Do The Right Thing

J. Robbins needs your help!!
For those unfamiliar, J. Robbins was in Government Issue, Jawbox, Burning Airlines and Channels and has produced classic/great records by Texas is the Reason, The Promise Ring, Braid, Sleepytime Trio, Engine Down, Jets to Brazil, Jimmy Eat World, etc. etc. etc.J. Robbins son is very sick, and he is just a little baby. I am reposting messages from Rob of 108 and The Fire Still Burns...Of course you should check out those bands but this isnt about good music. This is much more important. Read on. ...

From The Fire Still Burns
Hi friends of J. Robbins, Janet Morgan and Cal Robbins: J. and Janet’s baby boy Cal was born with a serious genetic condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Though there is no cure for this condition, there are lots of treatments that promise to give Cal the the best possible quality of life. Unfortunately, many of these, especially the alternative treatments, are not covered by health insurance.J. and Janet have given so much over the years to the music community we're all a part of, so Bill and I are hoping you can see in your hearts to help them out now.We've set up a website with more information and a place to make a donation. All of the money will go straight to J. and Janet to help defray their growing medical bills.Thanks for your support and feel free to send this email on to folks who might likewise be interested in helping. Take care
Kim Coletta and Bill Barbot

From Rob of 108"
J. Robbins, best known for his work in Jawbox, and Janet Morgan, gave birth to a beautiful son Callum Robbins. Callum was recently diagnosed with a genetic motor neuron disease called Type 1 SMA, or Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Simply put SMA kills kids. The disease affects the brain's ability to communicate with the voluntary muscles that are used for activities such as crawling, walking, head and neck control, breathing, and swallowing. Type 1 SMA is usually fatal; most Type 1 babies will die before their second birthday. Those infants who survive into childhood are in for a long road of occupational therapy, wheelchairs, and assistive devices. Despite years of work on its treatment and "ongoing promising research," it has no cure.I have two amazing sons that mean the world to me and I can't even imagine what J. and his family are feeling or going through. In addition to the emotional and physical tolls, the financial aspect to this situation is one that promises to get more difficult. Everyone that knows me knows that I never ask for something unless it is important and this truly is. Punk rock is not a musical genre as much as it is a community and an esteemed member of our community needs our help now.Bill and Kim, the former Jawbox members who also run DeSoto Records, have set up a fund where we can all help. The Callum Robbins Family Fund will help J. and Janet pursue every possible avenue of opportunity to help Cal out and give him the best treatments possible. I'd appeal to all of you to turn your attention to little Cal and to donate anything -- however small or large -- to his treatment fund.For more information about Cal, SMA, The Callum Robbins Family Fund, and to donate something via PayPal, please visit Cal's site here. With Love…R and 108

Here is a link to the Pitchfork Media article. All sites have a link to the paypal account where you can donate money for the cause. I am not much of a philanthropist but a number of factors have led me to donate money. J. Robbins is very important in the underground rock scene, mainly the DC area and the Dischord group. He has produced many great bands, and since I am a father too, I can't imagine what I would do if something happened to my little son, and I can only imagine that is 1% of the feelings J and his wife must be feeling over the condition of their baby .... Donate a few dollars. If not for anything then a way of saying thanks for all the albums you have recently gotten for free.
With my best wishes and love...
Bodo

Into the Eyes of the Zombie King

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Chrome - INTO THE EYES OF THE ZOMBIE KING (1984)
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And Then The Red Sun * You Can't Do Anything *Walking and Looking for You *Into the Eyes of the Zombie King *Trip the Switch *It Wasn't Real *Humans in the Rain *Don't Move Like That
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DAMON EDGE lead vocals, synthesizers, TV, treatments on all instruments, cover art
REMY DEVILLA guitars and overlays
RENAUD THOREZ harmonized bass guitar
PATRICK IMBERT electronic drums and rotos
FABIENNE SHINE backing vocals

All songs written and produced by Damon Edge Except Trip the Switch, written by Damon Edge and Remy Devilla

Damon was bored of the U.S.A. He wanted change and he find it when moving to France with his wife Fabienne, of the Shakin Street fame. Trivia: The Dictators and later on Manowar guitarist Ross the Boss was their axeman!

