Albert Kuvezin And Kat-Kha - Re-Covers

In the WTF department – this is the STRANGEST stuff I have heard in decades – I kid you not. Throat-singing - what the hell is that all about? If you've never seen one mouth singing two or three separate simultaneous melodies, you really need to get out more. Go to Tuva, for example, a remote republic in Siberia surrounded by mountains and filled with moonshiners, miners and cows. There you will find shamanic folk songs played on unpronounceable instruments by bearded men with grizzly, guttural voices that will give you goosebumps forever.

And if you're really lucky, you'll stumble across Albert Kuvezin and his band Yat-Kha. Fighting against Communist musical censorship that tried to tell him what styles he could and couldn't play, Kuvezin has forged a near-impossible international reputation for his music. And with Yat-Kha, he combines Tuva's traditional music with the Western heavy rock he loves, chugging an electric guitar as he goes "Oh yeeeeah" in his filthy double-bass vocal.

After several albums of this punk-folk mish-mash, the logical next step is a covers record; and what a beast this is. From the opening strum of Led Zeppelin's 'When The Levee Breaks', 'Re-Covers' sets its stall as a reverent but unapologetic album. Simmering the song to its bones, Kuvezin rebuilds it as a Siberian folk masterpiece, his unnervingly deep growl spinning a magical, mesmeric tale over the delicate instrumentation.

And so they are all reworked. Kraftwerk's 'The Man Machine' becomes a haunting canvass of guitar effects and acoustic play-about, with overtone chanting roaming for carrion. These eerie high-frequency melodies knock against the rich deep-throat bass vocal. Quite how they could come out of the same larynx - simultaneously or not - is a miracle.
Captain Beefheart's 'Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles' takes on a dreamy Celtic quality; Motorhead's 'Orgasmatron' swirls with black magic; and 'Play With Fire' is a fair old walk from anything The Rolling Stones ever meant to write.

But it's not just rock stuff that gets the folk-me-up treatment. Hank Williams' 'Ramblin' Man' takes that age-old tale of a man whose heart belongs to the train tracks and gives it a darkly wistful edge, with minimal rhythm pulsing like a heartbeat. Joy Division's 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' falls slightly flat, its beautiful acoustic guitar lines marred by slightly off-key bear-growl vocals. And a Bob Marley track joins People's Music from Russia, Ireland and France, bobbing joyously with sweet percussion and a voice that sounds like a million cigarettes but is actually the product of one too many homemade vodkas.

Great for Halloween. Probably too much for one sitting. Go on – I dare ya!!!!

1. When the Levee Breaks 2. Man Machine 3. Ramblin' Man 4. In a Gadda Da Vida 5. Love Will Tear Us Apart 6. Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles 7. Pesnya O Giraffe (A Song About a Giraffe) 8. Orgasmatron 9. Wild Mountain Thyme (Will Ye Go, Lassie Go?) 10. Toccata 11. Black Magic Woman 12. Exodus 13. Play with Fire 14. Pesnya Mergena (The Song of Mergen)

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Hot Time At The Lounge

Gotta tell ya folks, it’s been a wild time at the ol’ lounge. Last Sunday, DaBoss and Trustar met up – live and in person – and had a killer of an afternoon. Tru was in town for real (gagh!) work and conspired to hook up. We have been chatting and blog blathering for a long time and are very similar in musical ideology and life experience and tastes.

What a treat! We had a great time. He took the subway to my hood near Washington D.C. and we hit the sights. Not the usual tourist trap crap – oh no – we went FCL style to some of the cooler, way out places. We went A/V and visited the National Museum of Radio and Television, where the very knowledgeable guides talked our ears off on the history and styles of radio and tv. Some way rad stuff like hundreds of radios ranging from the huge art deco inlaid wood consoles that some of us listened to when we were kids (the infamous Philcos), to table top sets shaped like tombstones, to classy colored 50’s plastic beauties, to the original shirt pocket transistor boxes made in Japan to modern day minis.
We saw the first fax machine – built in 1928 – and a first try at a home acetate disc recorder – circa 1935. that’s right – direct to disc recording. What is new is old. Of course, the tv’s were slammin’. One of the Philcos had a detachable picture tube that you could carry around with you from room to room on a long cable. Miniature tv tubes from the 50’s with a magnifying lens to make the picture look bigger. Hey – a big screen back then was all of 14”.

After cruizin’ down memory lane, we went for some local eats – homemade Maryland crabcakes (what else) and a quick stop at Belair Stables – the birthplace of American thoroughbred horse racing. That’s right, boys and girls, it ain’t Kentucky.

Then we arrived at FCL proper. We spent some time in the lounge checking out tons of new music, file arranging and tagging methods, some of my collection of original comic art and comics, antique Carnival glass and the infamous antique hood ornaments which pretty much take over about ½ of the wall and surface space in the lounge.

