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Wednesday 9 October 2024

NOSTRADAMUS - Earthlights - (Shadow Records-USA-1997)


 Nostramus' debut, EARTHLIGHTS, kicks off with the dub'n'bass of "Babel," which at one time was called jungle (you can hear more of it on "Live 'n' Direc'"). "Let's Fuck It Up" is much lighter on its feet, though it's not afraid of the bass one bit, while the vocals on "Dark Jewel" go much more in the R&B direction. The title track zips into outer space momentarily, but the ethnic rumble that starts "Mystic Drum And Space" brings us back down to earth quickly. There's some atmospheric d'n'b on "Flashbacks," as well as the spry bumps of "A Force As Yet Unknown." But the real gem on this album is "The Oohs," which takes a single vocal sample and makes it almost drifts over the beats. It does take a darker turn, of course, but it retains its sense of wonder. Not bad, if (review by Scoundrel on Discogs)   click me

Friday 13 September 2024

BASTRO - Sing The Troubled Beast - (Homestead Records-USA-1990)


 Fantastic LP by this American trio called Bastro from Louisville, Kentucky!! Their powerul mix of noise rock,post hardcore and math rock is explosive and I bet that they were a great live act. 10 tracks of this long playing, that doesn`t appear on their Bandcamp Page, I left these tracks as waves. Enjoy it.

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Sunday 1 September 2024

AZALIA SNAIL - Escape maker - (Garden Of Delights-UK-1995)


 

Azalia Snail is an American avant-garde singer-songwriter and musician.[1] She is a multi-instrumentalist active in neo-psychedelia, psychedelic folk, and indie rock,[2][3] played a prominent role in the 1990s lo-fi music scene,[4] and was dubbed the "Queen of Lo-Fi".[3] She is one half of the duo LoveyDove.Snail recorded eleven solo albums between 1990 and 2006[1][needs update] and has written film scores for several indie features and short films.[4] She has toured the United States, Europe, and Australasia.In 2000, she won the Los Angeles LA Weekly Music Award for Best New-Genre/Uncategorizable Artist.[5]  (from Wikipedia) 

This vinyl was released in 1995 by the Welsh label Garden Of Delights ,and it is not avaible of her Bandcamp page, where you can listen quite a few of her last productions. Eventualy I left these tracks as waves,Enjoy it.

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Thursday 15 August 2024

OV/EST UNDERGROUND N4 - (Self Released-Fanzine-Italy-1998)


 Number 4,Year 1998 of this poetries-mail art fanzine/container released by Ov/Est Underground.I have already posted a few... 

Their aim was to publish poetries translated into Russian/English and Italian...quite a remarkable effort, mixing poetry, visual poetry and mail art.Many contributions from different sides of this globe, some of them really outstanding.

I am going to attach here the editorial for this issue.
An incredible zine of poetries/visual poems and more.
Enjoy it.
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Wednesday 7 August 2024

GUASTAFESTE - Demo Tape 1991 - (Self Released-Italy-1991)


 Guastafeste was a trio from Rome, they we playing fast melodic HC punk and were active in the early 90s. This is their demo released in 1991, it came out with an A4 sheet including lyrics and info, unfortunately, I have lost it. The recording is pretty good, and I left these tracks as waves. Enjoy it. 

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Thursday 1 August 2024

MINI SCARVES - Orientiran In Pogovorljiv -(Debila Records-Slovenia-2019)


 Another great mini CD by the Slovenian Debila Records. Mini Scarves seems to be a side project of Mono Scarves and the title of this mini album is Oriented and Talkative. The music here is a blend of harsh noise with other stuff. The message of  the backcover says "Mini Scarves are the same as Mono Scarves, only smaller and with electric zithers and a tie" hence the drawing on the cover sleeve. Enjoy it.

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Sunday 21 July 2024

v.a. - 23 Bombs To Shot - (Blu Bus-Italy-1997)


 Fantastic sampler released by the legendary Blu Bus, promoting a great selction of bands active on this label. 23 tracks ,19 bands playing their style of  HC Punk  and angry fast music. Enjoy it.

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