This download is the remastered demo's by Bad Brains recorded in 1979. Bad Brains are a hardcore punk band from the United States formed in Washington, D.C. in 1977. They are widely regarded as among the pioneers of hardcore punk but they are also an adept reggae band.
This demo is basically the band's first full length session of any kind in a recording studio. It was recorded in Don Zientara's basement which had a four track Teac 1/4" tape deck and a small drum booth to one side of the basement. The track list represents all of the band's songs, their first month's output, starting with the first song the band ever wrote, "Don't Need It." As is true with all 4 track recordings some decisions were made "going to tape", most notable is the eerie reverb on the drums, and these choices are forever a part of the mix.
Here's the tracklisting (256kbps)...
01) Don't Need It
02) At The Atlantis
03) Pay To Cum
04) Supertouch Shitfit
05) Regulator
06) You're A Migraine
07) Don't Bother Me
08) Banned In D.C.
09) Why'd You Have To Go
10) The Man Won't Annoy Ya
11) Redbone In The City
12) Black Dots
13) How Low Can A Punk Get
14) Just Another Damn Song
15) Attitude
16) Send You No Flowers
Black Flag was an American punk band started in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California. The band was formed by Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter & sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes in the band. They are widely considered to be one of the first hardcore punk bands.
This download is the 1982 demo featuring the short-lived five-piece lineup of Henry Rollins, Greg Ginn, Chuck Dukowski, Dez Cadena & Chuck Biscuits. The first 10 tracks are mostly stuff that would end up on My War and Slip It In, but there are two that have never officially been released. The last four tracks are from a radio show recorded just after Kira joined the band (one of the tracks is an interview).
Here's the tracklisting (192kbps)...
01) What Can You Believe
02) Yes I Know
03) Slip It In
04) Modern Man
05) My War
06) Black Coffee
07) Beat My Head Against The Wall
08) I Can't Decide
09) I Love You
10) Nothing Left Inside
RADIO TOKYO 1984
11) I Love You
12) My War
13) Interview Session
14) Swinging Man
Here's a small collection of demo's and a rehearsal from The Ruts that were all recorded some time between 1977 and 1980. I was just going to post the Stepping Bondage bootleg (tracks 1 to 14) but I thought I may as well post up some extra bits. The download isn't in the best quality but I reckon you've heard all the studio stuff already so why not post up something you may not have heard before.
Here's the tracklisting (160kbps)...
Demos 1978
01) Stepping Bondage
02) Rich Bitch
03) Out Of Order
04) Lobotomy
05) Criminal Mind
06) You're Just A
07) In A Rut
08) Babylon's Burning
Demos 1979-1980
09) Last Exit
10) Society
11) I Ain't Sophisticated
12) Give Youth A Chance
13) West One
14) Jah War (Live)
Rehearsal (Bethnal Green, London 1978)
15) You're Just A
16) Backbiter
17) Society
18) H-Eyes
19) Fanatical Fascists
This is another compilation that I took from a radio station (IF99) on Grand Theft Auto IV. This one is a collection of afro-beat artists and once again this download is the full tracks rather than the actual game version. This has tracks from all the main 'afro-beat' artists including Manu Dibango, Fela Kuti & Femi Kuti and it's interspersed with some of the more 'standard' funk artists. Not all the tracks are classics but all in all it's an excellent compilation.
Here's the tracklisting (Minimum 256kbps)...
01) New Bell [Manu Dibango]
02) Zombie [Fela Kuti]
03) Who Is He And What Is He To You [Creative Source]
04) You Can't Hide Love [Hummingbird]
05) Just Kissed My Baby [The Meters]
06) Truth Don Die [Femi Kuti]
07) Galaxy [War]
08) Home is Where The Hatred Is [Gil Scott-Heron]
09) Give The People What They Want [The O'Jays]
10) Livin' It Up [Mandrill]
11) Sorrow, Tears & Blood [Fela Kuti]
12) A Chance for Peace [Lonnie Liston Smith]
Here's a collection of jazz fusion tracks. I actually got the track listing from a radio station on Grand Theft Auto IV (Fusion FM) but this has the complete tracks (with none of the Fusion FM adverts etc.). If you don't know the originals then you'll probably recognise them as they've been sampled by bands like Massive Attack & Dr Dre. I got track 8 from the GTA IV soundtrack but I've done some editing and removed the DJ talkover.
Here's the tracklisting (Minimum 256kbps except 192 on track 8)...
