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Doug Snyder & Bob Thompson - Daily Dance
original LP release by New Frontiers, 1973 - this CD by Lion Productions, 2010
I'm putting this one here simply because I'm not sure what genre this could possibly be classified as other than avant-garde outsider rock.
This was recorded in a single afternoon in drummer Bob Thompson's kitchen during October of 1972. Consisting
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Steve Earle - Transcendental Blues
E-Squared/Artemis Records, 2000
This is one of those albums that came along at just the right moment in my life to make it stick with me forever, and might just be my favorite in Earle's entire catalog. Every single song on this excellent album of outlaw country has held up to almost two decades of repeated listening. That's a rare feat in any
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Quotewhoisfrank
Merel - Merel 7"
Shotmaker/Maximillian Colby - Split LP
This is the first time I've heard either of these. Both are good stuff. I'm definitely going to track the 7" down. I really dig the sound on that.
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Buffalo - Volcanic Rock
original release by Vertigo, 1973 - this expanded CD by Aztec Music, 2005
Some heavy psych-infused proto-stoner rock from Australia. This is the second of five albums these dudes put out back in the 70s. They're all worth checking out, but this one is my personal favorite of the bunch. The CD reissue in the picture above comes with two bonus tracks and a hefty
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Dead Salesmen - Jealousy
Heart Of The Rat Records, 2015
Another cool band from Australia. These guys first formed back around 1992 even though they've only put out a handful of albums and singles in the more than two decades since.
There's some pretty decent songwriting to be found here, and if you're a fan of other Aussie groups like Hoodoo Gurus, or some of the great
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Moby - Everything Is Wrong
original release by Mute, 1995 - this pressing by Mute/BMG, 2016
This is a pretty much essential album from the 90s. Moby delivers a bit of everything from dancehall electronica to some beautifully crafted ambient pieces.
This version was pressed at Optimal Media GmbH. The sound quality is absolutely mindblowing and made me remember why I fell in love with t
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Détente - Recognize No Authority
original release by Metal Blade/Restless Records, 1986 - this pressing by Cognitive Records, 2017
I was absolutely stoked to find a new reissue of this album of blazing West Coast 80s thrash. I have an original cassette that is pretty well worn out from the way I played the shit out of it years ago. If you;re in the market for a total kick ass headbanging
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Panopticon - Kentucky
original release by Handmade Birds/Pagan Flames, 2012 - this pressing by Nordvis Produktion/Bindrune Recordings, 2017
The new repress of a classic USBM album from Panopticon. This sounds astonishingly rich and full for black metal, with a decent dynamic range and a crisp sound. Anyone in the market for a reasonably priced physical copy should check this one out. Pres
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Hoodoo Gurus - Magnum Cum Louder
RCA, 1989
1989 album from this Australian post-punk/alt-rock group. This one got a substantial amount of airplay at the time on MTV's 120 Minutes. These guys are still around and, with the exception of a brief hiatus from 1997-2003, have been pumping out great songs on a regular basis since 1981 or so.
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Grateful Dead - Anthem Of The Sun
original release by Warner Bros. Records / Seven Arts Records, 1968 - this pressing by Rhino Records, 2011
This is the Dead's second album, and it's a long, strange trip in and of itself.
When the band signed to Warner Bros., they got a pretty unusual contract for the time. It guaranteed them complete creative control and unlimited studio tim
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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QuoteLionsMouth
Cheetah Chrome Motherfuckers - The Furious Era 1979-1987
This is a band that should have gotten way more attention than they did here in the States. I have the 400 Fascists 7" around somewhere, along with a dubbed cassette with some other stuff of theirs. I definitely need to look into picking this up if I can run across a copy somewhere.
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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QuoteLionsMouth
I see that they are coming to the U.S. soon. No dates near me unfortunately.
I need to check that out and see if they're playing anyplace I can get to. I would love to see them live.
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Leon Thomas - Spirits Known And Unknown
Flying Dutchman, 1969
The first solo album from one of the most unique vocalists in the history of jazz. Thomas finds himself and his crazy yodeling style with a fantastic group on this one, with players including Pharoah Sanders, James Spaulding, Cecil McBee, Lonnie Liston Smith, and Roy Haynes among others.
I'm not normally the biggest fan
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Borbetomagus - A Pollock Of Sound
MVD Visual, 2017
This is a new documentary that looks back over the 38 years and counting of Borbetmagus' career. There's a ton of live performances throughout, overlayed with interviews of the band members and some of the people they have collaborated with over the years such as Thurston Moore and Jojo Hiroshige.
