Grotus - Luddite/ Slow Motion Apocalypse

With their eccentric blend of disparate musical styles, San Francisco's Grotus fit in extremely well with the 1990s freewheeling alt-rock spirit -- so well, and so freewheeling, in fact, that hardly anyone remembers their existence. Birthed along with the decade itself, the quartet comprised of Lars Fox (vocals/samples), Adam Tanner (guitar/bass/samples), Bruce Boyd recorded several albums (including 1991's Brown, 1993's Slow Motion Apocalypse, and 1996's Mass) featuring heavily electronic/industrial distortions of alt-rock and metal -- all topped with often inscrutable, nearly dadaist lyrics decried in a schizophrenic array of voices. That Grotus managed to attract a small cult following almost goes without saying, but mass acceptance was probably never an option, so, after being juggled by a number of well-intentioned but equally perplexed independent labels, the group's career (also filled with several EPs and remix sets) finally ground to a halt in the late '90s, along with the alt-rock era's enthusiasm for anything so quirky.


Starting with the slow, menacing title track, moaning keyboards, and random news samples cutting across the
rumbling beat before piling things on a bit, Luddite makes for a good slice of Grotus at its pre-major-label peak.
Finding its own way around industrial/rock fusions without simply recreating Ministry or Nine Inch Nails, the foursome
explores grinding rhythms without an eye to either thrash metal or dancefloors, Lars Fox's roared vocals calling the
tune (or lack thereof). When he leaves off the treatments, there's a surprising vulnerability that matches the lyrics
about go-nowhere situations and building frustration. Musically, the best is "Shelf Life," with distorted keyboard bursts
and echoing clangs helping flesh out the overall rhythm in a creepy but beautiful fashion.

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Alternative Press (8/93, p.69) - "...SLOW MOTION APOCALYPSE proves Grotus were holding their best tracks for
their full-length player....the title track is pure sonic devastation that lives up to the imagery of its title....one of the
best 1993 has to offer..."

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Wax Trax Black Box 3 Disc Boxset (1994)

Black Box commemorates Wax Trax!'s output as an independent record label prior to
its purchase by TVT Records. In particular, Black Box celebrates Wax Trax!'s place
as the seminal American industrial label, featuring acts such as Ministry (and its
numerous side projects), KMFDM, Meat Beat Manifesto, Coil, Laibach, and many others.

Black Box is notable for containing the Trent Reznor Vocal Version of 1000 Homo
DJs' "Supernaut." Reznor's vocal recording was not used on the original Wax Trax!
release because of pressure from his then-current record label—coincidentally, TVT
Records. Absent from Black Box is the work of Front 242, whose releases on Wax
Trax! (originally licensed from Play It Again Sam) are not represented because of
disputes with Epic Records, which had recently obtained the rights to Front 242's
catalogue.

Disc: 1
1. Supernaut [Trent Reznor Vocal Version][#] - 1000 Homo DJs \
2. No Devotion [LP Version] - Revolting Cocks
3. Beers, Steers and Queers [12" Version] - Revolting Cocks
4. Addiction [LP Version] - Sister Machine Gun
5. Violent Peace [LP Version] - Excessive Force
6. Envoye [12" Version] - Young Gods
7. I Will Refuse [12" Version] - Pailhead
8. Faster Than Light [LP Version] - Lead Into Gold
9. Digital Tension Dementia [LP Version] - Front Line Assembly
10. Your God Is Dead [LP Version] - Mussolini Headkick
11. Now Is the Time [LP Version] - Greater Than One
12. Shit for Brains [LP Version] - Pig
13. Cop Out [LP Version]
14. Atomic Dog [LP Version] - Wreck
15. Elephant's Graveyard [12" Version] - Strike Under

Disc: 2
1. Stowaway [LP Version] - Chris Connelly
2. Come Down Here [LP Version] - Chris Connelly
3. Love's Secret Domain [LP Version] - Coil
4. Snow [Answers Come in Dreams II Version] - Coil
5. Hacker [LP Version] - Clock DVA
6. Virus [12" Version] - KMFDM
7. Godlike [12" Version] - KMFDM
8. Everyday Is Halloween [Original 12" Version] - Ministry
9. Rigor Mortis [LP Version] - A Split Second
10. Butterfly Potion [LP Version] - Foetus
11. Father Don't Cry [LP Version] - Doubting Thomas
12. Nothing Stays the Same [LP Version] - Cyberaktif
13. Words (Of the Dying) [LP Version] - Controlled Bleeding
14. Compulsion [LP Version] - In the Nursery

