shiny grey takeover - number two - thomas rusnak

welcome to the second edition of the shiny grey takeover.

today's contestant goes by the name thomas rusnak. you've heard of him. you know what he does. you know who he's associated with but i'm going to mention it anyway:

rorschach
kiss it goodbye
playing enemy
poison idea

so without further ado let's make mr. rusnak feel welcome and enjoy his picks.

phantogram - when i'm small

'When I'm Small" was recorded in a remote barn in upstate New York. That is not the same barn that the Insex movies were recorded in, but in the same general area."

beck - asshole

Buried deep on the album "One Foot In The Grave" is the song "Asshole"

helms alee - pinniped

"Pinniped", from the "Sleepwalking Sailors" LP was recorded at Studio Litho. That's two of the best things ever about Seattle together."

scratch acid - flying houses

"It isn't possible to kick more ass than this in three minutes."

KEN mode - batholith

"Bastrolith", because only KEN mode could invoke the ghost of Bastro."




high on fire - fertile green

"Ironically, possibly the only band from the stoner rock genre that doesn’t sound like a lesser version of Sleep."




LCD soundsystem - all my friends

"Best song of 2007? Maybe."

alice donut - roaches in the sink

"Check out the new Alice Donut documentary “Freaks In Love” on Prime."





motorpsycho - ship of fools

"When hardcore goes prog rock and it actually works."




slint - cortez the killer (neil young cover)

"This might be better than the original, which is not something one says lightly of this particular song."