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BEST OF 2011

2011-12-29T03:24:00.000-08:00

This is basically a way for me & possibly y'all to keep track of the decent shit we've heard this year. Leave a comment and let me know what I'm missing, what's blowing yr mind so far or tell me if you think something I love is complete shit.

The Psychic Paramount - II

Bridget Hayden - A Siren Blares In An Indifferent Ocean

Gnod & A Middle Sex - Split lp

United Waters - Your First Ever River lp

Psychic Reality - Vibrant New Age

Part Wild Horses Mane On Both Sides - Low Fired Clay Escape

Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact

Sightings - Future Accidents [fucking fantastic]

LIST WILL UPDATE, etc. etc.

2011-07-01T22:02:00.000-07:00

If I had to take a guess where warren ellis was taking Secret Avengers this would probably be it.

so, I got a nook for my birthday.

2011-06-24T04:25:00.000-07:00

and it's basically been eating up any free time I've had the past month or so.

updates soon.

Barrabarracuda - Abasement Tapes

2011-06-06T16:18:00.000-07:00

Abasement Tapes

A pretty underrated slab from the NNF crew. Loose noisy jams. One of my favs no doubt.

Stefan Jaworzyn - Lick My Pussy, Will Montgomery

2011-06-06T16:14:00.001-07:00

Lick My Pussy, Will Montgomery

About 20 or so minutes of guitar destruction. Ascension, Rudolph Grey/Blue Humans, earlyish Skullflower are touchstones.

I don't wanna hype it too much, but it's fucking awesome.

PUKERS - Dead Dog

2011-05-30T14:11:00.000-07:00

Dead Dog

For whatever reason whenever I take a quick glance at the cover I can't help but think that's William Faulker holding the dead dawg.

Ashtray Navigations - Last Kiss Amateur Frequencies

2011-05-30T14:02:00.000-07:00

Last Kiss Amateur Frequencies

A pretty low key, yet great, single from the almighty Ashtray Navigations. This is actually one of my favs they've done.

Fantastic cover.

Temperatures - Ymir [REPOST FIXED LINK]

2011-05-29T02:47:00.001-07:00

Ymir

Sorry about the delay on the reup of this, but now you'll finally get to hear side B! Hope it was worth the wait. sorryaboutthati'majerk.

Here's an a story that pretty well illustrates my history with Temperatures and my own stupidity.

For the longest time, despite reading reviews that describe them pretty well as NOT being this, I thought these guys would sound like fucking Fuck Buttons. I actually have a soft spot for Fuck Buttons [It's like a Fisher Price "MY FIRST NOISE RECORD" type thing. i love it.], but i was shocked when i bought mp3's of Eskra and it was much more in line with what bands like Talibam! are doing that anything else.

I think I've jammed this puppy more than any record I've heard in recent memory. It's a solid motherfucker.

United Waters - Your First Ever River lp

2011-05-28T23:31:00.000-07:00

Your First Ever River

TOTAL REQUEST LIIIVE.

Sorta fitting that this came out on Arbitrary Signs since Nolan's Spectre Folk project is kinda the closest comparison I can think of of the top of my head.

I hope that makes some sort of sense.

Afternoon Penis - High Noon

2011-05-28T23:28:00.000-07:00

High Noon

Best Band Name Ever? YES OH YES!

Noggin - Some Live

2011-05-28T22:45:00.000-07:00

Some Live

I don't think is quite as good as their trackshun lp's but it's a great live set of two dudes beating the shit of a guitar & a violin.

And really what more could you want?

Birds of Prey - I've Got Heroin in My Aids cd-r

2011-05-28T21:56:00.001-07:00

I'VE GOT THE HEROIN IN MA AIDS

I think Static Fanatic might've posted this a ways back, but I had it before he posted it. DON'T FIGHT ME STATIC FANATIC I WILL DESTROY YOU! NOISE/DRONE/WEIRDO BLOGGA WAR!!!!

Eh... not really.

