Beards & Denim: Heavy Rock 68 to 79

This download is a selection of heavy rock from between 1968 & 1979. It was put together by The Loftmonkey in one of his more ‘rock’ moments and he's even included some notes & comments on each of the songs. There's some real classics on here as well as some lesser known songs so time to grow yourself a beard, get the denim on, stick your thumbs in your belt loops and start to rock.

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Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Everything I Need - Tiger B. Smith (Germany 1972)

Power trio from Frankfurt heavy on riffs & hair but light on subtlety. Taken from their seminal debut produced by the legendary Dieter Dierks.

02) T.N.U.C. - Grand Funk Railroad (USA 1975)

Live offering from Detroit's finest. Unashamed crotch-thrusting, foot-on-the-monitors rock. For more on Grand Funk, consult your school library.

03) Ain't Gonna Take No More - Highway Robbery (USA 1972)

Obscure trio from their sole album. Nice wailing vocals.

04) Searching For A New Dimension - Mariani (USA 1970)

Even-more-obscure Texas power trio. From their 1970 unreleased acetate.

05) Hard Rain Fallin' - Sir Lord Baltimore (USA 1970)

Legendary New York trio rocking out. Taken from their debut album "Kingdom Come" famous for the fact that a 1971 review contained the first documented use of the term "heavy metal" to refer to a style of music.

06) Shot Down In Flames - AC/DC (Australia 1979)

From "Highway To Hell"...

07) Persecution - Third Power (USA 1968)

It seems that Detroit skipped psychedelia & went straight from garage rock to heavy rock (Stooges, MC5, Grand Funk etc.). In 1968 when most bands were folking themselves silly & putting flowers in things, bands like Third Power were turning their Marshalls up to 11 & rocking (as they say) out.

08) I'm A Man - The Yellow Payges (USA 1972)

LA heavy garage rock outfit with some wild psychedelic guitar shenanigans.

09) One Eyed Jacks With Moustaches - Slade (UK 1977)

The Black Country's finest rock out in the year of Punk. Kipper tie, Noddy?

10) Do It - Pink Fairies (UK 1971)

Debut release by freakrock/festival legends formed from the ashes of Mick Farren's Deviants.

11) White Lace & Strange - Thunder & Roses (USA 1968)

Philadelphia power trio from their sole album issued in 1968. This track was covered by Nirvana for a radio session in the late 1980's.

12) Brighton Rock - Queen (UK 1974)

Before they became awful, Queen could occasionally rock with the best of 'em as evidenced on this opening track to "Sheer Heart Attack". [Ernest's Note: This album was the first ever record I really wanted. Shame, as you say, they became shit.]

13) Summertime Blues - Blue Cheer (USA 1968)

The god-like genius of Blue Cheer's debut album "Vincebus Eruptum" should never be underplayed. Named after a brand of acid, the San Francisco trio's take on Eddie Cochrane's standard captures their style perfectly. Guitarist Leigh Stephens claimed in a 1980's interview that he hadn't actually taken acid... he was lying (as evidenced during the middle part of the song... “Snap out of it Leigh, ya trippin' fool!!!”).

14) It Couldn't Be Me - Power Of Zeus (USA 1970)

Back to Detroit again for a slice of heavy pysch from their sole release.

15) Angeline - Genesis [USA] (USA 1969)

One-off single release by US rockers Genesis who had nothing to do with Phil Collins (mercifully).

16) Bad Woman - Speed, Glue & Shinki (Japan 1972)

Thoroughly unhinged power trio from Japan who named themselves after their favourite drugs (apart from guitarist Shinki Chen who named himself after, um... himself). Taken from their self-titled second & final album.

17) Sweet Leaf - Black Sabbath (UK 1971)

How else to finish? All hail Black Sabbath. From their third album "Master Of Reality".