The documentary itself cloc
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Aura Noir - Out To Die
Inferna Profundus Records, 2013
Killer black/thrash from Norway. These dudes have been at it for almost 25 years, so this isn't amateur hour here. There's a lot of influences from the late 80s swirling around in their sound, tempered by the famously filthy Norse production you would expect from a band like Darkthrone.
There are a good number of version
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Obituary - The End Complete
original release by R/C Records (Roadrunner), 1992 this pressing by Metal Blade Records, 2014
This is Obituary's third release and one of my top five favorite death metal albums of all time. Unlike some other classics produced by Scott Burns, this has a monstrously thick and heavy sound.
Original US Roadrunner pressings aren't exactly common to fi
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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QuoteLionsMouth
Paul Serrano Quintet - Blues Holiday LP
I'm vaguely familiar with Paul Serrano, but haven't heard this one before. Sounds pretty good. I'll always pick up anything I run across on Riverside. A great label with very few disappointments in their catalog.
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Cough - Ritual Abuse
Relapse Records, 2010
This album is a crusty masterwork of modern doom. Fuzzed-out riffs and glacial tempos dominate, but the most interesting thing to me is the actual mix done by Sanford Parker. Parker has worked with Yob, Leviathan, Eyehategod, Voivod, and a bunch of others, so his credentials are solid. Here, he retains everything that makes Cough so overwhelmingl
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop
QuoteLionsMouth
Translator - Heartbeats and Triggers LP
I vaguely remember seeing this before. My brother may have had a copy of it at one time or something. Based on those clips you posted, I should really check into findig this album.
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Mickey Hart's Mystery Box
Rykodisc, 1996
Another album full of exotic percussion, though somewhat more focused on traditional song structure than some of his other output.
If you're a fan of world music in general, you'll find something to suit your tastes on this one. Hart, following his usual motif, gathers some great musicians from across the globe to put their unique
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Rodger Coleman & Sam Byrd - Indeterminate
NuVoid Jazz, 2013
This is amazing improvised music made on piano and drums, far more closely related to avant-garde classical than free jazz, but containing elements from across a variety of genres. There's a lot going on here, and it can require multiple listens to grasp the delicate and complex nuances of these pieces. Coleman's pi
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Quoterchecka
Recently I was lucky enough to have received this!
The Grateful Dead – May 1977: Get Shown The Light (11 HDCD) Grateful Dead Records 2017
Hey man, I'm so glad you're enjoying that set! It is absolutely not necessary to send anything in return, either. Instead, do a random favor for a stranger on the street one day if you can. The Dead's music is a gift to be
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Alice Coltrane - Translinear Light
Impulse!, 2004
Alice Coltrane's final album was a stunning return to spiritual jazz after more than two decades away, during which she concentrated on founding and guiding a community based on eastern teachings.
She is joined on this album by two of her sons, Oran and Ravi, the latter of which also served as the producer for this album. There are
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop
Grateful Dead - "The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)" b/w "Cream Puff War"
Rhino Records, 2017
The second release of the year in the Grateful Dead's singles series, where they are re-releasing limited versions of their original 45s.
These two tracks are taken from the first LP the band put out in 1967. They have been remastered for the 50th anniversary
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Black Metal: Evolution Of The Cult
Dayal Patterson - Published by Feral House, 2013
Out of all the books written about black metal, this one is among the best. Dayal Patterson is an experienced music writer who has published work in Terrorizer, Metal Hammer, and Record Collector among other places. He starts off with a few pages dedicated to the roots of the genre (Sabbath, Coven, early P
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Impaled Nazarene - Motörpenis
original release by Osmose Productions, 1996 - this pressing by Osmose Productions, 2017
Here's one with a little something to offend everyone. This pressing is a single-sided 12 inch, and the B-side is etched. Two originals and three covers. A quick punked-out blast of blackened fury from one of Finland's best.
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop
QuoteLionsMouth
Ignite - Call on My Brothers
I first heard these guys on a comp back around '95 or '96, but didn't get to see them play until sometime in late 2000 I think. Great band. That dude has such a powerful voice. I need to check this album out.
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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QuoteLionsMouth
Blue in Heaven - All the Gods' Men LP
Yet another one that escaped my attention before now. I'm going to have to keep an eye out for this. I really dig that song in the video.
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop
Hiro Yanagida - Hirocosmos
original Japanese release by CBS/Sony, 1973 - this CD by Showboat, 2004
Hiro Yanagida started out in the "Group Sounds" scene with The Floral in Japan during the 60s, and went on to play with the much more successful band Apryl Fool before embarking on a solo career as a keyboardist and contributing to a good number of seminal Japanese psych projects i
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Gordon Rekcikssa
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Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop