the Album Leaf Live Mains Doeuvres May 27th 2005

the Album Leaf Live Mains Doeuvres May 27th 2005

Sound quality is 'A'.

I'm finally in the process of moving, so post may be a while, have to switch over the isp provider so not too sure when I'll be back up, we dont move until next week but we're packing and going to see New Model Army and having our 1st anniversary on the 26th, so, I might post again in the week or it may be a few weeks.

More NMA posts coming in the near future thanx to a nice Frenchman, if you are reading this I've not forgotten about you.

About this show, 1st off if you don't know the Album Leaf are one of the best low fi, indie, post rock, IDM bands around, and this live recording is of excellent quality.

the Album Leaf is an instrumental band, actually until recent new recording sessions Jimmy wrote and played all the instruments on all his (the Album Leaf) records only using additional musicians on tour, rumor has it the new album will be recorded with a full band, I just hope Jimmy continues to be the main song writer.

Mp3 audio source: mp3

Covers (single image-itunes/winamp) created by original photographer and the artist for the Album Leaf, I just merged the 2 images together and added the txt.

01 Window
02 Thule
03 On Your Way
04 Twenty Two Fourteen
05 Outer Banks
06 Brennivin
07 Eastern Glow
08 Micro Melodies
09 Vermillion
10 Spinning Make Me Dizzy
11 Malmo
12 Belladonna
13 Another Day

http://www.mediafire.com/?mwnqhzjnhuj

Ordo Equitum Solis Paraskenia (Live 1993)

Ordo Equitum Solis Paraskenia (Live 1993)

Ordo Equitum Solis means: Order Of the Knights Of the Sun, if I'm not mistaken.

Sound quality 'A'

Leithana, like KatieJane is just plain sexy but no one gets to me mentally like KatieJane does that woman just gets me going period, if Katie was a goddess I'd build temples all over the world.

That being said.....

Leithana is incredible in her own right, like a neo pagan classical queen plucked right out of another time, or better yet a novel written about a time in the future that resembles baroque Europe and ancient Greece, an amazing woman.

Info copied from discogs:
Recorded live and outdoors, June the 20th and 21st, 1993, in Magna Grecia among the olive trees of the Monti Iblei. Track 10 was recorded in Necropoli di Pantalica (XII th century BC).

Mp3 audio source: cd

Cover - scan of original front booklet page.

01 Playing With the Fire
02 Father Of Incantation
03 Utopia
04 Message To Pan
05 Solem Expectans
06 This Is the Way
07 Vacuum Quaerens
08 Our Lady Of the Wild Flowers
09 the Road To Babylon
10 Reis Glorios
11 Angoris Nox
12 De Fortuna

http://www.mediafire.com/?tmmmmzjj2mm

Big Dipper Heavens

Big Dipper Heavens

Sound quality is 'A'.

Posted per req from a friend and filled due it being out of print.

As a bonus I included their track from the Wailing Ultimate comp "You're Not Patsy", which is my fav track by them, close 2nd is "What In Sam Hill..."

Homestead Records had many a great band on their roster including Naked Raygun, Big Black, Break Circus and Squirrel Bait to name a few putting Big Dipper in pretty damn good company.

"You're not patsy" is my rip and the lp 'Heavens is someone else's who's nym is still in the id3tag if I'm not mistaken.

Mp3 audio source: various - cd & mp3

Covers (single image-itunes/winamp) created by me, thanx original photographer.

00 Youre Not Patsy
01 Shes Fetching
02 Man O War
03 Easter Eve
04 Humason
05 Lunar Module
06 All Going Out Together
07 Younger Bums
08 When Men Were Trains
09 Wet Weekend
10 Mr Woods
11 Guitar Named Desire
12 Faith Healer
13 San Quentin Ca
14 What In Sam Hill...
15 Wrong In the Charts
16 Ancers
17 Loch Ness Monster

http://www.mediafire.com/?i2mjrmugzeu

At the Drive In Fragments

At the Drive In Fragments

Sound Quality 'A'.

This is by no means all the rare stuff and I didn't want to include all the rare and unreleased from the Fearless reissues or This Station Is Non Operational but this comp seems to have a nice collective floe, if you get my drift.

To note the best track off the AtDI & Sunshine split, isn't included here but it is the Sunshine track 'Streamlined', seek it out and listen to it. By seek I mean buy the 12in or cdep.