Anyway. That this is a Birds of Prey instead of a Delay release kinda does a decent job of describing it actually. It's much more brutal that yr average Birds release which usually involves sculpting feedback into this droney messes.

It's pretty killer. Killer is my new catchphrase.

Liquid Turtle - Ocean Phenomena

2011-05-28T02:50:00.000-07:00

Ocean Phenomena

I grabbed this from the awesome Luna Cunt blog before it went down. So sad.

NEWAY. Solo jam from Birds of Delay dude. It's probably much closer to the Birds' Nashazphone LP than other reccs i've heard from these guys.

It's pretty killer.

Izititiz - With Our With Jazz lp

2011-05-28T02:47:00.001-07:00

With Our With Jazz

Another NNCK Free Jazz side project and yeah it kicks my ass.

I mean if NNCK & Free Jazz in the same sentence doesn't excite you then I just don't understand you.

Pascal Nichols - Empty Bell Tower

2011-05-28T02:43:00.001-07:00

Empty Bell Tower

Pascal Nichols is probably best known as half of Part Wild Horses Mane on Both Sides. This is him doing his thang all solo like and it's a interesting slice of beating stuff in a somewhat subdued way.

White Rock - Warm Cans

2011-05-28T02:34:00.001-07:00

Warm Cans

If you were to travel back in time to the year 2005 and somehow manged to make friends with me [more on me than you] you probably would've had to listen to me geeking out about the Tarpit lp that these guys did for Troubleman.

Sad to say i was kinda geeking out before i even heard the record. HALF OF DOUBLE LEOPARDS + MOUTHUS? SIGN ME UP MOTHERFUCKER.

[i was not aware of religious knives at that point in time, i don't even know how White Rock & Religious Knives match up timeline wise]

Not that Tarpit wasn't a killer slab of kinda noisy-ass drone. It was and this is a nice addition to that.

Elisa Ambrogio & Karl Bauer - Split 7''

2011-05-28T02:30:00.001-07:00

Split

I don't really remember if this is a split or a collab, but it has a half of Magik Markers & that dude who does that axolotl band.

btw, what's been going on with axolotl lately? seems like releases have slowed to a snail's pace.

Heathen Shame lp

2011-05-28T01:49:00.000-07:00

Self Titled lp

Honestly they could've just called themselves Kellmonster.

Gremonster?

SO YEAH,

2011-05-28T01:40:00.000-07:00

i haven't been sharing stuff in a while. dunno why really. stuff. doing thangs. licking cocks. readin books. yelling about comics online. WHO KNOWS?

but i'm back babbeeee.

Temperatures & A Middle Sex

2011-05-28T01:36:00.000-07:00

Split LP

Oh, soulseek. What treasures do you have left to give me?

This is a pretty fucking killer split between these two bands. Honestly i found myself grooving with the fucking A Middle Sex side more than the Temperatures side, but both rawk teh foe hamma.

GET IT. BUY IT. DESTROY IT. BUY ANOTHER.

Tiger Hatchery 12"

2011-05-28T01:32:00.001-07:00

Tiger Hatchery

You like Ettrick? Yeah, I know you do you motherfucker.

A Middle Sex - A Muddled Hex

2011-05-28T01:16:00.000-07:00

A Muddled Hex

I don't know much about this band aside from this and two killer split lps with GNOD and the awe-inspiring Temperatures [coming soon!!! [and by soon i mean next [and by next i mean after a tiger hatchery SS 12"]]] but they are pretty killer.

I'm not gonna pretend that there aren't dozens of bands that do this sort of thing. Total Volcanic Tongue bait, but some of us {MEMEMEMEMEME![and that Keenan dood]] eat that shit up with a spoon the size of my balls.

So an average spoon then. I dunno.

2010-10-16T20:38:00.000-07:00

Temperatures - Ymir

2010-10-13T03:28:00.000-07:00

Ymir

I dunno if I can possibly explain to you just how much I love this lp.

So I won't. It's great. Just trust me on this one.