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Ernest's Adventures In Space

I had a dream about Hawkwind the other night (nothing sexual you'll be glad to hear) so I decided to put together a new collection/mix of space rock. Most of the tracks are fairly recent but there's some older stuff as well (Monkey 3, Porcupine Tree). Most of the songs aren't straight up space rock but they have more of a stoner'ish feel, think bands like 35007. It's all pretty cosmic though so I hope you enjoy it. I've mixed the tracks together and it should fit onto a blank CD.

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Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Dead Man In Space (Edit) [Øresund Space Collective] (from Dead Man In Space)
02) Black & White [Vibravoid] (from Void Vibration)
03) Salted Earth [Verma] (from Salted Earth)
04) Orbit Tag [Spaceship Landing] (from Spaceship Landing)
05) Signify [Porcupine Tree] (from Signify)
06) Electrovoid [Vibravoid] (from Void Vibration)
07) Dead [White Hills] (from White Hills)
08) The Traveller [Secret Saucer] (from Element 115)
09) Make Yourself Heard For The Sake Of The World [First Band From Outer Space] (from We're Only In It For The Space Rock)
10) Night Encounter (Edit) [Secret Saucer] (from Tri-Angle Waves)
11) Portrait Of A Distant Look [Lüger] (from Lüger)
12) Electric Mistress [Monkey 3] (from Monkey 3)
13) Moonjuice [Radar Men From The Moon] (from Intergalactic Dada & Space Trombones)
14) Brain-Massage [Mother-Unit] (from Brain Massage)
15) Balsem Voor De Oren [Het Droste Effect] (from Het Droste Effect)
16) Slip Into The Vortex (Edit) [Øresund Space Collective] (from Slip Into The Vortex)

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Paperhouse - A (1991 Cassette)

This is a copy of a tape by a band called Paperhouse which was released in 1991. I saw them live years ago and thought they were excellent so I bought a copy of their tape. Coming from somewhere in Surrey they play a psychedelic mix of dub-tinged space rock, very much in the same vein as early Ozric Tentacles and bands like that. The sound quality isn't perfect but considering it's taken from a 20 year old tape then it's not bad at all. The lineup of the band is Jake (Guitar), Andy (Bass), Phil (Drums) & Brian (Keyboards).

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Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Floating E Riff Song
02) Purple House
03) Dreamscape
04) Helix (DNA MIX)
05) Dispersive Circles
06) Whirling Blue Smoke
07) Wobbly Dubby Thingy
08) All Chemical
09) Astro (MIX)
10) Interface

You can also get their 1992 'Spongy Comestibles' album by paying a visit to The Woodmans Axe blog

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60s Proto-Punk/Psychedelia Collection

This is a collection of 60's proto-punk/garage rock songs mainly taken from the albums Nuggets and the Pebbles Series. Not all the tracks are really proto punk, things like Indian Rope Man are just classic 60s psychedelia... which is no bad thing.

The Pebbles series describes the recordings on their albums as "Original punk rock and psychedelic rock from the fabulous Sixties." These recordings were primarily made by the numerous American bands that were formed in the wake of the British Invasion. Essentially referring to the young age and lack of sophistication of the musicians, the term "punk rock" was coined (or at least popularized) by Lenny Kaye, who was involved in compiling the original Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968.

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Here's the tracklisting (320kbps mp3)...
01) Vox Wah Wah Ad (Electric Prunes)
02) Hey Joe (Golden Cups)
03) Bad Girl (The Zakary Thaks)
04) Louie, Louie (Swamp Rats)
05) Boys Are Boys And Girls Are Choice (Monks)
06) The Witch (The Sonics)
07) Matter of Fact (Unknown)
08) Indian Rope Man (Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity)
09) 7 And 7 Is (Love)
10) You're Gonna Miss Me (The 13th Floor Elevators)
11) Cracking Up (Wig)
12) Lost Innocence (The Buddhas)
13) I Can Only Give You Everything (The Little Boy Blues)
14) Maid Of Sugar Maid Of Spice (Mouse & The Traps)
15) Voices Green And Purple (The Bees)
16) Gone (Plastic Blues Band)
17) I Need You (The Rationals)
18) Hate (Stoics)
19) Story Of My Life (Unrelated Segments)
20) Beaver Patrol (Wilde Knights)
21) Searching (The Omans)
22) Run Run Run (The Gestures)
23) Flight (The Dearly Beloved)
24) Little Girl (Syndicate Of Sound)
25) Fight Fire (The Golliwogs)
26) Double Yellow Line (The Music Machine)
27) Dont Look Back (The Remains)
28) Who Do You Love (The Woolies)
29) That's My Girl (Monks)
30) Strychnine (The Sonics)
31) Wooly Bully (Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs)
32) Psycho (Swamp Rats)

