Saturday, May 26, 2012

Anti-Scrunti Faction: Damsels in Distress

I first discovered A.S.F. on the Best of Flipside Vinyl Fanzines CD. This long out of print LP is the only full length the band put out in their short run. Bass player and vocalist Leslie Mah went on to form Tribe 8.









Slave to My Estrogen:

Boys Will Be Boys:

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Slapp Happy: Sort Of

The debut album from Germany's Slapp Happy. Released in 1972, Sort Of is a great blend on unique pop melody's. Fans of Mazzy Star may recognize the original version of Blue Flower.










Thursday, May 17, 2012

Miles Davis: Agharta and Pangea

Miles Davis recorded two concerts in one day on February 1, 1975 in Osaka, Japan. These concerts were released as two albums, Agharta and Pangaea. Shortly after recording these two concerts, Miles Davis would retire from music for six years.


Agharta track one: Prelude Part One (excerpt)

Pangaea track one: Zimbabwe (excerpt)

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Boredoms: Onanie Bomb Meets The Sex Pistols

Onanie Bomb Meets The Sex Pistols was my introduction to Japan's Boredoms. I had seen them open for Nirvana a year before but wasn't ready for them yet. I picked this CD up in Florida and it hit instantly and helped to form my abstract definition of music.






Track 2: Boredoms Vs SDI


Track 3: We Never Sleep