V/A - Buddyhead Suicide

Year: 2004

Label: Buddyhead

This one is by request, as a follow-up to the Buddyhead compilation posted a few days ago. Primarily this was released as a sampler of their previous releases, and subsequently all the music on this compilation has been released prior to this, unlike the other compilation. The main selling point was the "Torture Machine" series of prank calls interspersed within, where they victimize The Locust, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gideon Yago (remember that douche?), Burning Brides, and the management of both the Strokes and Tenacious D. While non of the calls are that outright funny, they are interesting to hear the victims' reactions.

If you were ever interested in the Buddyhead record label stable (sick freestyle yo) this is a good place to start, and quite a little time capsule of the middle decade. Mostly it's sleazy, anglophile, skuzz rock, with some metal, stoner, punk, and whatnot thrown in for good measure. The highlights (for me at least) are inevitably The Icarus Line, who at this point were on top of their game.

All bands included are:

The Icarus Line

Your Enemies' Friends

Radio Vago

Shat

Ink And Dagger

The Murder City Devils

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The Dillinger Escape Plan

Burning Brides

Souls She Said

Gayrilla Biscuits

At The Drive-In

DL - disc 1

DL - disc 2