Trauma - It Ain't Happenin' c30

2010-10-13T03:24:00.000-07:00

It Ain't Happenin' c30

Similar to Vampire Belt & Flower-Corsano this here is a Superduo. Christopher Riggs and Percussion SUPERSTAR Ben Hall [hey he played with Bill Dixion. That goes a long way in ma book.] make some glorious racket.

I mean COME ON.

This shit just ain't fair.

Tracey Trance - Fountain

2010-10-13T03:21:00.000-07:00

Fountain

Hey here's one of the better Tracey tapes I mentioned a couple of posts down from this one!

Toymonger - The Nightvision

2010-10-13T03:17:00.000-07:00

The Nightvision

There's no doubt in my mind that this is one of those very underappreciated lps.

some great post-ashtray noise/drone/whatever. I tend to sandwich this between Birds of Delay & Temperatures lps for whatever that's worth.

Tracey Trance - Mummy Fingers

2010-10-13T03:15:00.001-07:00

Mummy Fingers

For my money the Fountain & American Heatbeat are much better, but hey what do I know? I'm just a dude.

Poor School - Voor Niets in Zijn A

2010-10-13T03:08:00.000-07:00

Voor Niets in Zijn A

Bryan Ramirez basically being Bryan Ramirez being a Bryan Ramirez that makes lots of noise with two buddies.

yup.

Vampire Belt - Moth Lake

2010-10-13T03:02:00.001-07:00

Moth Lake

It's a shame that the grand total amount of Vampire Belt releases is a paltry sum of four. Granted, all of them make up for it by the sheer quality of them, but it's still something I can bitch about right?

I mean, granted it's not like we're lacking Nace and especially Corsano stuff, but there's something fucking special when these two madmen play together in this context.

If you haven't heard Vampire Belt think free improv guitar/drum stuff. Ascension, Thurston's collabs with Tom Surgal, etc.

Tracey Trance - The American Heartbeat

2010-10-04T22:09:00.000-07:00

The American Heartbeat

HYPNAGOPICOCIAPOCP OPOPOPPPOPPPOPOOPOPOPPOPO

POP.

La Bamba

2010-10-04T22:05:00.001-07:00

La Bamba

Like most comps it's pretty hit or miss. But the hits are insanely good.

And I mean Ultra Eczema put this fucker out... I mean COME ON.

Megafuckers - Escalation 7"

2010-10-04T22:02:00.000-07:00

Escalation 7"

Yeah, MEGAFUCKERS. I mean come on.

Social Junk - Trailer Witch

2010-10-04T22:00:00.001-07:00

Trailer Witch

It's Social Junk making all sorts of noise. You know you want it.

Maths Balance Volumes - Sideways 3'' CDR

2010-10-04T21:58:00.000-07:00

Sideways 3'' CDR

A repost from the long lost days of NNFNN.

For fans of NNCK, Davenport, etc.

Black Quarter - Sodomy ESP cs

2010-10-04T21:54:00.000-07:00

Sodomy ESP

MAYA MILLER YOU WILL BE MINE.

i'mjustjoshingbutsheisprettycuteandthistapeisprettysweeeeet.

Thames - XIII

2010-10-04T19:14:00.000-07:00

XIII

Anyone who read this blog before I hit that giant restart button in the sky probably knows that I'm a big fan of Cousins of Reggae, Dreamcatcher & of course Thames.

Thames is sorta inbetween Dreamcatcher & Cousins in sound. Sorta a wild mix between the fucked band vibe of Cousins and the noise duo Dreamcatcher.

Really great stuff.

Patriotic Window Klings - Self Titled

2010-10-04T19:10:00.001-07:00

Patriotic Window Klings

I'll be the first to admit that I thought this was going to be a Ducktails or Sam Merguine clone based on the cover art and the band name.

Welp, book cover judge and all that crap.

Instead it's a hot guitar duo noise improvy record. So in other words it's my sheeeeit.

grip it.

xNoBBQx - A World Without Elbows

2010-10-04T19:06:00.000-07:00

A World Without Elbows

xNoBBQx is quite possibly the greatest band that exists, will exist or ever existed.

