Friday 27 November 2009

Butthole Surfers

This is a collection of music by the Butthole Surfers. They've covered a wide spectrum of musical styles from the standard alternative rock, sounding like R.E.M. right through to the bizarre and experimental, sounding like... well... only The Buttholes really and that is something you have to admire and respect. This best of will give you a bit of all their different sounds so there should definitely be something you like. It will all fit nicely onto a CD and I've included some covers if you want to burn yourself a copy.

(following text from wikipedia)
The Butthole Surfers are an American alternative / punk / experimental / drug crazed rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas in 1981. The band has had numerous personnel changes, but the core lineup of Haynes, Leary, and drummer King Coffey has been together since 1983.

The Buttholes are best known for their chaotic and disturbing live shows, black humor, a sound that incorporates elements of punk rock, psychedelia, heavy metal, noise rock, and electronica, as well as their use of sound manipulation and tape editing. The Buttholes have a well-reported appetite for recreational drugs, particularly psychedelics, an evident influence on their sound.

DOWNLOAD BUTTHOLE SURFERS [TRACKS 1-15] (80MB)
DOWNLOAD BUTTHOLE SURFERS [TRACKS 16-28] (88MB)

Discography
(1984) Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac
(1986) Rembrandt Pussyhorse
(1987) Locust Abortion Technician
(1988) Hairway To Steven
(1991) piouhgd
(1993) Independent Worm Saloon
(1996) Electriclarryland
(2001) Weird Revolution
* Note: Check the wiki page for the full discography including EPs & singles etc.

Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Lonesome Bulldog II (from pioughd)
02) Birds (from Electriclarryland)
03) The Shah Sleeps In Lee Harveys Grave (from Butthole Surfers)
04) Who Was In My Room Last Night (from Independent Worm Saloon)
05) I Hate My Job (from Humpty Dumpty LSD)
06) Fast (from Hairway To Steven)
07) Hurdy Gurdy Man (from pioughd)
08) Lonesome Bulldog III (from pioughd)
09) Goofy's Concern (from Independent Worm Saloon)
10) Ulcer Breakout (from Electriclarryland)
11) Lady Sniff (from Psychic, Powerless... Another Mans Sac)
12) Revolution Part 1 (from pioughd)
13) Ah Ha (from Electriclarryland)
14) Dog Inside Your Body (from Independent Worm Saloon)
15) Eindhoven Chicken Masque (from Humpty Dumpty LSD)
16) Blindman (from pioughd)
17) Cough Syrup (from Electriclarryland)
18) Some Dispute Over T Shirt Sales (from Independent Worm Saloon)
19) Human Cannonball (from Locust Abortion Technician)
20) Lonesome Bulldog IV (from pioughd)
21) Cowboy Bob (from Psychic, Powerless... Another Mans Sac)
22) LA (from Electriclarryland)
23) Bar-B-Q Pope (from Butthole Surfers)
24) Dancing Fool (from Independent Worm Saloon)
25) No I'm Iron Man (from pioughd)
26) To Parter (from Cream Corn From The Socket Of Davis)
27) Whirling Hall Of Knives (from Rembrandt Pussyhorse)
28) Good King Wenceslas (from After The Astronaut)

DOWNLOAD BUTTHOLE SURFERS [TRACKS 1-15] (80MB)
DOWNLOAD BUTTHOLE SURFERS [TRACKS 16-28] (88MB)

Monday 23 November 2009

Eat Static

I got a request to post up some Eat Static so here it is.

Eat Static is an electronic music project from Somerset, England formed in 1989 by Merv Pepler and Joie Hinton. They met as drummer and keyboard player (respectively) for the Ozric Tentacles, a long-standing psychedelic space rock band from Somerset. Although Ozric Tentacles incorporated elements of electronic music, Pepler and Hinton were drawn towards the rave oriented dance music. In 1988 they collaborated on a project under the name of Wooden Baby which hinted at early rave and techno sounds as well as numerous other styles, and by 1990, the project had evolved in to Eat Static. They've covered most of the different rave genres, from psychedelic trance to drum & bass and the latest album (Back To Earth) has a definite latin feel to it.