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Krautrock Collection

This download is a selection of krautrock and 'trancerock'... but to be honest I'm not entirely sure what genre this should be. Basically most of these tracks are long and repetitive, hopefully causing a euphoric trance-like state rather than inducing a stroke or coma ;) It goes on for just under 80 minutes so it will fit onto a CD.

Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. BBC DJ John Peel in particular is largely credited with spreading the reputation of krautrock outside of the German-speaking world. The book Krautrocksampler by Julian Cope describes the underground music scene in Germany from 1968 through the 1970s and is well worth a read if you like this stuff.

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Here's the tracklisting (256kbps or above)...
01) Für Immer (Forever) [Neu!]
02) Eye-Shaking King [Amon Düül II]
03) Interstellar Overdrive [Pink Floyd]
04) Father Cannot Yell [Can]
05) Interstellar Rock: Kosmische Musik [Cosmic Jokers]
06) Von Braun [35007]
07) Mamie Is Blue [Faust]
08) Interstate [System 7]
09) Birth-Fate-Death [Mother Unit]
10) Watchin' You [Brainticket]
11) Coda Maestoso In F(Flat) Minor (Earth Cover) [Autechre]
12) Aguirre [Popol Vuh]

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In Search Of Syd

This compilation is dedicated to the late, great Syd Barrett. It was originally released in 2007 as a free CD with Mojo magazine with the sub-title of 15 psychedelic freak outs. There's a nice eclectic bunch of artists on the CD and it has some really good tracks on it so I've posted it up here for your enjoyment.



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Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Things'll Never Be The Same [Spaceman 3]
02) She Is Death [Flaming Lips]
03) If You Don't Give Me What I Want [Blind Boy Fuller & Floyd Council]
04) C.C. And O. Blues [Pink Anderson]
05) Humanoid Boogie [Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band]
06) Oh! Wot A Dream [Kevin Ayers]
07) Take My Hand [Jennifer Gentle]
08) Who Are The Brain Police [The Mothers Of Invention]
09) 5 And 20 Schoolgirls [Gong]
10) Portobello Man [The Bevis Frond]
11) Cymbaline [Hawkwind]
12) SOL 07 Part 1 [Wooden Shjips]
13) I Should've Known [Soft Machine]
14) Ailantus Glandulosa [AMM]
15) Crystal Rainbow Pyramid [Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO]

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The Mystery & The History Of The Planet Gong

Here's another selection from Gong. The band were originally formed in 1967, after Daevid Allen - then a member of Soft Machine - was denied entry to the United Kingdom due to a visa complication. Allen remained in France where he and a London-born Sorbonne professor, Gilli Smyth, established the first incarnation of the band.

This collection is taken from various live shows, rehearsals, out-takes and interviews from when the band first got together up until 1988. There is some really obscure stuff here and some of the recordings aren't perfect but if you're a fan of the band then this is definitely worth hearing. There's a few tracks on here that I've never seen on any other of their albums... though they've released so many I don't know for sure. The download actually runs for just over 80 minutes so if you want to burn a copy you'll need to leave a bit out (don't worry, I'm sure you'll find something ;). Anyway enough of my ramble, just go get it.

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Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...

