what have you bought recently? (jun/jul '05)

Cheap at 20 times the price.

mirah c'mon miracle cd
pink stainless tail this is me in the park with no clothes on. i like the flowers cd
bird blobs bird blobs cd
ithaca a game for all who know cd
maximo park a certain trigger cd
amusement parks on fire amusement parks on fire cd
v/a kindred spirits cd
v/a woke up smiling cd
little wings magic wand cd
lowgold welcome to winners cd
jet johnson micropolitan cd
inch-time any colour you like cd
sleater-kinney the woods cd
attack, the complete recordings 1967-68 cd
kanda all the good meetings are taken cd
dolly mixture remember this 7"
tintern abbey do what you must 7"
pipettes, the abc cd single
field mice, the skywriting + singles cd x 2

Lizzy Mercier Descloux Press/Color
Brian Auger w/Julie Driscoll & The Trinity Streetnoise

Jay Z-dear summer/Common, Scarface etc-corner remix.12".

Kanye West-diamonds are forever.12".

Wrangler Brutes-zulu.cd.

Larm-extreme noise.cd.

J. Love/50 Cent-bulletproof.mixtape.

Saigon & Kool G. Rap-the letter p.12".

Nas-freestyles/calm down/understanding/life is like a dice game.12".

the ones i can immediately recall:
los dug dugs - smog
vinegar - s/t
hiroshi nar - school days
wolf eyes - dread (on cd...might sell the LP)
mad dog - 617
i-f - fucking consumer

well behaved recently.

but this is the only thing so far : hip hop connection #191

with free def jux mixtape.

this is about it really, but its a mighty fine mixtape so i feel ok with this.

and for Fathers' Day on Sunday my daughter sent me:

Deerhoof - Milk Man
The Shins - Oh Inverted World
Dressy Bessy - Sound Go Round
Solex - Pick Up

Also Suicide's 1st (to replace a lost copy) and Royal Trux "Cats And Dogs" on vinyl.

I really like the Wexler EP. The lyrics are very good, and the music has a really cool feel (nylon string guitar, eerie out-of-tune piano, singing saw, etc.) His voice can be an acquired taste though, and some people I know don't like it. Think of it as a darker, less childlike counterpart to Joanna Newsom's voice maybe (though I don't really put him into the "freak folk" category). By the way, I happen to know Wexler, so I might be a little biased here -- my band has played a bunch of shows with him and a couple of my bandmates grew up with him. But as a result I've been following him for the last few years, and I've always thought he was pretty excellent.

I've really been getting into "Antique Glow" by Kelley Stoltz. Great, effervescent psych pop. I guess he just got signed to Sub Pop.

For some reason, I got the impression that the Wexler might be in the same ball park. I'll like it regardless, by the sounds of it.

CD
Mandy Moore - So Real ($2)
Only Ones - Special View ($7)

I kind of forget if I got that Bluesoul Belles comp with Bettye Lavette and Carol Fran this month or not. But it's great, regardless!

Join the Dots used $24.95
Remastered Seventeen Seconds used $11.95
Oh yeah, and the 2-disc version of and all that could have been w/still $11.95

Oh, and Mattson Jones on Monday @ M@tt's "Maps of Norway" show.

Now I have.

mazzy star - she hangs brightly
band of blacky ranchette - still lookin' good to me
american music club - mercury
cat power - teh covers record
the corn sisters - the other woman
the sadies - favourite colours

Saint Etienne - Tales From Turnpike House
Palace Music - Lost Blues
Ellen Allien - "Astral" EP
Mirah - Advisory Committee
Yo La Tengo - "Little Honda" EP

as far as I know, it's been out of print since the late '80s and was never released on CD. But you never know, it might be widely available? I've had some decent luck finding Gelb-related vinyl (first two Blacky LPs, Valley of Rain, The Love Songs)

although i didn't actually buy that many singles when i was 16. i didn't have much cash left over from all the cigarettes.

most of my other acquisitions this month have come from the arts desk after a clearout (highlights: antony and the johnsons, the magic numbers). o yeh: and i went to the trouble of tracking down MP3s of that arcade fire EP, and then the fuckers went and re-released it. ho hum.

i have a growing list of stuff to buy (the chat about the isolee album intrigues me greatly) but ... having just spent £70 on a pinstripe linen suit on a whim, it's going to have to wait. fuck.