bringing with him the Chrome entity. Helios is left in San Francisco, where he will start a solo career. The first recording of the "new" Chrome can be heard on the terrific Into The Eyes Of The Zombie King. Instrumentation and song structures became much simpler than before, giving a "purity" quality to Damon's music. Guitars are now played by french musician Remy Devilla, becoming the necessary second-half that Chrome needs. One must admit that the guitar work is amazingly basic, but that seems to fall into Damon's new vision of Chrome. They punctuates ice-rock anthems as Trip The Switch and You Can't Do Anything, while Damon brings synthesizers upfront on robotic songs as And Then The Red Sun or Humans In The Rain, where his voice gives claustrophobic tones. This is the beginning of a new era marked by coldness and catchiness.

There are many of those who question the quality of Damon Edge's Chrome. This is only to prove them wrong. Anything bearing the name Chrome is good, even the 1977 debut which is completely aside from the rest of their discography and is more Hawkwind than anything else.


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Voice of Chunk

The best jazz album I own. Tarantella is truly a great song, Voice of Chunk a true masterpiece.
link:

Friends with videos

i play in a band with friends who play in other bands and here are their You Tube stuff...

HR - Human Rights

Volim čovjeka ali ostaviti ONO da bi se radilo OVO, a jebiga sad eeeeeej!

Those who want nothing more than Rasta-metal screech coming from the throat of Bad Brains should pass on this solo disc. Those who skanked to the reggaefied groove of H.R.'s (aka Joseph 1, Paul Hudson) so-so earlier discs on Olive Tree should like this tons...Rather than go for a standard roots/dancehall style, the accent is on a harder, Parliament-style proto-gogo with touches of soul and jazz. Granted, it lacks the insane intensity of The Brains' work, but it succeeds on subtler levels. Lyrically, there are no surprises -- plenty of peace and love vibes and rote Jah worship, but the band (Brains' Earl Hudson, drums; Kenny Dread, bass; David Byers, guitar; and Oscar Brown, Jr., keys) is tight without being tightassed, and give more than adequate support to H.R.'s croon-to-whine vocals... ~ John Dougan, Option s2_88, All Music Guide


human rights - album credits

Kenny Dread
Bass, Arranger, Coordination
H.R.
Main Performer
Human Rights
Performer
David Byers
Arranger, Remixing, Gits
Jim Ebert
Engineer
Earl Hudson
Arranger, Drums

Sandoz - Every Man Got Dreaming

Cabs were not as good in their house Detroit style phase, but switching onto rave techno made them exceptional once again. Sandoz is Richard H. Kirk at techno maximum. Better by far than your average crappy famous DJ.
Listen to this. This is the real stuff.

Glenn Branca

This is a collection of Branca's work. 7 STUNNING TRACKS FROM SYMPHONIES 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10. Serves well as an introduction. Try it.

Nag Nag Nag

Nag nag nag is the punkiest tune Cabaret Voltaire ever recorded and is one of their finest. Since I'm a huge fan I will try and post some rare stuff I have such as some early 7˝ singles, some Richard H. Kirk 12˝ rarities, Chris Watson solo work etc.
This is an anniversary single edition with some nice remixes especially Akufen remix which is my
favourite

Rare Mark Stewart - Dream Kitchen ep

Promo singles: Mark Stewart - 'Dream Kitchen'Mute Records / June 199612": 12MUTE 130 / CDS: CDMUTE 130
12":
1. * Dream Kitchen
2. Crawl Space
3. + Simulacra (Clone 1)
CDS:
1. * Dream Kitchen
2. Crawl Space
3. + Forbidden Love (Dub)
* From Data Control.+ Remixed from Data Control.

The lead track "Dream Kitchen" is almost poppy, but the "You love objects..." refrain gives the game away - a glossy critique of commodity fetishism. Elsewhere the influence of UK soundsystems remains, with dubbed out vocals and synthesised horns. Crawl Space is more hard rocking than your average Mark Stewart, with a tad more raw sound than one would expect.

