Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Tad / Pussy Galore - Sub Pop Singles Club 7"
Label: Sub Pop
Year: 1989
Singles Club #8
Oh, fuck yes. This record is near and dear to my own heart, as it has Tad "covering" my favorite Black Flag song, and then Pussy Galore "covering" my second favorite Black Flag song, and since Black Flag is the greatest band of all time...then...I mean...c'mon. Essential!
This one has been posted at least twice before on this blog, but for completion's sake, here it is again.
*Link updated 11-30-14
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Mad Daddies - Sub Pop Singles Club 7"
Label: Sub Pop
Year: 1989
Singles Club #7
The name Mad Daddies had me worried that this was going to be the ska entry into the Singles Club, and lord knows, there really isn't much worse in this world than ska. But, then the Peter Bagge cover art leads you to believe that this could be some Estrus Records styled cowpunk-greaser-retro thing.
So, what is it?
Would you believe blues damaged psychobilly sleaze? How about if I told you Slim Chance from The Cramps was a member of the band? Make more sense?
*Link updated 11-30-14
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Afghan Whigs - Sub Pop Singles Club 7"
Label: Sub Pop
Year: 1989
Singles Club #6
Damn, I do love me some Afghan Whigs! Nobody else sounds like they do, then or now. And, that's got to be the ultimate compliment, right? It's meant to be.
This band seemed destined to be huge...and they got sorta big (a video on 120 Minutes is nothing to sneeze at! That Dave Kendall was the Ricki Rachtmann of alterna-ness back then!)...then got small again, and then came roaring back a couple years ago to the praise that had alluded them way back when. Sorta.
*Link updated 11-30-14
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Helios Creed - Sub Pop Singles Club 7"
Label: Sub Pop
Year: 1989
Singles Club #5
The exact guitar freakout weirdness you have come to expect from Helios Creed. Sort of the Travis Bickle of noise rock (unless you count Steve Austin of Today As The Day as the 'Travis Bickle of noise rock"...which is a point I might concede), all negative, all abrasive, always pointing out your faults.
*Link updated 11-30-14
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Les Thugs - Sub Pop Singles Club 7"
Label: Sub Pop
Year: 1989
Singles Club #4
Sub Pop reaches far afield...all the way to France for this one. Two songs of punky power pop. Although you could make a case that The Flaming Lips weren't "big" at the time of their Singles Club release, I would say Les Thugs were even less big. They had a release on Alternative Tentacles later on, but most of their material stayed on the Motherland, and we Yankees only caught a glimpse here and there.
*Link updated 11-30-14
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Flaming Lips - Sub Pop Singles Club 7"
Label: Sub Pop
Year: 1989
Singles Club #3
A reminder of back when Flaming Lips weren't soundtracking commercials and headlining festivals that middle aged parents get excited about. A reminder that they used to be really skuzzy and gnarly. Sure, you can hear Butthole Surfers in their sound, but that ain't such a bad thing is it?
Good, dirty rock-n-roll that certainly fit the Sub Pop bill of that era.
*Link updated 11-30-14
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Sonic Youth / Mudhoney - Sub Pop Singles Club 7"
Label: Sub Pop
Year: 1988
Singles Club #2
Ah, the ole "you cover me, I cover you" chestnut. Brilliant!
Two more heavy hitters in Sonic Youth and Mudhoney on this one. Both covers rival the originals in quantifiable "goodness". Word is, Sub Pop had sent a Mudhoney demo to Sonic Youth for their feedback, and the band was so smitten that they immediately proposed this split. Not a bad idea Sonic Youth.
*Link updated 11-30-14
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Nirvana - Sub Pop Singles Club 7"
Label: Sub Pop
Year: 1988
Singles Club #1
Kicking it off with what has become a legendary release. Two songs you know and love by the band that launched a thousand imitators...Nirvana. It's hard to imagine how exciting these songs were in 1988, but if you remember than you will never forget, and if you're too young, then, I guess...something. I don't know. I can't relate to "the youth". Just try and imagine being completely entranced by something for months on end because you had never heard a band synthesize the elements of your musical past with new, heavy, noisy future sounds. It was something. Still is something really.
*Link updated 11-30-14
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Merry Thanksgiving!
