Mount Saint Helens - VA Pt 2

This is the second mix in the Mount Saint Helens series with a little bit more of an Italian electro pop influence going on towards the end. There are a couple of early 80s Irish artists included as well such as the peridots and Operating Theatre.

Mount Saint Helens - Various Artists pt2 by Minimalmanimal

Take this break and dance

Was reminded of the Rexy record yesterday. Also love the track Don't Turn Me Away



And as it sits next to it on the shelf, here's some Propaganda. An incredible tune this, knocks the anti pan pipes argument on its arse.....
big spins by Darren back in the day!

RIP Sleazy

Tame Impala - Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind?

bored of all those end of year lists yet?? haven't decided on your favourite? you could care less right.... damn right!

Gene Clark - No Other

Jah Wobble - Beat the drum for me

TAC POUM SYSTEME

Demdike Stare : Repository Of Light

remember to keep your ears (and eyes) peeled for the release of Voices of Dust, extremely limited to 300 vinyl copies. Sean kindly sent me the album, and I have to admit it's my favourite yet. Check out the brilliant track Repository Of Light below for a flavour

03-Repository Of Light by kessakushu

Miss Mauger by Operating Theatre

Operating Theatre were a performing theatre and music act with two core members in experimental composer and musician Roger Doyle and actress / performance artist Olwen Fouéré. As well as developing performances that were produced for the original Project Arts Centre and Douglas Hyde gallery they also released a number of EPs and singles. In 1986 a quest for stardom led to a release on Mother records produced by Bono who also contributed some guitar to the mix. Alas it was not to be and instead they had to contend themselves with cultdom instead. Miss Mauger is taken from the mini LP of the same name. It is a beautiful testament to Roger Doyles skill as a composer and pianist.

Miss Mauger by Operating Theatre by Minimalmanimal

Amon Tobin

This is a sublime track by "Amon Tobin" from the seminal album "Supermodified".
This and "Permutations" are both worth parting with your cash for.

Von Lmo

a kind of oddity that i've thought about selling several times but keep coming back to. Von Lmo was mixing drums and synths since the early 70's with bands like Funeral of Art and was later part of Red Transistor, the No Wave act, before launching into space trying to break the sound barrier like the bastard son of Hawkwind and the Ramones. check it out, search it out and ADVANCE YOURSELF!

Keith Fullerton Whitman - Generator

Generator 2 (Demo Video) from Keith Fullerton Whitman on Vimeo.

KFW with some finger-licking modulator synth action. I urge you to get his Generator cassette on Root Strata if you can. Easily the best release, on any format, this year.

Pizza or Pasta?

I have just returned from a week of relaxation with my lovely lady in Florence. Usually, me being me, I like to check the record stores (and replace the clothes in my suitcase with lps; which can cause problems), however, due to my money restrictions on this particular holiday & the fact Miss G. is a little more Kings of Leon than Mulatu Astatke, i had to restrict myself to the better / bigger stores.
The first one I tried was “Data Records”. http://www.superecords.com
Its actually the oldest record store in the Florence (and its an old city!) The 2 gentlemen in the store were extremely friendly and equally passionate, although some communication issues, we all managed to get our points across.
At first glance, i thought id do the store in about 15 minutes max as they had a mixture of cds and lps in the front section. (When i see CDs in larger music shops, it usually suggests that the shop might not be for me). It was a plesent suprise to find a 100% vinyl room out the back well stocked with psych, prog, kraut, kosmic etc..
Im not exactly sure why but the old presses of records in Italy are unbelievabley expensive no matter if its the first or second press / pressed in Uk or Italy.
Due to these really unfortunate restrictions i couldnt buy any originals (sad face), so i settled for the “Dacored” press of Ennio morricone “Gil Occhi Freddi Della Paura” (or “Cold Eyes of Fear” as named in the USA). Yes yes, a reissue i know but still nice with some previously unreleased material)
This is an improvised soundtack of the Italian thriller from 1971 preformed by “Gruppo Di Improvvisaione Nuova Consonanza”.
This is the title track and reminds me of a mid 70’s Robert Fripp / Miles Davis standoff

Here is another section of of semi improvisation from the same film. “Seguita”