1. Concert Intro
Gong Christmas Party, London 1973

2. Captain Shaw And Mr Gilbert
Recorded by Daevid 1964

3. Love Makes Sweet Music
Soft Machine Radio Broadcast 1968

4. D.L.T. Interview
The Hairy Cornflake

5. Riot 1968
Recorded at Soft Machine concert in France

6. Dreaming It
Earliest Live Recording of Gong 1969

7. I Feel So Lazy
Live In Angers 1972

8. And I Tried So Hard
Live In Angers 1972

9. Radio Gnome Pre-Mix
Studio Out Take 1973

10. Pot Head Pixies
Recorded Live 1973

11. Majick Brother
John Peel Radio Session 1973

12. Line Up
Radio Session 1973

13. Clarence In Wonderland
Radio Session featuring Kevin Ayers on Vocals

14. Breakthrough Interview
Daevid with Clive Williamson 1975

15. Where Have All The Hours Gone?
Recorded In Deya, Spain 1976

16. Gong Poem
Recorded During Interview by Daevid with Clive Williamson 1976

17. Deya Goddess
Recorded In Deya, Spain 1976

18. Opium For The People
Studio Version Sung In French

19. Red Alert
Mother Gong Rehearsal at Foel, Wales 1980

20. 13/8
Mother Gong Studio Session At Oxes Cross 1981. From The Tape "Words Fail Me".

21. Gliss-U-Well
Mother Gong Studio Session With Didier. From The Tape "Words Fail Me".

22. Future
Taken From The Australian Tape "Living On The Brink".

23. The Dream
Gilli Smyth And Tom The Poet, Australia 1985.

24. Chernobyl Rain
Kansas Mix. Invisible Opera Company.

25. Let Me Be One
Recorded Live In Glastonbury At Kirtain 1988.

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Krautrock Collection

This download is a selection of krautrock and 'trancerock'... but to be honest I'm not entirely sure what genre this should be. Basically most of these tracks are long and repetitive, hopefully causing a euphoric trance-like state rather than inducing a stroke or coma ;) It goes on for just under 80 minutes so it will fit onto a CD.

Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. BBC DJ John Peel in particular is largely credited with spreading the reputation of krautrock outside of the German-speaking world. The book Krautrocksampler by Julian Cope describes the underground music scene in Germany from 1968 through the 1970s and is well worth a read if you like this stuff.

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Here's the tracklisting (256kbps or above)...
01) Für Immer (Forever) [Neu!]
02) Eye-Shaking King [Amon Düül II]
03) Interstellar Overdrive [Pink Floyd]
04) Father Cannot Yell [Can]
05) Interstellar Rock: Kosmische Musik [Cosmic Jokers]
06) Von Braun [35007]
07) Mamie Is Blue [Faust]
08) Interstate [System 7]
09) Birth-Fate-Death [Mother Unit]
10) Watchin' You [Brainticket]
11) Coda Maestoso In F(Flat) Minor (Earth Cover) [Autechre]
12) Aguirre [Popol Vuh]

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Hawkwind - Kinetic Playground (Live 71)

Here's another live show from Hawkwind. This one was recorded in Birmingham, England on the 6th of December 1971 and was released as a bootleg called Kinetic Playground. This is a crowd recording so the sound quality isn't perfect.

Hawkwind are an English rock band that formed in November 1969 by singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Brock. Over the years since they formed there have been many different lineups and dozens of musicians have played with the group, including people like Ginger Baker, Lemmy, Tim Blake and the author Michael Moorcock.

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Here's the band lineup...
Dave Brock: Guitar & Vocals
Nik Turner: Flute & Vocals
Twink: Drums
Lemmy: Bass & Vocals
DikMik: Audio Generator
Del Dettmar: Synthesiser
Bob Calvert: Voice

and the tracklisting (256kbps)...
01) Technicians Of Spaceship Earth
02) You Shouldn't Do That
03) The Awakening
04) You Know You're Only Dreaming
05) Spirit Of The Age
06) Master Of The Universe
07) Paranoia
08) Earth Calling
09) Silver Machine
10) Welcome
11) Born To Go
12) Jam

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Hawkwind - Space Rock From London (Live 72)

I love Hawkwind. No pissing about with changing musical directions or trying to make a more money-friendly sound, just straight up cosmic space rock. There is so much good stuff to choose from I didn't know where to start so instead of me doing a compilation I'll post up this live recording. It is a BBC Live In Concert recording of a show from 28 September 1972 in the Paris Theatre, London. I'll be posting up another live show from Hawkwind in the next couple of days so don't forget to check back.