Disc: 3
1. Rubber Glove Seduction [12" Version] - Pip
2. No Name, No Slogan [12" Version] - Acid Horse
3. What Time Is Love? [12" Version] - The KLF
4. Silicon Jesus [Duality Mix] - Psykosonik
5. Cuz It's Hot [12" Version] - My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult
6. Do You Fear (For Your Child) [LP Version] - My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult
7. Geburt Einer Nation [LP Version] - Laibach
8. God O.D. [EP Version] - Meat Beat Manifesto
9. Mindblower [EP Version] - Fred Giannelli
10. I.C. Water [LP Version] - Psychic TV
11. Me and My Ding Dong [LP Version] - Pankow
12. Name Game [7" Version] - Divine

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Disc 2
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Disc 3
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Tomahawk - Anonymous (2007)

Tomahawk’s third release, Anonymous, links the outfit with the Native American culture that bore its name. A thirteen-track album that reverentially explores and reinterprets the darker, more recessed ancestral music created by North America’s indigenous people, the title reflects the countless individuals who contributed to these songs but went un-credited throughout history.

At the turn of the millennium, Duane Denison (U.S.S.A, ex-Jesus Lizard) toured with Hank Williams III, frequently finding himself on Indian Reservations. “I was somewhat disappointed by the Native bands.” Duane explains, “They were usually very conventional, kind of blues and country type stuff, or too much like 'new age' music. I figured there must be native music somewhere that was more aggressive, spookier, and more kinetic.” Duane began to research the culture’s music; about a year into his research he found books that were written around the time of Teddy Roosevelt’s presidency, a period in U.S. history when Indian culture and artifacts were in vogue. The books, dated to the early 20th century, recorded transcriptions of the songs contained herein. The titles: “Totem,” “Mescal Rite 1,” “Song of Victory” are all true to the names uncovered by the people who originally transcribed them, although Duane says “Red Fox” was altered to be more accessible. One song, “Long, Long Weary Day,” is a non-Native American “parlor song” song of the same time period, and also un-credited.

Now a three piece, Tomahawk recorded Anonymous in two-parts. Duane Denison and John Stanier (Battles, Ex-Helmet) recorded guitars and drums (respectively) in Nashville while Mike Patton (Peeping Tom, Fantômas, Ex-Faith No More) added vocals and samples at Vulcan Studios in San Francisco. Release date: June 19, 2007

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John Zorn - Six Litanies for Heliogabalus (2007)

Tzadik 7631
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John Zorn: Alto Sax, Composer
Joey Baron: Drums
Trevor Dunn: Bass
Ikue Mori: Electronics
Mike Patton: Voice
Jamie Saft: Organ
Martha Cluver: Voice
Abby Fischer: Voice
Kirsten Soller: Voice

1. Litany I
2. Litany II
3. Litany III
4. Litany IV
5. Litany V
6. Litany VI
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Dedicated to Antonin Artaud, Edgard Varése, and Aleister Crowley.
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"The infamous Moonchild/AstronomeTrio of Patton, Dunn and Baron returns to the studio this time aided by the searing organ of Jamie Saft, the complex electronics of Ikue Mori and a small female chorus to realize Zorn’s latest project Six Litanies for Heliogabalus. Inspired by the decadent excesses of the Roman emperor/child-god who made Caligula and Nero look like reasonable human beings - smothering his dinner guests to death in a rain of perfumed rose petals - these six compositions (including an outrageous new piece for solo voice) explode with color, imagery and intensity. A startling blend of Metal, Contemporary Classical, Jazz and Mediaeval Music, this is one of Zorn's most extreme and original creations."
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The wildly dynamic SIX LITANIES TO HELIOGABALUS finds avant-garde composer/saxophonist John Zorn calling upon the fierce trio of vocalist Mike Patton, bassist Trevor Dunn, and drummer Joey Baron, who were featured on 2006's MOONCHILD and ASTRONOME, for a set of restless tracks inspired by the notorious Roman emperor of the title, also known as Elagabalus. Bolstering the already-potent sound of the group are a female choir, organ player Jamie Saft, electronics expert Ikue Mori, and Zorn himself, resulting in an alternately beautiful and frightening album.


