Alex Chilton - Like Flies on Sherbert

Heard "Hey! Little Child" the other day after years of no hear.

Allmusic hates this record



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Flying Lotus - Kill Your Co-Workers [2010]

Flying Lotus

beeple

Diplo & Tony Tripledouble - AEIOU Pt. 2: Making Music Your Own [2004]

listen here to crazy motherfucking diplo!

(you can't get outta this one, my mateys!)

seriously, i could listen to all day long.

and i am...and i is...and i...doobie.

mixtape nation disintegration!

kindred spirit/in a league

with my fave gruves

by thee likes of

dj shadow

madlib

jdilla


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Klaus Schulze - La Vie Electronique 1 [1968-1972]

the roots of spacemusic

Klaus Schulze (born 4 August 1947)

is a German electronic music composer and musician.

He was briefly a member of the electronic bands

Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel

before launching a solo career

consisting of more than 60 albums

lasting five decades.

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rocky says:

one day short of one year

from our last K. S. post

this motherfucker is

in der haus again

(must be something about the weather

that makes me hanker for this...)

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[i differ from the amg assessment

in that I actually prefer this to Vol 2]

RIP Ari Up

Ari Up, nee Arianna Forster, stepdaughter of John Lydon, goddaughter of Yes's Jon Anderson, and founder of the original riot grrrl group The Slits, died on Wednesday at age 48.

Rest in peace, Ms. Up.

Christian Death - The Decomposition of Violets, (Live in Hollywood)

Something spooky, deathrocky for the pagan holiday.

This is the only CDeath record I ever spent anytime with. I didn't feel compelled to go further. Not that that statement should be taken negatively. I got all I needed from them from this. A lot of theatre here... but in a good way.

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Allmusic.com: Originally released back in 1985, Christian Death's classic Live in Hollywood had finally been made available on CD (it was only previously available on cassette). It's disheartening that the year it's finally been re-issued, Christian Death singer Rozz Williams committed suicide. The band was one of the first goth/death/rock bands out there, and Live in Hollywood is a fine example of how influential they were. The music can be comparable at times to Bauhaus and early Jane's Addiction, but Christian Death was much more morbid and dark. Most of their classic tracks reside here, such as "Awake at the Wall," "The Drowning," "Electra Descending," "The Blue Hour," as well as the out-of-control "Cavity," which makes it a highly recommended introduction to this great, far-reaching band.


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The Weirdos - Weird World, Volume 1, 1977 - 1981

A few spare minutes to endow you with some Weirdos.

Such a great, unsung operation.

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Allmusic.com: One of Southern California's earliest punk bands, the Weirdos released two EPs during the late '70s before breaking up; consistent reunion gigs during the '80s kept their name alive, and the group returned to the studio in 1988 for Condor, released two years later. The backbone -- and only constant members -- of the Weirdos, brothers John and Dix Denney (vocals and guitar, respectively), formed the band in 1977 with bassist Cliff Roman and drummer Nickey Beat. By the time the band recorded the 1979 EP Who? What? When? Where? Why?, drummer Danny Benair (later of Three O'Clock) was an active member; another EP followed one year later, but the Denney brothers were deserted soon after.

Though the Weirdos didn't release a single record from 1981 to 1990, John and Dix continued to record at home and re-form the band for occasional live shows. By 1988, they added original members Beat and Roman for a new edition of the Weirdos and signed to Frontier Records for 1990's Condor, which also included bassist Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Frontier released the Weird World compilation in 1991, after which the group again took an extended vacation.


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The Steve Miller Band - Sailor

Let me preface this by saying I loathe Steve Miller. My teen years were spent desperately avoiding the craptacular output of this guy. And it only got worse as we slipped into the 80s and were forced to endure the remarkably hideous (even for him) Abracadabra.

So imagine my surprise when I hit upon this. I heard the exquisite Quicksilver Girl for the first time recently and when I discovered it was actually the dreaded Miller my reaction was, "Steve Miller?! I fucking hate Steve Miller! How the fuck can this be Steve Miller?!" Call me late to the party, but this album is (for the most part) a revelation. Recorded in 67, Sailor is a real gem that holds wonderous surprises. It's a weird mix of styles that is reminiscent of early Pink Floyd, some VU, and even the Beach Boys.

Enjoy the above mentioned Quicksilver Girl, the delicate Dear Mary, and the oh so period, bonghit soundtracker, Song For Our Ancestors.

I guess even pigs find an acorn once in a while.

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Solomon Burke - Cool Breeze OST (1972)

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R.I.P. Solomon Burke 1940-2010

not a bad way to die, mile high in the sky

on your way to play a souled-out show...

(twenty-one kids in your afterglow)