Xmas 2008: Slush

So this is Xmas and... what have you DONE?

01. The Free Design - The Now Sound of Xmas
02. Mojochronic - Yuletide Zeppelin
03. Fleshtones - Super Rock Santa
04. Dean Martin - Jingle Bells (Dan the Automator remix)
05. Ween - We're All Snowflakes
06. Wormburner - Bells of St Ignatius
07. Thurston Lava Tube - Sleigh Ride
08. Dies Irae - Silent Night
09. Arcanta - Carol of the Bells
10. Molly Bee - Where Did My Snowman Go?
11. Mr Bob Francis - That Swingin' Manger
12. Neil Innes - Dear Father Xmas
13. Bad Tattoo - Are You Going to Stop the White Xmas
14. The Fab Four - Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
15. Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio - I am Santa Claus
16. Killwhitneydead - Holiday Medley
17. The Candy Store - Little Drummer Boy
18. Lee Scratch Perry & Sandra Robinson - Merry Xmas, Happy New Year
19. Divide & Kreate - Velvet Santa
20. Sam Flanagan - Frosty DMC
21. Kirsten & Heather Mayne - Silver Bells
22. Vic Mulkey & the Blue Veins - Ain't Got Time for Christmas
23. Lycia/The Unquiet Void - We Three Kings
24. Twice as Much & Vashti Bunyan - The Coldest Night of the Year
25. The Three Little Dwarfs - Hardrock, Coco & Joe
26. Toots & the Maytals - Christmas Feeling Ska
27. Girls Aloud - Not Tonight Santa
28. Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo - This Christmas
29. Kekal - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
30. Glasvegas - Fuck You, It's Over
31. Evangelicals - The Last Xmas on Earth

... plus the usual raft of merry hangers-on and inappropriate festive interruptions. HFXmo! -- marco & crew

Download (MP3 plus cover, 139 Mb)

TOAD 4U

I know, rush rush rush. Anyway, the URL given in the APA is wrong... because, well, let's just say someone objected to one of the tracks on this. But here's an unedited repost, so D/L these two sections (they are separate parts of the archive so you don't need both... though you do need them):

Part 1 | Part 2

An Eclectic Collection of Memorabilia

OK, here is the third of the three disks. This one is more conventionally jazzy than the others.

Download it here (94MB)

1. Vassilis Tsabropoulos, Arild Andersen & John Marshall – The Spell (Achirana, 2000)
2. John Surman – Figfoot (Adventure Playground, 1992)
3. Anouar Brahem – Kashf (Thimar, 1998)
4. Eberhard Weber – Maurizius (Later That Evening, 1982)
5. Jan Garbarek – I Took Up The Runes (I Took Up The Runes, 1990)
6. Tord Gustavsen Trio – Being There (The Ground, 2004)
7. Ketil Bjørnstad, Terje Rypdal – The Sea IX (Life in Leipzig, 2008)
8. John Surman Quartet – Promising Horizons (Stranger Than Fiction, 1994)
9. Doran, Studer, Burri, Magnenat – SCD (Musik für zwei Kontrabässe, Gitarre & Schlagzeug, 1991)
10. Christy Doran, Fredy Studer, Stephan Wittwer – Canon Cannon (Red Twist & Tuned Arrow, 1987)

Exquisite Choral Moments

Hi,

This, the second of three ECM TOADs, groups various pieces that involve song or classical music. The Hilliard Ensemble feature on several of these. A couple of the pieces are rather long - Evening Prayers is about 15 minutes and it is still the shortest piece from that album.

You can download it here (100MB).

