c.o.u.s.i.n.s. - 't.h.e. h.a.l.l.s. o.f. w.i.c.k.w.i.r.e.' (2014)
sounds kind of like if the singer of the baptist generals sang for thee oh sees and made a record produced by steve albini.
_dj hanukkah lewinsky
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t.h.e. n.e.w. y.e.a.r. - 's.n.o.w.' (2017)
remember that band from the 90s on king koffey's record label, trance syndicate, called bedhead? remember you thought they were totally biting off of seminal 90s slowcore pioneers, codeine, except that, bedhead actually wrote some decent songs so you owned a couple of their records and liked em well and good enough? remember, that one time, when they covered a tune by cher, and you were all like, omg, they made this really annoying horrible pop tune actually sound kinda good? so yea. bedhead changed their name to the new year. they put out a few albums in the early 2000s that nobody cared about on touch and go records before that great label finally bit the dust. fast forward nine years, and here we have this album. and guess what, buddy boy? you guessed it. this record totally slays. there is a lot of revival in this day and age. bands getting together, playing shows full of tunes from classic albums, in some cases pretty much self declaring an album a classic just because its old and a bunch of people used to own it on cassette. this record, on the other hand, feels like a continuation of 90s music. how 90s indie rock might have blossomed and sprouted new growth had it not withered and died as it did. there is some really sweet wurlitzer playing on this record. dig it.
_alibi
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i.d.e.s. o.f. g.e.m.i.n.i. - 'w.o.m.e.n.' (2017)
love this band. new album. siouxsie style vox in a bar rock band.
_duck sauce
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i.d.e.s. o.f. g.e.m.i.n.i. - 'c.o.n.s.t.a.n.i.n.o.p.l.e.' (2012)
hey, you can sing kinda like siouxsie sioux. what do you say you keep that up, and we just kinda play 'in utero' style chord progressions around it and call it a wrap? sound good?
_duck sauce
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t.h.e. c.u.r.e. - 'k.i.s.s. m.e., k.i.s.s. m.e., k.i.s.s. m.e. (1987)
4 perfect seminal goth records from the 80s by the cure 4 of 4. ok, so this one is not as totally fully rideable as the previous three records posted here, which came earlier in the band's career, which are untouchable front to back. kiss me has a few bad songs on it. but the great songs are so great. little known fact, when i was 19, i was in this sea and cake worshipping band, called deluge, circa 1999-2000... annnd i think we only played one show, which was at the milvale industrial thearte in pittsburgh, and we covered the song 'one more time' off of this record... and i sang it. i remember overhearing that the booker had said, "yea, i need to hear that teenager do a robert smith impression like i need a hole in my head." and, it's true. robert smith is untouchable and the cure are one of those bands that... it's really pointless to cover them because they're just that perfect. i'm not sure exactly what i was thinking at the time. i do know that i was feeling a lot of feelings at the time. and this record really helps to amplify feelings even today. the song, 'a thousand hours' toward the end of the record has got to be one of my favorite ballads of all time. and it's so short! who writes a ballad that's under four minutes? the cure did. they were just that good. i'm telling you.
_alibi
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t.h.e. c.u.r.e. - 'p.o.r.n.o.g.r.a.p.h.y.' (1982)
4 perfect seminal goth records from the 80s by the cure 3 of 4.
_alibi
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t.h.e. c.u.r.e. - 'f.a.i.t.h.' (1981)
4 perfect seminal goth records from the 80s by the cure 2 of 4.
_alibi
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t.h.e. c.u.r.e. - 's.e.v.e.n.t.e.e.n. s.e.c.o.n.d.s.' (1980)
4 perfect seminal goth records from the 80s by the cure 1 of 4.
_alibi
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l.o.w.l.y. - 'h.e.b.a.' (2017)
"Krallace is great,
But not on a dinner date
Three Six Mafia is fine,
But not with salmon pasta and wine,
Please jam Lowly,
if you wish to relax slowly."
-DJ Man-At-Arms
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h.u.n.d.r.e.d. w.a.t.e.r.s. - 't.h.e.m.o.o.n. r.a.n.g. l.i.k.e. a. b.e.l.l.' (2014)
Good to see you Ron, I trust you got in alright? I'm eager to show you around the facilities here. We were initially looking to offshore most of the production and only have the final assembly here, but we were able to retool the Morristown plant in less time and it solved some distribution issues as well. We wanted to get up and running while consumer interest was rising.
Bjork without the weirdness is what we're calling it until the trade shows and the final board meets in May, but I think you'll agree, that whatever the final name, the product is a sure hit.
Raw Bjorks are brought in weekly and are fed through the line and 2 shifts in a little over two days can remove the weirdness out of the Bjorks. We're hoping that once we're up and running and demand comes in we can get that down to a 24 hour turnaround. The public is really going to get into Bjorks without the off putting costumes, Leftist opinions and vocal histrionics. No more art installations or Mike Patton collaborations. The end product is an almost pure 1995 Bjork. We have some mock ups and a functioning prototype in the conference room if you want to give them a whirl. Wal Mart got onboard yesterday and Mike is in talks with Target on Thursday, excitement is building. I'm hoping that when you leave here Ron, that you'll meet up with Mike in Rochester and start with the street marketing. Get Pitchfork and that other one the kids are into, VICE on board as well, we want to build some “Indie Cred” with this before we hit the major markets.
-DJ Duncan
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