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]

Saturday, 31 October 2009

Send More Paramedics

Seeing as it's halloween I thought Id post up some zombie-core. Send More Paramedics were a horror hardcore/thrash band from Leeds in the UK.

Unfortunately they split in 2007 but they released 3 full albums and a couple of split LPs whilst they were together.


Discography
2002 A Feast For The Fallen (In At The Deep End Records)
2004 The Hallowed And The Heathen (In At The Deep End Records/Hellbent Records)
2005 Tales Told By Dead Men [Split with Zombie Apocalypse] (In At The Deep End Records/Hellbent Records)
2005 South Of Heaven, North Of England [Split EP with The Nothing] (Thirty Days Of Night Records)
2006 The Awakening (In At The Deep End Records)

DOWNLOAD SEND MORE PARAMEDICS

Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Kingdom Of The Undead
02) Aim For The Head
03) The Hordes
04) Cannibal
05) Brains
06) Resurrection Cemetry
07) The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
taken from A Feast For The Fallen

08) The Hallowed
09) Driven To Destruction
10) Half-Life
11) I Can Feel Myself Rotting
12) Burning The Body
13) Cranial Blowout
14) The Heathen
taken from The Hallowed And The Heathen

15) Follow Your Programming
16) Twilight Of The Flies
17) Disaster Song
18) This Crowd Is Crushing Me
19) The Unclean
20) Anthropophagi
21) I Am Every Dead Thing
taken from The Awakening

DOWNLOAD SEND MORE PARAMEDICS

Friday, 23 October 2009

Punk Collection (1977 & 1978)

Here's a selection of some early punk songs, well I'm pretty sure all these were released in either 1977 or 1978 so that's pretty early. I've deliberately avoided putting on any tracks by the bigger bands, such as the Sex Pistols or The Clash because you've already heard them so this concentrates on the lesser known acts from that era. Great bands like Swell Maps with their trashy style, X-Ray Spex with Poly Styrene screeching lyrics about consumerism and media control 20 years before it became fashionable and then there's the 'working class, council estate street' punk from the likes of Slaughter & The Dogs & Menace. Hope you enjoy it :)

Most of the tracks are in 320kbps mp3 format but there are some that are 256 or 192kbps. I've split the download into two parts, tracks 1 to 20 in part 1 and the rest in part 2. Each part is around 100MB in size.

DOWNLOAD THE PUNK COLLECTION (1977 / 1978) [PART1]
DOWNLOAD THE PUNK COLLECTION (1977 / 1978) [PART2]

01) Read About Seymour [Swell Maps]
02) Thinkin' Of The USA [Eater]
03) I Am A [Plain Characters]
04) On Me [The Bears]
05) GLC [Menace]
06) 12XU [Wire]
07) No Pity [999]
08) Fascist Dictator [The Cortinas]
09) Another Song [Swell Maps]
10) Where Have All The Boot Boys Gone [Slaughter & The Dogs]
11) I Can't Stand My Baby [The Rezillos]
12) The Day The World Turned Day Glo [X-Ray Spex]
13) Buy Me Sell Me [Patrik Fitzgerald]
14) Here We Are Nowhere [Stiff Little Fingers]
15) Ain't Got A Clue [The Lurkers]
16) Police Oppression [Angelic Upstarts]
17) Flying Duck Theory [The Vibrators]
18) Gary Gilmore's Eyes [The Adverts]
19) In A Rut [The Ruts]
20) Full Moon In My Pocket [Swell Maps]
21) Nasty Nasty [999]
22) Ambition [Subway Sect]
23) Fast Cars [The Buzzcocks]
24) Art School [The Jam]
25) Shot By Both Sides [Magazine]
26) Killing An Arab [The Cure]
27) Big Time [Rudi]
28) (I Belong To) The Blank Generation [Richard Hell & The Voidoids]
29) Vertical Slum [Swell Maps]
30) Outside View [Eater]
31) Bad Guy Reaction [The Rezillos]
32) Alternative Ulster [Stiff Little Fingers]
33) Oh Shit [The Buzzcocks]
34) Decisions [The Bears]
35) Destroy [The Vibrators]
36) Total War [The Lurkers]
37) I Am A Cliche [X-Ray Spex]
38) Emergency [999]
39) Ex-Lion Tamer [Wire]
40) H.S. Art [Swell Maps]

DOWNLOAD THE PUNK COLLECTION (1977 / 1978) [PART1]
DOWNLOAD THE PUNK COLLECTION (1977 / 1978) [PART2]

Sunday, 18 October 2009

Folk & Blues Collection

Here's a collection of some folk & blues music from all sorts of different artists. There are 21 different tracks and will fit on a CD if you want to make yourself a copy. The cover of NWA's Straight Outta Compton by Nina Gordon is worth the admission price alone ;)

DOWNLOAD FOLK & BLUES COLLECTION [130MB]

Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Embryonic Journey [Jefferson Airplane]
02) Down To The River To Pray [Alison Krauss]
03) Nobody's Fault But Mine [John Redbourn]
04) 1952 Vincent Black Lightning [Richard Thompson]
05) Big Yellow Taxi [Joni Mitchell]
06) Son Of A Preacher Man [Dusty Springfield]
07) Blackwater Side [Bert Jansch]
08) Crazy Mama [J.J. Cale]
09) Dance Of The Inhabitants [John Fahey]
10) Somebody's Callin' My Name [Ry Cooder]
11) Straight Outta Compton [Nina Gordon]
12) In My Time Of Dying [Blind Willie Johnson]
13) Summertime [Santo & Johnny]
14) Relax [Leon Redbone]
15) Shake 'Em On Down [Bukka White]
16) The Way It Was [The Brian Jonestown Massacre]
17) She Likes It [Owen Hand]
18) Here Comes The Sun [Richie Havens]
19) She Moved Thru The Bizarre Blue Ragga [Davey Graham]
20) Travelling Roadside Blues [Robert Johnson]
21) Clothes Of Sand [Nick Drake]

DOWNLOAD FOLK & BLUES COLLECTION [130MB]