DOWNLOAD EAT STATIC - ABDUCTION SAMPLER (38MB)
DOWNLOAD EAT STATIC - IMPLANT SAMPLER (73MB)
DOWNLOAD EAT STATIC - SCIENCE OF THE GODS SAMPLER (79MB)
DOWNLOAD EAT STATIC - BACK TO EARTH SAMPLER (50MB)

Discography
(1992) Prepare Your Spirit [Alien Records]
(1993) Abduction [Planet Dog Records]
(1994) Implant [Planet Dog Records]
(1997) Science of the Gods [Planet Dog Records]
(2000) Crash and Burn! [Mesmobeat Records]
(2001) In The Nude! [Mesmobeat Records]
(2007) De-Classified [Solstice Music International]
(2008) Back to Earth [Interchill Records]
(2009) Revisitation (Singles Collection) [Planet Dog Records]

* Note: These are only the albums, they released plenty of EPs & singles etc. Check their wiki page for a complete list.

Here's the tracklisting...

tracks taken from Abduction (192kbps)
01) Prana
02) Gulf Breeze
03) Intruder
04) Xenomorph
DOWNLOAD EAT STATIC - ABDUCTION SAMPLER (38MB)

tracks taken from Implant (320kbps)
05) Survivors
06) Abnormal Interference
07) Implant
08) Uforic Undulance
DOWNLOAD EAT STATIC - IMPLANT SAMPLER (73MB)

tracks taken from Science Of The Gods (320kbps)
09) Interceptor (1 & 2)
10) Kryll
11) Spawn
12) Contact...
DOWNLOAD EAT STATIC - SCIENCE OF THE GODS SAMPLER (79MB)

tracks taken from Back To Earth (256kbps)
13) Tuned Mass Damper
14) Pharaoh
15) Up Periscope
16) Dune Rider
DOWNLOAD EAT STATIC - BACK TO EARTH SAMPLER (50MB)

Saturday 21 November 2009

Post Hardcore Part 2

Here's the second part of the post-hardcore/screamo collection that I posted the other day. Again none of these bands are household names so if they're putting on a gig you should go along and support them if you can.

I've only done a few songs from each band so if you like them go and buy the CD. There's a few different bitrates but nothing less than 192kbps. Actually you can find more by Tortuga, Dead Swans & The Plight on this blog already.

DOWNLOAD THE POST HARDCORE SELECTION (approx. 100MB)

DEAD SWANS
Thinking Of You (from It's Starting EP)
20/07/07 (from Southern Blue EP)
Ascension / Ivy Archway (from Sleepwalkers)

THE GHOST OF A THOUSAND
Left For Dead/One For The Road (from This Is Where The Fight Begins)
Canyons Of Static/Running On Empty (New Hopes, New Demonstrations)

THE PLIGHT
Ball & Chain (from Black Summer EP)
From Hell / Lovesick Maniac / Winds Of Osiris (from Winds Of Osiris)

RAGING SPEEDHORN
Dungeon Whippet / Redweed (from Raging Speedhorn)
Different Shade Of Shit/Dead Man Walking (How The Great Have Fallen)
Dignity Stripper / Too Drunk To Give A Fuck (Before The Sea Was Built)

TORTUGA
Bury Me In You (Fatal) / The Laudanum Boys Club / The Tomb Of John Wortley (from Kings Of Albany)

DOWNLOAD THE POST HARDCORE SELECTION (approx. 100MB)

Friday 20 November 2009

Post Hardcore Part 1

This is the first part of a collection of some of the post-hardcore / screamo bands that I've found myself listening to. None of these bands are household names (except maybe Gallows who are getting there) so if they're putting on a gig you should go along and support them if you can.

I've only done a few songs from each band so if you like them go and buy the CD. There's a few different bitrates but nothing less than 192kbps.

DOWNLOAD THE POST HARDCORE SELECTION (approx. 95MB)

ARCHITECTS
A Portrait For The Deceased (from Nightmares)
Buried At Sea / Runnng From The Sun (from Ruin)
Numbers Count For Nothing / We're All Alone (from Hollow Crown)

BLACKHOLE
Harness / Witches (from Harness EP)

CANCER BATS
Golden Tanks / Shillelagh (from Birthing The Giant)
Harem Of Scorpions / Let It Pour / Sorceress (from Hail Destroyer)

GALLOWS
I Promise This Wont Hurt / In The Belly Of The Shark / Will Someone Shoot That Fucking Snake (from Orchestra Of Wolves)
Graves / The Great Forgiver (from Grey Britain)

POISON THE WELL
Letter Thing / Naive Monarch (from Versions)
Celebrate The Pyre / Makeshift Clay You (from The Tropic Rot)

DOWNLOAD THE POST HARDCORE SELECTION (approx. 95MB)

Thursday 12 November 2009

Five Horse Johnson

Five Horse Johnson are a five piece blues/southern rock band from Ohio in the US. They play a combination of standard blues & southern rock with a little stoner style thrown in for good measure. They're not breaking any new musical boundaries but if you like some good stomping blues rock then you should definitely give them a listen.

