Flashback MP3 - Plaid - Gel Lab

Growing up involved alot of Ninja Tune and Warp Records. Still some of the more expansive and thoughtful experimental electronic was being created. You'd have artists like Plaid, Squarepusher, Autechre, etc etc that are true diverse electronic artists. Not ever sticking to the same sound or structuce for too long.

This is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. And other than maybe a special Aphex Twin song (those who know will know what I'm talking about) this is easily topping my lists.


Plaid - Gel Lab

Essential 7" - Moss Icon - Greta Garbo 7"

Well Mr. Jack Crawford, this one's for you. Hanging out in Belize I had many great in depth conversations with this invigorating young man. So here's that lo-fi garagey emotional punkish 7" from 1988 that pushed to eventually get a 'What They Lack' tattoo (pictures of the ink below the download). It might not be what these current ears wanna hear but in the 1990's this stuff really affected me in a positive way.

This is the best quality I could get and I'm pretty sure it's as close to a master as possible. Moss Icon (along with The Hated) are two of the most influential bands that never got their stuff properly re-released which is a shame not only because of the monetary gain they deserve to have (but never could back in the day due to poor distribution deals) but moreso because of the great music that is getting lost in the folds of time.

Enjoy this forgotton classic :)

1 - Hate in Me - 2:47
2 - What They Lack - 2:24
3 - Im Back Sleeping, Or Eating, Or..  - 3:07
4 - Kiss the Girls - 2:19


Moss Icon Greta Garbo 7" Download

Below are two pics of my Moss Icon tribute tattoo, What They Lack!

MP3 Compilation - Fanfare for Neutral Milk Hotel Vol. 1-3

Neutral Milk Hotel had a certain quality that turned their fans a bit squirrelish. They'd meet in groups swapping tapes, start fun and fanatical internet threads that never died, and hide like a brown recluse spider at times waiting to poison the next friend with this intoxicating NMH.

Well years ago members of the e6townhall message board decided to come together and make a fanfare cd. Some solo. Some rocky some punky some experimental. Some pretty damn good bands on there. Really worth checking out. They didn't do only one tho they have currently completed three compilations free for download over at neutralmilkhotel.org/fanfare aka The Carrot Flower Kingdom. I love it.

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Stream - Shearwater - Animal Life

Double Will Sheff posts! I have to say when I first started to listen to Shearwater I didn't like them so much. Mostly in part because I was such a huge Okkervil River fan I didn't like the stylistic super arty approach. Mostly it was the singing I found it pompous.

Truthfully I felt that way because I liked Okkervil River so much that if there was spiff off project it better sound just like them. Of course that wasn't the case and I shunned them from my world. Eventually I gave them a real chance NOT EXPECTING to like it, and I found in a completely different way I truely did enjoy the music.

That's the multi-factism of music. It exists beautifully in countless angle and you can't see the reflection unless you adjust yourself to face that facet.

Animal Life a jaw dropping track off Shearwater's new release Animal Joy. Be sure to cop that shit at Amazon.

Essential EP - Okkervil River - Bedroom EP

Well folks here is a true rare gem of a EP. The first ever recording of the Austin powerhouse group Okkervil River. Actually one of my all time favorite bands. I love Will Sheff's writing I'm pretty sure he's on a Leonard Cohen level. While the band was thrust into popularity in large part of SXSW and their second home recording Stars to Small to Use, the Bedroom EP as its known as contains three songs in typical early Okkervil fashion that collectors in a large part are still searching for. The band doesn't even include it in their official discography.


Okkervil River Bedroom EP Download

Essential Music - Purity Ring

If anything in my twisted little head thinks that music of the future exists today, and has been delievered to us by some unknowing musical force of ingenuity and has been carefully placed to blend into current existing musical acts only to in turn to influence them on what the future of ears would be, that band would be Purity Ring.

Megan James and Corin Roddick (formerly of Gobble Gobble) began making music barely two years ago and about a year ago started assaulting the blog world with their hybrid techno pop with Ungirthed and then shortly after Loftcries. One other track, Belispeak is in decent circulation. The first two even ended up being on a EP with Montreal dream rockers Braids.

Since that the Edmonton based duo have been laying low. Obviously gathering an arsenal of new material to bombard to scene with. They have played a variety of shows over the last six months so anyone lucky enough to be at those has heard music still not ready for the general public.

Hope you enjoy these as much as I do
Ungirthed


Loftcries


Belispeak

Flashback MP3 - DJ Signify - 1993

When I think of DJ Signify I think of Commodore 2007 Van City at the Aesop Rock show where he basically destroyed the room with Blockhead tag teaming beats mixes warming up a nice atmosphere for what would be a stellar performance by Aesop Rock Rob Sonic and Big Wiz.

I've kinda been obsessed with instrumental hip hop since I first hear DJ Shadows Endtrouducing. It's provided a colorful backdrop to nature and life. Anyways back to that show I can remember Signify drop this and at the time it was one of those rare unreleased but not unplayed bangers that got the crowd moving.

For anyone who missed DJ Signify's Of Cities I strongly recommend giving that a shot. There's some amazing cuts with Aesop. But now let the brass bellow with 1993.


MP3

Oh yeah here's a video of that show:)