BETROTH - Screaming Out For Love (no idea- 90's sometime-look for info on this-good luck)

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LUNG - "3 heads on a plate" (1992 yellow bike records)

i really didn't appreciate this when i got it (shame on me), but then again i bought it at a high import price from a jacked distro who described it incredibly different than it is.  (you'll see that this sounds nothing like brigherdeathnow or mental destruction)

so strange...see discogs.com for their classification.

anyway, its a shame because almost 20 years later (most of) this album thrills me.

enjoy!

1. Paralysis 3:11 

2. Elvis Arsehole 3:17 

3. Splinter 4:34 

4. Mary's Mother 2:39 

5. Swing 4:09 

6. Cot Death Baby 4:00 

7. Slaughterhouse 4:45 

8. Resuscitate 2:56 

9. Johnny Favourite 3:35 

10. Venus 3:44 

11. Car Crash 3:12 

12. Exit 2:47 

13. Compellor 4:29 

14. Melonoma 2:36

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various - "ACM journal:first anniversary" (1990 ACM indie)

of note here might be the blackhouse remix. i'm not sure where else (or if, doubtful) this appeared.

also of note is the uncharacteristically noisy track by L.S.U.

a heads up would be appreciated if anyone knows where i can find other volumes.

1. Dead Artist Syndrome- Dance With Me
2. Blue Trapeze- In Your Garden
3. L.S.U.- Industry, Inc.
4. Sincerely Paul- I Saw Sin
5. Blackhouse- We Will Fight Back (Re-Mix)
6. Uthanda- The Way You Are
7. Windy Lyre- Ave

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Fold Zandura - "ultraforever" (bec)

1. La Futura 4:15
2. Deep Surround 4:06
3. Wencarla 3:53
4. Please Believe 3:29
5. Ultradust 2:56
6. Revenger 2:57
7. Move 1:48
8. Stormy Hill 4:20
9. Everything 3:42
10. Here 1:30
11. Mad Into 3:30
12. Tonight Forever 3:45
13. Jesus Eternal 3:15
14. Samovar 4:27
15. Dark Divine 5:05
16. Starwood 4:27
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soul junk - "1955" (1998 jackson/rubio recordings)

terrifically weird.
there's no use trying to quickly sum up the sound of soul junk.  drum n' bass, punk, hip-hop, alt rock, electronic, experimental, funk, stoner, industrial, genre hop HOP HOP HOPPING.


A1 Rebel Syphon
A2 Universal Two-Day City
A3 Pack Of Goons
A4 May My Tongue Be Stuck Up On The Roof
A5 Velodrome?
A6 Prophecies
A7 Old Dominion
A8 Straight From Neptune
A9 Double-O Javelin
A10 Blunderbuss
A11 Throw Down
A12 Cherry Stereo Chariot
A13 Moonbeam?
A14 All Men Are Grass
A15 Glowing Funeral
A16 As The Rain
A17 Transubstantial Peel-Out

AA18 See His Face
AA19 More Of The Illusory Doorprize
AA20 Gorilla In The Mix
AA21 April 42nd
AA22 Numb Live & Looser
AA23 Quasars?
AA24 Subwoof Ape Job
AA25 Yellow Tooth Yooth
AA26 THE Auriginal Manglist
AA27 Down With Sounds
AA28 All Lids
AA29 Some True Blue Gum From Seething Teeth
AA30 Turn On The Solar
AA31 Lazy Rattlesnake


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david bowie - "all saints (collected instrumentals '77-'99)" (2001 Virgin)

the meat is in the middle
awesome job david bowie (and brian eno)

1.  A New Career in a New Town — 2:54
2.  V-2 Schneider — 3:12
3.  Abdulmajid — 3:37
4.  Weeping Wall — 3:28
5.  All Saints — 3:37
6.  Art Decade — 3:47
7.  Crystal Japan — 3:10
8.  Brilliant Adventure — 1:53
9.  Sense of Doubt — 3:57
10.  Moss Garden — 5:05
11.  Neuköln — 4:34
12.  The Mysteries — 7:14
13.  Ian Fish UK Heir — 6:30
14.  Subterraneans — 5:41
15.  Warszawa — 6:22
16.  Some Are [performed by Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra] — 11:19






a decade is way too long to wait to listen to a cd you paid $21 for, especially when it is as good as this.
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afewloosescrews - "four o' five" (1996 alarma)

