Not that the world necessarily needed another irregularly updated music blog, but I've been having fun lately ripping some records to ye olde storage device, and you know, it was just inevitable really. It's mostly gonna be a hodgepodge of 7 inches and ep's for now(aka easy to scan) but I'll get some long players up there before long.
Sorry 'bout the name, it was just one of those juvenile whims...
Any would-be contributors/collaborators out there? Let me know!
3.08.2010
3.05.2010
Pregnant Cheerleaders EP
I'm sure anyone who even knows about this already has a copy, thanks to Joe Robinson's ever-present free CD tray, but figured that number of people is relatively small, er, cosmically. And besides I've always been fond of this rockin' one-off. Love the good cop-bad cop guitars and slip n' slide drums.
impregnate yourself
3.02.2010
Bicycle Day & Friends - DEstructoKALB: August 10, 2002
Sorry for the wait on this one, which I've been promising to get up here for ages. I know I had some weird technical reason for stalling but don't remember what that would be as it was 99% ready to post the whole time. My apologies! Especially to Gabe.
Anyway here we have a cassette documenting frenzied communal extrapolation upon Bicycle Day's song "Destructo Ray" from the end of a show on August 10, 2002 at the Brain Basement (variously known as Seventh Heaven Sky Lounge, Seven Dead Arson, The Rodeo, Studio B, and lord knows what else throughout the epochs). Friends of the band were encouraged to set up their amps & guitars all over the place and wail away, instruments were swapped from band to audience members mid-song, and general insanity prevailed for about 30 minutes of proto-Slutwashian ear-mangling bliss.
In addition to the tape rip, as a bonus I've also posted a separate file with Bob Aspatore's original digital recording of the complete Bicycle Day set from that evening, up to and including "Destructo Ray" without the track separation of the cassette, naturally. Thanks Bob!
DEstructoKALB cassette rip
Bicycle Day Live August 10, 2002 complete live recording
3.01.2010
*e* - Zipidee!
From zee liners:
Hi Everyone!
This album is a diary of parties, loud noises, songs and samplings from 2004-2006 all stemming from many great years in DeKalb, IL & whereabouts.
Emily's fantastic organ, I must say, played a large role. Thanks to all!
Zippidee
1.18.2010
Scrambler 2004
Jeezus, sorry for the million year delay between posts, if you're actually still checking in. I've been lazy (of course) but have also had difficulties in the form of crappy sound input devices, making it hard to rip anything but cd's at the moment. Anyway i haven't forgotten about this blog and here's a bootleg of performances from the 3rd Scratch & Sniff Records Scrambler, recorded by Andy Herald on November 6, 2004. This was the first one to feature all cover bands. Please correct the erroneous/missing song titles if you know 'em, and enjoy.
9.21.2009
8.21.2009
Paul's Sad Bastard Chicken Coop, Inc. - Kick It! The Kickball Album
Hell, yes. A sweet treat from my friend Paul Nixon, who kindly supplied the following information:
Two summers ago I made a kickball album called "Kick It!" which ended up being the last thing that Paul's Sad Bastard Chicken Coop, Inc. would record.
It's the truest Bad On Purpose side-project there is. It was the formula for Bad On Purpose: 1. Write a song title, 2. Press record, 3. Repeat, 4. Repeat.
At 10am I had 9 song titles (one for each inning) and by 3pm I had 9 songs written, recorded, mixed and burned to CD-R.
So, thanks to some Casio magic, some stolen Beastie Boys samples and
Tommy Lasorda samples, and special guest Pat kicking out some old school
rhymes, the resulting album was possible.
The tracklisting is as follows:
1st Inning: Kick It!
2nd Inning: Christ Punchers Are Go!
3rd Inning: Kickball Love
4th Inning: Fuck Orange
5th Inning: Shake It Off
6th Inning: Hep Cove
7th Inning: 7th Inning Shotgun
8th Inning: Livin' The Dream
9th Inning: Play Of The Day
Though one song was used in the trailer for the documentary about our league, "Left Field", the scene in the movie that used the song ended up on the cutting room floor.
It's not that good, but it is sort of funny with the right kind of ears.
I made 5-10 copies and distributed them anonymously at kickball games. Like, "here, have this cd". I was hoping it would become this legendary thing and everyone would wonder who did it and then the rumors would start. "I heard he is hung like an ox!", "I heard aliens made it", "I heard he is hung like an alien!", etc.