Mp3 audio source: various - cd & mp3

Covers by AtDI, a bit of mani by yours truly.

Autorelocator (Sunshine Split)
Catacomb (Plea For Peace Comp & Burning Airlines Split)
Catacombs (Ross Robinson Version)
Doormans Placebo (Aasee Lake Split)
Incetardis (One Armed Scissor Single)
One Armed Scissor (Live On David Letterman)
Rascuache (Murder City Devils Split)

http://www.mediafire.com/?wmjgjzzkzjy

At the Drive In Invalid Litter Dept USA CDEP

At the Drive In Invalid Litter Dept USA CDEP

Sound quality is 'A'.

With this EP and Rolodex Propaganda CDS you have the all the Lamacq Sessions that have been issued to date. i believe that like with the John Peel sessions there are only 4 songs to the Lamacq sessions but there could have been a full length show recorded.

I'm not sure.

Mp3 audio source: cd

Covers (single image-itunes/winamp) created by whoever AtDI hired to do it.

01 Invalid Litter Dept
02 Initiation (Lamacq Version)
03 Quarantined (Lamacq Version)
04 Take Up Thy Stethoscope & Walk (Lamacq Version)
05 Metronome Arthrisis

http://www.mediafire.com/?a5zx2wzuycy

At the Drive In Rolodex Propaganda UK CDS

At the Drive In Rolodex Propaganda UK CDS

Sound quality is 'A'.

Mp3 audio source: cd

Covers (single image-itunes/winamp) created by whoever AtDI hired to do it.

01 Rolodex Propaganda (Album Version)
02 Extracurricular
03 One Armed Scissor (Lamacq Version)

http://www.mediafire.com/?kn2owzjayjj

At the Drive In Live At the Showbox Seattle WA November 14th 2000

At the Drive In Live At the Showbox Seattle WA November 14th 2000

Sound quality 'A'.

One would think that there would be a lot of At the Drive In shows on the net, one would be wrong if that's what one thought. If you have any you want to share let me know.

I do have one more on vinyl that I'll get around to ripping one day, its live in Japan I think.

So I'm posting this one, which isn't my rip (95% percent of the postings are my rips), think the person who ript it included their name in the id3tag.

Great sounding show

Mp3 source: mp3

Cover from Vaya ep re done by me.

01 Intro
02 Arc Arsenal
03 Embroglio
04 Pattern Against User
05 Lopsided
06 Rascuache
07 One Armed Scissor
08 Invalid Litter Department
09 Sleepwalk Capsules
10 Napoleon Solo

http://www.mediafire.com/?jwhnmommlmg

At the Drive In Alfaro Vive Carajo 7in

At the Drive In Alfaro Vive Carajo 7in

Sound quality is 'A'.

At the Drive In's 2nd release was the EP Alfaro Vive Carajo. I've heard there are 2 different version of the cover, same art but different presentation. From what I can gather there is the image you see here and one that has the two masks shown individually and not stacked.

I personally don't know, I have this one and until I read the wiki excerpt below I didn't even know this was issued on cd.

Alfaro Vive, Carajo! was also self issued by AtDI like Hell Paso.

Wiki fun fact quote (actually the fact found in isn't very fun at all);

"Alfaro Vive, Carajo! is the second EP by At the Drive-In, released in 1995.

"Plastic Memories" is omitted from the vinyl release of the EP, and was later re-recorded and released on the El Gran Orgo EP as "Picket Fence Cartel". The back-up vocals on "Ludvico Drive-In" were done by Laura Beard and Sarah Reiser, who were friends with Bixler-Zavala and were also fellow band members in the short lived group The Fall on Deaf Ears. The two girls died in a car wreck two years later."

Mp3 audio source: 7in

Covers (single image-itunes/winamp) created by AtDI

01 Bradley Smith
02 Instigate the Role
03 Ludvico Drive In
04 Circuit Scene

http://www.mediafire.com/?negyh2zoayc

At the Drive In Hell Paso 7in

At the Drive In Hell Paso 7in

Sound quality is 'A'.

I loved At the Drive In, granted their early work isn't as evolved as the later In Casino Out and Relationship lps but none the less fun to listen to.

