Monthly Archive for January 2006

Emmett Frisbee - Sound Paintings Emmett Frisbee - Sound Paintings

“Emmett Frisbee used to travel the country entering Hoagy Carmichael look-alike contests. He was never a winner, though once he was one of the ten finalists.

Rick Morano-At the Top of the Marq Rick Morano-At the Top of the Marq

Cool private press lp out of PA. Has a pretty unique and darn funky cover of “Proud Mary”. The music backing is great, but Rick’s voice sounds out of place, but it kind of adds to the charm of the song. Cool record that’s worth checking for.

Gary Kail - Zurich 1916 (Creative Nihilism) Gary Kail - Zurich 1916 (Creative Nihilism)

A very personal musique concrete tour-de-force subtitled “Creative Nihilism - Studies in musique concrete 1979-1983″ (Iridescence 1984), Gary Kail’s magnum opus brings to mind the recordings of the LAFMS and other bedroom tape-splicers of the pre-digital era.
The first record consists of Gary’s solo explorations, while the second one contains collaborations of his with other ‘creative […]

Sounds of the Junk Yard Sounds of the Junk Yard

Another one I don’t have. I cry.

Don JuANONYMOUS - Deep Bottoms & Thirsty Throats Don JuANONYMOUS - Deep Bottoms & Thirsty Throats

WOW.

Mushroom Ceremony of the Mazatec Indians of Mexico Mushroom Ceremony of the Mazatec Indians of Mexico

Great record of field recordings that I’m happy to have finally recently acquired. It’s of an Indian woman sitting around eating mushrooms with her friend. Her friend seems much more helpful than mine was the time I ate mushrooms. We put them on cold pizza & sat around drinking tea & listening to a Zombies […]

Mobius & Plank - Rastakraut Pasta Mobius & Plank - Rastakraut Pasta

Crazy electro-reggae, which sounds kinda scary, but everything is right about this lp. It’s hard to explain, but it really does sound like all of the goodness you could hope to expect from Cluster playing strange reggae and stuff. Such an awesome record!

Sounds Of Self-Hypnosis Through Relaxation Sounds Of Self-Hypnosis Through Relaxation

There’s a lot of words I would use to describe the folkways catalog. But sexy is not one of them. Despite being a rather handsome man himself, Mo Asch resisted the allure of the sexy. And this is probably a good approach for recording the music of indigenous peoples. The Murat musicians of North Borneo […]

Kenneth Higney - Attic Demonstration Kenneth Higney - Attic Demonstration

A tough one to write about because so much has already been said about it. First, though, I will say that if you have even the slightest interest in “outsider music” BUY THE CD REISSUE! Cause it is definitely all that.

The South Side Movement - s/t The South Side Movement - s/t

Dope funk lp on the Wand label from 1973. Nice drumbreak on the intro of their take on Stevie Wonder’s “superstition” if that’s your thing. This albums definitely as funky as the cover suggests.

Hunt's Determination Band - This is Determination Problems Hunt’s Determination Band - This is Determination Problems

Here’s a private press disco funk lp outta Michigan on the small Ear Wax label. My two favorite tracks on this one are “I got my nut” and “where the funk come from”. I like this typo in the liner notes also- “It’s an unbelievable experience to watch heard these men work”. Some ebay seller […]

Bob Hadley - raven Bob Hadley - raven

Aside from one vocal track, the rest of this record is an excellent instrumental guitar lp that would fit in nicely on the Takoma label. Killer slide guitar and fingerpicking stuff here. You gotta love the homemade art thats taped on the cover of this private pressing.

The Yellow Balloon - s/t The Yellow Balloon - s/t

Great pop psych lp on the Canterbury label that would appeal to fans of the Beach Boys, The Zombies, The Hollies, The Kinks, The Free Design etc. etc.

The Mirettes - whirlpool The Mirettes - whirlpool

Killer soul sister lp on the Uni label that I rarely see get mentioned. Not as rare as The Lovelites lp but just as great in my opinion. Every track on this one is a winner. Nice one!

Master Wilburn Burchette's - psychic meditation music Master Wilburn Burchette’s - psychic meditation music

This record consists of two 18 minute cosmic new age tracks entitled “yin” and “yang”. From the liner notes: Observe and become aware of the music as a flow of pure feeling. Allow the music to touch you so that you may feel and become aware. Let it penetrate to your psychic self. DO NOT […]

Erma Franklin - soul sister Erma Franklin - soul sister

Great funky soul record by Aretha’s sister. Her other claim to fame is that she did the original version of “piece of my heart” that Janis Joplin made famous later on.

Mario Nascimbene - Major Library 6074 Mario Nascimbene - Major Library 6074

Not a bad library if funky jazz is your thing. Nascimbene was an Italian soundtrack dude who did his fair share of libraries as well. He does all the tracks on the b-side of this record (most of which found their way onto the first Cinemaphonic Soul compilation).

Linda Perhacs - parallelograms Linda Perhacs - parallelograms

Hands down the best femme folk/psych lp out there. But you already knew that right?

Gary Higgins - red hash Gary Higgins - red hash

Classic downer folk/psych masterpiece from 1973. This was recorded shortly before Gary’s two year jail stint after a drug bust. The whole lp is haunting and beautiful from front to back. Recently reissued by Drag City too.

Ennio Morricone - April Orchestra Vol. 1 Ennio Morricone - April Orchestra Vol. 1

If you’re reading this site you’ve probably at least heard of Ennio Morricone, without a doubt the most well-known Italian soundtrack composer. You may not be aware of the fact that he also did a few not-available-to-the-public library records during the height of his career (or maybe you are. sorry.)

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