Saturday 29 August 2009

Cazumbi: African Sixties Garage vol.1

1. A-Cads - Down The Road (South Africa)
2. Dr. Nico - Save Me (Congo)
3. Conjunto De Oliveira Muge - Sospesa Ad Un Filo (Mozambique)
4. Gino Garrido - Baby I Love You (Angola)
5. Impacto - Knock On Wood (Mozambique)
6. Them - I Want To Be Rich Again (South Africa)
7. Os Kriptons - Billy Boom (Angola)
8. Conjunto Night Stars - She Only Wants A Friend (Mozambique)
9. Os Gambuzinos - Aida (Angola)
10. Orchestre Veve - Venus (Congo)
11. Os Rebeldes - Murder By Contract (Mozambique)
12. John E. Sharp - Monkey Shine (South Africa)
13. African Fiesta - Eh Bien Mon Ami (Congo)
14. Os Kriptons - Manga Madura (Angola)
15. Invaders - No Money, No Honey (South Africa)
16. Os Rocks - Wish I May (Angola)
17. Os Inflexos - Furtivo Olhar (Mozambique)
18. Les Krakmen - Krakmen Twist! (Congo)
19. H2O - Riens Des Mots (Mozambique)
20. Teta Lando - Muato Wa N'Ginjila (Angola)
21. Os Gambuzinos – Kalumba (Angola) [bonus track]
22. Os Inflexos - You're Much Too Proud (Mozambique) [bonus track]
23. Os Rocks - I Put A Spell On You (Angola) [bonus track]


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Friday 21 August 2009

Black Diamond Heavies

Stripping the deep blues to its frame and running the music through a big stack of amps while shaking it into a cold sweat, the Black Diamond Heavies are a band from East Nashville, TN, who prove that in terms of sonic impact and soulful energy, size doesn't matter much at all. The Black Diamond Heavies were formed by keyboard man and vocalist John Wesley Myers, Mark "Porkchop" Holder on guitar and harmonica, and drummer Van Campbell. Myers was previously a member of the feral blues-punk combo the Immortal Lee County Killers, while Campbell had kept time with the Invisibles and the Rum Circus. The Black Diamond Heavies started gigging in 2004 and self-released an EP called You Damn Right in 2005. The record and especially the BDHs' wildly frantic live shows won them a rabid fan following, especially in the South, but in early 2006 Holder amicably left the band, unhappy with the rigors of life on the road. Myers and Campbell opted not only to continue without Holder, but to not replace him; stripped down to a two-piece, the band's music became even more raw and intense than before, and in the summer of 2006 the band scored a record deal with noted garage punk label Alive Records. The Black Diamond Heavies' first full-length album, Every Damn Time, was released in early 2007.
~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide

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You Damn Right (2004)

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Every Damn Time (2007)

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A Touch of Someone Else's Class (2008)

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Wednesday 19 August 2009

Year Long Disaster

Taking their cues from the blues-rock and Southern rock movements of the 1970s, Los Angeles-based Year Long Disaster began with Daniel Davies, the group's lead singer and guitarist. While struggling with a drug habit in April 2003, he met Rich Mullins, bassist and founding member of Karma to Burn. Mullins was himself battling addiction -- after leaving Karma to Burn to play with the Dallas, TX, band Speedealer (and hoping the move would help him outrun his problems), he was kicked out of the new group and went to Holland. Friends there convinced him to take some recordings to industry friends in Los Angeles; Mullins was only planning to stay in the city for a month when he met Davies. The two became fast friends, and within a month of knowing each other, they both went into rehab. After a month of initial treatment and six months in a sober-living halfway house, the duo completed the program in December 2003. In November 2004, Davies and Mullins saw drummer Brad Hargreaves playing a gig with Hours and Minutes and invited him to an informal jam session, not knowing that the percussionist was a member of Third Eye Blind. Hargreaves agreed to join them -- the trio bonded quickly and formed Year Long Disaster shortly afterward. After signing with Volcom Entertainment, the group's self-titled debut album was released in October 2007.
~ Katherine Fulton, All Music Guide

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Year Long Disaster EP (2005)

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Year Long Disaster (2007)

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Monday 17 August 2009

Corrosion of Conformity - Live Volume: The Movie

Recorded at Harpo's Concert Theatre in Detroit on April 20, 2001, Live Volume showcases the songs the fans want to hear with 75 minutes of pure Corrosion. Tracks: These Shrouded Temples; Diablo Blvd.; Senor Limpid; King of the Rotten; Wiseblood; Who's Got the Fire; Albatross; My Grain; Congratulations Song; 13 Angels; 7 Days; Vote with a Bullet; Zippo; Long Whip; Big America; Shelter; Clean My Wounds.