I'm the proud owner of all of AtDIs out put, I'm pretty sure, and their evolution was very enjoyable, I wouldn't recommend Acrobat over Relationship to anyone, I'd simply recommend the full discography, adding not to miss the ep Vaya either.

I'll post a few rare and OOP AtDI things, nothing that is still in print, a little live and a little odds and sods in the near future.

Fun Facts quote taken from Wiki:

"In November of 1994, using Ward's college savings, the band released their first seven-inch single, 'Hell Paso', on their own Western Breed Records." [1] The title is play on words of the band's hometown, El Paso.

The track title "Grand Mox Turkin" is a reference to the Star Wars character Grand Moff Tarkin."

Mp3 audio source: 7in

Covers (single image-itunes/winamp) created by AtDI.

01 Grand Mox Turkin
02 Red Planet
03 Emptiness Is A Mule

http://www.mediafire.com/?jny0yxumd23

the Sea, Like Lead Discography

the Sea, Like Lead Discography

Sound quality is 'A'.

the Sea, Like Lead, in the same league as Mogwai, the Timeout Drawer and their contemporaries rates in my book as brilliant.

They are, unfortunately, no more. Called it a day in 2006 for reasons unknown. Here is their discography, a short one but none the less amazing.

I generally don't post recent studio stuff without permission from the band and seeing as how I don't post at great rate here I've not even gotten anywhere close to the out of print studio stuff I want to post which will take time coz it's mostly vinyl and a few cassettes, so.

blagh blagh blagh. there better a'?

Posting their output for 2 reasons;

1) All their stuff is sadly very out of print.
2) Due to #1 and this band being so damn awesome they deserve some love, even if its a bit late.

Don't be fooled, only 9 songs correct but almost an hour of sound.

Mp3 audio source: mp3

01 So Say We All (By Magic We Will Win & Only Thus CDS 2005)
02 Most Basic Hagiography (By Magic We Will Win & Only Thus CDS 2005)
03 A New Mythology (Self Titled CDEP 2005)
04 Interlude I (Self Titled CDEP 2005)
05 Last Vestiges Of Rust (Self Titled CDEP 2005)
06 Interlude II(Self Titled CDEP 2005)
07 the Search (I, II, III) (Self Titled CDEP 2005)
08 Anticline (Split CDEP w/Belegost 2006)
09 Twilight Of the Gods (Split CDEP w/Belegost 2006)

http://www.mediafire.com/?nmtjjzyojyy

Die Kreuzen Internal (Issued As A Promo Only)

Die Kreuzen Internal (Issued As A Promo Only)

Sound quality is 'A'.

This is ript from my cd, Internal was issued as a promo only, it never saw a retail release.

It offers nothing unissued but does include an interview done in 1991, split up over the length of the cd. It would seem from the interview that then band was ready to take the world by storm, but sometime within the year they started to work on different projects and never reunited to record or tour again.

The cd offers, musically, a glimpse of the band that influenced what became known as the 'grunge' scene. If Die Kreuzen had never issued anything after 1984 it's debatable if the grunge sound would have been what it was, it's generally not debated by most but is taken as a fact.

No Die Kreuzen and Seattle's sound would have had a different tone. Bands like Soundgarden are even noted as citing Die Kreuzen as a major influence.

As in most cases, if you originate a sound or style or riff, its unlikely you'll be known for it but the ones you influenced will make the riches.

Over all a nice comp but really lacking on Die Kreuzens punk power/roots. The only track from the 1984 Self Titled is the slower, more in line with the rest of the cd, All White. See the posts below for the hardcore punk die kreuzen. It's also a shame they didn't include 'Pink Flag' on here just as a bonus.

Mp3 audio source: cd

I don't have a scanner at home and am not to hip on taking my recordings outside the house, my scanner resides at work, so this is the only photo I could find of the cover on the interwebthingie. and a shitty one at that.

01 Deep Space (Cement 1991)
02 Big Bad Days (Cement 1991)
03 Downtime (Cement 1991)
04 Interview
05 Over & the Edge (Cement 1991)
06 Gone Away (Gone Away 1989)
07 Interview
08 Elizabeth (Century Days 1988)
09 No. 3 (Century Days 1988)
10 Interview
11 Man In the Trees (October File 1986)
12 Interview
13 Cool Breeze (October File 1986)
14 All White (Self Titled 1984)

http://www.mediafire.com/?dzgtmydqmyx

Die Kreuzen 1984 Self Titled Sampler

Die Kreuzen 1984 Self Titled Sampler

Well I've ranted about how great the 1st die kreuzen lp was that I thought I'd offer up a small sampler of the lp itself.

These tracks are taken from the cd and offer some insight into what the full lp sounds like.

Mp3 source - cd

01 Think For Me
02 Mannequin
03 Live Wire
04 Pain / Sick People
05 This Hope
06 Get'em
07 All White

http://www.mediafire.com/?zewhytmztne

Die Kreuzen Cows & Beer / Steers & Cheese

Die Kreuzen Cows & Beer / Steers & Cheese

Sound quality is 'A'.

The Cows & Beer 7in was Die Kreuzens 1st official ep (7in), previous to it's release they had only issued a few tracks on compilations. Right and mine was stolen, the 7in that is ... shitty thing to do to a person, stealing their records and the like.

Compilations included here-in;

1981 Charred Remains
1982 Master Tape
1983 Americas Dairyland

Not included;
1984 Code Blue, I'm not sure if this was put out before or after the full length.
If you've a copy of this please share it, been waiting since like 1985 or 86 to hear this tape.

Cows & Beer / Steers & Cheese is something I've compiled. Steers & Cheese referring to the addition of the compilation tracks and Steers = Cows and Cheese = more crap Wisconsin is known for, kinda like a mirror, clever huh? Wow drop acid.

I think this covers all the pre full length self titled sonic bomb from 1984. If i'm missing something then its news to me and you'd be a right bloke if you told me and left a link to dl whats not included here-in.

Don't make me go all MES on you people ...

I'll post 2 more Die Kreuzen things in the coming days. You've prob got them already, but then they're not for you are they, but the people who've not gotten them yet.

Mp3 audio source: various, mp3 / cassette

01 Hate Me (Cows & Beer 7in 1982)
02 Pain (Cows & Beer 7in 1982)
03 Enemies (Cows & Beer 7in 1982)
04 In School (Cows & Beer 7in 1982)
05 Think For Me (Cows & Beer 7in 1982)
06 Dont Say Please (Cows & Beer 7in 1982)
07 On the Street (Master Tape Comp 1982)
08 All White (Master Tape Comp 1982)
09 Fighting (Master Tape Comp 1982)
10 Pain (Charred Remains Comp 1981)
11 Hate Me (Charred Remains Comp 1981)
12 Think For Me (Americas Dairyland Comp 1983)
13 Enemies (Americas Dairyland Comp 1983)
14 Rumors (Americas Dairyland Comp 1983)

http://www.mediafire.com/?mmyyjoeejzz

Die Kreuzen Live Madison Wi 1983

Die Kreuzen Live Madison WI 1983

Sound quality is 'A'.

Mp3 audio source: cassette

Covers (single image-itunes/winamp) created by me, thanx original photographer.


01 Interview
02 Hear & Feel
03 No Name
04 Fuckups
05 On the Street
06 Uncontrolled Passion
07 Fighting
08 Its Been So Long
09 Hate Me
10 Pain
11 Rumors
12 Im Tired
13 Imagine A Light
14 Conditioned
15 Sick People
16 Dont Say Please
17 All White
18 This Hope
19 Open Lines
20 Live Wire
21 Think For Me
22 Enemies
23 In School

http://www.mediafire.com/?ny5n3jwtthq

Die Kreuzen Demos 1983

Die Kreuzen Demos 1983

Sound quality is 'A'.

Right so here's the 2nd set of demos, and the last. Early die kreuzen was brilliant. They issued some stuff on comps and the cows and beer ep, all great.

But when they issued their 1st full length lp, die kreuzen it was fuckin awesome!!!! I don't know what happened to Dan's voice, and I usually don;t go for the high pitched screechin, but man 'o motherfuckin man did that ever add an extra level of gut wrenching hardcore street youth angst, pain and perhaps most of all - frustration.

I bought the tshirt with the lp cover on it at a show, man they were amazing ...

I highly recommend seeking out the self titled issued in 1984. I own an original vinyl pressing and i had it on cassette too, but that was given to a friend when i bought October File on cd and to my wonderful surprise saw that the Self Titled album was included.

I still think to this day you can only get it on cd with October File, shame really because it deserves its own issue will all these demos and upcoming stuff I'll be posting by them.

Mp3 source - cassette

Cover created by your truly (nothing special really)

01 Sick People
02 No Time
03 Pain
04 Hate Me
05 No Name
06 Dont Say Please
07 In School
08 This Hope
09 All White

http://www.mediafire.com/?wmblmnwizkb

Die Kreuzen Demos 1982

Die Kreuzen Demos 1982

Sound quality is 'A'. Ok so they're studio session demos, but for the time and the amount of cash spent to make'em, they rate an 'A'

There will be a total of 4 (rare) Die Kreuzen posts. Time to roll out 1 tonight the rest to follow soon.

Mp3 audio source: cassette

Covers (single image-itunes/winamp) created by me, thanx original photographer.

01 This Hope
02 Pain
03 Hate Me
04 In School
05 On the Street
06 Hate Me
07 Get'em
08 Enemies
09 Fighting

http://www.mediafire.com/?vfn4m1mk5w0

Secret Shine Ephemeral 7in

Secret Shine Ephemeral 7in

Released 01 Apr '92 on Sarah Records (61)

Great band, decent single. In 1993 the band issued the lp Untouched, my personal fav period. Heavy shoegaze LSD inspired brilliantness.

This 7in predates that and is less layered, less full in scope but none the less still a strong single.

And extremely out of print, so here it is ..

Mp3 Source - mp3

Side A Honey Sweet
Side B Secret Shine

http://www.mediafire.com/?kmyqz2whmfh

Morphine Live Central Square Worlds Fair Cambridge MA June 6th 1999

Morphine Live Central Square Worlds Fair Cambridge MA June 6th 1999

Sound quality is 'A'.

Sadly:

Notes: Last Morphine show in States, last taped appearance.

Also a personal note,

Morphine posted in loving memory of Vicky R, a waitress I worked with at Starved Rock, absolutely beautiful woman, personality and all. Would love to talk with you again if you see this drop a line.

Mp3 audio source: mp3

Covers (single image-itunes/winamp) created by me, thanx original photographer.

01 Intro
02 Have A Lucky Day
03 Claire
04 Honey White
05 Skeletons
06 Sharks
07 Scratch
08 All Your Way
09 Mary Wont You Call My Name?
10 Eleven O'Clock
11 Wishing Well
12 You Speak My Language
13 Free Love
14 Cure For Pain
15 French Fries w/Pepper
16 Thursday
17 Candy
18 Buena

http://www.mediafire.com/?22jyzknnkzz

Morphine Live Riviera Theater Chicago Il April 11th 1997

Morphine Live Riviera Theater Chicago Il April 11th 1997

Sound quality is 'B+'.

I added the Bonus Morphine, its one of my fav Morphine tracks, doesn't seem to show up too much on set lists and this version is fucking amazing. If anyone has the full show share it with the rest of us.

2 part post

Mp3 audio source: cd bootleg

Covers created by whoever did the bootleg

Disc 1:
01 Intro
02 Potion
03 Im Free Now
04 Do Not Go Quietly Unto Your Grave
05 Monas Sister
06 Sharks
07 Empty Box
08 Wishing Well
09 Eleven O'Clock
10 Lilah (with Joe Kessler of Wooden Leg on Violin)
11 Candy
12 Sheila
13 Honey White
14 Mary Won't You Call My Name?
15 Cure For Pain

Disc 2:
01 Infomercial
02 French Fries w/ Pepper
03 Early To Bed
04 Whisper
05.Swing It Low
06 Murder For the Money
07 Buena
08 In Spite Of Me (with Jimmy Ryan of Wooden Leg on mandolin)

Bonus Morphine - Scratch (Live 1996 WMBR Boston)

Pt01
http://www.mediafire.com/?5iy0y4jij2t

Pt02
http://www.mediafire.com/?zdo1uylazzn

Morphine Live Morning Becomes Eclectic KCRW March 28th 1995

Morphine Live Morning Becomes Eclectic KCRW March 28th 1995

Sound quality is 'A'.

Ahhhhh a nice sounding live version of Scratch ....

Mp3 audio source: mp3

Covers created by me.

01 Pulled the Car Over
02 Fur Bikini (Cut short by station)
03 Honey White
04 Scratch
05 Super Sex
06 Whisper (Cut short by station)

http://www.mediafire.com/?e2mc0wmm3ty