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+ 7" / The Eyes / The Arrival of The Eyes
The Pupils / A Tribute to The Rolling Stones / Essex Records
The Eyes were a Mod band from 1965-66 in London. They have quite the
sound: all jangly guitars, cool vocals, and tight beats. This LP comes
with a bonus 7" of The Eyes recording as The Pupils.
[read more] ---Carl |
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LP / The Homosexuals /
The Homosexuals' Record / A Black Noise
The Homosexuals sound a bit like a more manic version of the band Fashion,
but with jangly guitars like Josef K. Die Trip, Computer Die is the new
project of L.Voag, one of the three members of the band.
[read more] ---Carl |
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LP / various / The Psychedelic Experience
Volume 2 / Mystic Records
All the releases in this series share the same back cover collage of
printed blotter acids. I think that Volumes 2 & 4 are among the strongest
psyche comps I know.
[read more] ---Carl
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LP / various / Remixen Die Welttraumforscher
/ Gagarin Records
If you had to characterize the sound in a word, you'd say 'electro pop.'
But the complexity of the tracks on this collection really need to be
explored by ear.
[read more] ---Carl
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CD / various / Irritant Number Nine / Irritant
Much of the compilation is electronic hardcore with no vocals (or using
samples containing some type of voice) along with radical beats and extreme
transitions.
[read more] ---Carl |
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CD / various / Max's Kansas City 1976 / ROIR
The songs on this CD are already hard wired into my head from countless
listenings. Every single song from the original 1976 Ram Records Max's
LP is golden.
[read more] ---Carl |
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CD / Jim O'Rourke / I'm Happy and I'm Singing
/ Mego
Three untitled laptop tracks by Jim O'Rourke
[read more] ---Carl |
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CD / Sauron Speaks / Fat Beats from the Dark
Tower / Suckadelic Reckids
The same person who put together Star Wars Breakbeats has turned his
attention (in a timely fashion) to The Lord Of The Rings.
[read more] ---Carl |
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CD / The Sunshine Company / The Best of The Sunshine Company /
Collectors' Choice Music
The first American-released cd collection of the late-1960s LA- based
sunshine pop group Sunshine Company includes 22 tracks taken from their
three albums, and the various singles they released.
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