S/D: Ipecac Recordings

Alain Johannes
Beak> <-- CLASSIC
Bohren & Der Club of Gore <-- CLASSIC
Brian Reitzell
Circus Devils
Crudo (Mike Patton & Dan the Automator)
The Curse of the Golden Vampire
Dälek <-- CLASSIC
Dalek / HAZE XXL <-- CLASSIC
Daniele Luppi
Desert Sessions <-- CLASSIC
DJ Eddie Def
Dub Trio
East West Blast Test
End
Ennio Morricone <-- CLASSIC
eX-Girl
Eyvind Kang
Fantômas <-- CLASSIC
Fantômas Melvins Big Band <-- CLASSIC
Farmers Market
Flat Earth Society
Gangpol & Mit
General Patton vs The X-ecutioners <-- DUD
Ghostigital
The Golding Institute
Goon Moon
Guapo
Hella <-- DUD
Imani Coppola
Isis <-- CLASSIC
Kaada <-- CLASSIC
Kaada / Patton <-- CLASSIC
kid606
The Kids of Widney High
The Locust <-- DUD
The Lucky Stars
MadLove
Maldoror <-- DUD
Martina Topley Bird
Melvins <-- CLASSIC
Melvins / Lustmord <-- CLASSIC
Messer Chups
Mike Patton <-- DUD
Mini Mansions
Moistboyz
Mondo Cane
Mondo Generator <-- DUD
Mouse On Mars <-- CLASSIC
Mugison
Neil Hamburger
Northern State
Orthrelm <-- CLASSIC
Otto Von Schirach
Peeping Tom <-- DUD
Phantomsmasher <-- DUD
Pink Anvil
QUI <-- DUD
Rob Swift
Ruins <-- CLASSIC
Sax Ruins
Sensational
Skeleton Key
Steroid Maximus
The Tango Saloon
Tanya Tagaq
Tipsy
Tomahawk <-- CLASSIC
Trevor Dunn's Trio Convulsant
Unsane
Venomous Concept
Vincent & Mr. Green
Yoshimi & Yuka <-- DUD
The Young Gods <-- CLASSIC
Zach Hill <-- DUD
Zu <-- CLASSIC
Zu / Patton <-- CLASSIC

Asking strictly about Ipecac releases here (not Patton's Pranzo Oltranzista, or the Young Gods' earlier albums, or Morricone's career in general)... yes, lots of these folks have released recordings on various other labels. Let's talk Ipecac.

My opinions above, but I want to hear yours, too, especially as I've not heard lots of this.

Whoops, guess I should've called this C/D: Ipecac, not S/D... fuck it.

Hella is so not a dud.

Oh, btw, here comes the Whiney G. batsignal:

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bat-signal.jpg

Circus Devils are classic for me too.

what are they like &/or what do i try to hear first?

I don't know. Its a Robert Pollard side project, probably the weirdest of the bunch too. Proggy and messy, with few of the classic rock hooks that influence his other stuff.

ahhh Mr. Pollard, got it. that kinda automatically raises my "avoid" flag (like GBV in parts, don't have much time for Pollard's too numerous to count side works) but i'll file that & hear it someday ;)

I mean, if you think you might be into the weird psych-prog babblings and film score like interludes of Mr. Pollard, you might dig this stuff and Sgt. Disco would probably be as good a place as any to start.

Ha, well then, that answers that!

the weird psych-prog babblings and film score like interludes

this is better, really! i will def keep an eye out. just no more lo-fi classic rock stuff from him plz ;_;

Ipecac is like my fave label, and I have opinions about all these bands. Ask me questions, ilxor.

Also, I will add that the first Eyvind Kang is prolly the most slept-on album of the 00s. It's perfect.

oh man where to start

fav stuff here is Dalek (everything), Bohren, that Young Gods record, Beak>, Tomahawk first 2 records, obviously Isis/Melvins, the Fantomas horror film scores thing, Kaada stuff I've heard, the abrasive Mouse on Mars thing...

not so much into the really spastic/jittery things here: Hella, the Locust, &c. though obviously there are exceptions (Zu, Orthrelm [though that record's a bit of a slog to get through for 45 min])...

anyway- tell me what else is good !!

awful label, awful thread.

of the things you haven't mentioned yet these are my faves

EYVIND KANG's Virginal Co Ordinates is like the most gorgeous record. I totally want it played at my wedding and/or funeral

KID 606's Down With The Scene is a little dated but is still a glitchtastic rager

SAX RUINS is great too

Tomahawk was horrible!

no wai, Mit Gas is a killer rock-rock record.

Things not mentioned:

v/a - Great Phone Calls - reissue from Amarillo records. Hilarity.

well, whatever song it was that was posted on Paper Thin Walls back in the day sucked hard.

Duane Denison + John Stanier = pretty much awesome no matter who else is in the band imo. i haven't heard Tomahawk - Anonymous, is that any good if i dug the first two?