All good things must end, tho – and we said – so long until next time.

Tru is a true gentleman – exactly like you see on his blog. Smart, fun and unpretentious and TRULY a great person to be around. Here’s a long tall Blue Hawiian hoisted for you, my friend – hang ten for me.

Everything You Always Wanted To Know About 60's Mind Expansive Punkadelic Garage Rock Instrumentals BUT Were Afraid To Ask

The title says it all! 27 rare tracks a la Pebbles without the vocals. Massive fuzziferious. Some hits, some misses, all wacky enough for a good listen.
The Shades: Ballot Bachs, Pinnochio And His Puppets: Fusion, Question Mark: Hang In, Unbelievable Uglies: Research Into The Soul Of Psychedelic Sound, Oxford Circle: Mind Destruction, Americal Dream: Tioga, Powers of Blue: You Blow My Mind, The Spellbinders: Spellbound, Front Office: Wow, Hal Blaine: Love (In December), Cucumber: Under, Captain Groovy And His Bubblegum Army: Bubblegum March (Or Blowing Bubbles Through Rose Colored Glasses), The Executioners: I Want The Rain, Dantes: 80-96, Vaqueros: 69, The Sounds Like Us: The Other Side Of A Record, The Ceyleib People: Ceyladd Beyta, Sagittarius: Pisces, The Collectors: The Beginning, The Beautiful Daze: City Jungle Part 2, The Mussies: 12 O'Clock, July, The Arrows: Make Love Not War, The Endd: This Is Really The Zoo Plus Two, Astro Sounds From The Year 2000: Flameout, Astro Sounds From The Year 2000: Barrier X-69, Astro Sounds From The Year 2000: A Disappointing Love Affair With A Desensitized Robot, The Calico Wall: Beep (excerpt)

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The Strangemen - Channel 2000

Fun, frenzied, outa control scifi psychbilly with a distinct bent towards a stoned Elvis. Some cool twangy instros and wacky songs to keep you from getting bored. David Scholl of Four Piece Suit (see links) guests on sax.

1. Don't Touch My Hair 2. Hitch-hike UFO 3. Strangement Television Theme Song, The 4. Elvis Inside Of Me 5. Killer Wave 6. Amazona 7. Beat From 20,000 Fathoms, The 8. Grandpa Was An Alien 9. Space Train 10. Video Babe (Live At The Neptoon Bar)

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Rock the 60's Vol. 1

Guitar Player presents – Legends of the Guitar – Rock the 60’s vol 1

Major mayhem from the times. All KLASSIC.

1.The Ventures / Lullaby of the Leaves2:022.The Yardbirds / The Train Kept A-Rollin'3:283.Lonnie Mack / Chicken Pickin'2:124.The Sonics / The Witch2:415.The Jimi Hendrix Experience / Hey Joe (Live At Winterland)6:486.Chet Atkins / Boo Boo Stick Beat2:117.The Mothers of Invention / Nine Types of Industrial Pollution6:038.Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Abba Zaba2:469.The Astronauts / Hot-Doggin'2:1610.The Yardbirds / I Ain't Got You2:0311.Booker T. & the MG's / Red Beans and Rice2:3512.Love Sculpture / Sabre Dance4:5413.Dick Dale & His Del-Tones / Misirlou2:1614.The Shadows / Apache2:5715.Quicksilver Messenger Service / Gold and Silver6:4316.The Byrds / It Won't Be Wrong2:0117.The Kinks / You Really Got Me2:1618.Big Brother & the Holding Company / Ball and Chain

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Rock the 60's Volume 2

More furious fuzz and serious licks from some of the greatest.

Guitar Player presents – Legends of the Guitar – Rock the 60’s vol 2

Beck's Bolero - Jeff Beck 2. Soul Serenade - Willie Mitchell 3. Who Do You Love? - Ronnie Hawkins 4. Mr. John Lee, Pt. 1 [*] - Sandy Nelson 5. Night Owl Blues [*] - The Lovin' Spoonful 6. Six Days on the Road - Taj Mahal 7. Torture - The Fendermen 8. Love Scene - Jerry Garcia 9. Section 43 - Country Joe & the Fish 10. Scratchy - Travis Wammack 11. Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream 12. Supernatural - John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers 13. Knockers Step Forward - John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers 14. You Can't Sit Down, Pt. 1 15. Jam, Pt. 1 - Bobby Gregg 16. Hold It [*] - Thumbs Carllile 17. Frenzy [*] - The Wailers 18. Trouble No More - The Allman Brothers Band

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Voodoo Court – Nuclear Vacation