Great packaging!

Haikunym, When it's time to function as a feeling human being
Will your Bachelor of Arts help you get by?

Cabaret Voltaire - Crackdown
Ghostface - Supreme Clientele
Public Image - First Edition
Art Bears - The World As It Is Today

Killing Joke - For Beginners
Cure - Pornography Reissue
Third Eye Foundation - Ghost
Third Eye Foundation - I Poo Poo on your Juju
Cramps - Bad Music for Bad People
The Evolution Control Committee - Plagiarhythm Nation
R.E.M. - Document

:-|

Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'aime/Beautiful Love
Serge Gainsbourg - Mauvaises Nouvelles Des Etoiles
Prince - Parade
Runaways - Waitin' For the Night
Justus Kohncke - Doppellben

Autechre - Untilted (promo CD el cheapo)
Tusia "Tba" Beridze - Annulé
(really, really looking forward to hearing this one)
Kirsty MacColl - Kite, Titanic Days
(both used, for cheapness again).

(I was expecting a burned copy from someone as a preview, or I would have bought or downloaded it a while ago.)

the fall the complete peel sessions box, hex enduction hour reissue
kraftwerk minimum maximum
maximo park a certain trigger - i cannot pinpoint any rational reason why i like this, but whoomp there it is
the white stripes get behind me satan
weird war illuminated by the light - this was the disappointment of the bunch by far, compared to the last album it is atrocious
scientists the human jukebox 1984-86
the detroit cobras mink rat or rabbit
the gories i know you be houserockin'
iggy pop new values, tv eye live
the loved ones magic box
roxy music live
comets on fire field recordings from the sun
jamie lidell multiply
whitey the light at the end of the tunnel is a train
the emperor machine aimee tallulah is hypnotised
panico subliminal kill
amon duul II yeti
the tower recordings folkscene
six organs of admittance school of the flower
colder heat
dna on dna
v/a optimo present psyche out - stirmonster ur a god

I really wanted to get that alan braxe comp but I can't find it anywhere. also why did I buy so much garage rock?? jesus.

split - razorcuts + wolfhounds flexi
embarrassment - blister pop CD
!!! - me and giuliani down by the schoolyard CDS
split - erase errata + numbers CDS
conflict - it's time to see who's who LP
angelic upstarts - the murder of liddle towers 7"
wah! heat - seven minutes to midnight 7"
wall - day tripper MLP
patrik fitzgerald - backstreet 7"
huggy bear - main squeeze CDS
guitar wolf - jet generation CD
dirtbombs - dangerous magical noise CD
slaughter & the dogs - do it dog style CD
undertones - s/t CD
lost cherrees - in the beginning CD
slits - man next door 7"
kicking giant - secret teenage summer CS
kicking giant - boyfriend/girlfriend CS
va - the end of music as we know it CD
redd kross - born innocent CD
death - scream bloody gore CD
screamers - in a better world 2xCD
athletico spizz 80 - do a runner LP
sonic youth - murray street CD
husker du - land speed record CD
shop assistants - here it comes 7"
shop assistants - you trip me up flexi
uk subs - riot CD
invaders - best thing I ever did 7"
rentals - I got a crush on you 7"
atari teenage riot - delete yourself CD
split - shitbirds + simon & the bar sinisters 7"
devo - hardcore #2 CD
angry red planet - gawker's paradise 7"
conflict - increase the pressure CD

But I kind of like the fact that Hopscotch Records was so oblivious to my order. Very avant-garde of them. "You want to buy our CDs? We'll think about it."

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I was a little sorry I bought this initially, since it's not the type of thing I feel any urgency to hear right now. However, I've been enjoying Disc 2 quite a bit. It's one of the closest things I've heard to the Sun Ra Arkestra in loose somewhat free big band mode. Probably echoes of New Orleans brass band, that I might be missing. Need to give Disc 1 another go.

