotten Shame" is exclusive track--previously unreleased
Flaming Lips/Black Keys split 7" "Borderline"/"Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles" 7" Borderline/Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles
Flight of the Conchords "Pencils In The Wind"/"Albi The" 7" - two exclusive tracks w/die cut sleeve
Grateful Dead T-Shirt exclusive design for Record Store Day
Grizzly Bear Live on KCRW 7" two tracks, "While You Wait For The Others"/"He Hit Me"
Guided By Voices Hold On Hope LP Three bonus tracks
Jane's Addiction 7" "Mountain Song" / "Standing in the Shower…Thinking" 7" Mtn. Song/Standing In The Shower- Packaged in original replica picture sleeve
Jenny Lewis/Elvis Costello 7" --"Carpet Baggers"/"Go Away" Never before available in the US
Jesus Lizard 9 x 7" pack A pack of nine 7"s

King Crimson

40th Anniversary Tour Box

exclusive for Record Store Day
Leonard Cohen 7" "The Future/"Suzanne" tracks recorded live in London, packaged in clear sleeve with 3x5 photo
Lykke Li/El Perro Del Mar 7" "After Laughter (Comes Tears)" / "At Your Best (You are Love)" Made exclusively for Record Store Day featuring two unreleased cover songs.
Mastodon T-Shirt exclusive design for Record Store Day
MC 5 7" "Kick Out The Jams"/"Motor City Is Burning" Packaged in the original rare picture sleeve, first time available since 1969
Metric "Help I'm Alive" 7" Picture disc "Help I'm Alive"/"Help I'm A B-Side"
Misfits Walk Among Us LP Pressed on 140 gram vinyl
Modest Mouse* 7" --"Satelite Skin"/"Guilty Cocker Spaniels" both tracks are brand new
New Order 7" (live) "Temptation" / "Hurt" - as and A&B side.
Neil Young Sugar Mountain Live at Canterbury House 1968 2LP The special vinyl package
Oasis Falling Down Remix LP Falling Down Remix LP
Obits "I Can't Lose/Military Madness" 7" 7" - two exclusive tracks w/die cut sleeve
Pavement "Live in Germany 1988" LP unreleased show from 1988
Pretenders "Break Up The Pavement"/Love's…" 7" 7" - one unrelased track, and track from new album on red vinyl
Queen EP Queen's First EP Limited Edition, Numbered CD for the first time in the US
Rivers Cuomo Live @ Fingerprints CD and CD/DVD Combo Live @ Fingerprints CD and CD/DVD Combo
Russian Circles/These Arms Are Snakes Split !2 Previously Unreleased songs on Clear Vinyl (1,000 pieces)
Silversun Pickups Pikul 12" exclusive release ahead of their new album
Slayer 7" single "Psychopathy Red" packaged in special X-Files-style, "confidential" packaging
Sonic Youth/Beck split 7" split 7" (RSD exclusive)
Sonic Youth/Jay Reatard split 7" split 7" (RSD exclusive)
Talking Heads 77 LP [reissue] Pressed on 180 gram vinyl
The Decemberists 7" "The Rake's Song"/"East India Lanes" B-side, "East India Lanes" is unreleased
The Smiths 7" "The Headmaster Ritual" /"Oscillate Widly" Never before available in the US as a 7" single.
The Stooges 7" "1969"/"Real Cool Time" Packaged in the original rare picture sleeve



Tom Waits "Live from the Glitterdome" 7" 7" - live tracks from Atlanta & Edinburgh
Various artists Records Toreism LP tracks from Mountain Tortoise, Trans Am, White Hills, Double Dagger
Various artists So Indie It Hurts: ROIR Rocks! Vol. One exclusive RSD Release
Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs It’s Blitz LP vinyl version of forthcoming Yeah Yeah Yeahs CD

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Lee Austin: Screwdriver

This little gem is a piece of funk from James Brown's hairdresser (!), Lee Austin.
Let your soul glo...