SAX RUINS is great too

instead of using Google i would like you to spend yr time telling me if this is Ruins-related (i assume so?)

http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=60&threadid=492

i'd tell steve shasta to fuck off but whiney & i do the same thing in various threads we hate so hey, have at it buddy!

why didn't you like the Zach Hill solo record? I thought it was pretty awesome.

what whiney said. great label - not consistenty good, perhaps, but consistently interesting. leans heavily on great stuff though - fantomas, melvins, morricone, mondo cane, guapo, mike patton, ruins, flat earth society, bohren, zu, unsane, trio convulsant, tango saloon, dalek, ex girl, tomahawk, phantomsmasher... and yes, eyvind kang is absolutely amazing. so much good stuff in his catalogue, but virginal co-ordinates is one of my favourite albums of all time.

EYVIND KANG's Virginal Co Ordinates is like the most gorgeous record. I totally want it played at my wedding and/or funeral

we did! 'marriage of days' followed the ceremony.

on the dud front: tipsy, northern state, qui, pink anvil, otto von schirach.

the golding institute album is very much worth hearing, but only once.

sax ruins is indeed ruins, but with multi-tracked sax instead of bass. totally nuts.

well, whatever song it was that was posted on Paper Thin Walls back in the day sucked hard.

― sarahel, Tuesday, March 8, 2011 5:28 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Yay, you remember! :)

Yeah that was the third record. Fucking TERRIBLE. I savaged it in that review iirc. The first two Tomahawk records were swag as fuck though

i listened to it because it got such a horrible review, thinking, can it really be that bad ... and yes, indeed, it was.

eyvind kang is absolutely amazing. so much good stuff in his catalogue, but virginal co-ordinates is one of my favourite albums of all time.

just wanna cosign this, imo the Kang is better than anything else on the label except maybe the best Melvins and that awesome Young Gods record.

I totally want it played at my wedding and/or funeral

lol just noticed this - same difference, huh?

I really like that third tomahawk album. though admittedly, it's not as good as the first two...

Can't stand almost everything Patton has done music-wise, but the Morricone and Bohren alone make the label worth existing. Phantomsmasher record is really good too of things which haven't been mentioned.

who put out the Zach Hill/Mick Barr duo record?

oh that's right Ipecac did the Alan Bishop-curated Morricone set, that thing is incredible.

^^ YES

The Mugison records are great. Love that crazy Icelandic dude.

who put out the Zach Hill/Mick Barr duo record?

5RC put out Shred Earthship (love that record) but I think there is one other collab out there, right?

my heart broke when the Northern State record arrived in the mail

hey Whiney i found some Ruins stuff not on Ipecac, plz tell me if it's good ----- Hyderomastgroningem and/or Refusal Fossal. same w/ kid606, found his Mille Plateaux thing w/ the light blue cover from like 2000-01. C/D?

Hyderomastgroningem is classic, 606 on Mille Plateaux is dud

just found this, too-- must heart asap!

445)Sax Ruins/Yawiquo: Japanese avant-wonks go all confetti-and-carnivals with saxy new lineup.#7

hear*

(maybe heart, too)

yes i just googled a whiney 2009 tweet review btw

:)

shoulda gotten a ltd. ed. tweet-box while i had the chance. what are the chances of a second edition ;_;

aside from Symphonica (the ideas of which are far more successfully realised by Koenjihyakkei), I'm not sure Ruins have ever released a sub-par album. it's all good.

Pallaschtom and Tzomborgha are probably their peak, though. they're not only the most insanely complex, but also have the most well-developed melodic emphasis, if you're looking for more like 'Praha in Spring' – though that is an unusually melodic/catchy piece for this band. the L. Shankar and Messiaen covers on Tzomborgha may be what you're looking for...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CilZxHP_Hbw

instead of bumping this thread for no reason, thought i'd give an update on some recent ipecac & related listening-

Ennio Morricone: picked up the Ipecac 2-CD comp. compiled by Alan Bishop(!) and yes it is fantastic, thank you Ipecac

kid606: against Whiney's advice, picked up PS I Love You (on Mille Plateaux) and it's kinda like Autechre/Oval but boringer? is this guy any good on other releases? help

Orthrelm: pulled out OV for first listen in a couple years... dud, sorry. changing my vote :(

Ruins: decided to finally pick up a physical Ruins album, couldnt find the Ipecac stuff so went w/ Hyderomastgroningem (on Tzadik)... holy shit, great record. not as frenetic as i expected going in. gonna pick up the other one in the used bins soon: Refusal Fossil (on Skin Graft). love this band so much

I'll rep for pretty much anything on Skin Graft.

"is this guy any good on other releases?"

I never really dug kid606 super much, but that's probably his least representative record. Most of the other stuff is glitchcore. Pretty sure Down With The Scene is on Ipecac and that's pretty easy to find.

how is OV a dud?

great concept, great execution, kinda a big chore to listen to :/

what about it is chore-like?

I know I have to be in a certain mood to get into it, and if I'm not in that mood it gives me a headache, but when I'm in the mood, it's great.

repetition. blazingly fast, loud, maddening repetition. for 45 minutes. aaaarrrghh. i know i should like it on paper given all the other psych/drone/noise shit i listen to. maybe i wasnt in the right mood for it this time?