Voodoo Court's Nuclear Vacation is exactly what it says. An vacation NUKED with RADIOACTIVE Surf Tunes! There are many infectious songs on this release, which include the pulsating "Hydrogen Highway", the vibrating, twangy "I'm Your Super Nuclear Lover", the natural and clean "Gamma Ray on a Summer's Day", the tranquil "For the Love of Nepunium", the easygoing yet playful "Holocost 2012", the erratic "On the Beach", and the very special treat of the upbeat vocal "Run From The Blast". Voodoo Court has succeeded in creating a truly awesome radioactive trip. To quote from their single vocal Run the Blast, "Come ride with us or else your toast! It's your final warning!" Alex Hoffman

1 Hydrogen Highway 2 I'm Your Super Nuclear Lover 3 Every Last One of Them 4 Gamma Ray on a Summers Day 5 For the Love of Neptunium 6 California Meltdown 7 Holocost 2012 8 On the Beach 9 Red Tide Sunset 10 Sticky Situation 11 Cheese Wiz 12 Armageddon (tired) 13 Heavy Water 14 Run From the Blast

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Shel Silverstein – Freakin’ At The Freaker’s Ball

A blast from the past - a true classic in the field of albums of humorous songs. All the songs here are very funny (with the sole exception of "The Man Who Got No Sign"). Many of these songs will be familiar to listeners of The Dr. Demento Show, especially the legendary "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out". The lyrics to that song were later included in one of Silverstein's books of poetry for children (as was "The Peace Proposal"), but this is not an album for children. Most of these songs are about sex and/or drugs. Yea BABY! If you are one of Uncle Shelby's adult fans, you will probably love this album. The CD includes three bonus tracks, all of which are about the music industry, oddly enough. One of my ALL time favorites.

1.Thumbsucker 2. I Got Stoned And Missed It 3. Sarha Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out 4. Stacy Brown Got Two 5. Polly In A Porny 6. Freakin' At The Freakers Ball 7. All About You 8. Don't Give A Dose To The One You Love Most 9. The Peace Proposal 10. Masochistic Baby 11. Liberated Lady 1999 12. The Man Who Got No Sign 13. A Front Row Seat To Hear Ole Johnny Sing 14. 26 Second Song 15. Everybody's Makin' It Big But Me

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Easy Tempo

This release is a sampling of the Easy Tempo series available in Italy that has produced ten striking CDs of vintage Italian film music from the 60s and 70s as compiled by Rocco Pandiani and gang. This is a great sampler. Sure, there' some kitsch and camp here - especially to younger ears - but there's also great feeling and panache in some of the extracts from these 60s and 70s film scores by Travioli, and, of course, Piccioni. Acid-jazz fans will also find this a must, as will trip-hop DJs looking for great samples to base their creations around. The Italians had a take on jazz and film music unlike any other country: it's bittersweet, funky, spacey, erotic with just enough of the cocktail hour thrown (but not too much). These collections transcend camp and kitsch. They define the heart of a special time that is, sadly, gone. Sit back and enjoy.

1.Running Fast - Stefano Torossi 2. Trops - Alberto Balden Bembo 3. Blues For Alexandra - Romano Mussolini 4. Moto Centripeto - Lesiman 5. Blue Media - Lee Selmoco Orchestra 6. Diamond Bossa Nova - Francesco De Masi 7. L'Italia Vista Dal Cielo - Piero Piccioni 8. Fearing Much - Stefano Torossi 9. Sessomatto - Armando Trovajoli 10. Decisione - Armando Trovajoli 11. Airport Rock - Giancarlo Barigozzi 12. Honey Rhythm And Butter - The Green Future 13. Un Detective - Fred Bongusto 14. Casa Di Moda - Guido/Maurizio De Angelis 15. Lady Magnolia - Piero Umiliani 16. Messaggio – Lesiman

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Hugo Montenegro – All Time Greatest Movie Themes and Schemes

Classic orchestral western and spy themes from the movies and tv – all in one place.
Nuff said.

1. Come Spy With Me 2. Secret Agent Man (From the CBS-TV show "Secret Agent") 3. Theme From "I Spy" (From the NBC Television show "I Spy") 4. Thunderball (From the United Artists motion picture "Thunderball") 5. Theme From The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (Remastered) 6. The Silencers (From the Columbia Picture "The Silencers")7. The James Bond 8. Get Smart Theme (From the NBC Television series "Get Smart") 9. Theme From "The F.B.I." - (From the Television Series "The F.B.I.") 10. The Man From Thrush11. Theme From "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold" 12. Goldfinger 13. Our Man Flint 14. Illya 15. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly ((from the film "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly" released through United Artists)) 16. Hang 'Em High (From the United Artists motion picture "Hang 'em High") 17. For A Few Dollars More (From the film "For A Few Dollars More" released through United Artists) 18. Theme From "A Fistful Of Dollars" (From the film "A Fistful of Dollars", released through United Artists) 19. Theme For Three (From the Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Picture "Wait Until Dark")20. The Godfather Waltz (From the Paramount Picture "The Godfather")

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