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THE SKIFFLE PLAYERS - 'SKIFFLIN''
Formats
SPIRITUAL017 - LP
096962271596
Details
Songs pre-date our Internet, television, and even the written word as the way to get The News. The stories of all time, ballads, and living legends instantly come to life when the guitar strikes up and the band begins to play, and the singer sings, echoing clear messages from distant times and places. These five skifflers—Cass McCombs (guitar, vocals), Farmer Dave Scher (keyboards, lap steel guitar, melodica, vocals), Neal Casal (guitar, vocals), Dan Horne (bass), Aaron Sperske (drums and percussion)—have found a common bond in the belief that handmade music is in short supply these days—music made by the people, for the people and delivered to the people via an astrological and metaphorical horse and buggy that skiffles through the cosmos direct to your turntable. Skifflin’ was conceived in a land of enchantment in Fall 2013, cultivated in design and conception throughout 2014, and performed live in the studio with no digital trickery in 2015. Barrel-aged to perfection, this is straight skifflin’ extract; pure, unadulterated, non-filtered West Coast golden goodness. With some ballads old, some brand new, and the whole history of the human condition in song to draw from, The Skiffle Players show no sign of relenting, for they have tapped into something great and mighty and true: a roaring river of living memory, always flowing, waiting there to be discovered when we, humankind, need it most. So give yourself to the Great Story, the voices of the land in the grand pageant of all times and places. The skiffle has always been and shall endure, and is here once more.
Tracks
1. Coo Coo Bird
2. A Star for You
3. Til Stone Day Comes
4. Michael Weikel
5. Railroadin? Some
6. Skiffle Strut
7. Always
8. When the Title Was Wrote
9. Omie Wise
10. Skiffle Paperclip When Science Evolves
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Audio & Video
FLAVOR CRYSTALS - 'THE SHIVER OF THE'
Formats
MPLSLTD040 - 2xLPs
Details
Flavor Crystals return with their fourth full length, unleashing their signature shiver. When “On Plastic” debuted a decade ago, Flavor Crystals set off on an adventure. They made records. They toured the USA with The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Carsick Cars, and Chui Wan. They found fans and friends all over the world. These experiences have culminated into their most imaginative effort to date: The Shiver of the Flavor Crystals. Guest appearances include Ricky Maymi from The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Stephen Lawrie from The Telescopes
Tracks
1. Eyes Go White
2. Antenna House
3. Bridge of Noise
4. Medicine in the End
5. Diamond Mine
6. OSCillot
7. Mirror in My Mind
8. Billy Dee Williams? Parking Spot
9. Bumblebirds
10. Clown Crowd Cloud
11. Neuzesandfly
12. Rich Drunk?s Stereo System
13. Wednesday Bloody Wednesday
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Audio & Video
WAND - 'MACHINE MAN / M.E.'
Formats
ITR275 - 7"
Details
Brand new seven inch single from Wand featuring two exclusive tracks. The A side, Machine Man, is a heavy and dark original which would’ve sounded right at home on their Golem LP. The B side, M.E., is a Tubeway Army cover which has been transformed into a heavy riff pummeler here. An essential piece of wax if ever there was one!
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PURLING HISS - 'SOMETHING EP'
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MIKE POLIZZE, recording as PURLING HISS, has a fuzz-glazed output full of poppy pearls. On the Something EP, Polizze returns to the original Purling Hiss approach, a vibe harking back to Lounge Lizards and Public Service Announcement. He has collected here four self-recorded tracks made at his home in Philadelphia on which he tackles all instrumentation, giving you a brief peek inside the power pop process. Three tracks along with a bonus cut on the download.
Tracks
#1 My, My, My
#2 Funny Hunny
#3 Fumble Tumble
#4 Hey Tate (dl BONUS CUT BRO!)