Then, one Sunday afternoon, a cute girl in kickball shorts would walk up to me, say "I know it was you. I want you to be my husband." and that would be the story of me.
Not the case.
Kick It!
Two summers ago I made a kickball album called "Kick It!" which ended up being the last thing that Paul's Sad Bastard Chicken Coop, Inc. would record.
It's the truest Bad On Purpose side-project there is. It was the formula for Bad On Purpose: 1. Write a song title, 2. Press record, 3. Repeat, 4. Repeat.
At 10am I had 9 song titles (one for each inning) and by 3pm I had 9 songs written, recorded, mixed and burned to CD-R.
So, thanks to some Casio magic, some stolen Beastie Boys samples and
Tommy Lasorda samples, and special guest Pat kicking out some old school
rhymes, the resulting album was possible.
The tracklisting is as follows:
1st Inning: Kick It!
2nd Inning: Christ Punchers Are Go!
3rd Inning: Kickball Love
4th Inning: Fuck Orange
5th Inning: Shake It Off
6th Inning: Hep Cove
7th Inning: 7th Inning Shotgun
8th Inning: Livin' The Dream
9th Inning: Play Of The Day
Though one song was used in the trailer for the documentary about our league, "Left Field", the scene in the movie that used the song ended up on the cutting room floor.
It's not that good, but it is sort of funny with the right kind of ears.
I made 5-10 copies and distributed them anonymously at kickball games. Like, "here, have this cd". I was hoping it would become this legendary thing and everyone would wonder who did it and then the rumors would start. "I heard he is hung like an ox!", "I heard aliens made it", "I heard he is hung like an alien!", etc.
Then, one Sunday afternoon, a cute girl in kickball shorts would walk up to me, say "I know it was you. I want you to be my husband." and that would be the story of me.
Not the case.
Kick It!
8.14.2009
*e* - You Are A Brilliant Flower That Ever Blooms
Elizabeth Hill's second collection of solo recordings. So so good.
my copy had harsh glitchery all over "Meadow Experience" but luckily that track was thrown up here all nice & clean, so I just replaced it.
Brilliant Flower
8.12.2009
8.11.2009
Dan Monaghan - An Ideas cd-r
Yes, this is the blog where "tomorrow" often means "two and a half months from now" or perhaps more!
No real excuses for the absence this time, just the ever-fluctuating motivation levels, I s'pose.
Suddenly I feel like posting again, so for starters please enjoy these gorgeous home recordings by Dan Monaghan, who is/was also in Ears & Eyes. The very kind sort of sound travels that keep me coming back in the wee hours. Bleary-eyed, echo-splashed instrumentals not unlike early Flying Saucer Attack to my ears.
An Ideas
No real excuses for the absence this time, just the ever-fluctuating motivation levels, I s'pose.
Suddenly I feel like posting again, so for starters please enjoy these gorgeous home recordings by Dan Monaghan, who is/was also in Ears & Eyes. The very kind sort of sound travels that keep me coming back in the wee hours. Bleary-eyed, echo-splashed instrumentals not unlike early Flying Saucer Attack to my ears.
An Ideas
5.29.2009
DeKalb Smells! - Scratch And Sniff Records Compilation cd-r
It really does!
1. Little Headhunter - French Fries
2. Fusco - Gus
3. Pinstripe Mind - (C)old War Fight Song
4. Icarus Syndrome - Erica
5. Della Drive - Cheeseburger Samba
6. Shuffleplay & The Mutations - Potential Energy
7. Justin Bailey - Comfort Rock
8. Handmedown Satellites - You Were Sleeping
9. Horseparts - Breadwinner
10. Window Well - Rain On Parade
11. Candy Sweat - Paperweight
12. Crusher - A British Mile
13. Coin Operated - Slattyak!
14. The Variable Why - I HATE My Computer
15. Things Falling Apart - He Is Cured By Faith Who Is Sick Of Fate
16. Gaslight Gaslight - Untitled
17. Secret People - Battle Of The Clones
18. Hilo - I Got Convoy
5.27.2009
Fusco - Fusco EP
I recall stopping in at 7th Street Space one night to find Paul Kim, arms and torso completely wrapped in some sort of packing tape by mischievous, whiskey-drunk bandmates, still managing to successfully record a guitar solo for one of the songs on this EP.
Fusco
5.25.2009
5.24.2009
Della Drive - Maywood Junk EP
Sweet and sun-soaked EP from the short lived but super-fun first Della Drive band, country stylee.
Maywood Junk
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