Nino Rota- Amarcord

I think Nino Rota's music combined with Fellini's films is probably the best paring in the medium. I assume you're already familiar with the film and the music seeing as you searched for it, but if not this is a wonderfully breezy nostalgic score to embellished memories through the eye of the beholder. Great, great stuff. Always see the movie first, though.

http://www.mediafire.com/?1zobf61vka3ubo8

Elly Ellason with Rhythm- Piano Italian Pops

Sounds kind of like music Woody Allen could have used for a movie set in Italy (?). Minimal, breezy, and every track runs straight into the next, so I didn't separate the tracks on each sides. Easy listening records are best listened to without getting up or skipping...best not to break the mood.
Makes you feel classy when you're drunk, just like the title sounds.

http://www.mediafire.com/?lclzd4kbz149qjs

Ambrose Thibodeaux- Authentic French Acadian Music

Southern U.S. folk mixed with French folk always seemed like an odd combination to me, but at least this record is far lazier than zydeco. Accordion, triangle, guitar, fiddle, and occasional vocals
Good record for being lazy in the heat.
My favorite is when the tone deaf triangle playing daughter sings one.
This record is flimsy as hell, wobbles when you pick it up.

http://www.mediafire.com/?5olv4m6tymsm3lx

Liner Notes:

The Legendary Stardust Cowboy- Retro Rocket Back to Earth/Rides Again

The Ledge's music just gets better and better the more you listen to it, and I've been listening to it non-stop lately and recommend you do too. You'll thank me later.

http://www.mediafire.com/?823m3slle4opfx3

David Bowie on the Ledge:

(I'll take the Ledge over Bowie ANY DAY)

The Ledge on Ricardo Montalban:

Michael Gordon-Decasia

Decasia is a movie made of old nitrate film in varying stages of decay. Like black and white psychedelia. The deterioration gives the images a whole new life and rhythm.
It wouldn't be anywhere near as powerful without Michael Gordon's compositions, which can at times remind me of Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and/or Glenn Branca.
Terrifying to some, beautiful to others.

http://www.mediafire.com/?4d08ptedpi05vz6

Guckenheimer Sour Kraut Band- Oom Pah-Pah in Hi-Fi

It would be very hard to go wrong with a non-musicians' Oom-Pah band, in my opinion at least. If you think you might agree then this record would have to be a must for you (along with their most "well known" album, "Music For Non-Thinkers," also found on this blog).
Most Oom-Pah records I've heard have been way to clean, well-mannered, and professional to the point of rendering the music sterile, which unsurprisingly is no fun at all. This is supposed to be music to get drunk to and let loose to, I thought. Well, the Guckenheimer Sour Kraut band is drunk, dirty, off key, off time and proudly un-professional though oddly cohesive [well, more than Portsmouth Sinfonia or King Uszniewicz (two posts each on this blog), anyway], which seems to capture the feel of what I want from Oom-Pah much better.
Why make music this way? Because it's a hell of a lot more fun! The band sounds more like the time I'm having when I listen to them, plus it always puts my grumpy, misanthropic self in a good mood.
The record is pretty quiet, which means I had the turn the levels way up which unfortunately makes the pops that much louder. Imperfect recording for imperfect music for imperfect people.
If you don't get it at first, you need more beer.
Prosit!


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Liner notes:

Light & Latin- The Unique Paraguayan Harp Artistry of Luis Bordon

Very breezy, rhythmic, Paraguayan easy listening. Great background music, and the Harp doesn't sound like what most would expect, which keeps it from sounding too familiar.
Siesta time...

http://www.mediafire.com/?ami99ghqt9ua2b9

Kaleidoscope Death- Bez Konca

It seems only fair that by posting other people's work for free, that I should post my own shit for free as well. I know that people are searching for the other stuff and not this, but it's the thought that counts, right?
Anyway, Kaleidoscope Death is my solo project and this is the 10th album. It was all recorded on 4-track (no bouncing...I seem to love working under limitations) and is definitely lo-fi (can't help it).
If you've looked at a lot of the posts on this blog you'll see a lot of the influences: The Fall, The Rebel/Country Teasers, The Monks, The Breeders, Pere Ubu, Lee Hazlewood, King Uszniewicz, etc. and whether it sounds anything like that is quite debatable.
I know this is far from setting the record straight as far as lost royalties go, but a little something is better than nothing (?).
Let me know what you think (even if you hate it).

