TY SEGALL BAND - 'LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO'

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• CF045 - LP

  819162017371

• CF045CD - CD

  819162017388

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By now you should know what you’re in for here: an eardrum-toasting take to tape of the mighty Ty Segall Band, captured during two nights in San Francisco at the barely-pushing-medium-sized venue The Rickshaw Stop. Rowdy crowd, meet stacks of amplifiers—Ty, Charlie, Mikal and Emily came to singe your ears off. There have been live recordings of Ty before, of course, but never so crisply and fully realized as this scorching platter of fuzz. As always, the cover artwork showcases beautiful black and white photos shot to film at the venue by Castle Face’s favorite lensman Brian Pritchard. As always, the tape takes are tweaked and saturated to perfection by their incredible crack team of engineers and knobgoblins. Live in San Francisco features jams from throughout Mr. Segall’s torrential output of the past few years, including a take of the first single “Feel” off his great new record Manipulator. It’s the next best thing to getting in to the show, which is getting harder and harder with Ty these days…

Tracks

1. Wave Goodbye
2. Slaughterhouse
3. Death
4. I Bought My Eyes
5. Feel
6. The Hill
7. Thank God for the Sinners
8. Skin
9. Standing at the Station
10. What?s Inside Your Heart

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SWAMI JOHN REIS & THE BLIND SHAKE - 'MODERN SURF CLASSICS'

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• SWA144 - LP

  655035214412

• SWA144CD - CD

  655035214429

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Death by kowabunga bunga! Swami John Reis and The Blind Shake pay tribute to the classic surf and rock ’n’ roll instrumentals of the 1960s and update the genre for today’s more extreme, modern surfer. Thirteen original modern surf compositions create this tidal wave of booming tom toms, skronking saxophones and a chaotic surge of guitars. Let this south swell topple you, and may you be pinned in its undertow of reverb. Swami John Reis uses a similar aggro guitar approach to his playing in Hot Snakes and Night Marchers but allows the influences of Omar Khorshid, The Ventures, Link Wray, Randy Holden’s Fender IV and forgotten instro combos rise to the surface for air. Joining Swami is Minneapolis’s The Blind Shake (Goner Records, Castle Face), a bombastic power trio consisting of guitar, baritone guitar and drums whose sound has been described as “muscular psych punk.” This collaboration generates a symphonic wall of twang, amplifying the cinematic sense of drama and tension with the addition of saxophone, doumbek, piano, riq, vibraphone and piano. To capture the essence of this vibe, some of the initial tracking was recorded under Crystal Pier (San Diego) by Ben Moore utilizing a mobile recording VW van. Because of the intense rhythmic velocity achieved on many of these tracks, Modern Surf Classics can also be recommended to those interested in BMX, roller skateboarding, snowboarding / toboggan, fighting, yoga, car racing, military and most other water activities (with the exception of SUP).

Tracks

1. Sea Saw
2. Dune Rider
3. Brown Room
4. Kooks on the Face
5. Dry Suit
6. Poseidon?s Tears
7. Beach Leech
8. Zulu as Kono
9. The Lonely Sea Sweeper
10. Wet Greek
11. Hang 11
12. Over the Falls
13. Sets of Fire

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HEADBUTT - 'RAINDROP'

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• RWR9 - CD

  809651900727

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Noted Art And Terrorism Since 1990: The infamous Headbutt were one of the most cacophonous live bands of the decade, multiple basses, multiple percussionists grinding out monsterous grooves and feedback for a sub primal vocal howl from somewhere beyond the edge of the known world. Lost in the slew of metal bands and techno that swamped the stages and pages at the time, Headbutt plowed an increasingly lone furrow with their infectious brand of extreme music and playful attitude. That John Peel loved them says it all. This live album catches Headbutt at a peak of driven intensity with a set of songs ranging from the caustic rhythmic gyrations of ‘Mouse Patrol’ and ‘Oh Barcelona’ to the rampant almost garage rock of ‘The Shooting Party’ and ‘I Fix Shit’ (both songs released as 7”s back in the day). This touring line up was a stripped down 4-piece comprising of Keith Goldhanger (bass & vocals), Ashley Davies (bass), Kirsten Reynolds (percussion), Lewis Richardson (percussion). The last three tracks are some recently unearthed material originally recorded for an abandoned EP project with Chris P additionally on percussion duties. Ashley, Kirsten and Lewis tthese days play with The London Dirthole Company, Keith occasionally joins them for the odd song as well as playing along with Ashley on the upcoming Hercules II album on Radiowave. File under: Industrial Noise Rock

Tracks

Linecheck, Mouse Patrol III, Ton Of Bricks III, I Fix Shit III, Editorial II, The Shooting Party V, Facial Towtruck V, Ankle Grinder III, Drop Dead Gorgeous III, Valium (Crash Test), I Fix Shit IV, Oh Barcelona, Lucky 13, Ton Of Bricks IV, Ankle Grinder

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YE NUNS - 'NUN MORE BLACK'

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• RWR10 - CD

  809651900628

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On paper, Ye Nuns are a tribute band. An all-girl celebration of The Monks, proto-krautrock garage punkers formed by a gang of American GIs stationed in Germany who legendarily sported tonsures and nooses on stage. But Ye Nuns are more than a tribute band. Formed by seven London ladies in 2006, Ye Nuns send witchy, six-part harmonies crashing over scratchy guitars, layer on evil fuzz bass and add pounding drums. Lead vocals screech and soar. Electric banjo hacks relentlessly. Vintage keyboard sounds stab. Yet it’s still music that puts grins on faces and gets feet moving. In an arena where youth is often prized above talent, a band of seven women north of 35 is virtually unprecedented. Their experience and assured poise shines through on stage. There’s no need for faux-sexy posing or cute apologetic stylings. Members’ other bands include Curve, Mambo Taxi, Thee Headcoatees, Gay Dad, The A-Lines, Echobelly, Joanne Joanne, The Werewandas and The Priscillas . Debut album Nun More Black grinds, grooves and assaults. Recorded in two days flat on old-fashioned tape at Gizzard Studios, there are proper tunes, moments of astonishing avant-garde sonic assault and lashings of righteous ire which you can dance to. Again, Ye Nuns are more than a tribute band. “I love watching Ye Nuns! It was fun watching you guys do this! I love Ye Nuns!” Eddie Shaw (original member of The Monks) “Conceptually, it’s perfect: an all-female tribute band who play the songs of The Monks while dressed as nuns.” Stool Pigeon “The music has a simple, visceral effect delivered with such joy that the crowd in the packed tent are in motion from the first banjo twang to the last organ parp. The Monks’ warped genius has passed by musical osmosis to this unholy sisterhood.” SoundsXP “Bad ass garage rock and roll, played with flair, experience and total confidence, and with unexpected psychedelic twists and turns.” TheGirlsAre.com File under: Glorious Garage Girls A Go Go 

Tracks

Higgle-Dy?Piggle-Dy, Complication, Boys Are Boys And Girls Are Choice, We Do Wie Du, Nun Time, Drunken Maria, Pretty Suzanne, I Hate You, Oh How To Do Now, Cuckoo, Love Came Tumbling Down, That?s My Girl, Shut Up

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