Spacelines: Sonic Sounds For Subterranean

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Compilation of songs that Sonic Boom says were the main influences on Spacemen 3's sound. Filled with early psych, soul, blues and R&B jams including the Zodiacs, Bo Diddley, Sun Ra, The Wailers, Daniel Johnson, MC5, and many more. Enjoy!

Pure Phase

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Spiritualized second LP Pure Phase, which is often skipped over, being between Laser Guided Melodies and Ladies and Gentlemen...brings the looping, symphonic drone touch of Spacemen 3 with the developing Spiritualized sound that would be evolved by the next album. Recently repressed on 180 gram. Enjoy!

Dots & Loops

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Stereolab's 1997 release Dots & Loops. Enjoy!

Unrelease

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Fire! and Jim O'Rourke team up to create a unique, blistering horn drone/jazz experience. Highly recommended! Enjoy,

Dialogue

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Boby Hutcherson's first album as a bandleader on Blue Note in 1965 following his work with Eric Dolphy. Jazz vibraphone and marimba at its best. Enjoy!

The Hassler

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Clockcleaner's first E.P. The Hassler. Very reminiscent to 90's noise rock, like the Jesus Lizard, with twangy reverb wretched guitars and driving bass, this is where Clockcleaner got their start. Enjoy!

Jazz for the day off

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It has been a while since I have done a mass jazz post. Here are five excellent albums from these five musicians, all highly recommended. I recently was given about 12 gbs of new stuff from a buddy so expect more soon. Enjoy!

H-P1

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New White Hills on Thrill Jockey. Enjoy!

"Musically, H-p1, White Hills second full-length for Thrill Jockey, expands on the explorations of previous albums in ambience, noise, and space rock all led by guitarist Dave W.’s blistering guitar solos. This is the most fully realized White Hills album to date and the one that takes them furthest from their pure space rock roots. It is also their most angry record. It is a reaction to what White Hills sees as government co-opted and controlled by corporations. It is a wake up call."-Thrill Jockey

Destroy Me, Lover

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Industrial/Experimental noise rock from Houston, TX, Pain Teens 1993 Destroy Me Lover. Considered to be one of the greatest industrial records of all time. Scott Ayers song writing is no one trick pony, creating buzzing and screaming guitar noise, yet these songs remain poppy with Bliss Bloods sassy vocals at the forefront. Fans of Swans, My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth, Magik Markers and nothing you've heard before.

The Valerie Project

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The Valerie Project is a collaboration of Philadelphia musicians (Espers, Fern Knights, Grass) reinventing the score of the classic 1970 Czech New Wave film Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, to pay tribute to this seminal film of the new folk movement.

"The Project Series started with a simple concept; that of recontextualising the filmic meaning and impact of a particular work through the substitution of a newly composed soundtrack. The new soundtrack is meant to be performed live to a sound film, with the original soundtrack turned off or the original music removed. This element is unique in that most live film soundtracks are perfromed to silent era films."

Being fronted by Greg Weeks of Espers, any fan of free folk/Avant Garde, will enjoy this project. Highly recommended!

7

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Highly awaited full-length from John Sharkey III's Puerto Rico Flowers. Picks up right where the singles left me and kept on running. Easily one of the top runners for best album of 2011. Enjoy!

Ballet Statique

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Conrad Schnitzler of Tangerine Dream/Kluster Krautrock masterpiece Ballet Statique. Just re-released on wax at m=minimal. Enjoy!

E Pluribus Unum

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American folk/blues guitarist Sandy Bull's third album E Pluribus Unum. Drugged out, psychedelic blues. Highly recommended. Enjoy!

Over the Edge

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Wiper's classic third album Over the Edge. One of those albums that are just close to perfect. Always appropriate for the heat of summer. Enjoy!

The Seasons Unfold: Ice

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Part one of Tor Lundvall's Seasons Unfold, Ice. Ghost ambiance derived from the icy winter.

Green Mind

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Summer time essential. Enjoy!

Animals

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Pink Floyd's 1977 'Animals', loosely based on George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'. Sandwiched between 'Wish You Were Here' and 'The Wall', Animals is a record often times overlooked, though it is one of there most spacey, "out there" releases. Recorded at the height of the British Punk scene, Animals delivered a "Fuck you", releasing a genius progressive record.

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1963)

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Right behind 'The Black Saint and the Sinner lady', 'Five Mingus...' is probably my favorite Mingus release, featuring two of my favorite tunes 'II B.S.' and 'Theme for Lester Young'. In the Impulse year of 1963, Mingus was right on point, delivering three memorable records in under a year.

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After consistently jamming "Sleeping & Hiding" over the past few months, I decided to further explore Tor Lundvall's catalog and was not disappointed with "Empty City". Tor is a shining light in the ambient soundscape/post industrial age. Highly recommended. Enjoy!

Veins

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Ripping hardcore from members of Das Oath/Drunk Driver. I was totally taken back by their performance at Emo's last night during Chaos in Tejas. Closest thing to toping the Void side of the Faith/Void split. Enjoy!

Pleasure Leftist E.P.

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"On their debut six-song 12-inch, Cleveland's Pleasure Leftists bring six tracks of driving, distant post-punk that skirts the monochrome gradient and darkened corridors of early gothic rock and death rock. The first band that we've worked with based on the strength of a demo, PL wowed us immediately with their fully-realized reverbed-out dark vision. The curious need look no further than leadoff track, 'Nature Of Feeling' an exercise in nervous tension featuring an urgent rhythm section, a saw blade-sharp guitar tone, topped with singer Haley Morris' low, morbid howl. The song 'Suits' progresses this sound further with its almost call-to-arms thumping bass. 'Passage on a Ghost Ship' is a mini epic where the vocals push and pull until the song bursts completely open. While many bands are attempting to cash in on the so called trend of 'Nu-Goth,' 'Grave Wave,' or whatever the fuck new dumb Last.Fm tag is invented that day, Pleasure Leftists drop a record that not only leaves all of those goofy bands looking like amateurs, but a record that also sounds fresh and vibrant."-Fan Death

Babylon Rules!

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Dirty. Enjoy!