Double Noise Attack: Today Is the Day + Treponem Pal

Self Titled, Released: March 1996, Amphetamine Reptile Records
Kai Piranha 1:15
Marked 4:48
Bugs/Death March 5:25
A Man Of Science 0:58
Realization 4:26
Black Iron Prison 1:57
Mountain People 2:15
Ripped Off 3:37
The Tragedy 2:53
She Is In Fear Of Death 4:11
I Love My Woman 0:26
Dot Matrix 4:28

Lineup:
Steve Austin: Guitar, Vocals, Samples
Brad Elrod: Drums
Scott Wexton : Emax and Wavestation
Produced by: Steve Austin
Engineered by: Steve Austin and Today is the Day
Recorded at: Austin Enterprise, Nashville Tennessee 1996




Aggravation, 1991, Roadrunner
Rest Is A War
What Does It Mean?
Love
Out With No Flag
Fugitive Soul
Sweet Coma
TV Matic
Radioactivity
You Got What You Deserve

Lineup:
Marco Neves
Michel Bassin
Laurent B
Stephane Cressend
Didier Serbourdin


Crack, crash, vroom, kabooom, urgh, blast! blast! blast! That is what is sounds like.

Crime and the City Sollution

Despite roots dating back as far as 1978, Crime & the City Solution did not truly emerge until 1984, coming to life in the wake of the dissolution of the seminal Birthday Party. The group was led by the evocative singer/songwriter Simon Bonney, a Melbourne, Australia native who led a series of bands under the verbose Crime name throughout the late '70s and early '80s; a longtime friend of the Birthday Party, he contacted former members Mick Harvey and Rowland S. Howard after the group's breakup, and following the addition of Howard's bassist brother Harry, the most successful and famed lineup of Crime & the City Solution was born.

There are many similarities between Crime & the City Solution and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds other that both are damn good. If you newer listened to each maybe, just maybe, you couldn't tell which is which. But this is only at first sight, since they pretty much differ when you really start listening, and what a rewarding listen. Bride ship is my favorite, but I can tell you it is not everybody's. It all depends which album was it that got you into the band at first place. This one has a more flowing feel and it feels alright for me.

Dance music from the dark

The first concert I went to after my son was born was Bauhaus at Lignano Sabbiadoro, and it was a very fine concert I tell you. Later I'll post something I recorded there, but for now my favourite compilation of dance music. I mean, the music I dance to.

The Auteurs from 1996

Steve Albini was an unlikely choice for an Auteurs producer, but it all worked out very well as you will eventually hear.
My favourite british album of the year 1996 along with any of The Fall albums excluded since they are a category on their own.
The Auteurs: Luke Haines (guitar, harmonium, vocals); James Banbury (cello, Hammond B-3 organ, Korg synthesizer); Alice Readman (bass); Barney C. Rockford (drums).
Additional personnel: Marcus Broome, Eleanor Gilchrist (violin); Theresa Whipple (viola); Abigail Trundle, Ben Davis (cello); Andy Bush (French horn).

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England.

Suicide - A Way of Life (remastered)

Following the double-disc reissues of Suicide's first two albums, Mute continued to slowly roll through the remainder of the duo's career. A Way of Life, produced by the Cars' Ric Ocasek and originally released in 1988 on Wax Trax!, undergoes remastering treatment from Martin Rev, and a second disc adds a recording of a London performance from December 1987. This release, along with the similarly treated reissue of 1992's Why Be Blue? (the lesser of the two), should hopefully detract from the widespread belief that the first two Suicide albums are the only ones worth owning. A seven-year gap between album number two (although plugged with some thrilling moments from Alan Vega's and Rev's solo albums) and this one didn't help, and the duo couldn't have possibly set the underground on fire as they had during the '70s and early '80s. However, any group inspired in the least by Vega and Rev would be proud to have made this. It's an update of their original sound, somewhere between the first two albums in terms of accessibility, with small traces of their adherents seeping through the cracks. The second disc adds value for fans who don't feel as if there's enough live material floating around -- several songs were being heard for the first time by the attendees. If Vega and Rev weren't as confrontational as they had been in the past, those in the crowd must've at least realized that they remained as powerful.

a way of life (expanded) - album credits
Ken Steiger Assistant Engineer
John Magnuson Assistant Engineer
Renaud Monfourny Photography
Bridget Davy Assistant Engineer
David Nobakht Design
Martin Rev Remastering, Instrumentation
Alan Vega Vocals
Joe Barbaria Engineer
Ric Ocasek Producer, Cover Photo
Suicide Main Performer

Taken from Allmusic Guide.