JOIN THE PATH OF THE YELLOW LIGHT

Download available at: ackackack.bandcamp.com

Lee Hazlewood- I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

Another great, hard to come by, album from Lee's time in Sweden. Has a song from "13" and one from "Requiem For An Almost Lady" and more in that vein. As you can guess, it's a damn good listen.

1) Lone Ranger Ain't My Friend Anymore
2) She Comes Running
3) Stone Lost Child
4) I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (featuring Ann-Kristin Hedmark
5) Urge For Going
6) Taxi
7) Paris Song
8) A Better Place To Be

http://www.mediafire.com/?wxznicp4y3683rb

Alan Country Davidson Against Country Teasers

Made in a rival between ACD (Wallers) and Country Teasers (click on the pictures of the sleeve to read more, which I highly recommend) this is yet another top notch 7" from Wallers and occasional company.
If you have "Science Hat..." (vinyl especially) you'll already know most of these songs. "After One Thing" and "Henry Krinkle's Theme" were taken from the "Pastoral-Not Rustic" sessions and the rest are from ACD tapes from '94-'96.
Great stuff.

1) After One Thing
2) Bryson's The Baker
3) Small Shark In Tiny Pool
4) Adam Wakes Up
5) Kenny Malcolm On Smack Left Prettiest Slave On The Right
6) Henry Krinkle's Theme

http://www.mediafire.com/?t4j5846pgv0gc5t



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The Residents- I Can't Get No Satisfaction!

Recorded in 1976, another great weirdo deconstruction of one of rock's most recognizable songs (I assume you already know Devo's version, but this one is further out there...freak out vs. quirk). And with a great B-Side to boot.
I guess this was either too weird, arty or obscure to get lumped in with early punk (shit, even Blondie was considered punk...compare to this), but that's not worth worrying about. This is a great and challenging little record. The songs don't sound alike at all and each are interesting and challenging in different ways. Feels like longer than 6 minutes...this little record's a monster.

http://www.mediafire.com/?zpgjhvvc3yu5kap

Martin Denny- Exotic Moog

As you can imagine, this is a very cheesy album, but that's why it's fun, isn't it? There are some real musical instruments in the mix (drums, bass, vibraphone) which helps out, or at least makes some of it come off a bizarre soft rock. It's just a different kind of exotic.
I definitely prefer non-electronic Denny, but like all musical experiments, the flaws have a stronger ability to become what is endearing about it. Is that the case here? Make up your own damn mind.

http://www.mediafire.com/?hu4yfvuc8q7rbzg

on the LP all the songs run directly into each other, which made recording it difficult. Close enough, though.

Residue of the Residents

This is one of those few "odds and ends" records that is strong enough to stand up on its own. The songs were recorded between 1971-83, but flows like one great weird record, as most Residents records tend to do.
Click on the picture below if you want the details on each track.
It's weird that the "mopping up" from a handful of years could be so fucking good...I understand cutting things that don't fit the concept and that is was very nice of the Residents to hand the rest over. Now we just need all those album length tapes from the early 70's...

http://www.mediafire.com/?1sx1vej8ss2z9h6

Jean Ferrat- S/T

I first came across Jean Ferrat in Jean Luc Godard's, "Vivre Sa Vie" (see the clip below). In trying to find this song ("Ma Mome"), and any others from the early 60's, I could only find 80's re-recordings that I was not too fond of.
The record is a little worn, but I really couldn't care less about audiophiles (shouldn't it be the music you're worried about?). It is also an exception to most foreign language pop music I'm into (I usually assume the lyrics are bad and am thankful I can't understand them). After seeing the lyrics to "Ma Mome" in the subtitles it made me curious about the rest. I'm usually not too into love songs (therefore happy for the language barrier), but one that proletariat, however cheesy, is bound to prick my interest in the rest...
Overall, a very enjoyable, easy going record.