1. John Dowland – Weep You No More, Sad Fountains (In Darkness Let Me Dwell, 1999)
2. Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble – Quechua Song (Mnemosyne, 1999)
3. Paul Giger – Organum (Ignis, 2000)
4. Hilliard Ensemble – Introitus (Lassus, 1998)
5. Giya Kancheli – Caris Mere (Caris Mere, 1997)
6. John Surman – You Never Know (The Spaces in Between, 2007)
7. John Adams – Negative Love (Harmonium, 1984)
8. Giya Kancheli – Evening Prayers (Abii ne Viderem, 1995)
9. John Dowland – Flow My Tears (In Darkness Let Me Dwell, 1999)

The Echo of Contrapuntal Melodies

I've uploaded the first of three ECM TOADS on rapidshare. There are also shiny disks of all three TOADS in the post to Mark, Robin, Ian&Irene, Scott, Mark and Dave. I intend to upload the next two installments over the next week or so, and to include full details of the TOADS in the next mailing.

This first disk features almost 25 years of John Surman, particularly his solo or duet work, plus some similar tracks from Jan Garbarek and Eberhard Weber. My title is probably wildly inaccurate, as I doubt that there is any actual counterpoint going on, but it seemed appropriate in an impressionistic (i.e. wrong) sort of way.

Download it here (85MB).

1. John Surman – Portrait of a Romantic (Private City, 1988)
2. John Surman – Trethevy Quoit (Road to St Ives, 1990)
3. John Surman, Jack DeJohnette – Fair Trade (Invisible Nature, 2002)
4. Jan Garbarek – The Arrow (Visible World, 1996)
5. John Surman – Druid’s Circle (A Biography of The Rev. Absalom Dawe, 1995)
6. Eberhard Weber – Street Scenes (Pendulum, 1993)
7. John Surman – Debased Line (Free and Equal, 2003)
8. John Surman – For the Moment (Coruscating, 2000)
9. John Surman – Edge of Illusion (Upon Reflection, 1979)
10. John Surman – Fide et Amore (The Amazing Adventures of Simon Simon, 1981)
    

TOAD : Après UP! : Le Rebel Accidentel

This TOAD came about by accident - 7 of the songs here grouped themselves together via the magic of iTunes alphabetics.

It was completed by design - this is intended as music to listen to when you get home from the Rebel Up Soundclash, the monthly party that Seb runs in Amsterdam.

Don't worry if you don't live near enough to ever go to Rebel Up.
You will still enjoy this, I'm sure.

Best listened to between the hours of 00:00 and 12:00.

Après UP! : Le Rebel Accidentel

1/Radicalfashion ~ Shousetsu
2/Ensemble Modern ~ Pulses
3/Burial ~ Shell Of Light
4/Flower Travellin' Band and Terumasa Hino Quartet ~ Doob
5/Hurdy Gurdy ~ Luder Anders/ Skuren
6/Radio Malanga ~ Barceloneta
7/Ragunath Seth ~ Shuddh Sarang
8/Rahsaan Roland Kirk ~ Haunted Feelings
9/Sorcha Ni Ghuairim ~ Mainistir Na Buille
10/Rahul Sharma ~ Mela
11/Rail Band ~ Rail Band
12/John Lee Hooker ~ Bumblebee, Bumblebee
13/Margaret Barry ~ She Moved Through The Fair
14/Rita Abatzi ~ Gazeli Neva Sabah
15/Stubbs, Surman, Homburger, Guy ~ In Darkness Let Me Dwell
16/Various Madang Artists ~ Gomkail. Bak. Borai.
17/Damon And Naomi With Michio Kurihara ~ Tanka
18/The Raincoats ~ Don't Be Mean

Download (Rapidshare, 69mb)

TOAD: Re:cent 0608 – "Keep Your Teeth Clean"

In the recent June and July - I had my church camp. It is supposed to be my break. As in rest before other commitments falls in. BUT I haven't rest just yet. I guess. It will only commences after 12 July. I guess I'll plan for a week away by myself. hehe..
Wondering why the pictures with human are strangely taken? Haha... Joy took them. Since she is only 4 this year, I think is very nice! So I decided put it on.