Tuxedomoon 2004 tour

Oh how happy was I to find out that Tuxedomoon were once again and that they were coming to our little corner of the world. Followed by their first release in many years, Cabin in the Sky they came to Zagreb and did a memorable show in a club by the name of Mochwara (Swamp).
It was a dream come true because I really didn't expect to see them perform live ever. Now I think that everything is possible, since I also was in a luck to see Faust perform live. Isn't that the strangest possible event ever?

Young Gods - Only Heaven

One of the finest european bands of all time, and one of their best releases.
Say no more, say no more...

heaven

Chrome - Blood On The Moon

I am currently in a phase of constant listening to Chrome/Damon Edge/Helios Creed and this is the album that I couldn't find anywhere in the blogosphere out there so I thought that it would be nice to contribute a little. Ripped off a vinyl, sounds crappy at places but i think you won't mind. The album is a true classic.

Side A
The Need
Innervacuum
Perfumed Metal
Planet Strike
The Strangers

Side B
Insect Human
Out of Reach
Brain Scan
Blood on the Moon

All songs by Edge/Creed
Produced by Damon Edge, co-produced by Helios Creed
Released 1981.

P.W. Long's Reelfoot: We Didn't See You On Sunday

BIOGRAPHY P. W. began his musical journey in Wig, back in 1989. After two years as their singer, P.W. decided to take things in his own direction and formed Mule with Kevin Monro and Jim Kimball. Mule's first, self-titled record was released on Quarterstick Records in 1992, followed by the Wrung EP. Mule was a live band to be reckoned with, and earned a reputation around the States as a three-man behemoth.
After the release of If I Don't Six in 1994 P. W. disbanded Mule to do his own thing as a solo artist. That didn't last long, however. After touring around doing acoustic shows on his own, he soon found himself hooking up with a new rhythm section (former Jesus Lizard drummer Mac McNeilly and a bassist by the name of Dan Maister) and bringing a whole new aesthetic to his performances. He would very often begin the set on his own, playing some songs solo, only to be joined on stage by Mac and Dan for a full-on assault. The trio (now christened P. W. Long's Reelfoot) recorded We Didn't See You On Sunday, a collection of songs that documented P. W.'s penchant for both the acoustic and electric sides of music, which was released on Touch and Go Records in 1997.
1998 saw the release of Push Me Again, a new collection of songs that found P. W. and Reelfoot dropping the quieter side of things in favor of a full- out assault. Reelfoot as a band had jelled, and with the addition of Mark Boyce's keys, they had never been tighter. P. W. even said that he felt that record was the closest he'd ever come to getting on tape what he had envisioned.
After touring and eventually ending their run as Reelfoot, P. W. disappeared for a while, only to emerge in 2001 to play as part of the Shellac-curated All Tomorrow's Parties in Camber Sands, England. His performances that weekend captivated the audiences and sparked a fire in P. W. that lead him to record his latest effort, Remembered. Recorded in Texas, Remembered finds P. W. softening the rougher edges of Reelfoot and exploring a more melodic side of his songwriting. P. W.'s music has always come from the heart, and on Remembered, the blood pours. The lyrics resonate with the voice of someone who knows he's made mistakes, but underneath it all, there's a faint hope of redemption.

We Didn't See You On Sunday

Dan Maister played bass
Mac McNelly played drums and sang some too
Jeremy Jacobsen played organ
Casey Driessen played fiddle
Recorded by Steve Albini and Josh Kramer
Mixed by Steve Albini

Mule: If I Don't Six

I am basically a Touch & Go fan. Everything ever released by this label is good enough to make me wanna listen to it. And here is one of the major reasons why.Allthough it was released on Quarterstick label, Mule was in truest sense a Touch & Go band, and the injustice was made right later when P.W. Long Reelfoot was signed to them. Mule's original line up consisted of Laughing Hyenas rhythm section aka Kevin Munro on bass and Jim Kimball on drums who later became a member of Jesus Lizard and of Dennison Kimball Trio. But the real weapon here is P.W. Long. Allthough allegeadly very envyous on Duane Dennison who is considered as the best noise rock guitar player there PW had nothing to be envyous about since his style was and still is so distinctive that you really can't go wrong and mistake him for annother.If I were to pick my favourites, it would be him or The Butthole Surfers' own Paul Leary. Here's my first in series of several P.W. Long releases. Other two will be P.W. Long Reelfoot's "We didn't see you on sunday", and "Push me again". Note about the albums that I post: I own these CD's and if you like them too, go buy them as well. Support the bands. Many of these people stop making music since they cannot afford it. They have to take crappy daytime jobs to support themselves because they are not able to make enough money by playing music. And as we saw on T&G 25 years show, they still can rock. They still rule. But you have to eat, your family has to eat, and if you can't support them, music has to stop. That's reality and that sucks.

