onsdag 29 september 2010

Sunjay Record Fair, Solna

This post is just a list, with short comments, of what I bought at the Record Fair on the 25/9. It's not to brag (mostly not to brag), it's just as important as the reviews of records or live shows I do, since music is what I'm about.
I've heard most of the stuff earlier, and listened to almost all of them after saturdays treasure hunt. So it's something between short reviews and reasons for me buying them.

Vinyl:
The Residents - It's A Man's Man's Man's World (7'')
It's probably been about a year or so since I discovered The Residents. I am truly amazed by their way of making music. This 7'' is'n essential, perhaps, but it's two cool covers of James Brown, and I found it cheap.

The Residents - Duck Stab (7'')
This, together with, The Third Reich'n'Roll and Eskimo are my favorite releases from this band, I bought this release together with Buster & Glen as a 2x3''CD, listed below. But when I came across this 7'' a little later that day, I just needed to have this as well. Vinyl is always preferred.

Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft - Gold Und Liebe
After hearing A.H. Kraken's cover of Verschwende Deine Jugend on their debut album and listening way too much to The Anals, I realized that I had to check out D.A.F, and I haven't heard that much still. I got a hold of the Alles Gut album as mp3's and listened to that since it's, according to allmusic.com, their masterpiece.
This is the album with Verschwende Deine Jugend so, I bought it, and I enjoyed the listen as well. Has hell frozen over now that I'm listening to german 80's synth?

The Foetus All-Nude Revue - Bedrock (12'')
I read about this 12'' somewhere, probably allmusic.com, and I realized I needed to hear this. Couldn't find a sample or streamed version of this song on the internet, so when I found it on the record fair, it was an instant purchase. I must say that this may be one of my favoite songs from Foetus so far, the swingy jazz and dark humour and malice in the lyrics. A really great output from this artist.

Foetus Über Frisco - Finely Honed Machine (12'')
Hadn't heard this one either, but vinyl is vinyl and great artists are great artists, so another Foetus record for the collection.

Foetus Inc. - Butterfly Potion (12'')
Bought for the same reason as "Finely Honed Machine", but this 12'' wasn't as sharp as his earlier work.

Yob - Catharsis
This, together with their debut "Elaborations of Carbon", were huge favorites back when I was really into Doom/Sludge music. This is really fucking heavy, and it's still a great album, even though I'm not listening that much to this kind of music these days.

Lars Demian - Pank
Should I call him a singer/songwriter or troubadour, I actually don't know. It's something inbetween, spiced with Nine Inch Nails and Tom Waits, if you listen closely. A part from a greatest hits collection (a kind of release I despise, but got it for free) this is the only Demian release I have now.

Rumblers - Punch Drunk
Robert Johnsons band before they changed their name to Robert Johnson & Punchdrunks, can't really remember what this LP sounds like, my father played it to me a couple of years ago. But I'm a huge fan of his guitar work.

Lydia Lunch - The Drowning Of Lucy Hamilton (12'')
Wasn't expecting to find this one or the "In Limbo" record. I haven't heard the songs on this one, but it's Lydia Lunch and she never disappoints me. These songs are the soundtrack to a film she did with Richard Kern.

Lydia Lunch - In Limbo (12'')
These piano based songs are amazing. Lunch's joined by Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) on bass and partner-in-crime Jim Sclavunos (Teenage Jesus & The Jerks, 8-eyed Spy, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Grinderman). Highly recommended!

Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld & Mick Harvey - Ghosts... Of The Civil Dead
Soundtrack to a film I still haven't seen, but I really should prioritize it.

David Bowie - Station To Station
Haven't heard the songs on this, but it's Bowies 70's and I really dig it.

David Bowie - Alladin Sane
Haven't heard the songs on this one either, but, as said, it's Bowies 70's.

David Bowie - Hunky Dory
Purchased for the reason that Life On Mars? is on it, and since it's early Bowie, it's rock and not his 80's disco.

The Dead Brothers - 5th Sin-Phonie
Didn't even know that hey had release anything new since "Wunderkammer" 2006, so this was a wonderful surprise when I found it. This is without a doubt my favorite act on Voodoo Rhythm Records and always amazing. If you haven't heard them I strongly recommend that you check them out. As a reviewer put it: "Swiss Hoodoo jazz corpsegrinding Romany Country Blues a go go."

The Stooges - S/T
Is there any reason to explain this? Essential!

The Stooges - Fun House
Is there any reason to explain this? Essential as well!

CD:
Portishead - S/T
Never actually imagined myself to listen to a triphop act, didn't even now what triphop was until I looked it up. Portishead was a band listed as playing that genre, and I've listened to Portishead from time to time through out the years. I found this one, very cheap, so why not?
Also, this album got the track Only You which Chris Cunningham did a video for.

Jacula - In Cauda Semper Stat Veneum
This is 70's occult italian prog rock. I genre I've thought about checking out but never actually done it, so I bought this one. When I put it on, I realized I had gotten this as mp3's from a friend. This is dark, weird and pretty cool.

Vulcano - Bloody Vengeance (CD+DVD)
You've gotta love South American 80's death/thrash/black and this is a cult classic from that era, re-releases by Cogumelo Records in Brazil, with a bonus DVD with a live show. Still haven't seen it, but the album is awesome.

The Residents - Duck Stab / Buster & Glen (2x3''CD)
Duck Stab is great, as mentioned above, haven't heard Buster & Glen though. But this release is wonderful, a digipack with two 3''CD's.

James Chance & The Contortions - Molotov Cocktail Lounge
A live CD from the sax maniac. Not that many tracks from "Buy", my favorite output from James, but still that funky disco/jazz/no wave we've learned to love from this man.

Sage Francis - Human The Death Dance
Not as sharp as "A Healthy Distrust" at all, which might be one of my favorite HipHop albums ever. But this is still pretty good.

The Jesus Lizard - Down
I've only heard "Goat" and "Liar" earlier, and can't really recall how they sound, btu I know I enjoyed listening to both albums, so again, this was an easy purchase. This isn't as great as the mentioned albums, but really good.

1 kommentar:

  1. Tjena Johan, Stefan/ZAM här. Fin musikblogg. Måste hålla med om The Residents, men jag gillar väldigt mycket Wormwood också.
    Jättekul att du gillar Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft. Jag spelar en hel del sådan musik (bland annat) när jag DJar och försöker pyssla ihop ett soloprojekt i den stilen (eller snarare dansant våldsam musik med oscilatorsynthar etc).
    Förresten lyssna även på Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld & Mick Harveys soundtrack till To Have And To Hold. Den är rätt mysig faktiskt.

    SvaraRadera