1. How I Feel
2. Rule The World
3. Matt's Song
4. Girl In My Pocket
5. Can't Stop Lov'n You
6. Change
7. Hate Free
8. Close My Eyes
9. The Trees All Look The Same
10. Blue/Gray Brain
11. Dry
12. Black Rain
13. (Hidden ) Answering Machine
14.  (Hidden ) Sally
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2:00 MATINEE (1997 RRRECORDS)

included: untitled extracts from RRRecords in-store live performances.
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diamanda Galas - " guilty guilty guilty " (2008 Mute Records Ltd.)

another work by the incomparable ms. galas.

1.8 Men And 4 Women
2.Long Black Veil
3.Down So Low
4.Interlude (Time)
5.Autumn Leaves
6.O Death
7.Heaven Have Mercy



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Blackball - "hope" (1997 metro one)

1. downtown

2. all god's children

3. just don't know

4. funk for breakfast

5. twisted again

6. everybody wants to get over it

7. hey man

8. here we are

9. what's in a name

10. one thousand

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review by Robert Grazer:

HIGH POINTS: Here We Are, One Thousand, Downtown, Just Don't Know, Funk For Breakfast, Hey Man. LOW POINTS: All God's Children, What's In A Name.

On Blackball's follow-up to the masterpiece of Super Heavy Dreamscape Christopher Scott takes the music in more of a funk direction rather than just alternative hard rock. In places this also seems to be a more personal release for him, writing about his own experiences in a way that only a few songs showed before. It's now almost a Christopher Scott solo album (though he did write all of the songs before as well), where it seems the focus is totally on him and his music, with the other members playing their instruments just to make it all work. Not that this is superior to Blackball's debut. No, on Hope we have the presence of a few less than spectacular moments, but to make up for those are several great songs, the best of which are on par with those from the debut.

I underrated this album for a long time, and I'm still not sure why. The first time I listened to it I was shocked at how different it was from before. There was so much funk and the mood was not as lonely and depressing as Super Heavy Dreamscape. The vast majority of this is, for lack of a better term, a happy release. And that didn't strike me as something Blackball should do. Not to mention I found this in the metal section and there's hardly any metal on it at all. Maybe the chorus of "Funk For Breakfast" but that's about it. The rest is hard funk, but in many places without very very little hard rock at all.

But now, after many many more listens I can really see how great this album is. The happier mood brings in something that we didn't have as much of on the debut. Hope is a more diverse outing than before, and this means that chances are if you end up buying Blackball's two albums you'll enjoy this one more. But I don't and I'm the review so there. Not that I don't have my reasons for liking this album less than the other. First of all there's "All God's Children" which, despite a catchy melody, is far too upbeat even for this album. "What's In A Name" is just kind of a dull go nowhere song with one of the lesser choruses I've heard Scott come up with.

The other tracks are all excellent, each one giving it's little addition to the album. "Here We Are" is especially the place where Scott's personal attitude and vocals come, in a somewhat similar style to "Chasing Everyone Away." It's a song about his struggles with his family, sung with a feeling so strong and in a style that only he and Blackball could do. Another similar in style to "Here We Are" is the closing "One Thousand," another great both songs are excellent, the highlights of the album by far.

I've also grown to appreciate the more fun aspects of this album as well. "Hey Man" is a wonderfully catchy entry and "Twisted Again" is a short but fun song that fits right into the album. "Just Don't Know" is, ok, not one of the fun songs on here, but I've reached a point where the horns on the chorus don't bother me at all anymore. And it's got some of Scott's greatest lyrics too. That's one thing that hasn't changed. What he writes about is different than before, but the way he writes it is the same great stuff we've always had.

Overall Hope doesn't have the strength of melody, atmosphere, or emotion to be considered superior to Super Heavy Dreamscape, but Scott's personal touch to the album, along with more great melodies, makes Hope a great buy. Before he was telling us about ourselves. Now he's telling us about himself, and it all adds up to make Blackball one of the best obscure bands of the nineties, and Christopher Scott one of the most talented songwriters to appear in modern music as well.

