v.a.-Is The War Over? - (Z Block Records-UK-1979)

 

Fantastic lp compilation covering mostly the Cardiff (Wales)music scene of the end of the 70s.A great mix of bands playing new waves,post punk,punk 77  and some electronic minimal experiments. It was recorded on location at Grass Roots Coffee Bar, 58 Charles Street, Cardiff. 

Z Block Records was a short living UK label founded in 1978 by Reptile Ranch and Andrew Tucker . Closed in 1980 .

A great document from the last century,and I left these tunes as waves.Enjoy it.

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A1	Addiction (7)–	Violence
A2	Addiction (7)–	Stampede
A3	Addiction (7)–	Seek & Search
A4	Mad Dog (31)–	Killer
A5	Mad Dog (31)–	Someone Here Must Like Me
A6	Test To Destruction–	Passive
A7	Riotous Brothers–	Airey Neave
A8	Riotous Brothers–	No Justice
B1	Reptile Ranch–	Waterhole
B2	The New Form–	On The Edge
B3	The New Form–	Boy
B4	The New Form–	Blockhead
B5	Beaver (4)–	Mac The Kinife
B6	Beaver (4)–	Kleptomania
B7	Young Marble Giants–	Ode To Booker T
B8	Young Marble Giants–	Searching For Mr. Right

 

 

v.a.-Rain Tapes International Compilation Vol.2-October 1992-(Rain Tapes-UK-c95-1992)

Another astonishing compilation edited  and distributed by Julian Smyth who was running this tape label called  Rain Tapes during the 90s in Wales.

I posted the unknown 12 ,the Unknown 11 ,The Unknown 13 and The Unknown 14 and also another one simply called Rain Tapes International -each issue was coming in a different colour and an insert with track list and band addresses.

It features a good selection of bands playing punk,garage rock and new wave.

A wonderful tool to know more about the very underground music world of the early 90s.

Enjoy it.
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ALPHANE MOON-The Echoing Grove-(Camera Obscura-Australia-1999)

I spoke already about this Welsh project when I posted the fanzine with the same name.

Alphane Moon was a duo:Dafydd Roberts and Ruth McDonald.They were into psychedelic culture,paganism and space rock.

In this great album they offer us 8 tracks of amazing avantgarde music mixing space rock,weird folk,dronish experiments,poetic sounds and more fantasy `s jingles.

"The Echoing Grove" was recorded during 1994 at Ciliau Aeron, Erwlon and Dolaugwyddion-uchaf in Wales, and was originally released in 1996 on various tape labels in a total quantity not amounting to more than 100.I must have the tape as well somewhere,I will therefore post the cover sleeve of that tape in future.

Amazing music...great graphix too,I just love it. 
Enjoy it.
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