01) Stratus [Billy Cobham]
02) Stomp [Marc Moulin]
03) Heavy Tune [Gong]
04) Holy Thursday [David Axelrod]
05) Knucklehead [Grover Washington Jr.]
06) Funk In The Hole [Roy Ayers]
07) Sneakin' In The Back [Tom Scott & The LA Express]
08) Pokusa [Aleksander Maliszewski] (GTA IV Edit)
09) The Edge [David McCallum]
10) Raisins [Ryo Kawasaki]
Here is another live show, this time from reggae masters Aswad. This show was recorded in 1983 at the Notting Hill Carnival and is from when they were at their very best, well that's what I reckon anyway. Though saying that I did see them play live a couple of years ago and they were still great and played a lot of the old classics. So even though the weather this summer was a washout, grab this and get yourself a taste of sunshine.
Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Not Guilty
02) Not Satisfied
03) Your Recipe
04) Roots Rocking
05) Drum & Bass Line
06) African Children
07) Soca Rumba
08) Rockers Medley
i) Ease Up
ii) Your Love' s Gotta Hold On Me
iii) Revolution
iv) Waterpumping
09) Love Fire
This download is the In Toytown album by The Cravats that was released on Small Wonder Records in 1980. The Cravats were a post-punk band from Redditch near Birmingham, England & played kinda experimental rock. This is a surprisingly good album & I've even included a couple of unreleased tracks at the end of the download. The two bonus tracks were produced by Penny Rimbaud from Crass & I got them from the excellent Kill Your Pet Puppy site.
Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Still
02) In Your Eyes
03) Welcome
04) Pressure Sellers
05) One In A Thousand
06) X.M.P.
07) All Around The Corner
08) Ceasing To Be
09) Gordon
10) Live For Now
11) Tears On My Machine
12) The Hole
13) All On Standby
14) Tripex Zone
BONUS TRACKS (128kbps)
15) Dregs (Penny Rimbaud Original Mix)
16) You Are Driving Me (Penny Rimbaud Original Mix)
OK, sorry for the missing week but I was on holiday. Anyway a friend of mine recently pointed me in the direction of Max Tannone and his Ghost Funk project. It was released in July 2011 and pairs Wu-Tang member Ghostface Killah, with vintage African funk, high-life, and psychedelic rock music. It really is an excellent release and I highly recommend it for listeners of the funky persuasion. When I originally got the email I knew I recognized the name and it turns out he also did another excellent remix project called Dub Kweli which is also pretty high on my playlist. Basically if you haven't heard these releases you should go and check out his site.
Here's a drum & bass / jungle mix I did in July that has a selection of old and new stuff. It's got a couple of 'iffy' mixes on it but nothing major so don't worry ;) I should say thanks to Hard To Find Records as they gave me a couple of free tunes. Only because they sent me an incorrect 12" (right cover, wrong vinyl) but their customer service was excellent and they sent me the right tune and told me to keep the original one they sent and refunded the original cost so check 'em out. Anyway enough rambling.... here's the links.
You can stream it here...
There are other music streams available on this site. Either choose the page from the Music Streams section on the right or just click here.
This is a compilation of various 'electronica' artists. It was originally released as the soundtrack to the game Wipeout XL 2097. There's a good selection of different artists of the genre, including Orbital, Leftfield, Chemical Brothers & The Future Sound Of London. The only reason I dug this CD out was because after the Sony PS3 Network was hacked they gave out a selection of free games and the new version of Wipeout was included in your choices. Anyway it's got some good stuff on it :)
Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) We Have Explosive [The Future Sound Of London]
02) Atom Bomb [Fluke]
03) Loops Of Fury [The Chemical Brothers]
04) Tin There [Underworld]
05) The Third Sequence [Photek]
06) Leave Home (Underworld Mix One) [The Chemical Brothers]
07) We Have Explosive (Herd Killing Mix) [The Future Sound Of London]
08) Firestarter (Instrumental) [The Prodigy]
09) V Six [Fluke]
10) Musique [Daft Punk]
11) 2097 [Source Direct]
12) Titan [Photek]
13) P.E.T.R.O.L [Orbital]
14) Afro Ride [Leftfield]
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This download is the remastered demo's by Bad Brains recorded in 1979. Bad Brains are a hardcore punk band from the United States formed in Washington, D.C. in 1977. They are widely regarded as among the pioneers of hardcore punk but they are also an adept reggae band.
