Monthly Archive for June 2006

Mechanical Servants - Min X Match Mechanical Servants - Min X Match

This was given to me in a blind trade and quickly became my favorite of the batch sent. Incredibly fun and beautiful, Mechanical Servants bring a refreshing simplicity to the post-punk/new-wave genre. Consisting simply of two females, Pamela Kifer (lead vocalist) and Victoria Harper, a guitar, a bass, a synthesizer and a typerwriter.
The songwriting is […]

Pina Nevarez: Tú que Fuiste Pina Nevarez: Tú que Fuiste

Yet another lp I picked up when I just couldn’t say no to records featuring a groovy 60’s or 70’s girl on the cover. But this actually turned out to be a better than average pop record on the Mexican Peerless label. As with most records of this sort, there are some ballads that are […]

J. Matthews - Electronic Music J. Matthews - Electronic Music

The moment time travel will be made available to the general public, this is the kind of record I will be ordering, in retrospect, from 1965. Those who love vintage record oddities will agree this disc has a lot going for it. First, the very format is peculiar. It’s a 10” microgroove record, but it […]

Muirlands Jazz/Rock Ensemble - 1973 Muirlands Jazz/Rock Ensemble - 1973

I picked this 7″ up mainly because it has a Frank Zappa cover on it, but it actually turned out to be a solid record all the way through. I have no idea what the Muirlands Jazz/Rock Ensemble was (probably a High School Stage Band I am guessing) and from what the label tells […]

Gravity Adjusters Expansion Band - One Gravity Adjusters Expansion Band - One

This 1973 LP on the Los Angeles Nocturne label has something a lot of recordings of group improvisations tend to lack - ambience and atmospherics. The liner notes sum up the group’s approach:
“The GAEB had its beginnings in the late 60’s. It emerged as a music ensemble simultaneously with the experimental sculptural instrumental creations of […]

Walt Rockman - Pollution Walt Rockman - Pollution

I now have a new pick for favorite library record cover ever. It’ll probably change in a few months but wow is this great. “Pollution” comes from the German SONOTON label and features some excellent electronic drone action. The record is mainly electronic, aside from two very kraut-rock / motorik percussion tracks, […]

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