If you celebrate Thanksgiving (i.e. you're not some low life Euro-colonialist...or god forbid from Asia or something) then I hoist my glass to you and yours in this joyous season!
And so let's give some thanks around here, ok?
How about we give thanks to Sub Pop Records for all the great music they have provided to us over the years by posting a retrospective of the original run of their Singles Club? I mean, those are some good ass records right there! That's worthy of a few "amens" and "pass the stuffings", right?
So over the next little while I will post as many of those 7"s today until I either get sick of it, or it gets near 3:00, at which time I'm meeting some people to go skateboard. After today I'm heading out of town for a bit, but I promise to keep posting these until we at least cover the original run of releases. Deal?
Monday, November 24, 2014
GOLDEN SHOWER RADIO HOUR - Episode #003
Golden Shower Radio Hour
Episode # : 003 (FINLAND NOISE)
DJ : Jukka from Throat
Download or Listen Below
We've had a pretty good response from people wanting to guest DJ on our weekly podcast.
I was super excited to get an e-mail from Jukka from the band THROAT from Finland.
So this weeks show is pretty much all from a set he emailed to me (with text to speech intro's for the whole thing already done... nice job man).
I also received a submission from a band from Spain two weeks ago, and I promised I would play one
of their songs on episode #003. The show opens up with a song from a band called "KAITEN" from Spain.
Check out their bandcamp page here.
So without further ado... here's Jukka's notes for this weeks show. - Enjoy - Slander
Playlist for 11/23/2014
00. Kaiten - Attack Without Warning (Spain)
(Remainder of show is all Finland bands and programmed by Jukka from THROAT)
01. Radiopuhelimet – Paha Puoli
02. Fun – My Little Pony
03. Deep Turtle – Tiodt
04. Hebosagil – Ei Ole Mitaan Mihin Palata
05. Throat – Soft White Walls
06. Baxter Stockman – Non-Smoker
07. Forkboy – Sure Thing
08. Fleshpress – Golden Owl
09. Sokea Piste – Sahkoiskuja
10. Viisikko – Kellari On Turvani
11. Baxter Stockman – Kar-Air
12. Hebosagil – Nurkkapoyta
13. Submerged – Strange Places
14. Throat – Tocohara (-(16)-)
Radiopuhelimet
The grand daddies of Finnish noise rock. They’ve done it all and they tend to do it better than anyone else.
Fun
One of the longest running bands in Finland who actually use the term ‘noise rock’. Amazing live band and the records aren’t half bad either.
Deep Turtle
Classic Finnish 90s quirkiness. Jazz core, noise rock, math core, alternative funk core. Whatever you want to call it, these guys had no limits and somehow managed to get away with it.
Hebosagil
If you don’t know this band, now’s your chance to hear two songs by them. Then you should listen to them again. And again. “Nurkkapoyta” has been only released on a tape compilation, so it’s a rare treat. These guys rule so hard it’s not even funny.
Throat
Tooting my own horn here. “Tocohara” is a Shiny Grey Monotone exclusive, a cover version of a –(16)- song we recorded some years ago during a demo session just for the fuck of it. Maybe three people have heard it before this and once the internet implodes, no one will hear it ever again.
Baxter Stockman
Another band you need to hear two songs from. Simply among the top 5 bands in Finland at the moment. Vicious live band. The drummer has a fixation on men’s eyes.
Forkboy
Existed for just a couple of years (1993-1999), but managed to record a bunch of demos of their excellent AmRep meets AC/DC racket. Their complete recordings were released on CD a few years ago.
Fleshpress
If you ask me, Fleshpress is the best band in Finland. No matter what genre you want to place them in, they deserve a spot on this playlist.
Sokea Piste
Cool post-punk chill with bits of noise rock. And they manage to make it work.
Viisikko
These cats are hard to figure out. Black Flag worship, Celtic Frost worship, maybe a little Eyehategod worship. No matter which altar they bow to, they always have their asses pointed at you.
Submerged
Another short-lived Finnish noise rock blast from the past (90s). The Fudge Tunnel influences are obvious, but maybe there’s some Quicksand in there as well?
Let me know if you need more info on anything or whatever.
Cheers,
Jukka \ THROAT
www.ihatethroat.com
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