The Weirdest Cristmass Discount - Christian Death on sale

No, this is not a new album of CHRISTIAN DEATH, but some kind of compilation of material from all the periods of the band. „Rozz Williams“ tracks like „Cavity“ and „Sleepwalk“ are featured „Live ´99“, some others are re-recordings I guess. We find classics like „This Is Heresy“, „Ashes Part 2“ and „Strange Fortune“, not so wellknown tracks like „Malus Amor“ and „Alpha Sunset“ and some more like „Zero Sex (Live ´99)“, „The Nascent Virion“. Newer ones like „Washing Machine“ and so on.
You know it is funny how some bands are not to be seen live to be appreciated. I utterly hated their Ljubljana concert, and was drawn away from all of the Valor made albums. But then years after the concert faded away from my memory I started to listen to some of their albums and found them fairly enjoyable. It's the same thing that happened to me with Blue Oyster Cult. After seeing a video of their concert with Black Sabbath, I couldn't help but to start disliking them in many ways, especially the singer. You can add Styx there as well, the way they act on stage and look like is a disaster, allthough I find myself enjoying some of their albums. The only thing I have to do is not to look at them, just listen and everything is allright.
Christian Death are miles away from these two bands, they are cool yes, simply because of the fact that they have a bass player/singer/Valor's wife Maitri, who performs without her panties! You gotta love that
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It's either love it or hate it with Christian Death. If you love the original Christian Death , than this new Valor Kand's incarnation of the band is somewhat in a lower league. But if you were to listen to them without knowing who the hell is that playing, you'd probably say that finally there is a goth metal band without crappy vocals. And that is what this Christian Death is all about. It is a more than decent goth metal band. As for the Old Christian Death, first two albums are masterpieces in any book and by any standard, but this, this is whole different band. If they recorded this under some other name they would be much more appreciated.
I found this and other 3 albums on a Cristmass discount at my favourite record shop. And what a strange way to feel a Cristmass spirit this is...
Anyway the music is made to be listened to and if you can forget about Rozz-Valor dispute, forget about offensive material, forget about the unnecessary obligatory over the top visual image of the band, and just listen to the music. It's fine allright. Especially the Rozz penned tracks... And oh, yes if I were to make a decent album of the remaining three I bought I guess I would only end up with an ep or maybe mlp if I felt generous...

Rancho Diablo - 1995 Chicken World

RANCHO DIABLO formed in February 1993.Melody Maker tipped them as the Stars For '94, describing them as a "swaggering combination of electro-noise and guitar debauchery" whilst the NME declared them to be "sleazy noiseniks".
In October 1994 the band emerged, ravaged and demented after five months of studio madness, bearing their debut album, "CHICKEN WORLD". The album, containing 10 chunks of vehemence, is a surreal insight into the extraordinary, seething and grotesque world that is RANCHO DIABLO.
They are probably the closest any British band came to sound of Ministry.Allthough it sounds a little flat at times, it is a great album which would benefit greately by little bit of remastering. Pity is it didn't sell all that well back in 95 when it was released, so I don't think that it ever will be remastered. You'll just have to turn it a bit louder than, wouldn't you?
Band members:
STEPHEN MARTIN -vocals.
ADAM D. JOHN - lead guitar.
AD JONES - rhythm guitar.
GERAINT T. ROBERTS - bass