Music:
The Mars Volta- Frances the Mute (again, cheap as hell at Best Buy, and I love "L'Via L'Viaquez," so I figure it's worth taking a chance),
the Assault on Precinct 13 soundtrack reissue on Record Makers,
Skeletons & The Girl-Faced Boys- "Git",
Kill Memory Crash- When The Blood Turns Black

surprise surprise

surprise surprise

it's lovely though. it is simple. it sounds like they did it over a few weekends, it is twinkly too. the ones bob sings sound just like the last TBS album.

Fairuz: Ya Rayeh (1994--possibly recorded earlier)

http://s51.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=27UU9EEU9FWSJ29AOHG1WVNMW9

And a question:

Where can I buy RWD Mag's grime mixtape? Anybody?

Roisin Murphy, Ruby Blue
Laura Veirs, The Trials and Travails Of Orphan Mae
of Montreal, Aldhils Arboretum
Herman Düne, Mas Cambios
Dressy Bessy, Sound Go Round
Add N To X, Loud Like Nature
They Came From The Stars I Saw Them (can't remember the title)
The Essex Green (ditto)
The Mountain Goats, We Shall All Be Healed
Frenté, Marvin The Album

-- älänbänänä (aaaaaathatsfivea...), July 12th, 2005.

How're you liking this?

I've only listened to it once so far. It didn't leave much impression, but I wasn't listening closely.

tomcats in tokyo sweet gloomy home cd static caravan
manual isares cd static caravan
v/a damaged goods - the cheap sampler volume 3 cd damaged goods
color filter silent way cd pointy
these trails these trails cd sinergia
jason crest collected works of jason crest cd wooden hill
raveonettes, the pretty in black cd columbia
brunettes, the holding hands, feeding ducks cd lil' chief / capitol
goldrush ozona cd low transit industries
procol harum shine on brightly cd repertoire
bill fay time of the last persecution cd eclectic discs
forever amber the love cycle cd background
five day week straw people, the the five day week straw people cd angel air
judee sill judee sill cd elektra / rhino handmade
viva voce the heat can melt your brain cd full time hobby
tom vek we have sound cd go! beat
apes, the the fugue in the fog cd frenchkiss
need new body need new body cd file13
whitehouse twice is not enough - special edition cd susan lawly
autumns, the the autumns cd bella union
mutts, the life in dirt cd fat cat
d_rradio u_nderscore cd static caravan
fly put the needle down and fly cd elefant
whitehouse quality time cd susan lawly

(I've become date-obsessed lately.)

AKSAK MABOUL – 12 DANSES POUR COMBATTRE LA MIGRAINE, CRAMMED BEL CD
ALFIE – A WORD IN YOUR EAR, TWISTED NERVE UK CD
ALFIE – IF YOU HAPPY WITH YOU NEED DO NOTHING, TWISTED NERVE UK CD
CORNWELL, HUGH – BEYOND ELYSIAN FIELDS, IHM UK CD
HOPPER, KEV – SAURUS, DRAG CITY CD
HOPPER, KEV – WHISPERING FOILS, DRAG CITY CD
KIRCHIN, BASIL – ABSTRACTIONS OF THE INDUSTRIAL NORTH, TRUNK UK CD
MARTHA & THE MUFFINS – THIS IS THE ICE AGE, VIRGIN CAN CD
O.S.T. – MONICA LA MITRAILLE, SELECT CAN CD
PALM SKIN PRODUCTIONS – CONDITION RED, HUT UK CD Single
UP, ARI – DREAD MORE DAN DEAD, COLLISION DE CD
UZEB – FAST EMOTION, SELECT CAN CD
UZEB – UZEB CLUB, NORAC CAN CD
V. A. / VOTEL, ANDY – MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS CRY, FAT CITY UK CD
V. A. / VOTEL, ANDY – SONGS IN THE KEY OF DEATH, FAT CITY UK CD
V. A. / VOTEL, ANDY – VERTIGO MIXED, FAMILY RECS UK CD
WEDDINGS PARTIES ANYTHING – THE BIG DON'T ARGUE, WEA AUS CD
YELLO – SHE'S GOT A GUN, DO IT UK 12” W/PS
ZAPPA, FRANK – WE'RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY, VERVE CAN LP