http://www.mediafire.com/?6pj3h7xab5l5o6d



and that's Ferrat at the jukebox

Throbbing Gristle- Mission Of Dead Souls: The Last Live Performance Of TG

More like their first last show in Golden Gate Park, May 29, 1981.
Another great live TG recording, even if you can hear some audience members chatting at times.
Seems to have been mastered a bit quietly, turned it up as loud as I could.
Once again I didn't separate the tracks on each side. There's usually improv. bleed-through between tracks, but it also adds to the live TG onslaught.

http://www.mediafire.com/?c84hpq1cd9ccb4o

The Fall- City Gardens, NJ- June 12, 1981

Taken from the same tour as the fantastic, "A Part Of America Therein, 1981."
Good sound quality, great performance...a real treat for fans and an absolute must for fanatics.
I ripped this from the YoungMossTongue blog. Tons and tons of Fall, and Fall related posts there.

1) Impression of J. Temperance
2) Deer Park
3) Leave the Capitol
4) Fortress/Totally Wired
5) Hip Priest
6) 2nd Dark Age
7) Fantastic Life
8) Lie Dream of a Casino Soul
9) Fit and Working Again
10) Jawbone and Air Rifle
11) Session Musician
12) Container Drivers
13) Middle Mass
14) Prole Art Threat

http://www.mediafire.com/?q1lxqmnjryi62sc

The Fall- Peel Session: November 28, 1978

Recorded a few months before the release of "Live at the Witch Trials," this is a great session from the early band (collaborative-ish?). "Put Away," later to appear on "Dragnet," sounds like it's still being worked out where the only other track not to end up on their debut album ("Mess Of My") is probably my favorite here, "oh give me another drink, you're as strong as your weakest link."
One of Peel's favorite bands, The Mighty Fall, always different, always the same.

http://www.mediafire.com/?p4bvk4o3ddlgdas

Thinking Fellers Union Local 282- Peel Sessions 02-13-94

Too busy drooling to write. The Peel treatment (raw live energy) fits the Fellers to a T. One of the best.
Just listen.

1) Star Trek
2) More Glee
3) 1" Tall
4) Father

http://www.mediafire.com/?xhspl1a4bllrgr4

Eugene Chadbourne- German Country and Western (Bach Sonata and Partita #1 for Violin Adapted for 5-String Banjo)

What can I say about this? It's just what I would think in respects of Bach and Chadbourne. Dignified and out there is equal measure. Appalachian Bavaria?
I imagine this would be great background reading music for Gunter Grass, or doing anything else for that matter.
If you can make out the liner notes (click on the picture) please be sure to read them.

http://www.mediafire.com/?dgs5k4kvwkcxpb0


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The Raydios- Original Demo Recordings

I don't know how I forgot about this record. Maybe the blank spine? Shit.
You, like me, where probably very bummed when Teengenerate broke up. I first heard of this record in a review and that the band (Fink and Sammy from Teengenerate with Yoda on drums) wasn't pleased with it. A few days later I saw it at a record store (when there still was one in Greensboro) and seeing the hefty import price of $15 (new records were more like $8 then, and I was 19 with no money) made me hesitate. So when I got home I brought out some Teengenerate that hadn't seen the light of day in quite some time and the next day I went back and forked over the $15 I thankfully had.
I still have no idea what the band was dissatisfied with. It's not as lo-fi as Teengenerate (but it's still lo-fi) and the pace isn't as frantic but that only makes it sound that much more like first wave Punk ROCK. If you were one of three Japanese guys whose favorite records were the first by the Ramones, the Saints, the Dead Boys, and Pagans (7") this would be your band. Turn this up LOUD and tell me otherwise. No frills, thankfully. Under 30 minutes and everything. The sleeve art also fits.
Only the cover song ("Kidnapped" by the Rubber City Rebels) breaks the momentum a bit. What can I say...it's just not up to par with the rest of the album. Plus it's the only song over three minutes on the whole thing, go figure.
Goddammit this record is good, and with a song called "Fartful Eyes" how can you go wrong?.