I am no liar. This is the truth. I'm sure it's in revelations somewhere.

Richard Youngs - Inceptor

2010-10-04T19:03:00.000-07:00

Inceptor

This came out of nowhere for me. I haven't really been following most of Youngs' stuff for the past 10 or so years simply because it's not my cup of tea.

This shit is FIERCE. ON FIRE. EARS BLEEDING. RAWR. GET IT.

Cecil Taylor - Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly!

2010-09-27T08:38:00.000-07:00

Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly!

I'm one of those Cecil Taylor fans that prefers Cecil's Solo albums to his duo, trio, quartet, etc. albums. Not that I don't think a lot of those records to be total masterpieces. It's just that I love hearing Cecil's manic flury of notes all over the place.

This isn't quite up there with Silent Tongues, but it's still better than ninety-nine percent of the free jazz that's clogging up the scene now.

WHOOO I JUST INSULTED MUSICIANS WHO ARE A 1,000 TIMES MORE TALENTED THAN I WILL EVER BE. INTERNET YOU ARE TRULY AWESOME.

butseriouslyi'mnotthatintomostmodernfreejazzsorry.

Jazzfinger - Mole and the Morning Dew

2010-09-27T08:34:00.000-07:00

Mole and the Morning Dew

(biggest art i could find that showed the whole cover. apologies.)

I spoke a bit about Jazzfinger a while back and I don't really feel like saying much else. I'm no critic.

This is one of my fav joints by the finger. Give it a shot!

Gang Wizard & Friends Forever - Split

2010-09-27T08:31:00.000-07:00

Split

A pretty slamming split between these two titans of weirdo noise rock.

And yeah, I think of both of these bands as rock bands. FUCK YOU IF YOU THINK OTHERWISE. BLARGH!

Jailbreak - The Rocker

2010-09-26T21:24:00.000-07:00

The Rocker

This is, without a doubt, in my top five of the year.

To be totally honest with you I wasn't really expecting this from Heather Leigh. Aside from Jailhouse Rock I can't really recall anything else she's done that's as noisy and ass-kicking as this is.

And Corsano... WELL HE'S CORSANO.

Vlubä - Inventions for Inflatable Guitar

2010-09-26T21:22:00.001-07:00

Inventions for Inflatable Guitar

WEIRDNESS. SERIOUS WEIRDNESS.

Part of me wants to say that this is strange even by Chocolate Monk standards.

Greyskull - Self Titled cs

2010-09-26T21:19:00.001-07:00

Self Titled

A pretty underrated tape from these dudes. Think Hidden Ascension/Unsummoning era Robedoor jamming with Haunted Castle. I know that collaboration already exists, but WHATEVER.

Flower-Corsano Duo - You'll Never Work In This Town Again

2010-09-24T11:15:00.000-07:00

You'll Never Work in This Town Again

Even though he's prone to an insane amount of hyperbole I can't help but feel that Keenan was pretty much otm about all bands paling in comparison to Flower-Corsano Duo.

Potential album of the year for me right here.

Anyway, is it weird that I LOVE Mick Flower's solo stuff but I've never been able to get into Vibracathedral Orchestra?

Northampton Wools - Self Titled 2CS

2010-09-24T11:12:00.000-07:00

Self Titled 2CS

Thurston Moore + Bill Nace. I think you already know what this is gonna sound like.

If you're like me and the small amount of X.O.4. just isn't enough for you then this shit is like mana from HAVEN.

Angst Hase Pfeffer Nase - Beatings With Gimpy Flighted Wings Entrapped By Post-Fence Of Garish-Land

2010-09-24T11:00:00.000-07:00

BEATINGS

If you're only familiar with Chris Cooper's work with Deerhoof, Fat Worm of Error or even bits of his duos with Bill Nace then this may come as a bit of a shock.

