11/2/08 Minimix

Today I have a wee mix of things you probably should be listening to...

Downloadables:
"Boxes" (box.net mp3) by The Lake Situation
"Parasites" (box.net mp3) by The Muslims
"Maniverse (Live On WOXY)" (box.net mp3) by Royal Bangs
"Beach Demon" (box.net mp3) by Wavves
"Change The Beat" (box.net mp3) by Low Scores
"Run To The Facts (Brad Shi Shitty Emo Ending Mix)" (box.net mp3) by Yea Big + Kid Static

At first I hated that shitty emo ending, now I love it.

What is happening to me??? AHHHHH!

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- Listen to some experimental indiefolkpop: "Black Fur" (the kora mp3) by Fredrik

- This Week In Forkcast
(Solo Bradford Cox London Solo Session)... here.
(DJ Jason Forrest mashs Polvo's Dark New Ages together)... here.
(HeartsRevolution "ultraviolence" mp3)... here.

See No Evil (Television Cover) By We Versus The Shark

Athens, Ga.'s We Versus The Shark have a new album of crunchy posthardcore out this summer, Dirty Versions. They also have another album. It is a album of covers entitled Murmurmur. The tracks on Murmurmur are being released piecemeal on donation-based Quote - Unquote Records. It is scheduled to be finished in late 2008. One can't help but wonder based solely on the album title and location of the band... will they cover R.E.M.??

Here are two tracks:
"See No Evil (Television Cover)" (mp3)
"The Greatest Gift (Scratch Acid Cover)" (mp3)

More tracks on Murmurmur are available here.

Myspace page is here.
Hello Sir Records is here.
Quote Unquote is here.
Emusic page is here.

BONUS: Even though I just posted them last week, here are two new We Versus The Shark tracks:
"Hello Blood" (mp3)
"Mr. Ego Death" (mp3)

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-There's a new Blood On The Wall vid @ s'gum... here.

- Side One Track One looks at The Ting Tings... here.

- Tullycraft posts a new one from indie rockers, The Old Haunts... here.

- Black Taj (featuring the guitar and bass of Polvo) have a new mp3 floating around the internets... here. Listen: "Fresh Air Traverse" (mp3)

- Daytrotter gets Murder Mystery to perform "Love Astronaut" (non-daytrotter mp3)... here.

- SUCKAPANTS belatedly recaps SXSW 2008 + mp3s from Rejouissance... here.

- Hey NYC, it's Bike Month. Watch: "Bicycle Race" (youtube) by Queen. Listen: "Buses" (mp3) by The Sweet Ones

- Muzzle Of Bees likes the new Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album (probably because... it rocks)... here.

Record Store Day

So yesterday was Record Store Day. I wanted to participate, but I was also feeling lazy. After a little clicking I found the closest "participating" store to my abode. This turned out to be Record Express.



It was open (barely). They happen to be liquidating their stock. No freebies here. No Merge 7"s. Boo. They did have just-about-free-bies. I walked up to a bin and started digging.



There was a lot of CRAP (plus CRAPS by Big Dipper anyway).



I did find me some... I don't want to say gold. I'll go with silver. I found me some silver. What did I find at Record Express? One recording I had had on cassette and never replaced, Gobblehoof, which features ex-Deep Wound-ers J Mascis on drums and singer Charlie Nakajima. Listen to some Amherst post-hardcore circa 1989:

"Torch" (box.net mp3)
"Upside Down" (box.net mp3)

I also picked up a totally out of print Rhino compilation DIY: Starry Eyes - UK Pop II (1978-79). For a limited time, you can download The Records track that inspired the title of the comp:

"Starry Eyes" (ysi mp3)

Would I have made these purchases for a total of $1.08 at Sound Fix or Other Music?? I am thinking, no, prolly not.

Read more Record Store Day posts here and here and here and here and here.

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- Street date for HEALTH//DISCO is May 13th, 2008. The one track I have been listening to over and over on this one is "Lost Time (Pictureplane Remix)" (box.net mp3). Percussive!

- Spinner vid of the other day: "LES Artistes" by Santogold... here.

- The Turn Ons are giving away their new album, Curse (zip). Of course if you likey, you can pay what you want Radiohead-style.

- New Hanway Troof remix of High Places @ GvsB... here.

- Motel De Moka posted a mix entitled La Radiolina featuring some kickass African artists... here.

- Brooklyn powerpop-ers Bridges And Powerlines have a new one. Listen: "Uncalibrated" (mp3)

- Bluegrass + Beats = Rench @ 3hive... here. Download "Gangstagrass" (zip)

- Funeral Pudding has posted a boot of Polvo playing Merge Records Fifth Anniversary Party, and they do a Hüsker Dü cover and a Steve Miller cover, plus more!... here.

Through the Backyards By Au Revoir Simone

Came across this a while ago and totally forgot about. Sorry Au Revoir Simone, I shoulda posted this waaay back in... uhhh... October. For the uninitiated: three women, three keyboards, great indie pop.

Downloadable:
"Through The Backyards" (mp3)

Myspace page is here.
Moshi Moshi page is here.
Emusic page is here.

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- TIMEDOOR puts the spotlight on Polvo... here.
- I'm pretty sure Búscate Un Novio recommends PRE... here.
- Bushwick Is Beautiful's Sunday Mix featuring the likes of Talking Heads, Radiohead, Feist, and Burial is available in all its' yousendit glory... here.

In Between By Beat Happening

I just wanted to point out that not all punk is DIY (e.g. this) and not all DIY is punk (e.g. this). It just so happens (guh?) that Beat Happening is both.

Quick question: Is not having a bio on your own fucking website punk? or is it just lazy? hmmm?



Downloadables:
"In Between" (mp3)
"Left Behind" (mp3)
"Teenage Caveman" (mp3)
"Indian Summer" (mov)

Myspace page is here.
Sub Pop page is here.
Wiki Wiki Wiki here.
Old 3hive post is here.
Emusic page is here.

Elsewhere:
- Tunes Consumed has two tracks (one by Mr. Zach "Beirut" Condon and another by Grizzly Bear) from the Believer's 2007 Music Issue Compliation, "Cue the Bugle Turbulent"... here.
- Slutty Fringe has a couple tracks from the second I Can Count Compliation... here.
- More Justice at Vice's mp3blog... here.
BONUS: "D.A.N.C.E. (Tittsworth Remix)" (mp3)
- More Polvo over at The Runout Groove... here.