http://www.mediafire.com/?czw5o9th8fbee56

Eugene Chadbourne- Country Protest

Most people here in Greensboro, NC probably couldn't care less about our should be hometown hero, Eugene Chadbourne, if they even know who he is. This includes "indie"-"rockers," "punks," "artists," etc. But in a way it's got to be nice to tour and be known all over the world and be left alone in your hometown, I guess.
This record sounds like Greensboro to me. Seems like you've got to get weird or give in before you go crazy(er), and most of them are drunk singing like a flat Willie Nelson. What am I talking about?
With Eugene's music, like any experimental art-form, you have to accept the flaws before you can truly appreciate it as a whole. The review of this album on all music is a good example. It does make a difference, probably, being familiar with the places mentioned in "Perverts On Northridge," and if that reviewer knew that street, the song would make a lot more sense, that it's more about frustration than humor, and just creative personal expression. It's a great song regardless.
To me a lot of the originals (every weirdo pot-head is bound to enjoy "Choppin' Down Weeds") especially those that deal with Greensboro, or NC are just venting frustration in a less aggressive way, rather than trying to be an album of "funny" songs (even though they are). People always seem to take everything too seriously to notice a different sense of humor. God forbid these "liberals" open their minds to different ways of thinking...
The opening medley (Always On My Mind/Whiter Shade Of Pale/San Francisco Nights/Ain't Misbehavin'/Imagine/TV Party/Misty/Dang Me/England Swings/I Started A Joke/To Sir With Love/Some Guys Have All The Luck/Waltz Across Texas/The Shah Sleeps In Lee Harvey's Grave) is a weird start, and kind of makes it take longer for the album to unfold, but I like this. I must say that I'm not a big fan of Buffy St. Marie or Phil Ochs, but I'd rather listen to Eugene's versions any day of the week. However, there are great Merle Haggard and Ernest Tubb covers.
I'll just shut up now...let's get weird and humorously serious, southern style...Greensboro style.

http://www.mediafire.com/?83bli9q9kjqj9dk

Lee Hazlewood- A House Safe For Tigers

Just saw that this sold for a ridiculous sum on ebay, which is incredibly frustrating. So, for those of you, like me, who can't throw down a few hundred dollars for a record, here is yet another great and rare Hazlewood record. Come to think of it, does Lee have any records that aren't great and rare?
These are cold hard times, indeed.

Deleted link: Light In The Attic Records just did a fantastic reissue...got my vinyl with giant poster and extensive liner notes today.  Definitely worth buying.

Hallelujah: The Portsmouth Sinfonia at the Royal Albert Hall

A perfect title for the unholy cacophony unleashed by the Sinfonia live at the Royal Albert Hall, of all places. Comes off more like a comedy record than an evening of classical favorites.
In its own way, this is a "top notch" live recording.
Ever wonder why Brian Eno isn't better known for his chops on the clarinet?
On this blog I try to post a wide array of records providing any kind non-professional mess to help you unwind, forget, and just laugh. This one is no exception.

http://www.mediafire.com/?d8ty82n8222197v

The Legendary Stardust Cowboy- Paralyzed! His Vintage Recordings 1968-1981

For some reason this collection left off "I'm Standing In A Trashcan (Thinking About You)," so I added it to the file. This album is made up of early singles and the classic 1981 "Rock-it To Stardom" album.
Unfortunately, he is not as legendary as he deserves to be. You need this music. Gets even more amazing with every listen. Non-professional hollerin' outer space cowboy music can't really go wrong.
See below to get an idea.

http://www.mediafire.com/?syzsq9fou9inyg3

Embarrassing Fruits- First Demo

I remember sitting on a Wilson St. porch, hanging out and getting drunk with a few friends, while other friends, Embarrassing Fruits, recorded a few songs so they could have something to post on their Myspace page, and it still remains my favorite recording of theirs. This is the fruits I came to love.
I don't even think they have a copy of this...
If slowed down Dinosaur Jr/Pavementy stuff is up your alley, you should check this out.

http://www.mediafire.com/?pfcj9vzen22lyiz