Blackball - "super heavy dreamscape" (1996 metro one)

Blackball was a side project of precious death vocalist and lyricist chris scott.

this was the first of their two albums.

mostly a good bit different from precious death, definitely more 'poppy', but still excellent.

a bit lighter, but chris's awesome vocals are still here and some great songwriting throughout.

it might not have aged that well...but fuck it. it was great in 1996 and i, for one amongst many, can still appreciate it for what it was. i'm sure i'm dating myself for loving this album, but once again, fuck it :)

"wither", "super heavy dreamscape" and "not the way i want to be" are some of my faves.

enjoy:)

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MEW - "half the world is watching me" (2000 evil office)

from user starfire from rateyourmusic.com:

Second release from Danish alternative pop wonders Mew, and quite a fulfilling piece of work. The album kicks off with the intense "Am I Wry? No" which is followed by three pure pop songs, "Mica" being the most successful of these. Whereas the first half of the album, except for the opening track, is pretty straightforward pop music, the second half is more moody, starting out with the piano/guitar-driven "Her Voice is Beyond her Years", a duet between lead singer Jonas Bjerre and elf-like Swedish singer Stina Nordenstam. It's followed by the strange, but catchy "156", before entering la grande finale with the ballad "Symmetry", a sweet duet between Jonas Bjerre and American teenager Becky Jarret, and the last track, the majestic nine-minute epic "Comforting Sounds".

1		Am I Wry? No (4:42)
2		Mica (2:58)
3		Saliva (4:08)
4		King Christian (4:26)
5		Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years (4:22)
6		156 (4:47)
7		Symmetry (5:18)
8		Comforting Sounds (8:44)

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various artists - "NOIZE volume 1" (1994 this prophecy/tooth&nail)

i was quite lucky to come by a copy of this. it is unbelievably rare.
it was stupid hard to find shortly after it was released.
came in a heavy cardboard printed sleeve with a gold and black spraypainted cd.
some of these tracks are exclusive to this compilation, others are alternate mixes or tracks currently unavailable.
a strange mix of artists from various labels and genres, but overall its pretty gravy.

01 Starflyer 59- The Dungeon (3:51)
02 Plankeye- Free Me (4:09)
03 Joy Electric- The Girl from Rosewood Lane (The Original Mix) (3:10)
04 Morella's Forest- Oceana (5:45)
05 Chatterbox- Epignosis (w/mark saloman) (5:30)
06 The Blamed- Help Yourself (1:36)
07 Wish for Eden- Ocean (3:17)
08 Sometime Sunday- Lie (3:18)
09 The Crucified- A Guy in the Suit and the Pope (1:42)
10 Focused- Perfect Will (2:52)
11 Unashamed- I Surrender (3:26)
12 Blenderhead- Soap Box (3:23)
13 Glen Rowlans- Everything Is O.K. (3:58)
14 Wicked's End/StoneFace- Thrashing Pilgrims (3:22)
15 E.D.L.(everydaylife)- The Couch (5:40)
16 Red Timber- Lemonade (3:49)
17 The Throes- Stunned (4:57)
18 Deer- Far Away (5:24)
19 Starflyer 59- She Was My Sweetheart (3:58)

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Arthur - "Loneliness is Bliss" (1999 rock city recording company)

Arthur  was(?) a side project of the MxPx guys that found them in much more sombre and slow territory.

its a 'relationship'/'break-up' sort of album, at least that's what i used it for. good title for the album, only one song seems out of place lyrically.  too darn short for sure, as it clocks in at just 19 minutes and 35 seconds.  

1. thought a lot

2. self evaluation

3. birthday party

4. friday, april 6th

5. all my life

6. amazingly true

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Starflyer 59 - "the last laurel" (2005 Badout, ltd.ed.)

1 .Softness, Goodness [rough mix] (4:06)
2 .The Man Who Will Lead (3:06)
3 .Thin As A Needle (2:48)
4 .The Lucky Ones (2:16)
5 .For Us (1:39)

x  .a pearl of grat price (remix)

also included is the bonus (unreleased) remix of  "a pearl of great price" for added 'yay'.

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