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Polvo - (x4)

One of the most popular and accomplished bands in the arty, noisy indie rock offshoot dubbed math rock, Polvo touched on many of the style's hallmarks: dissonant, intricately layered guitars that often employed alternate tunings; odd, off-kilter rhythms; an emphasis on dense sonic texture; and unorthodox song structures that, nonetheless, were often unconventionally melodic. Additionally, their music had a pronounced Eastern feel that came not only from the Indian and Middle Eastern-style drones in their compositions, but actual Asian instruments as well; that helped set them apart from other post-Sonic Youth/ Slint guitar experimentalists.

Cor-Crane Secret - 1992

Critically embraced, this full-length debut from Polvo deserves notice for its scope and imaginative guitars. However, Cor-Crane Secret sounds brittle when compared to the work of more accomplished '90s guitar bands like Built to Spill, Pavement, and Sonic Youth. More experimental than indie rock's "accessible" success stories, Polvo could never establish a broad listenership -- even after their later, more song-driven releases that stand up to the class of their genre. This determined art rock approach is perhaps most limiting on Cor-Crane Secret, with its sometimes unnecessary abrasiveness. Sonic envelopes are pushed to the detriment of what could be grand material as youthful enthusiasm gets the better of songs like "Ox Scapula" and "Duped." The band's tendency to meander through long patches of dissonant but artful guitar structures vigorously challenges the average rock attention span. This is probably to their credit, but Polvo dare themselves into overpowering their own rich songwriting on Cor-Crane Secret.

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Today's Active Lifestyles - 1993

Never a band to follow formulaic musical styles, Polvo once again shakes things up with its twisted song structures of multiple tempos and intricate, distorted guitars. Today's Active Lifestyles goes from the raucous "Thermal Treasure," with its tangled guitars, into the meandering "Lazy Comet," with its singsong, rhyming lyrics, to the spare, melancholy "My Kimono," which features a solo by guitarist Ash Bowie. And that's just the album's first three songs! The band experiments with several ideas throughout the album, and each concept is successful. The album ranges from cascading guitar solos in "Stinger (Five Wigs)" to the straightforward "Tilebreaker" to the catchy, rolling, keyboard-punctuated "Time Isn't on My Side." Overall, it's an excellent album with many layers. You can listen to it over and over again and still catch new things going on in every song.

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Celebrate The New Dark Age - 1995

Celebrate the New Dark Age, the second EP from Polvo, is filled with the band's chaotic, twisted guitars and sarcastic, witty lyrics. "Fractured (Like Chandliers)" and "Tragic Carpet Ride" are two amazing guitar songs. "Fractured's" extensive whammy-bar use produces great hard-rocking, wobbling dissonance. "Tragic Carpet Ride" is a straight, hard rock song that perfectly intertwines the distortion of both guitars. The EP also has its lighter side with songs like "Virtual Cold," which is both melancholy and emotional, and "City Spirit." As always, Polvo backs up its swirling guitars with wry, intricate lyrics. A stand-out lyrical track is "Every Holy Shroud," which is reminiscent of Pavement.

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Shapes - 1997

Succinctly, Shapes is a fascinating record that takes great liberties with rock-n-roll. They combine fuzzed-out blasts ala Blue Cheer with quasi-psychedelic twanging and droning. Being rock dogs more than a little trippy, the unsuspecting listener is liable to be derailed and require debriefing from a Polvo-handler before feeling safe around multi-instrumental rock albums again. Polvo (now defunct) has often shared the stage with Sonic Youth. There is more than a passing resemblance, at times, but Polvo retains more consistent cohesion and turns tighter corners, too. Does that make them a better band or a more unpredictable one? I say predicting that Polvo will be looked on as one of the better bands of the 90s is a safe bet.

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Dinosaur Jr. - Dinosaur (1985)

Released before the group was forced to change its name to Dinosaur Jr. by an obscure psychedelic group, the band's debut, Dinosaur, is a noisy, impressive, but uneven array of pseudo-hardcore numbers, sonic experiments, and sprawling hard rock. Although the band doesn't land on any one distinctive style, its ambition of marrying Neil Young and Sonic Youth sounds intriguing, and it has enough outstanding moments to indicate that the group was capable of the stylistic breakthrough it achieved on You're Living All Over Me.

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Adrian Belew - Side One & Side Two (2005)

Although Adrian Belew has played with some of rock's biggest names over the years (Frank Zappa, David Bowie, the Talking Heads, King Crimson, etc.), he remains one of the most underrated and woefully overlooked guitarists of recent times. Like all great guitarists, Belew has his own recognizable style/sound (one that admittedly tends to be quirky and off-the-wall at times), and is an incredibly versatile player, as he's always found a way to make his signature style fit into a wide variety of musical genres: hard rock, funk, new wave, experimental, Beatlesque pop, and more.