Rancho playlist

Italian-French Ulan Bator - Ego:Echo album

M. Gira: "One summer, in the midst of a debilitating heat-wave, Ulan Bator and I (complete strangers to each other at the time) locked ourselves up in a tiny recording studio in a village just north of Florence, Italy, for 18 hours a day for three weeks. We got to know each other pretty quickly! Of course I'd heard demos of the material that eventually became the songs on this recording, and I'd heard (and been a fan of) their earlier records, but as we started to work it became obvious to everyone that we had to be open to anything, to be willing to start from scratch in some cases - just throw everything out the window and make something happen right now if we were going to rise to the potential of the moment. So, much (though certainly not all) of this music was written and/or (re)arranged on the spot, as we worked, under increasingly intense pressure. Adrenaline, stress, heat, chaos, and panic, combined with the lanuage barrier (they're French, the engineer was Italian), forced us into places we never expected to end up in, which to me, was incredibly elating. In some cases the basis for the song started with just a groove, or an electronic sound, or a vocal idea, or an accidental noise, and was eventually wrestled into the final version you'll hear on this CD (though other songs are re-arranged versions of material they'd previously worked out). To watch them play, cramped up in the miniscule (about 8' x 12', as I recall) recording booth - bass, drums, guitar and amps included - strangling the groove out of their instruments with completely uncynical and unselfconscious commitment (and this from unrepentant, intellectual "art rockers" - a breed I usually find to be pretty anemic, at best, and merely clever, or "hip", at worst), was a joy I'll never forget. Their musicality and their dedication to making something powerful and clear out of whatever raw materials were at their disposal at the time ( sometimes a grand piano, for instance, or other times a piece of looped digital feedback), coupled with their immense knowledge and enthusiasm for the music they love that's gone before them - from the Beatles and Beach Boys to New York No Wave to Krautrock to experimental electronic music - combined to make this, I think, a great "experimental rock" record - or whatever genre you want to call it. To me personally, it's one of the most rewarding records in which I've ever been involved, and it's an honor to be able to release it on Young God Records. I think if you listen to it with even a fraction of the pure enthusiasm of its intent, you'll find much to enjoy here. As for the lyrics being sung in French: Tough luck, they are French."

- Michael Gira /Young God Records/Angels of Light/Swans



This is what Michael Gira had to say about the band and their music. I just want to add that they are still around playing gigs and sounding utterly tremendous. Go check them out, it's a great live band. As for the other releases are concerned, go for the albums released after the year 2000.

Mighty Germans: Volt - 2006 Rorhat

Crunch! Riff! Roar! Have you ever stopped and thought that it would be really easy to play in a heavy band? Well Volt show that sometimes the best playing comes from fighting outside the box. Not fast enough to mosh to; not enough detuned crunch to headbang to; vocals that are more unnerving than anything you would mouth along to - Volt play music with Balls.
Though these kinds of descriptions are often useless, in this case, it has to be said, they sound a lot like Dazzling Killmen or Lightning Bolt - because of the tremendous intensity you know. If that means anything to you, you'll be heading out to buy this right now, and if not, then you probably won't care anyway.
Just saw these guys play live and bought their new cd. It was awsome, nearly blew me away. It has been long time since I really enjoyed a show like I did with Volt. I wanted to buy a T-shirt but the drummer told me: "Buy a CD, 'cause it's all about music." And you know what? He's right, I forgot what's important.
If you like what you hear here, you should buy the album. It's not about the t-shirts, merchandise and stuff.... it's all about the music.
Go see them live if you can, it's the best show I saw this year.

Svirali smo s njima u Menzi, i razbili su nas, baš su nas pojeli, a nije baš da smo kamilica...

I need some Surgery!!!!

Surgery was a scummy, no-holds-barred, blues-drenched post-hardcore band from Manhattan's lower east side that included
Sean McDonnell (vocals), Scott Kleber (guitar), John Lachapelle (bass), and John Leamy (drums). S
igned to the noisy Amphetamine Reptile label, the band fit right in and made their full-length debut in 1991 with Nationwide.
The Trim, 9th Ward High Roller EP followed two years later. They then became part of the feeding frenzy that occurred in the wake of the major label signings of Nirvana and Helmet, and they made the hop to the WEA-distributed Atlantic for 1994's Shimmer.

The closest the band got to notoriety in the mainstream sense was when MTV's 120 Minutes program played that album's Off the A-List" a couple times (not that the band cared).
On January 18, 1995, McDonnell passed away, the victim of complications from asthma. Saddened by their loss, the remaining members of the band decided to quit.

