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:

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.

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)

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

Hesher

Hesher is a 2011 film written and directed by Spencer Susser staring Joseph Gordon Levitt, Natalie Portman, Rainn Wilson, and Devin Brochu. This movie is about a mysterious metalhead named Hesher that drifts into the lives of several people.



Hesher [Blu-ray]
Hesher DVD

John Lee Hooker: Boogie Chillun

Boogie Chillun is a live album by John Lee Hooker released on CD on Fantasy in 1989. It was originally released on vinyl as two separate albums: Live At Sugar Hill and Boogie Chillun. The two albums were recorded live in November 1962. One track (Matchbox) was omited to accommodate the running time of the CD. The recorded concerts feature John Lee Hooker alone and unaccompanied. This is a great way to hear John Lee Hooker at his best, playing solo. Preview the tracks on the Amazon link below.



Boogie Chillun

Bedouin Soundclash: Root Fire

Bedouin Soundclash, from Kingston, Ontario. Root Fire is their debut album.

Official Site

Wikipedia