Hawkwind are an English rock band that formed in November 1969 by singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Brock. Over the years since they formed there have been many different lineups and dozens of musicians have played with the group, including people like Ginger Baker, Lemmy, Tim Blake and the author Michael Moorcock.

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The lineup for the show was...
Dave Brock - Guitar & Vocals
Nik Turner - Saxophone, Flute, Vocals
Lemmy - Bass Guitar & Vocals
Dik Mik Davies - Synthesizer
Del Dettmar - Synthesizer
Simon King - Drums
Stacia – Announcements & Huge Breasts
Andy Dunkley – Announcements

Here's the tracklisting (256kbps)...
01) Born To Go
02) Seven By Seven
03) Brainstorm
04) Master Of The Universe
05) Paranoia
06) Silver Machine

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In Search Of Syd (ORIG POST)

This compilation is dedicated to the late, great Syd Barrett. It was originally released in 2007 as a free CD with Mojo magazine with the sub-title of 15 psychedelic freak outs. There's a nice eclectic bunch of artists on the CD and it has some really good tracks on it so I've posted it up here for your enjoyment.



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Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Things'll Never Be The Same [Spaceman 3]
02) She Is Death [Flaming Lips]
03) If You Don't Give Me What I Want [Blind Boy Fuller & Floyd Council]
04) C.C. And O. Blues [Pink Anderson]
05) Humanoid Boogie [Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band]
06) Oh! Wot A Dream [Kevin Ayers]
07) Take My Hand [Jennifer Gentle]
08) Who Are The Brain Police [The Mothers Of Invention]
09) 5 And 20 Schoolgirls [Gong]
10) Portobello Man [The Bevis Frond]
11) Cymbaline [Hawkwind]
12) SOL 07 Part 1 [Wooden Shjips]
13) I Should've Known [Soft Machine]
14) Ailantus Glandulosa [AMM]
15) Crystal Rainbow Pyramid [Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO]

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Space Rock Collection

Time for a bit of classic space rock & this compilation features 20 tracks from a number of different artists. It has all the main protagonists of the genre, including Hawkwind, Pink Floyd, Gong & Steve Hillage to name a few. I have already posted details for some of the bands here so if you want to you can download more of their music. Anyway I suggest you now sit back & relax in your favourite armchair with a smoke of your choice, stick your headphones on & enjoy this trip into the outer reaches of a psychedelic galaxy.

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Here's the tracklisting (256 or 320kbps)...
01) R-Complex [Farflung]
02) Master Builder [Gong]
03) Vision Quest [Bedouin]
04) Wolf City [Amon Düül II]
05) Psychedelic Warlords (Disappear In Smoke) [Hawkwind]
06) I-Mantra [Hidria Spacefolk]
07) Time Center [Michael Moorcocks Deep Fix]
08) Basiculo Ad Cunnum [35007]
09) Searching For The Spark [Steve Hillage]
10) The Nile Song [Pink Floyd]
11) Slo Blo [Pressurehead]
12) Contrapuntal Interstellar Radars [Conrad Schnitzler]
13) Tribal Elders [Nick Riff]
14) Destroy The Mothership [Litmus]
15) There's One [Gas Giant]
16) Kick Muck [Ozric Tentacles]
17) Red Sun In June [Causa Sui]
18) Trains [Harrold Juana]
19) Aphrodite [Nebula]
20) Third From The Sun [Chrome]

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Birthday Collection

Well seeing as it's my birthday today and I've reached the wise old age of erm... 42 I think ;) I thought I'd post up a collection of some of my favourite songs of all time. There's going to be many different genre's but that's just a reflection of my taste in music. If you click on the band link it will open all the posts for that band so you can hear more of them.

