MURDEROUS VISION / KURU “Blood-Brain Barrier” Split CD
CD (2003) Somnambulant Corpse
Murderous Vision begins with six tracks of their increasingly bleak death industrial soundscapes. "Stumble Upon the Scene" opens with murky synths, manipulated vocal samples, and unusual percussive sounds; "A Body Left at the Corrigated Dock" runs 11+ minutes of rumbling distortion and feedback with harsh distorted vocals and pounding low-end in the distance; "Face of the Kill" is quieter and uses lots of thin, fragile distortion with a subtle loop repeating at times; "Crushed, Then Removed" follows similarly but kicks up the rhythmic pulse and aggression factor tenfold, also utilizing some blistering distorted vocal shouts that lend a power electronics feel to things; "4th Day Stench" continues in a very similar but even harsher manner; and "Baby, It Ain't No Sin" closes with an unusual attack of harsh noise with hyper obfuscated vocals and lots of vibrating movement. The feel is definitely rooted in death industrial, but everything from flowing dark ambient to blatant hash noise is suitably represented herein. Kuru offers up four tracks in about 20 minutes, 10 minutes or so less than what Murderous Vision threw out. "Landing of the Gods" is fairly harsh rising and falling tones and some chaotic bursts with delay; "Dreamwalker" uses hums and drones with some almost melodic ringing tones to create a softer, more minimal and expressive track; "Collective Meat" is a good mix of dark ambient and harsh textures, creating a brooding atmosphere that is curious in that the sounds suggest that you may be hearing things that aren't really there; "Contaminating Opposites" is far quieter than the other compositions, with some distant abrasive distortion and sweeping low-end synth undercurrents - very cool; and the closer, "Resolve Into Totem", is a brief piece that infuses some melodic synths (under light distortion) into the mix. The CD-R comes in a DVD case with excellent packaging with cover printed in bronze on metallic card.
SONIC YOUTH; Нация Мечтателей (Nation of Dreamers) (1991)
LP (Russian bootleg release of 'Daydream Nation), Used
This is an awesome item for any Sonic Youth collector. The back story is that during the cold war, the USSR's governing powers placed restrictions on imports of some international musical recordings, specifically those from the USA. Thus began a Soviet phenomenon of “bone music” (roentgenizdat) – where bootleg recordings of music that had been banned in the USSR, would be lathe cut on to, and released as "flexi disc" records on discarded x-rays. This record is a direct recording pressed form a 'bone music' bootleg, released to Russian Sonic Youth fans who would otherwise not have access to this classic LP.
Released in Russia( read USSR) in 1991. The interesting thing about this, bootleg release LP, is that it has only 8 tracks on a single disc, instead of the original double LP, which contained 14 tracks. The person who produced the bootleg, supposedly just picked out the songs that they liked from the original LP. Apparently, they didn't have a copy of the original artwork,and so just took their own photos of a candle to try to replicate the original artwork, which were of course were the original Gerhard Richter paintings. The names of the tracks are in Russian on the backside of LP. The name roughly translates to "Nation of Dreamers".
Track listing in English as follows:
A1. Teen Age Riot
A2. Silver Rocket
A3. Cross The Breeze
B1. Eric's Trip
B2. Hey Joni
B3. Providence
B4. Candle
B5. Rain King
PSYCHIC TV/Z'ev; Berlin Atonal Vol 1
12" Single, 1984 (Secondhand)
This is a live recording of PSYCHIC TELEVISION taken from a disconcert at the Berlin Atonal Festival on Friday 2nd December 1983.
TESTORS; Live Recordings 1976-1979
LP, 2008 German Release (Secondhand)
TESTORS featuring Sonny Vincent
Formed in 1975, this band is one of the most raw and catastrophic groups to ever grace the stages of CBGB's and Max's Kansas City. The group split up in 1979.
THE UKRAINIANS; A short hisrory of rock music in Ukranian
LP, Limited Edition, Numbered (2015), New
By mixing snatches of Ukrainian folk melodies alongside a driving rhythm section, whistles, accordion, mandolins and fiddle, 'The Ukranians' weave counter-intuitive cacophonies of barely contained chaos. And the vocals! Oh, the vocals! If you ever wondered what may be the connection between Nirvana, the Mamas and the Papas, and Kraftwerk, well, wonder no more: it’s Ukrainian. Other artists with their material transformed include Led Zeppelin, Iggy Pop, and R.E.M., with reprises of their Smiths and Sex Pistols songs. Hell, they even manage to pull off “Back in the USSR,” a slightly too obvious choice, but here bludgeoned successfully into submission.
WISEBLOOD; Stumbo/Someone drowned in my pool
12" Single (1986), Used
WIseblood is the late 80's early 90's duo of Roli Mosimann (Swans) and JG Thirlwell (aka Jim Foetus, Clint Ruin). Stumbo is a pre-release 12" single from WISEBLOOD's 1987 LP 'Dirtdish'.
ZOMBY; Gasp!
12" EP (2017), New
On GASP!, Zomby provokes us yet again with straightforward techno, though it's not without its eccentricities. GASP! still retains the aloof flamboyance that's become Zomby's calling card—even if that aloofness can sometimes resemble laziness.
TIMES NEW VIKING; Dig Yourself
LP, 2005 (Secondhand)
Times New Viking is an American lo-fi indie rock band from Columbus, Ohio. The lineup consists of guitarist Jared Phillips, drummer Adam Elliott, and Beth Murphy on keyboards. Murphy and Elliott share vocal duties
THEM BONERS BE POPPIN'; V/A comp
LP (1985), Used
Here's a great comp out of the bay area. Boner Records out of Berkeley, California put this one out in 1985. It features some great tracks from Verbal Abuse, Fang, The Boneless Ones and others. A really good record.... I especially love the subtitle on the cover:
"Self indulgent rock stars feed their hopelessly overblown egos while we exploit them for every penny they're worth."
This is the original 1985 'Boner Records' press.
THE HARD RIDE; Original Movie Soundtrack
LP (1971), Used
This is the original 1971 release of the soundtrack to the 1971 biker action filmabout a U.S marine who promises to take care of a dead friend's motorcycle, and is threatened by a rival biker gang in the process. All music credited to Harley Hatcher.
THE BIG SOUNDS OF THE DRAGS; LP
LP (1963), Used
This LP is an audio document of Drag racing in the 60's and it's the best shit ever......
A 26-minute feast for the ears for fans of early 1960s drag racing, The Big Sounds of the Drags was produced by Jim Economides and featured quarter-mile passes captured by professional recording equipment. Side one of this album begins with a condensed history of drag racing. The titled sections of the LP are introduced by the narrator. For instance, the explanation of "Stock Cars" is followed by the sound of stockers blazing down the strip, interspersed with actual tower announcements from each race. The same treatment was then given to the "Roadsters." Side two is from the 1962 Winternationals at Pomona, California, with lots of passes and track announcements. Narration is minimal, but "Elimination" is introduced. A showdown between famed racers Jack Chrisman and Tom McEwen is also featured in this section, along with others.