The next Store i tried was “Rock Bottom Records” http://www.rockbottom.it
This was an interesting one for anyone looking for the “Black Sabbath” album on “Fontana” or “Punkys Whips” on “Zappa live in New York.” (The actual track, not just the name on the sleeve). They specialised in indie / new wave and punk by the looks of things but as im not that way inclined i didnt sive through those sections.
This shop had a serious amount of vinyl. Actually way too many for the shop. They were packed so tightly together i had real trouble flicking through them, It was just incredible just how many important presses i found there but unfortunaly as i wrote above, Italian shops are way way WAY too expensive. In 2010, ebay creates the benchmark prices not record collector price guide. I have no idea why 1, the prices are generally higher than the latter and 2. They can actually sell anything.
I , again, was forced to choose a cheap lp so my choice was “Captain Beefheart” “Dust Sucker”. The reason for this choice was that i have been a Beefheart fan since i was 15. Im 35 by the way (sad face again) and already have all the original presses of his official albums but Bat Chain Chain Puller had some issues getting released and the original recordings got lost. I wont ramble on about this story (but if you want to know more you are more than welcome to comment and ill answer while scratching my beard no probs)... anyway this lp contains some of these “lost” recordings and i was just interested.
On the off chance you havent heard is before , here is a clip of him playing the title tune from a live gig in 1980 (around the “Dock at the radar Station” period – another great lp)

Overall, to summerise, due to the prices, it was the first holiday i can remember buying almost no records. A very sad occasion for me but an insite all the same. Not a city for finding the properly obscure records unless you have a contact and a lot of money.
However, a really good city for walking, affordable Cuban cigars, incredibly cheap large measures of good quality single malt Whisky (of which i enjoyed in tandium on a number of occasions!) If you are one of those people that needs to eat, eat here. www.ilsantobevitore.com ... amazing.

Sonic Youth - Within You Without You

Because I refuse to buy deluxe edition re-issues, I'd never heard this before.

Neil Young - Sample and Hold (Live)

Global Communication 14:31

This is one of those pivotal tracks in my musical education - a gateway to The Orb, Future Sound of London, Aphex Twin's SAW II and a whole slew of ambient, electronic music and eventually, drone and noise music.

I first heard it, credited to Mystic Institute and titled "Ob-Selon-Mi-Nos (Re-Painted by Global Communication)", on a fantastic compilation which did the rounds back in the day - Narcosis: A Journey Through The Outs And Ins Of Underground. The compilation was split in two - bangers made up one half and chillers the other. I must have had a 100th generation copy of that compilation. (When I found a CD copy, I was initially disappointed that it lacked the warmth -no tape hiss!- and that the tracks were noticeably faster!)

The ticking of the clock throughout the track and crashing waves reminds me of Neu!'s "Leb' Wohl".

FFWD - Suess Wie Eine Nuss

Here's a track from one of my favourite albums (yes of all time!). This is a collaboration between Thomas Fehlman (before he was a full-time Orb member), Robert Fripp and the Orb (Kris Weston and Dr Alex Patterson). Released in 1994, this album is suess wie eine Nuss!

Demdike Stare

November 29th sees the release of Voices of Dust, the 3rd LP be Demdike Stare this year. Demdike is the name of the woman involved in the trial of the Pendle witches, so straight off the occult references hit home and you'll and you might be expecting some sort of folk-y witch finger plucking, and yes the sense of the Lancashire moors about it, probably as the perpetrators Sean Canty and Miles Whittaker are local boys, but it's far from it, not a hooded cape in sight. Actually what where treated to, and believe me when I say treat, is some sort of global take on a local ghost story, and the kids are freaked, but still dancing..Dub out Anatolian chants and percussion mixed with Finnish drones and Chi-town House and many variants on the theme. Electronic music made for an yet unknown soundtrack. A lot of instrumental music takes you places and sets the imagination flowing, but with a lot of library records and soundtracks, the narrative is dictated by the visual. I get the feeling from Demdike Stare have seen this unknown movie and are playing along to it, and it's for us now to crate the narrative.

Dawn

Wake up sleepy heads... this track is taken from the first release on the Modern Love label. Miles has been a longtime affiliate of Modern Love as one half of Pendle Coven and under his own MLZ alias. The bass on this packs a punch, and just when you think your settled in, it shifts tack and just drifts off

Bardo Thodol

Eastern samples to the fore here, used to brilliant effect, and most certainly has the finger prints of Sean Canty, a well know digger round Manchester way as well as the man behind the Haxan nights and a member of the Finders Keepers team.