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Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) A Day At The Races [Jurassic 5]
02) Everybody Must Get Stoned [Cypress Hill]
03) Mosman Skank [Aswad]
04) Herd [35007]
05) Master Builder/Glorious OM Riff [Gong]
06) Think About Your Troubles [Harry Nilsson]
07) Hurdy Gurdy Man [Butthole Surfers]
08) Retrosky [Celestial Season]
09) Ball & Chain [The Plight]
10) Chicken Squawk [MDC]
11) Reality Whitewash [Crass]
12) B Ward [Rudimentary Peni]
13) Pisstest [Th'Inbred]
14) Ain't No Feeble Bastard [Soulfly]
15) You Will Be Shot [Naked City]

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Gong - Live In Sheffield 1974

Well I reckon it's time for some more music all the way from the Planet Gong. This show was recorded at Sheffield City Hall in 1974. I think it was actually on the 26th of April on the Angel's Egg tour but I don't know for definite.






Anyway this is an excellent live show and has what I consider to be the classic Gong lineup, as follows:
- Guitar, Vocals / Daevid Allen (aka Dingo Virgin)
- Guitar / Steve Hillage (aka Hillside or The Submarine Captain Hillfish)
- Bass / Mike Howlett (aka Mr T. Being)
- Drums, Percussion / Pierre Moerlen (aka Pierre de Strasbourg)
- Saxophones, Flute / Didier Malherbe (aka Bloomdido Bad de Grass)
- Synthesizers / Tim Blake (aka H.T. Monnweed)
- Space Whisper / Gilli Smyth (aka Cakti Yoni)

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.

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Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Crystal Gnome
   a) Crystal Gnome
   b) Gnomophone
   c) Bamboule
   d) Gnomofaune
02) Radio Gnome I & II
   a) Radio Gnome
   b) Banana Nirvana
03) Mister Pyxie
   a) Mister Pyxie
   b) Bad De Grass Sax
04) Deep In The Sky
05) Flying Tea-Pot
   a) Flying Tea-Pot
   b) Out Of Space
06) Wet Drum Sandwich
07) Mange Ton Calepin
08) You Can't Kill Me

BONUS TRACK (Live At Glastonbury '89)
09) Titicaca
   a) Titicaca
   b) Flute Coda

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Farflung

Farflung are a space rock band hailing from the United States. If you're a fan of groups like Hawkwind then this lot is definitely for you, it's space rock for the 21st century. You can also check out their myspace page.

Click here to watch the video for Endless Drifting Wreck from the new album (on YouTube). It's a brainmelter!



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Discography
(1995) 25,000 Feet Per Second
(1996) The Raven That Ate The Moon
(1997) So Many Minds, So Little Time
(1998) The Belief Module
(1999) The Myth Of Solid Ground
(2002) 9 Pin Body
(2002) When Science Fails
(2008) A Wound In Eternity
Their current album, "A Wound In Eternity" is available from www.stonerrock.com and www.allthatisheavy.com.

Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Solar Electric (from 25,000 Feet Per Second)
02) R-Complex (from A Wound In Eternity)
03) The Day Of St Anthony's Fire (from The Belief Module)
04) See You Up There (from So Many Minds, So Little Time)
05) Unborn Planet (from A Wound In Eternity)
06) The Nation (from When Science Fails)
07) Prototype Of A Traveller (from The Myth Of Solid Ground)
08) Don't Forget To Breathe (from 25,000 Feet Per Second)
09) Candied Electronic Atmospheres/Alius Orbis (from The Raven That Ate The Moon)
10) Visions Of Infinity (from So Many Minds, So Little Time)
11) The Belief Module (from The Belief Module)
12) Endless Drifting Wreck (from A Wound In Eternity)
13) 9 Pin Body (from 9 Pin Body)
14) Those Clouds Are Solid (from The Myth Of Solid Ground)
15) Like It Has Never Been (from A Wound In Eternity)
16) The Way The Sky Is (from So Many Minds, So Little Time)
17) Hot Fluffy Mind (from 25,000 Feet Per Second)
18) World Within A World (from The Belief Module)

