This is a live album from 1977 by Planet Gong and the Here & Now Band. Gong are a french/english space rock band started by Daevid Allen, an Australian musician, poet & performer. They were formed in 1967 & have been together in some lineup or other right upto today. Notable band members have been Steve Hillage, Allan Holdsworth, Tim Blake, Didier Malherbe, Pip Pyle, Gilli Smyth, Mike Howlett & Pierre Moerlen. Others who have briefly played in Gong include Bill Bruford, Brian Davison & Chris Cutler.
Heres the tracklisting (320kbps mp3)
01) Psychological Overture
02) Floating Anarchy
03) Stone Innoc Frankenstein
04) New Age Transformation Try / No More Sages
05) Opium For The People
06) Allez Ali Baba Black Sheep Have You Any Bull Shit
[29 DEC 2010] UPDATE: There is a 'mega-post' for the Here & Now band at the excellent knowyourconjurer.blogspot.com site (Big thanks to Dave Sez & pinkpressthreat).
DOWNLOAD GONG - LIVE FLOATING ANARCHY
Here's a mix by DJ Yelo-Tera. It's a collection of new and old banging 303 heavy acid techno tunes and is an absolute gem of a mix. So if you like your techno full of twisted acid bleeps and pounding beats then this is definitely worth getting. It's an hour long with 14 tracks (192kbps mp3).
[NEW] DOWNLOAD DJ YELO-TERA - ACID TECHNO MIX
Note: If the above links don't work try the following from mediafire...
DOWNLOAD DJ YELO-TERA - ACID TECHNO MIX [MEDIAFIRE]
This is a sampler from In At The Deep End Records released in 2008. In At The Deep End records are an independent UK label based near Nottingham, existing since 1999. They release material from Hardcore / Metal / Punk / Rock bands, mainly from the UK but also the USA & Europe. Hear more tracks at their myspace site or join their mailing list by clicking here.
DOWNLOAD IN AT THE DEEP END SAMPLER (PART 1 Tracks 1-11)
DOWNLOAD IN AT THE DEEP END SAMPLER (PART 2 Tracks 12-24)
Heres the tracklisting (320kbps mp3)...
01) Hell's Red Roads (Tortuga)
02) Visions Of Demise (Sylosis)
03) Who Died And Made You God (Romeo Must Die)
04) Into The Light (The Casino Brawl)
05) They Told Me You Were Dead (Shaped By Fate)
06) Ending Is The Beginning (Suicide Silence)
07) Protect The Fall (1000 Hertz)
08) To The Death (Architects)
09) Follow Your Programming (Send More Paramedics)
10) Glory Grabbers Unite (Errander)
11) Dark Revelations (Sylosis)
12) I Survived Cremation (Centurion)
13) Driven By Loss (Buzzkill)
14) Modus Operandi (Sanzen)
15) We Rattle (The Wireless Stores)
16) Breaking Of Fingers (Zombie Apocalypse)
17) Don't Rape My Dear Papa (The Devils)
18) Coffin Dodger (The Break In)
19) Take The Cut (The Letters Organize)
20) ...And I'll Be It's Dog (Bait)
21) Megadrive Vs Snes (Beecher)
22) Reclaim Your Life (Everything For Some)
23) Coffin Sex (Nothing)
24) Victory Lap (The Once Over Twice)
DOWNLOAD IN AT THE DEEP END SAMPLER (PART 1 Tracks 1-11)
DOWNLOAD IN AT THE DEEP END SAMPLER (PART 2 Tracks 12-24)
This download is a 25 minute mix by the E-Z Rollers, a drum & bass trio from Norfolk in the UK. This was released as a bonus CD with a sampler from Moving Shadow Records in 1999. You may recognise the final track from the film Lock, Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels and they've also had a hand in a few game soundtracks, check their wiki page for more information. It's not hardcore drum & bass but a lot more funky with some absolutely superb bass lines and breaks. One of my favourite mixes ever and definitely worth listening to.
Heres the blurb from the CD...
The E-Z Rollers excel themselves with a stunning 25 minute mix of their own favourite tracks, as well as new productions never heard before outside the E-Z Rollers studio. Starting with a live snippet from their recent gig in Munich (Dec 98) this mix will give you the full flavour of the E-Z Rollers superb live sound.
DOWNLOAD E-Z ROLLERS MIX
Heres the tracklisting (320kbps mp3)...
01) Tribe
02) Retro
03) Cops Don't Like Us (Previously Unreleased)
04) Science Funktion
05) Tough At The Top (Origin Unknown Mix)
06) Hip To The Game
07) Cop Theme
08) RS 2000 (Previously Unreleased)
09) Get Lifted (Previously Unreleased)
10) Weekend World
11) Focus
12) Tough At The Top (Original Vocal Mix)
13) Walk This Land (Smoking Barrels Mix)
DOWNLOAD E-Z ROLLERS MIX
Well I've just got back from a week's holiday in Shropshire and whilst I was away I met an old friend of mine in Ludlow (Hi Marc & Cath). We were chatting and he made a request for an album so here it is. It's a classic electronica punk album by Suicide from 1977. Suicide were comprised of Alan Vega on vocals and Martin Rev on synthesizers.
Note: Listening to Frankie Teardrop whilst tripping is not recommended for the faint of heart ;)
Here's the tracklisting (256kbps mp3)...
