Sadhu Sadhu – Live at the Hideout (2009)

Sadhu Sadhu are a noisy psych-rock three-piece from Chicago. This is a live recording that they released as a cassette/CD-R a while ago.
I guess monolithic is the key word when describing their sound. They’ll find a big groove and stick to it with few permutations throughout an entire song. The dramatic guitar riffs, hypnotic basslines and lurching rhythms remind me of a lot of 70s and 80s music that I like. Like a lot of sweet bands from that era, their music is bleak and somewhat devoid of colour, while at the same time hypnotic and exhilarating.
Their Myspace page says that they’re in the studio working on an album. This excites me. While I did enjoy listening to this, it’s a fairly messy recording, hard to hear a lot of what’s going on. I’d really like to hear what these guys can pull off with some actual production.

http://www.mediafire.com/?qtgzkqn5n2r

http://www.myspace.com/sadhusadhu

Captan, obvio – Wachu Min (2008)

"Conceived halfway between a basement and an empty swimming pool in Caracas, Venezuela during the summer of 2008. Captan, obvio is a free-form rock'n roll band deeply grained in improvisation and psychedelic. Having met some six months prior, the three members passion for discovering new music and experimenting with their instruments fused into what was to be the base for the bands sound.The band consists of Pericles (Bass, programming), Mario Anzola (Guitar, programming) and Alejandro Delgado (Guitar, whisky). The debut album Wachu Min was recorded in a single day as one session, unrehearsed and completely improvised (true to the bands form and spirit)."

http://www.mediafire.com/file/nvbtnmmimvz/COWM.rar

www.myspace.com/captanobvio

Boredoms – Super Roots 5-6-7-8-9-10

Some of the Boredoms' best stuff here. I don't have the ones before 5, but I'm sure they're good too. If you’re not familiar with these, I'd say start with 10 and work your way down.

Super Roots 5 (1995)

http://www.mediafire.com/?qioegtmzwzd

Super Roots 6 (1996)

http://www.mediafire.com/?y3htyjznzy2

Super Roots 7 (1998)

http://www.mediafire.com/?tmhohdq4k05

Super Roots 8 (1999)

http://www.mediafire.com/?xotfmqmmy4i

Super Roots 9 (2007)

http://www.mediafire.com/?gijnmznddzn

Super Roots 10 (2009)

http://www.mediafire.com/?nzncn3nujjj

Gram Parsons

My obsession with Gram Parson comes and goes in phases. I can go without listening to him for months, but then there are times, like this morning, where I’ll sit and play every one of his albums back to back. I don’t know much about country music, but my favourites are guys like George Jones and the Louvin Brothers, singers that I can only describe as having a hint of tragic in their voices. Parsons’ voice definitely has that kind of quality. While he didn’t have the greatest of voices by any means, his singing was all about naked emotion; all the more evocative in its ordinariness, cracking and warbling in all the right places. And he was a solid songwriter to boot. Every album he contributed to has at least a couple drop-dead gorgeous Parsons-penned sad songs, which is kind of why I had a hard time picking just one or two for this post. So without further ado, here’s just about every record Gram Parsons had anything to do with.

The International Submarine Band – Safe at Home (1967)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?qimtg0cgcmj

The Byrds – Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?kycyyyofzni

The Flying Burrito Brothers – The Gilded Palace of Sin (1969)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?2j05yyi14ji

The Flying Burrito Brothers – Burrito Deluxe (1970)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?tikmunn0w2l

Gram Parsons – GP (1973)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yojwininzkv

Gram Parsons – Grievous Angel (1974)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?3zyyhii5y5i

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band – Lick My Decals Off, Baby (1970)

This album came out right after Trout Mask Replica, and is similar in style, though considerably toned-down. The songs here are about as jagged and abstract as those on Trout Mask, but the band is smaller (guitar, bass and two drummers) and more focused. The Captain still belts out his baffling poetry like a rabid werewolf, but also seems to show some concern for traditional song structure, like repeating melodies and the occasional chorus.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?knnjbzkm01t

Boredoms – Vision Creation Newsun (2001)

One more.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?zn2lhmdidwm

Boredoms – Super æ (1998)

I just can't get enough of these guys.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?0mjl1nutnzi

Boredoms – Live in Vancouver (6-29-99)

The sound quality’s not great but it’s a wild performance.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?2w0yd25ag5z

Battles – Mirrored (2007)

I know this album is old news, but I listened to it for the first time in a while today and was reminded of just how good it is.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?hijiyykm0jg

The United States of America (1968)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?nnruj3mteyx

The Electric Prunes – Mass in F Minor (1968)

This is a weird one. I can’t imagine what would have compelled a rock band to put out a recording of the Catholic mass sung in Latin. But it’s worth checking out I guess, if you dig 60s garage or psych rock, or just oddball recordings from that era.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?h4t0ydnyzmy

Raccoo-oo-oon – Is Night People (2006)

Download this.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?qnh3vi3ywkm

And More

Das EFX – Dead Serious (1992)
Nostalgia time. I think this is the first hip-hop tape I ever bought. I rediscovered it recently and it still sounds fresh. Just a simple, fun record. The song “Dum Dums” has a sweet Otis Redding sample.




http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?y3yzovzoozm





Dirty Projectors – The Getty Address (2005)

I’m not even sure what to call this. A creepy prog/r&b opera, I guess.






http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?wnnznjtmmln

Inaugural Post (Part One)

Just a few things I've been digging recently:


Tropicalia: ou Panis et Circenses (1968)
This compilation is considered the musical manifesto of the influential Tropicalia movement in Brazil. Some really nice tunes with plenty of wonky orchestration





http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mwxzjy3owzt



The Congos – Heart of the Congos (1977)
Amazing roots reggae album produced by Lee Perry. Long, hypnotic tracks with lots of layered rhythms and clattering sounds fading in and out. Good singing too, though the falsetto guy might get annoying after a while.



http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?4cww1tzgtyv (pt 1)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jwyotmwmaki (pt 2)



Prince – Dirty Mind (1980)
A lovely little collection of skeletal disco-funk tracks. Songs about oral sex, incest and race relations. The production is stark and minimal – as devoid of colour as the album cover.





http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jz4xmwvntwr




David Crosby – If Only I Could Remember My Name (1971)
A journey into the fractured mind of David Crosby. A messy, murky beast of an album. But quite good. Crosby’s singing is incredible, and he manages to create a mood that is at once soothing and unsettling.



http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?tmzonmznwj




Shugo Tokumaru – Exit (2007)
A collection of happy, mildly trippy pop songs from Japan. Very nice.








http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?m2tottjmhkk