L.A. TAKEDOWN - 'OUR FEELING OF NATURAL HIGH'

Formats

• CF121 - LP

  767870660399

• CF121CD - CD

  767870660405

Details

When L.A. Takedown hovers over one’s ear hairs for the first time, so much is communicated without a word—there are patient, capable hands at the wheel as one phantoms through a neon Los Angeles of the mind, a Los Angeles that only three harmonized electric guitars can conjure, with a sunset so infinitely variegated in color that only synthetic washes of synth could serve as a fainting couch. Studio magic dust seems to drip off these android dreams projected against the wall—in person it defies logic that such a sound is coming from humans, but, watching their hands, it’s unmistakable—these are calm warriors sallying forth these sweeping, swooning epics, crowned with triumphant tripartite thunderbolts of wail. For a few fleeting moments, things seem right with the world; a hero has prevailed, the race was won by a hair, the unmanned drones levitate and strafe the coast, rending the coral sky with a psychic boom, shaking loose a few palm fronds and setting off some car alarms but otherwise leaving the sprawl unchanged and teeming. While produced and performed by Aaron M. Olson, Our Feeling Of Natural High was engineered and mixed to glossy perfection by Jason Quever and it benefits greatly from the seamless contributions of John Herndon, Jason Quever, Marcus Savino, Miles Wintner, Mose Wintner, Nicholas Krgovich and The Musical Tracing Ensemble. We’re even treated to a city-hum lullaby to humanity as a nightcap, with Nedelle Torrisi and Yellow Magic Orchestra’s Yukihiro Takahashi on vocals, truly a mint on the pillow of this fantastic soundscape. For fans of Michael Rother, Top Gun, later Tangerine Dream, convertibles and long walks on the beach.

Tracks

1. There Is A Drone In Griffith Park
2. Sunset Report
3. Tokyo To Kyoto
4. Moved
5. The Swimmer
6. Hugs On The Beach
7. Top Down, Heat On
8. When It?s Over

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Features guest spots by Nedelle Torrisi
and Yellow Magic Orchestra?s Yukihiro
Takahashi. Los Angeles-based cinematic instrumental
band features a large cast and crew

Audio & Video

VARIOUS - 'MAGGOT BRAIN ISSUE #2'

Formats

• MG003 - BOOK

Details

COVER FEATURE is a three-parter on MOONDOG. Our editor’s phone interview with him from 1998, some amazing never-before-seen-images, and crucially this series of archival interviews from 1953. SHANA CLEVELAND The singer-songwriter / La Luz leader’s hand-written / illustrated tour diary chronicles a European tour with her own newborn baby, and it’s really unlike anything you’ve seen or read before GAINESVILLE RIOT ‘88 On tour supporting ‘Bug,’ the immense DINOSAUR JR’S laconic wall of sound helped to start a riot at their show in a Florida university hall. Thankfully our old pal Kevin Arrow was there with slide film in his camera to capture the event. These images have never been seen before.

Tracks

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A Robert Frank
Tribute,
Upcoming Mariangela
Reissue, A Look at Toody
Cole's Portland store,
Don Letts Interview,
,Artist Rebecca Morgan
,Astra Taylor Interview
,Denis Johnson Archival
Interview
,A Re-evaluation of
Babe: Pig in the City,
1960s Detroit Gospel
Flyers

Audio & Video

THE PATHETX - '1981'

Formats

• TMR625 - LP

  813547028532

Details

The formation of the Pathetx began in 1980 with singer, Mark Leavitt, and guitarist, Greg Kutcher. They had been playing together in their basements for a while and were looking to get out on stage in the punk clubs in and around Detroit. They assembled the rest of the group, drummer Ted Meek, guitarist happy Tom McHenry and 16 year old bass player Mick Nasty, through newspaper ads, local “punk walls” and music stores. The Pathetx took their inspiration from the West Coast punk scene that was happening at the time, bands like The Germs, Black Flag and Dead Kennedys, as opposed to most of the other punk bands that were kicking around Detroit who were looking to The Stooges and MC5 to show them the way. Nunzio’s was the band’s unoffi cial home away from home but they played every legendary punk club in the area: Bookies Club 870, Freezer Theater, Red Carpet, Windsor’s Coronation Tavern... you name it, The Pathetx played it. They shared the stage with Detroit’s fi rst wave punk bands as well as the superstars of this new hardcore thing that was happening. They played the legendary Endless Summer Skatepark show with Necros, Negative Approach and Meatmen. Their live shows were fi lled with beer, blood and pogos. Third Man Records is proud to announce the fi rst-ever release of The Pathetx - 1981. Clocking in at 18:16 minutes

Tracks

SIDE A
1. K Mart Krowd
2. Gimme Nuclear War
3. Fat
4. Energize
5. Alligator People
SIDE B
1. Hypocrite
2. I Hate Rockers
3. Piss On My Shoes
4. I?m Alone

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