AIR – PLAYGROUND LOVE, ASTRALWERKS US CD Single
CUTLER, IVOR – AN ELPEE AND TWO EPEES, DECCA UK CD
DAFT PUNK – TECHNOLOGIC, VIRGIN UK CD Single
FREE – WALK IN MY SHADOW, ISLAND UK CD
GLITTER, GARY – GLAM YEARS, PARTS 1 + 2, REPERTOIRE DE 2CD
KOOPER, AL – AL'S BIG DEAL - UNCLAIMED FREIGHT, COLUMBIA US CD
MARTYN, JOHN & BEVERLEY – ROAD TO RUIN, ISLAND UK CD
ORANGE CAN – ENTRANCE HIGH RISE, REGAL UK CD
QUINTESSENCE – OCEANS OF BLISS, ISLAND UK CD
VIBERT, LUKE / B.J. COLE – STOP THE PANIC, ASTRALWERKS US CD

ABRAHMS, MICK – MICK'S BACK, INDIGO DELUX UK CD
ALFIE – NO NEED, REGAL UK CD Single
CHERRY, NENEH – RAW LIKE SUSHI, VIRGIN JPN CD
DAHO, ETIENNE – ELECTRAVEDRA, VIRGIN FR CD Single
DJAVAN – AO VIVO Vol. 1, EPIC BR CD
DR. OCTAGON – INSTRUMENTALYST (OCTAGON BEATS), MO' WAX UK CD
KOOPER, AL / M. BLOOMFIELD – FILLMORE EAST: LOST CONCERT TAPES 12/13/68, COLUMBIA US CD
LIONROCK – WET ROADS GLISTEN, DECONSTRUCT
NYMAN, MICHAEL / UTE LEMPER – SONGBOOK, DECCA DE CD
ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES – BEST OF, A&M US CD
REVILLOS, THE – REV UP, AHOY UK CD
TAYLOR QUARTET, JAMES – A FEW USEFUL TIPS ABOUT LIVING UNDERGROUND, PONY CANYON JP CD
TOWER OF POWER – s/t 3rd album, WARNER US CD
TRIO, THE – s/t, BGO UK 2CD
UNDERGROUND LOVERS – DREAM IT DOWN, POLYDOR US CD

...and it's only the 17th of the month!

Yabby You - Dub it to the Top
Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey/Garvey's Ghost
Scientist - Wins The World Cup
Scientist - Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of The Vampires

Cheeep on e-bay :

Os Mutantes - Everything is Possible
Arthur Russell - Calling Out Of Context
V/A - Studio One Discomix

And from Rough Trade :

A Certain Ratio : Live in Groningen 1980

HMV are doing some Greensleeves albums for £5.99 (inlc. Scientist, Dr. Alimatado etc etc), B&F for £7.99 (as well as the Yabby I saw Dub Gone Crazy and Johhny Clarke and Junior Byles collections) and that newish Virgin series for £4.99 (I saw Althea + Donna, a couple of G. Isaacs collections, Twinkle Bros, Abyssinians, K. Hudson - Too Expensive, some Tappa Zukie and Price Far I)

There are a few of the Trojan 2CD collections in card outer sleeves - I was tempted by the Delroy Wilson, given that he's the greatest reggae vocalist ever and all that, but I probably have over 50% of it already. There's also a Dillinger 2CD thing going cheap.

Though I note that the Big Youth 3CD B&F set is, as usual, 25 quid.

See:

Self-Imposed Exile: Have you ever 'banned' yourself from acquiring any more music?

I haven't seen the B&F Big Yoot set. £25 sounds steep but goodness the sound on most B&F sets is flippin' fantastic!

disrupters - alive in the electric chair 12"
murder the disturbed - genetic disruption 7"
conflict (US) - last hour LP
bunnygrunt - action pants! LP
boyracer - b is for boyracer 7"
lucksmiths - what bird is that CD
oblivians - soul food LP
chaos uk - short sharp shock CD
destroy all monsters - meet the creeper 7"
honeymoon killers - sing sing 2xCD
ESG - a south bronx story CD
basement jaxx - kish kash CD
pink military - did you see her 7"
va - killed by death #24 LP
va - killed by death #1234 LP
va - killed by death #007 LP

all off Ebay!