By 2005, it had been nearly eight years since Adrian Belew had unleashed an all-new solo studio effort. That's not to say he wasn't busy, though, as he toured/recorded with both King Crimsonthe Bears during this time. And in the process, he became quite friendly with two of rock's top players -- Primus' Les Claypool and Tool's Danny Carey -- who happened to be major Belew fans. As a result, Belew invited the duo to play on several tracks on Side One. But be forewarned: they do not appear on the entire album, which is a shame, because the two best tracks -- "Ampersand" and "Writing on the Wall" (the latter of which is a fierce funk-rocker, quite reminiscent of early-'80s-era King Crimson) -- are the ones that contain this stellar lineup. But that's not to say the other tracks aren't worthwhile; other standouts include the noisy, repetitive epic "Madness" (which could have fit snugly on Crimson's 2003 effort, The Power to Believe) and a tribute to pachyderms everywhere, the appropriately titled "Elephants."

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No big guest stars on this one; Belew handles just about everything entirely solo. Longtime fans may be a bit surprised by the prevalence of electronic sounds, loops, and synthesized percussion, but Belew has really done a great job of incorporating them into his sound. The lyrics are deliberately sparse (inspired by Haiku), which allows for much more focus on the music and atmosphere. In fact, Belew has pretty much forsaken any "pop" aspirations here and fully pursued his more experimental muse, which will absolutely delight many of his longtime fans (and perhaps alienate the more pop-oriented ones a bit, though nothing here really qualifies as harsh or difficult listening). The album is filled with great sounds and textures, and there is plenty of ferocious guitar playing, as expected. The running time is fairly brief but there are essentially no breaks between songs, so the end of the album is like the end of a wild ride; it was a lot of fun but you're about ready for a break. However, you just might want to heed the whispered advice at the end of the album.

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* If anyone knows where I can find Side Three please lemme know in the comments or email hfigurine @ hotmail. com

Merzbow, Genesis P-Orridge - A Perfect Pain (1999)

The incredible power created by GENESIS P-ORRIDGE - founding father of the industrial world, and MERZBOW - the undisputed Japanese noise king. Recorded exclusively for COLD SPRING with five brand new tracks. Already being hailed as a very important album across the internet newsgroups, creating comments like "reminds of the best TG" and "...easily the finest material MERZBOW has made in some time" - this is a extremely successful collaboration! The first edition came with a textured, fold-out booklet. The second jewel case edition has now sold out.

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Residents - Commercial Album (2004 Re-Release)

The Residents originally envisioned The Commercial Album, as a reinvention of the Top Forty format. With this concept the group attempted to revolutionise the way popular music was heard. The concept behind the material is explained in these 5 points:
Point one: Pop music is mostly a repetition of two types of musical and lyrical phrases, the verse and the chorus.
Point two: These elements usually repeat three times in a three minute pop song
Point three: Eliminate the excess and a pop song is only one minute long.
Point four: One minute is also the length of most commercials, and therefore their corresponding jingles.
Point five: Jingles are the folk music of America.
Conclusion: THE RESIDENTS' COMMERCIAL ALBUM

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Murder Ballads Bonus Track...

* Thanks to a very kind visitor, we now have the missing bonus track: Thanks Eric!!!
The Bloody Gardener was featured on an Italian compliation that was in an issue of a magazine called Music for the Empty Quarter.

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Can - Future Days (1973)

Can's most atmospheric and beautiful record, a spartan collection of lengthy, jazz-like compositions recorded with minimal vocal contributions. Employing keyboard washes to create a breezy, almost oceanic feel (indeed, two of the tracks are titled "Spray" and "Bel Air"), the mix buries Suzuki's voice to elevate drummer Jaki Liebezeit's complex rhythms to the foreground; despite the deceptive tranquility of its surface, Future Days is an intense work, bubbling with radical ideas and concepts.

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Residents - Baby Sex (1971)

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Buckethead - The Elephant Man's Alarm Clock (2006)

* This one was prolly most ppl's fave Buckethead cd until Pepper's Ghost came out. :)

2006 Tour CD. 1) Thai Fighter Swarm 2) Final Wars 3) Baseball Furies 4) Elephant Man's Alarm Clock 5) Lurker at the Threshold Part 1 (Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft) 6) Lurker at the Threshold Part 2 7) Lurker at the Threshold Part 3 8) Lurker at the Threshold Part 4 9) Oakridge Cake (Tribute to Kool Keith) 10) Gigan 11) Droid Assembly 12) Bird With a Hole in the Stomach 13) Fizzy Lipton Drinks Music by Buckethead and Del Rey Brewer. Recorded and mixed by Dan Monti. Produced by Dan Monti and Albert. Slunk Wrangling by Jones. Artwork by Bryan Theiss.