1. The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - "Sofahead" (Top Gear Session, BBC Radio 1, 1969)
2. Té - "That It Makes Nonexistent Intelligence Even Although It Calls It With a Powerful Mind and Power How to 'None' Equal" (Sore Wa, Narihibiku Sekai Kara Ganjitsutekina Oto Wo Uta Outo Suru 2007)
3. Extra Life - "Blackmail Blues" (Secular Works 2008)
4. The Homosexuals - "Astral Glamour" (The Homosexuals LP 1978)
5. Fuck Buttons - "Bright Tomorrow" (Street Horrrsing 2008)
6. The Scarlets - "Stampede" (Lost & Found: Rockabilly & Jump Blues 2007)
7. Skream - "2-D" (Skreamizm Vol.4 2008)
8. Peter Broderick - "Broken Patterns" (Float 2008)
9. Collections of Colonies of Bees - "Flock IV" (Birds 2007)
10. Paul St Hilaire & Rene Lowe - "Faith (Vox)" (12" 2003)
11. Transmitters - "The Ugly Man" (Searching for the Ugly Man EP 1979)
12. Truckers of Husk - "This Odd Modern" (2008)
13. Ulaan Khol - "Untitled II" (I 2008)
14. The Misunderstood - "Find a Hidden Door" (Before the Dream Faded 1969)
15. Blackfilm - "Come and See" (Blackfilm 2008)
16. Yeasayer - "Sunrise" (All Hour Cymbals 2008)
17. Paavoharju - "Kevätrumpu" (Laulu Laakson Kukista 2008)
18. Popol Vuh - "Nachts: Schnee (Mika Vainio remix)" (Mego Remixes 2007)
19. Pete Atkin - "The Wristwatch for a Drummer" (A King at Nightfall 1973)
20. Armour - "Iron Man" (Armour vs Hijack EP 2006)
21. Fovea Hex - "Don't These Windows Open?" (Neither Speak Nor Stay Silent 2008)
22. Box - "Untitled 9" (Studio 1 2008)

Two hours of recent listening. Do as you will. Variable or 192kbps MP3s, across two files, with slightly naff assemble-it-yourself cover. Love ya.
> Part one (103 Mb)
> Part two (105 Mb)

TOAD: Young Virgins Call For Mutiny (Deluxe Expanded Double Disc Edition)

Back in 1994, some of the Frankies really enjoyed this collection of the sounds of what we ended up agreeing we'd call, erm, dreampop and beyond. So, since I have had a little time on my hands recently, here's a new rip. One substitution and a new cover, but otherwise just how you oldarses remember it... or just how you young shavers will come to remember it. See Frank's #104 for more mithering about each track.

1. Butterfly Child - A Breath of Fresh Air
2. Moonshake - Two Trains
3. Seefeel - Industrious
4. Insides - Darling Effect
5. Flying Saucer Attack - Wish
6. Medicine - Aruca
7. Medicine - Something Goes Wrong
8. KK Null/James Plotkin - Sawtooth Swirl
9. Cul de Sac - Death Kit Train
10. Bark Psychosis - Manman/Blood Rush
11. Main - Rail
12. Papa Sprain - U Swell
13. The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa - Surfing on Steam
14. Thieves - Unworthy
15. Bark Psychosis - A Street Scene

> NEW LINK: Young Virgins Call For Mutiny (125 Mb, cover & mp3s in zip file)

At the time, there were several bands I either forgot about (hello, A R Kane - doh!) or ran out of space to include (come on down, Labradford). After the time, there were further bands I came across and realised they should have been rounded too. So now, just like some tawdry major label reissue, chock full of useless live tracks and latterday b-sides, I collected a second set for you. Again, see the APA for more.