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Paperhouse (ORIG POST)

This is a copy of a tape by a band called Paperhouse which was released in 1991. I saw them live years ago and thought they were excellent so I bought a copy of their tape. Coming from somewhere in Surrey they play a psychedelic mix of dub-tinged space rock, very much in the same vein as early Ozric Tentacles and bands like that. The sound quality isn't perfect but considering it's taken from a 20 year old tape then it's not bad at all. The lineup of the band is Jake (Guitar), Andy (Bass), Phil (Drums) & Brian (Keyboards).

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Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Floating E Riff Song
02) Purple House
03) Dreamscape
04) Helix (DNA MIX)
05) Dispersive Circles
06) Whirling Blue Smoke
07) Wobbly Dubby Thingy
08) All Chemical
09) Astro (MIX)
10) Interface

You can also get their 1992 'Spongy Comestibles' album by paying a visit to The Woodmans Axe blog

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Weedeater

This is a collection of tracks from a band called Weedeater. They're pretty much a mix of stoner rock and sludge/doom metal but they have a definite bit of crust punk as well. Not the most upbeat of bands but if you like this kind of thing then they're definitely worth hearing (especially the track Alone... I love that song :). Weedeater formed in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1997 and have released three full length albums.

In April 2007, the band signed on to the Southern Lord record label.

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Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Tuesday Night [from ...And Justice For Y'all]
02) Free [from ...And Justice For Y'all]
03) Hungry Jack [from ...And Justice For Y'all]
04) Calico [from ...And Justice For Y'all]
05) #86 [from ...And Justice For Y'all]
06) Potbelly [from Sixteen Tons]
07) Time Served [from Sixteen Tons]
08) No. 3 [from Sixteen Tons]
09) Woe's Me [from Sixteen Tons]
10) Lines [from Sixteen Tons]
11) Wizard Fight [from God Luck & Good Speed]
12) Alone [from God Luck & Good Speed]
13) $20 Peanut [from God Luck & Good Speed]
14) It Is What It Is [from God Luck & Good Speed]
15) Gimme Back My Bullets [from God Luck & Good Speed]

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The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Here's a selection of tracks from The Brian Jonestown Massacre. They were formed by Anton Newcombe in the early 90s and he remains the driving force behind the band today. They play a number of different 'rock' genres tinged with an excellent 60's psychedelic feel. If you like this compilation then most (if not all) of their albums are available for free download from the BJM Archive site. There is more information at their wikipedia page as well as their full discography.

They were also the subject of a superb documentary called DiG! which is recommended viewing if you get the chance.

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Here's the tracklisting (256kbps)...
01) Satellite [from Give It Back]
02) Ballad Of Jim Jones [from Thank God For Mental Illness]
03) Take It From The Man [from Take It From The Man!]
04) That Girl Suicide [from Methodrone]
05) The Way It Was [from Bringing It All Back Home Again]
06) In India You [from Their Satanic Majesties Second Request]
07) Going To Hell [from Strung Out In Heaven]
08) Vacuum Boots [from Take It From The Man!]
09) Super-Sonic [from Give It Back]
10) Nailing Honey To The Bee [from Peel Sessions 1998]
11) Nothing To Lose [from Your Side Of Our Story]
12) Not If You Were The Last Dandy On Earth [from Give It Back]
13) Too Crazy To Care [from Thank God For Mental Illness]
14) You Have Been Disconnected [from Bravery Repetition And Noise]
15) Caress [from Take It From The Man!]
16) All Around You (Outro) [from Their Satanic Majesties Second Request]
17) When I Was Yesterday [from Spacegirl]
18) Servo [from Give It Back]
19) Telegram [from Your Side Of Our Story]
20) Everyone Says [from Methodrone]
21) Talk-Action=Shit [from Thank God For Mental Illness]
22) Got My Eye On You [from Strung Out In Heaven]
23) Oh Lord [from Take It From The Man!]
24) This Is Why You Love Me [from Give It Back]
25) Jennifer [from Your Side Of Our Story]
26) The Godspell According To Newcombe [from Bringing It All Back Home Again]

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Stoner Rock Collection

Here's a compilation of some of the Stoner Rock bands I've been listening to lately. Most of it is your standard big riffs, bass heavy stoner rock but there's also a bit of sludge/doom for your listening pleasure.