Trim, 9th Ward High Roller confirmed once and for all that Surgery was a lot different from the noisy punk rockers prevalent on Amphetamine Reptile. With their bad-boy swagger, Surgery is really an early-'70s blues-rock band stuck out of their time, far more sleazy (à la the Rolling Stones and New York Dolls) than scuzzy (as all other Amphetamine Reptile artists, who seem more rooted in Richard Hell and Sonic Youth).
"Maldia" and "A.K" are thundering blooze rockers that wouldn't sound out of place on an early ZZ Top album, and with their lyrics about girls gone bad and drug deals gone sour.
Sean McDonald's voice is the key weapon here, a raspy, gritty instrument devoid of any punk affectations. Coupled with the skillful guitar of John Leamy, it gives the EP a feel unlike any other Amphetamine Reptile release. Trim, 9th Ward High Roller is an interesting standout in the Amphetamine Reptile catalog.

Anyway, my cd player reads only 5 songs but 6 are listed on the cover.
I don't know if it is me or the cd.

I think I need some Surgery right now!!!!

Enjoy!

Matt Cameron's jazz-influenced side project

Matt Cameron's jazz-influenced side project. According to the liner notes for Ankety Low Day, personnel includes Matt Cameron (drums, voice), Fred Chalenor (basses, guitars, keyboards, percussion, voice, violin, bowed guitars), and Amy Denio (guitars, basses, saxes, drums, hubcaps, voice, cows). Special guests Hans Reichel, Fred Frith, Courtney von Drehle, Bob Bain, and Drew Canulette are also credited with various contributions to the album.
LABELC/Z Records
RELEASE DATE 1990, 1994
Tone Dogs were formed in 1987 as a collaboration between bass players Fred Chalenor, Amy Denio and recording engineer Drew Canulette. Denio & Chalenor thought a 2-bass band would be great, and began writing music together. Soon, they roped in other great musicians & friends on the recording - Matt Cameron of Soundgarden, Fred Frith and Hans Reichel from the European improvising scene, and others. Superbly recorded by Drew Canulette, this CD received a nomination to be nominated for a "Best New Recording" Grammy. The band went on to tour Europe 5 times, and to release a second CD, "the early middle years".

Mr Flour

Due to the T&GO mania that's been on the net for the last month here's my small contribution. I love everything done by Flour but this is my favourite. It's pop music the way I like it to be.
Plus, the guy played bass for two other perfect bands in the 80's - Rifle Sport and Breaking Circus. I say: You gotta love that fuzzed Rickenbacker sound!!!!
Personnel: Flour (vocals, various instruments); Gerard Jean Boissy (guitar); Brian Paulson (guitar, cymbals); Jocelyn Gottschalk, Frazier (background vocals). Recorded in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Melody Maker (7/2/94, p.34) - "...worthy of the attention of noisehounds who like their guff twisted and skewered with an uncompromising bluntness, but without sacrificing The Tune..."

FLouR

Birthday Party

Ahh.
Well, I recently became a father to a little boy named Jan. And it's a damn miracle my squaw and I made anything other than mess. It's a new wonder every day and the memory of how it was when we were single slowly evaporates and leaves us with such joy and a sense that every day is very important. Like a birthday! It is a Birthday Party everyday for us now you know, and here is a perfect soundtrack to that thought!!!

Rhyhtm Pigs last album - Baby Falcon Getaway

Well, here I go again...
El Paso's Rhythm Pigs were among the best hardcore bands ever and in my more than humble opinion in line with, say, Minutemen!
El Paso LP was and still is one of the best albums I own and as for this one, well I didn't dig it untill recently, when it sorta grew on me. It's their last album and is recorded without Jay Smith, who is one of the best rock guitarists ever. The guy employed here is a decent player, and the album is a return to Choke On This style of playing for the band. The sound of guitar and bass is too similar but works well. On Wikipedia it says that it was issued in 1996 by Cool Beans Records, but it was in fact first released in Holland in 1995. by Konkurrent Label.
It was the end for the band but what an end it was. They don't make'em like that any more.
Damn shame.

TAking oFF

Well, here I go for the first time. I'll mostly post some stuff I think is worth of hearing. First I'll start with a band Pessimistic Lines by my friend Darko. The band is long deceased, however their music still rocks. Also visit their myspace profile. Enjoy!!

link: DKjundzic iz not dead!