Be sure to keep your ears (and eyes) peeled for the release of Voices of Dust, extremely limited to 300 vinyl copies.

Katmandu - I can make the future (1980)

Belfast band, seemingly never had much luck, but this is great with a wonderful wigout at the end. Apparently the best live band in Dublin back in the day, and it shows in this performance.

Dr Cribben's Waiting Room

I had a great time at Dr Cribben's Waiting Room in the Mengarie on Saturday.

Fantastic music (including a DJ set by B-Music Dublin's Mark Winkelmann) and some cool looking people dressed up in their finest Carnaby Street frocks.

This song is stuck in my head.



www.myspace.com/drcrippens

The Menagerie is a great venue, I'd only been there once before, but with Samual Smith's Bitter on tap (£2.50 a pint!) and BrewDog's Punk IPA in the fridge, I'll be spending a lot more time there in the future.

DR Crippen's is an ireggular event so not sure when the next one will be, but I will be there with bellbottoms on.

This Heat

Was chatting to a mate over the weekend about this brilliant footage of This Heat live.

This Heat are probably more discussed as a studio act, hold up in their studio Cold Storage, while they used the studio to brilliant effect on there records i think this also shows them as just simply a incredible band. Check it out for yourselves

Ulster Defence by Bronx Irish Catholics

Great minimal synth track by completely unknown band. There is fuck all information about them except that this track appeared on an early 80s compilation called 'The Pulse of New York'. It has since appeared on a Daniele Baldelli mix and there may be some connection with XEX who also appeared on the Pulse compilation.

Either way this is stirring stuff with the lyric riffing on the political and social difficulties of that time in Ulster. This is juxtaposed with proper dirty machine music with a punching metronomic beat that has a real kick.

Ulster Defence - Bronx Irish Catholics by Minimalmanimal

Bruno Spoerri

in german but who cares... loads o knobs ...

The Whitefield Brothers

really been liking parts of this lp for a while. all one big happy family
connie price / the lions etc.

Funny Eno Interview!

Pier Mix :-)

Brand new Pier Mix to be found in the Audio section under DJ Mixes, Dope Beats & sweet soul. Check the audio section Here...
www.alphabetset.net

Girl's Names

Here's nice bit of jangly pop confection from Belfast's Girls Names.

This is taken from a split 7" with Brilliant Colors due end of November.

I really should check these guys out next time they play here in Belfast.

Girls Names - "I Lose" by Tough Love

Liminal - Unhinged

The Fear has released Liminal - Unhinged - a soundtrack to a horror movie that doesn't exist.

This is essential listening for all fans of Italian horror. Unhinged is equal parts Goblin and John Carpenter.

You can download it free from the Fear site.
(It is also avaialbe on limited edition CDr)

All the tracks can be previewed on Liminal's Soundcloud page.

He's even made a promo video...

Flexi Fun #2

Flexi Disc is the name of the track by the Human League released on a flexi disc, which isn't musical but is a discussion about the merits of releasing this very same flexi disc! Confused? You should be. Plus it also discusses the prospect of people talking about the product, and I'm sure if this medium was around it would be some ejit with a blog. They also discuss the artwork of the 12", which is called Dignity of Labour Parts 1-4, which is actually instrumental and is probably my favourite record by them, the flexi came free.
It has Yuri Gagarin on it, and the record has a nice story about Yuri going for a cup of tea...

Flexi Fun #2 by kessakushu

Lakker - Kleure

Another excellent free track from the Lakker lads.

More stuff here:
http://lakker.wordpress.com/free-downloads/

dub funk disco

Black Sabbath

hadnt seen this clip before so i thought id share.
suprised geezers bass didnt break in half. looks like he was sawing it
more than playing. classic track

Osanna Osanna Osanna

italian prog psych niceness

Melodica Deathship

The Melodica Deathship album is about to drop. Check out the cool promo video below and an interview with Tim here.

blaxck shjip cxoming : melodica deathship from pockets // A.D:M on Vimeo.

Labradford - G

Something gentle to start November with. From the fantastic Mi Media Naranja album.