1. A R Kane - Lollita
2. My Bloody Valentine - Instrumental II
3. Disco Inferno - In Sharky Water
4. No-Man - Sweetheart Raw
5. Earwig - Every Day Shines
6. Experimental Audio Research - DMT Symphony (Overture to an Inhabited Zone)
7. Laika - Sugar Daddy
8. Slowdive/Brian Eno - Sing
9. Pieter Nooten/Michael Brook - Searching
10. Lull - Time
11. His Name Is Alive - Lemon Ocean
12. Labradford - Experience the Gated Oscillator
13. Orang - Orang
14. Circle - Meronia
15. A R Kane - Baby Milk Snatcher

> NEW LINK: Nymphs Sing the Blues (128 Mb, cover & mp3s in zip file)

Re:ups - Re:cent 1106 / Re:cent 0907

Back up, as more permanent files, are a pair of Re:cent collections from the last couple of years. Sorry about using the somewhat unfriendly Megaupload service, but at least I can ensure that these hefty files can stay up for as long as I want them to.

Re:cent 1106 :: More Things
Barry Adamson / AR & the Machines / Associates / Atrium Musicae di Madrid / Blut aus Nord / Burial / The Can / Coheed & Cambria / Tore Elgaroy / Brian Eno / Espers / Fujiya & Miyagi / The Grey Daturas / High on Fire / Infantjoy / Jonathan Kane / Kill Whitney Dead / Morgen / Serena-Maneesh / Six Organs of Admittance / The Slits / Chas Smith / Susanna & the Magical Orchestra
Download (144 Mb, mp3 files plus inlay)

Re:cent 0907 :: Blind Children at Hide & Seek
Aluk Todolo / Belong / Eel / Faust & Nurse With Wound / 5ive / Ben Frost / Girl Talk / Grails / Minsk / Parts & Labor / A Place to Bury Strangers / Rameses III / Trentemoeller / Yeti
Download (194 Mb, mp3 files plus inlay)

Warning - more on the way, including new rips of some very old TOAD tapes. Coming next ~ Young Virgins Call for Mutiny.

TOAD: Re:cent 010208

Oh goodie goodie, more new music scraped off the audio tarmac with a spade and dropped into the capacious baggie that literally is Re:cent 010208. Some of it's so new it won't be in your stores for a few months. Several other selections are wearing very well for middle aged. One piece, it has to be said, is a crime against humanity. Sowotjagot?

1. THE FOCUS GROUP "Dancing Horse (Logotone) / Look Hear Now" (We Are All Pan's People 2007)
2. JEFFREY LEWIS "End Result" (12 Crass Songs 2007)
3. WOODEN SHJIPS "We Ask You to Ride" (Wooden Shjips 2007)
4. BLOC PARTY "Where is Home (Burial Remix)" (12" single 2007)
5. HANNE HUCKELBERG "Cheater's Armoury" (Rejkstrasse 68 2007)
6. HOLY FUCK "Solar Inuit (live)" (Holy Fuck 2007)
7. JULIANNA BARWICK "unt1" (Sanguine 2006)
8. ELECTRIC WIZARD "Torquemada 71" (Witchcult Today 2007)
9. MAX RICHTER "Shadow Journal" (The Blue Notebooks 2004)
10. WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM "Vastness & Sorrow" (Two Hunters 2007)
11. EXPO ’70 "Entering the Night on a Highway of Astral Projection" (Animism 2007)
12. DISRUPT "Tubby Rom Module" (Foundation Bit 2006)
13. BIRUSHANAH "Iyodo" (Akai Yami 2007)
14. BORIS "Message" (Smile 2008)
15. HAIZEA "Argizagi Ederra" (Hontz Gaua 1976)
16. JAPANCAKES "I Only Said" (Loveless 2007)
17. BURNING STAR CORE "The Universe is Designed to Break Your Mind" (Blood Lightning 2007)
18. CLOUDLAND CANYON "Silver Tongued Sisyphus" (Silver Tongued Sisyphus 2007)
19. THE FOCUS GROUP "Salty Sun Tales" (We Are All Pan's People 2007)
20. SUSAN CHRISTIE "I Love Onions" (7" single 1971)
21. bonus mystery track

Download part one and cover [RS 99mb]
Download part two [RS 89mb]