Saturday 15 August 2009

The Vikings

In 1993 Morten Henriksen (ex-Cosmic Dropouts, now fronting the splendid powerpop quartet The Yum Yums) organized several gigs in Norway for the Devil Dogs whose singer/bass player Steve Baise got to know his later Norwegian wife at one of the shows. Since Steve was now quite frequently coming back to Norway, Morten had the idea of creating a Devil Dogs cover band with buddies Thomas Seltzer and Knut Schreiner (Turbonegro's Happy Tom and Euroboy respectively) featuring Steve Baise himself on the vocals. Each time Steve returned to Norway a couple of gigs were performed followed by various recording sessions that included covers by Bobby Fuller, Joan Jett, Bay City Rollers, The Boys, Cheap Trick, Nervous Eaters, Fun Things etc. plus some leftover originals by the members' main bands thrown in. The Vikings released one full length album Go Berzerk! in 1995 worldwide on labels in europe, USA and Japan including the complete tracks from their previously released two singles on Screaming Apple and Sympathy for the Record Industry. A further great release has been their final four-track EP High Time for Hit Me! Records. Songs included here are covers of The Dictators' "Next big thing" & The Zero Boys' "High Time", as well as the original version of the fabulous punk anthem "Good Head" - a composition by Thomas and Knut - that was later re-recorded by Turbonegro for Apocalypse Dudes.


Go Berserk! (1995)

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High Time EP (1996)

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The Best Head Ever (2005)

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Monday 10 August 2009

B.G.K.

B.G.K., or Balthasar Gerards Kommando were a 1980s Dutch punk band. The band was named after a Dutch historical figure named Balthasar Gerards, who assassinated the king of the Netherlands in 1584. Balthasar Gerards Kommando were formed in the early 1980s by members of Amsterdam punk band the Nitwitz.
Rejecting the then-popular trend to emulate British Oi bands, B.G.K. took their musical cues from American hardcore bands such as MDC, and soon developed an ultrafast style of their own. The band was also committed to following through with its leftist political stance, both in terms of the punk scene (the band set up DIY shows with low door prices, and put out affordable records on their own label) and in a wider political spectrum (they often played benefits for various causes, and helped run the Emma squat in Holland).
B.G.K. released all their records on a label they started in their Nitwitz days, Vögelspin, and collaborated with U.S. labels R Radical and Alternative Tentacles. They helped touring bands playing in the Netherlands, and themselves toured Europe and the U.S. several times, finally calling it quits in 1987.
After B.G.K.’s demise, bassist Tony formed rock’n’roll band Loveslug. In 1996, the Nitwitz reunited (partially due to interest from Epitaph Records).






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Jonestown Aloha (1983)

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White Male Dumbinance EP (1984)

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Nothing Can Go Wrogn! (1986)

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Friday 7 August 2009

The Phantom Surfers part II



The Phantom Surfers and Dick Dale (1996)

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The Exciting Sounds of Model Road Racing (1997)

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XXX Party (2000)

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Phantom Surfers part I

Wednesday 5 August 2009

The Phantom Surfers part I

Surf music revivalists the Phantom Surfers formed in early 1988 around the lineup of guitarists Johnny Bartlett and Mel Bergman, bassist Mike Lucas, and drummer Danny Seelig. Originally founded at the 11th hour to fill a cancelled gig at the University of California Santa Cruz, the group quickly emerged as an underground favorite, famed for their mystery-kitsch image (Lone Ranger masks were de rigeur) and carefully choreographed stage act; the debut Phantom Surfers LP 18 Deadly Ones!!! followed on Norton Records in 1991 amidst a flurry of 7"s, and in the years to follow, the band remained frighteningly prolific, issuing albums and singles on over a dozen different labels (including discs with guitar legends Dick Dale and Davie Allan). In time, Seelig left the group to join the Hi-Fives and was replaced by drummer Russell Quan; in the wake of The Great Surf Crash of '97, Bartlett also handed in his resignation, with Maz Kattuah assuming his guitar duties. 2000's XXX Party featured contributions from comedy legends Rudy Ray "Dolomite" Moore and Clarence "Blowfly" Reid.
~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide




Orbitron EP (1992)

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Play the Music from the Big Screen Spectaculars (1992)

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18 Deadly Ones!!! (1996)

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The Great Surf Crash of '97 (1996)

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The Phantom Surfers part II

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