According to wikipedia stoner rock and stoner metal are interchangeable terms describing sub-genres of rock and heavy metal music. It combines elements of psychedelic rock, blues-rock and doom metal. Stoner rock is typically slow-to-mid tempo and features low-tuned guitars, a bass-heavy sound, melodic vocals, and 'retro' production. The genre emerged during the early 1990s and was pioneered foremost by the Californian bands Kyuss and Sleep.

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NOTE :
All tracks are 320kbps except 14/25 (192kbps) & 19/22 (256kbps)
Here's the tracklisting...
01) Thumb [Kyuss]
02) Retrosky [Celstial Season]
03) Burning Beard [Clutch]
04) Giant [The Atomic Bitchwax]
05) Here Falls The Shadow [sHEAVY]
06) Eye [Witch]
07) From Hell [The Plight]
08) Nineteen [Karma To Burn]
09) Omega Glory [Dozer]
10) California Queen [Wolfmother]
11) Phase 1&2 [Blowback]
12) Sin's A Good Man's Brother [Monster Magnet]
13) Chemical Lady [Sasquatch]
14) King Of Mean [Halfway To Gone]
15) Vinum Sabbathi [Electric Wizard]
16) Imperial Lagerblayde [Motherboar]
17) They Come Back (Harvest Of Skulls) [Orange Goblin]
18) July [Slo Burn]
19) Ride With The Devil [Buddha Sentenza]
20) Redwood Blues [Spiritual Beggars]
21) Cold Cut [Slut Sister]
22) Aphrodite [Nebula]
23) Vat 69 [Greenleaf]
24) Super Computer [The Atomic Bitchwax]
25) Glen Zappa [Electric Magma]
26) Dragonaut [Sleep]
27) The Sleeping Assasin [sHEAVY]
28) Cherry Red [Earthless]
29) Thirty Four [Karma To Burn]
30) Soul Of Fire [Witch]
31) The Flood [Dozer]
32) Rapture Of Riddley Walker [Clutch]
33) Woman [Wolfmother]
34) Asteroid [Kyuss]
35) Visions Of Gehenna [Black Pyramid]

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35007

I only heard 35007 for the first time just before Christmas and they've already made it into my 'one of the best bands ever' list. Going by the enigmatic code name 35007 ("loose" spelled upside down), Dutch musicians Mark Sponselee (guitar, bass, drums, synths, effects), Bertus Fridael (guitar), Michel Boekhoudt (bass), and Sander Evers (drums) perform ambient trance-groove music of a predominantly instrumental design. Secretive by nature, the group rarely performs live, and when it does, it’s usually with the help of a visual specialist to provide a truly multimedia and multi-sensory experience. They're kind of a mix of Hawkwind, Earth & System 7... and very, very good if you like your music cosmic ;)

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Discography
(1994) Especially For You
(1997) 35007
(1999) Especially For You (Re-Issue)
(2001) Sea Of Tranquility EP
(2002) Liquid
(2005) Phase V
These were all released on the German label Stickman Records.

Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Herd (from 35007)
02) Undo (from 35007)
03) Powertruth (from 35007)
04) Zandbak (from Especially For You [Re-Issue])
05) Cosmic Messenger (from Especially For You [Re-Issue])
06) Basiculo Ad Cunnum (from Especially For You [Re-Issue])
07) Artificial Intelligence (from Sea Of Tranquility EP)
08) Evaporate (from Liquid)
09) 23 32 (from Phase V)
10) 06 18 (from Phase V)

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