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"Rat Salad" with mark (archive)

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Thursday, September 13, 2012 | 09:00 to 12:00 | Playlist
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New Artist Song Album Label Comments
The Electric Eels Accident The Eyeball Of Hell Scat Cleveland, early 70s
Radar Eyes Accident Radar Eyes HoZac Chicago, 2012
George Jones Accidentally On Purpose Cup Of Loneliness Mercury
* The Flatlanders I Know You The Odessa Tapes New West Demos recorded by these Lubbock boyz in 1972, stuck in a closet and forgotten. Amazing clarity of sound. Flatlanders at their relaxed best.
* Family Band Grace & Lies Grace & Lies No Quarter laptop-tinged folk husband-wife duo. Sounds a bit Cowboy Junkies-ish.
Cowboy Junkies Pale Sun Pale Sun, Crescent Moon RCA 1993
* Spacin' Empty Mind Deep Thuds Richie Like Purling Hiss, Spacin' is a side project born of Philly scuzz rockers Birds of Maya. New.
Cheater Slicks In And Out Destination Lonely Dog Meat 1992. From their Boston days. Now they are in Columbus Ohio. Loved them at Hopscotch.
Cheater Slicks Hear What I Say Destination Lonely Dog Meat Dog Meat. It's an Australian label.
Last Year's Men I'll Be Gone Sunny Down Snuff Churchkey They played last night at the Duke Coffeehouse.
Charles Mingus Tensions Passions of a Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, 1956-1961 Rhino
Colin Stetson For Those Who Didn't Run For Those Who Didn't Run EP Constellation Bass saxophonist. Missed him at Hopscotch. Damn.
* Beaver Nelson Plink, Plink Macro/Micro Freedom interstitial bit taken from the new album
* Tyranahorse Rumble Tumble Garage Bears self-released new from Vancouver
* The Orwells Like No One Else Remember When Autumn Tone melodicgaragepop from Illinois
Talking Heads Born Under Punches Remain In Light Sire Critical album, Eno-produced. 1980. I could listen to this song every day and not tire.
Television Torn Curtain Marquee Moon Elektra Another crucial one. 1977.
* Hot & Cold Test Tower Border Area Moniker "synth-rock infections" from two NYC brothers who are living in Beijing. Love this.
* Cankun Fake Mirrors Idle Constellation Tatsu Cassette-only release of hazy electronic stuff with lots of layers including a deep pounding percussion. New. RIYL Animal Collective?
* Noh Mercy Girl Noh Mercy Superior Viaduct Reissue of 1979 album. From San Fransisco. That's "Esmerelda" on voice, farfisa, etc.
Xiu Xiu Beauty Towne Always Polyvinyl Durham, 2012
* Mexican Institute of Sound El Jefe Politico Nacional New from Mex City
* Craig Smith (banjo) et al Foggy Mountain Breakdown (VA) Foggy Mountain Special: A Bluegrass Tribute to Earl Scruggs Rounder Earl Scruggs, banjo great, passed away earlier this year.
James King Heartbreak Express Thirty Years of Farming Rounder Fine bluegrass guitar picker & singer, once a member of Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys.
Cast King Wino Saw Mill Man: Cast King of Old Sand Mountain, Alabama Locust Media Lo-fi recording of a great slow draggy tune from an Alabama octagenarian. Recorded 2003-5ish.
* Malcolm Holcombe Twisted Arms Down The River self-released new from the mtns of NC
* Death Songs So Deadly Death Songs EP Post-Consumer Not as ominous as is sounds. Acoustic with handclapped midtempo rhythm. Brothers from Portland.
Caltrop Light Does Not Get Old Ten Million Years and Eight Minute Holidays for Quince 2012. Local. Why haven't I bought this yet. Chaz, I'll be by.
Denis Bovell Scientific Decibel: More Cuts and Dubs, 1976-1983 Pressure Sounds WOW.
Red Red Meat Mouse-ish (dub mix) Bunny Gets Paid (Deluxe Edition) Sub Pop on the bonus disc, reissue of the 1994 album.
Miles Davis Spanish Key (alternate take) Bitches Brew Columbia nuther one off a bonus disc, from the reissue of the 1970 classic
* Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti Mature Themes Mature Themes 4AD New. Like.
The Jesus and Mary Chain Reverence Honey's Dead Blanco y Negro Glasgow, Scotland. 1992. Really liked their set at Hopscotch.
The Human Beast Reality Presented as an Alternative Volume One Sunbeam Edinburgh, Scotland. 1969.
* Purling Hiss Paisley Dommage 2 Paisley Montage self-released See above note about Spacin'. Tour-only cassette release. Not from Scotland. From Philadelphia. New.
* Hot Freak Nation 12th of Never Lifetime To Lifetime Trashy Creatures/Burger Greg Roberson of Reigning Sound & others. New.
Sons & Daughters Orion Mirror Mirror Domino Back to Glasgow again. 2011.
* Trespassers William Bells (Quiet Version) Cast Saint Marie slowcore/shoegaze/dreampop
* Evan Caminiti Symmetry Dreamless Sleep Thrill Jockey new. EC is half of Barn Owl.