Both Deerhoof & Fat Worm, while loose, are certainly aren't formless and some of the duos with Bill Nace tend to become guitar noise extravaganzas.

I'm honestly at a bit of a loss to describe this. Much of this wouldn't be out of a place on a sun damaged Ashtray tape from the mid-90's or a Bananafish comp [which, if i'm not mistaken, it was].

The lp he did for Ultra Eczema [look out for an upload soon] is a bit more in line with Fat Worm's weirder shit with just a dash of early 70's Residents thrown in for good measure. That's probably a easier place to start if you haven't listened to much in the way of 90's noise.

Brian Chippendale - Ninja minis! 1&2

2010-09-24T04:40:00.001-07:00

Original self published minis of Chippendale's masterwork that just happens to be called Ninja.

Chippendale's comics hit me in the same way that Morrison, Kirby or Panter books do. Just this raw explosion of ideas on a page. Kinetic and mindblowing. Seriously download these and then RUSH OUT AND BUY THE NINJA BOOK. DOO ETTT. MANDINGO COMMANDS YOU.

Jazzfinger - Orange Sauce

2010-09-24T04:27:00.000-07:00

Orange Sauce

To be totally honest Jazzfinger tend be hit and miss with me. Some of their records like this one are huge hits with me and are in a constant state of rotation. Others? Tend to get played once and are promptly forgotten about.

I imagine that this is how some of you dudes feel about the Skaters and whatnot.

Anyway, if y'all dig bands like Starving Weirdos and you're not a fan of Jazzfinger then... well... you might wanna correct that.

Temperatures - Too Hot To Handle 7''

2010-09-24T04:19:00.000-07:00

Too Hot to Handle

(sorry that was the biggest image i could find on the interwebs)

Anyway, way back when i posted these dudes' Eskra lp [don't ask for a re-up, label/band don't dig on that] I described these dudes' sound as a lethargic Lightning Bolt touching dicks with Talibam!. I think that's still pretty on point although this 7" is a bit more energetic than Eksra.

IT'S FINGER LICKING GOOD.

Ball Lightning - Collective Jyrk CDR

2010-09-24T04:16:00.000-07:00

JYRK ME

An oldie, but a goodie.

I have a hard time deciding between this and Bulbs. I DUNNO.

Birds of Delay - Gateway to Feather

2010-09-24T04:12:00.000-07:00

Gateway to Feather

This is in a nice middle ground between these cats noisier outings and the more sedate ones. Really great stuff. I've talked 'em up enough in the past.

Bone Rattle - Which Toy

2010-09-21T06:34:00.000-07:00

Which Toy

No point in me trying to deny that the main reason i checked this lp out was due totally to the terrible trashing that it got in Still Single. Something about how the reviewer was talking about the thing made it sound pretty appealing, but I'm into all that shit anyway.

I dunno. I liked it.

Basalt Fingers - Gashound

2010-09-21T02:58:00.000-07:00

Gashound

A pretty good slice of free noise rock guitar bullshit.

Chris Corsano Band - High and Dry

2010-09-21T02:44:00.001-07:00

High and Dry

If I'm being totally honest with you I almost always prefer Corsano in the context of a Duo rather than a solo record or some big clusterfuck of sound that obscures most of what he's doing. I mean, honestly, if i had to choose between listening to this or the recent Jailbreak or Flower-Corsano Duo records I'd pick those up in a heartbeat. I dunno why really.

That's not to say that I don't enjoy or love some of his solo records. I think this one is probably the strongest solo album he's done since the Young Cricketer.

For those of you who don't follow Volcanic Tongue semi-religiously like I do then dig on this. This is Corsano recording all the parts and making some free noise rock monstrosity that's capable of destroying Del Rio, TX with a whip of it's mighty noise rock cock.

so yeah.

2010-09-21T02:40:00.001-07:00

All of the old post are gone. Most of them were dead links and in a lot of cases stuff that i really don't have anymore. EAT IT I SUPPOSE.

New Posts. New Content. Old Content. WHO CARES? HOPEFULLY YOU DO.