DOWNLOAD FIVE HORSE JOHNSON (Tracks 1 to 10)
DOWNLOAD FIVE HORSE JOHNSON (Tracks 11 to 20)

Discography
(1996) Blues For Henry
(1997) Double Down
(1998) Fat Black Pussy Cat
(2000) No. 6 Dance
(2003) Last Men On Earth
(2006) The Mystery Spot

* All the above albums are on Small Stone Recordings and are available in their online store.

Here's the tracklisting...
01) Let Me In
02) Sermons In The Yard
03) Wishing Well
from Blues For Henry (320kbps)

04) Downstone Blues
05) Roll With You
06) Submission [Sex Pistols cover]
from Double Down (192kbps)

07) Lightning When I Need
08) Bleachin' Bones
09) Dead Language
from Fat Black Pussy Cat (192kbps)

10) Spillin' Fire
11) Shine Around
12) Buzzard Luck
from No. 6 Dance (192kbps)

13) Soul Digger
14) Blood Don't Pay
15) Love 2 Lose
from Last Men On Earth (256kbps)

16) The Mystery Spot
17) Of Ditch Diggers & Drowning Men
18) Keep Your Prize
19) The Ballad Of Sister Ruth
20) I Can't Shake It
from The Mystery Spot (320kbps)

DOWNLOAD FIVE HORSE JOHNSON (Tracks 1 to 10)
DOWNLOAD FIVE HORSE JOHNSON (Tracks 11 to 20)

Friday 6 November 2009

DJ Embryo

Well it was just a matter of time... here's a collection of some of the tunes I've written. I'm not really sure how to class it, there's some drum & bass, a couple of techno tracks and some other dance/electronica songs. A bit like The Prodigy, Orbital, stuff like that. Whatever it is, all the tracks are by me from around 2000/2001. Normally Im not that bothered about you leaving comments (tho' I'd rather you did :) but after listening to this I would really appreciate any comments you can give me :)

I do have a Last FM page, click here to open it

Here's the tracks (320kbps)...
01) Flat Line
02) Touchwood
03) Temple Of Paradise
04) Swamp Thing
05) The Hunted
06) Far Away
07) Robot Dog

DOWNLOAD DJ EMBRYO

Monday 2 November 2009

System 7

I'm an old hippy at heart and I have a definite soft spot for the music of Steve Hillage. As well as playing in bands like Gong, Khan & Arzachel he also released many albums as a solo artist. Not only all that (and also his production work) he and Miquette Giraudy also started up System 7, a dance/electronica group similar in vein to The Orb & Eat Static but with his own style. This is a collection of some of my favourite System 7 tracks. They have a new(ish) album out which you should go and buy :)

DOWNLOAD PART 1 OF THE SYSTEM 7 COLLECTION [Tracks 1 to 7]
DOWNLOAD PART 2 OF THE SYSTEM 7 COLLECTION [Tracks 8 to 17]

Discography
1991 System 7 [Released as 777 in the US]
1993 777
1994 Point 3: Fire Album
1994 Point 3: Water Album
1996 Power Of Seven
1996 System Express
1997 Golden Section
2001 Seventh Wave
2002 Mysterious Traveller
2004 Encantado
2005 Mirror System
2006 Live Transmissions
2008 Phoenix

All the above CDs are available from the A-Wave Webshop (and other good stockists :)

Here's the tracklisting (192kbps except 777 which is 320kbps)...
01) Sunburst [from System 7]
02) Miracle [from System 7]
03) 7-7 Expansion (Conspiracy Mix) [from 777]
04) Desir (Ghost Mix) [from 777]
05) Sinbad [from 777]
06) Quest (Moon Mix) [from 777]
07) Sirenes [from Point 3:Fire Album]
08) Coltrane (Fire Mix) [from Point 3:Fire Album]
09) Jupiter! [from Point 3:Fire Album]
10) Mysterious Traveller (Dust Devils Mix) [from Point 3:Water Album]
11) Gliding On Duotone Curves (Cascade Mix) [Point 3:Water Album]
12) Interstate [from Power Of Seven]
13) Good Morning [from Power Of Seven]
14) To The Power Of Seven [from Power Of Seven]
15) Hangar 84 [from Power Of Seven]
16) Chicago Indian [from Power Of Seven]
17) Mektoub [from Power Of Seven]

DOWNLOAD PART 1 OF THE SYSTEM 7 COLLECTION [Tracks 1 to 7]
DOWNLOAD PART 2 OF THE SYSTEM 7 COLLECTION [Tracks 8 to 17]