01) Ghost Rider
02) Rocket USA
03) Cheree
04) Johnny
05) Frankie Teardrop
06) Cheree (Remix)
07) Keep Your Dreams
08) Girl
09) Che
DOWNLOAD SUICIDE
More classic techno for you. Here's a copy of the Energy Flash EP by Joey Beltram which was released in 1991. Originally from New York he was signed to R&S Records and this is one of his earliest records. All through the 90's he has created some of the most timeless music on some of the most cutting edge labels of the decade.
Four tracks of technoey goodness (192kbps)
01) Energy Flash
02) Psycho Bass
03) My Sound
04) Sub Bass Experience
DOWNLOAD ENERGY FLASH EP
This is some classic belgian techno from 1993 on R&S Records and was originally released as a double 12" EP. The Source was actually Robert Leiner who worked as an engineer in the R&S Studios. It's not that heavy and some tracks are similar to System 7, Steve Hillage's techno group.
Here's the tracklisting (192kbps mp3)
01) Vagator
02) Eclipse
03) Neuromancer
04) The Real Thing
05) Squeeze
06) Analysis
07) Release It
08) Beyond Time
DOWNLOAD SOURCE - ORGANIZED NOISE
And now for something completely different... and this time it's a selection of some classic funk & soul. You may recognise the Tom Scott tracks from the Nine Lives Of Fritz The Cat movie and if anyone has a copy of the soundtrack album Id love to get a copy (Addendum: Just did some searching and found that the album was never released and the two tracks here are the only items available - they were released on a single in 1974).
22 MARCH 2012 UPDATE: NEW LINKS...
DOWNLOAD FUNK COLLECTION PART 1 (Tracks 1 - 10)
DOWNLOAD FUNK COLLECTION PART 2 (Tracks 11 - 19)
Here's the tracklisting (All tracks are in 256kbps mp3 format)...
01) Low Rider (War)
02) Jump Back (Tom Scott & The LA Express)
03) The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Gil Scott Heron)
04) Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba [12" Mix] (Harlem Underground Band)
05) Rock Creek Park (The Blackbyrds)
06) Pusherman (Curtis Mayfield)
07) Expansions (Lonnie Liston Smith)
08) Jungle Boogie (Kool & The Gang)
09) Dance To The Music (Sly & The Family Stone)
10) Brother's Gonna Work It Out (Willie Hutch)
11) Cross The Tracks (Maceo & The Macks)
12) Pick Up The Pieces (Average White Band)
13) Mr Big Stuff (Jean Knight)
14) Up For The Down Stroke (Parliament)
15) War (Edwin Starr)
16) Shotgun (Jr. Walker & The All Stars)
17) The Bottle (Gil Scott Heron)
18) TCB In E (Tom Scott & The LA Express)
19) Superfly (Curtis Mayfield)
22 MARCH 2012 UPDATE: NEW LINKS...
DOWNLOAD FUNK COLLECTION PART 1 (Tracks 1 - 10)
DOWNLOAD FUNK COLLECTION PART 2 (Tracks 11 - 19)
I've been lazy putting up any music lately, the only excuse I have is that it was my birthday and there was vodka to be drunk... but I still haven't posted any music so in the meantime here's some interesting true rock facts...
THE DAMNED IN SCI-FI NERD SHOCKER
At the end of Smash It Up (Parts 1 & 2) by The Damned there is a voice that repeats to fade saying "Nibbled to death by an okapi". Turns out that this is a sample from The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy radio series. I only discovered this when I was listening to Hitch Hikers the other night and I heard it.
MOVE OVER ROVER AND LET JIMI TAKE OVER
During Fire by Jimi Hendrix he says "move over Rover and let Jimi take over". Apparently this phrase was first said by bassist Noel Redding's mum at her house in Folkestone on New Years Eve. Jimi asked her if he could stand next to the fireplace to warm himself, of course she agreed but her dog was in the way, hence the line, "Aw, move over, Rover, and let Jimi take over..."
LINK REMOVED - SMOKE ON THE WATER
Deep Purple were in Montreux, Switzerland to do some recording. On the eve of a recording session there was a concert in the Montreux casino's theatre by Frank Zappa and the Mothers Of Invention. In the middle of Don Preston's synthesizer solo on "King Kong", the place suddenly caught fire. Somebody in the audience had fired a flare gun into the ceiling, at which point the rattan covering started to burn. The resulting fire destroyed the entire casino complex, along with all the Mothers' equipment. The "smoke on the water" that became the title of the song referred to the smoke from the fire spreading over Lake Geneva from the burning casino as the members of Deep Purple watched the fire from their hotel across the lake.
Bet you didn't know all of them ;)
Anyway there is some funk on the horizon so check back if that's the bag you're into :)
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This is a live album from 1977 by Planet Gong and the Here & Now Band. Gong are a french/english space rock band started by Daevid Allen, an Australian musician, poet & performer. They were formed in 1967 & have been together in some lineup or other right upto today. Notable band members have been Steve Hillage, Allan Holdsworth, Tim Blake, Didier Malherbe, Pip Pyle, Gilli Smyth, Mike Howlett & Pierre Moerlen. Others who have briefly played in Gong include Bill Bruford, Brian Davison & Chris Cutler.