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Negativland - Fair Use: Dead Dog Records (1995)

* This cd came w/ The Negativland book, Fair Use. I don't think you can buy it separately. Prolly my fave Neg recording also. You MUST have this one!!! :)

"Dead Dog Records" (Parts 1-9) was recorded and mixed by Negativland in the Summer and Fall of 1994. Track 10 of this CD was first released in 1992 as part of the original magazine/CD package "The Letter U and The Numeral 2". It was the only track on that CD.

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* again older files...guess what, wma. Sorry, but worth hearing if you never have. :)

Don Joyce - Morte Aux Vaches (1989)

* updated link to 192kbps mp3 file...Thanks Rich!!! :)


* Fans of Negativland/ John Oswald...don't miss this one!!!

Don Joyce is one of the founding members of Negativland. This recording was commisioned by VPRO's 'De Avonden'. Way too long in the works, but here it finally is! Don Joyce has been a member of Negativland since 1982 after working in painting since 1967. To date he is the producer of the Negativland weekly three hour show 'Over The Edge' (of which several were released as a compact disc). Joyce's prime interest is in the need to revise copyright law so that artists can re-use, recombine, and otherwise incorporate existing cultural artifacts into their work free of charge and free of charges.

"We'll Be Right Back' was inspired by watching months and months of TV reports on the troubles in Bosnia, including mass executions, mass rapes, concentration camps and the same old fascist deceits and ethnic genocide familiar in World War 2. These reports were constantly interrupted by commercials and so was World War 2. Recorded in 1994, and uses only source material for this recording originated during World War 2. Only effects have been added.

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John Oswald - Plexure (1993)

* this one is pretty-rare...you should have it in your collection! :)

Published by Disk Union Japan (on CD only), it should be in stores but is often hard to find or expensive. Plundered are over a thousand pop stars from the past 10 years. Rather than crediting each individual artist or group as he did in the original ^pl^und^erph^oni^c release, Oswald chose instead to reference morphed artists of his own creation (Bonnie Ratt, etc) It starts with rapmillisylables and progresses through the material according to tempo (which has an interesting relationship with genre).
Oswald used several mechanisms to generate the plunderphonemes that make up this encyclopaedic popologue. This is the most formidable of the ^pl^und^erph^oni^cs projects to date.

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NIN - The Broken Movie

In 1992, Nine Inch Nails released the Broken EP. It was followed in 1993 by a short film, roughly 20 minutes in length, known as the Broken Movie. Filmed and directed by Peter Christopherson, the movie wove Broken's four music videos together via a violent "snuff film," and included its own video for the song "Gave Up" as its conclusion. Due to its extreme graphic content, the Broken Movie was never officially released (and likely never will be), but was leaked as a bootleg which became heavily traded on VHS in the 1990's, and in recent years via the Internet.

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Mick Harris & Eraldo Bernocchi - Total Station (1998)

Total Station may be the most accessible Mick Harris album ever, although anyone even remotely familiar with the Scorn mastermind's prolific output would have a hearty chuckle at such a relative statement. Here, the former Napalm Death drummer and Eraldo Bernocchi craft funkier-than-usual soundscapes bearing a distinct hip-hop influence, with Harris mixing live and programmed beats with creepy synth lines RZA would be proud of, as the guitarist does his best Buckethead impression over the top. It's nowhere near mainstream enough to garner airplay, but if you're a paranoid homesick alien, Total Station may have the cure for what ails ya. allmusic.com

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Monster Magnet - Forget About Life, I'm High On Dope (1989)

1st Demo Tape.
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* photo from Freak Shop USA #1, available here.

The 5, 6, 7, 8's (x2)

The 5.6.7.8's were an all-girl group from Japan that released albums in the '90s. They were a surf/garage explosion, making primitive rock with a campy flair much like the Cramps. The band often dressed in costumes, and made fun of their Asian heritage in songs like "Oriental Rock" and "Ah-So." They disbanded at the end of the decade, leaving behind several hilarious albums.

Can't Help It (1993)

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The 5, 6, 7, 8's (1997)

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