PARADE OF FLESH

An almost weekly assortment of musical oddities purchased by or given to POF.

The ALIENS - LUNA (birdman) - Formed by three founding members of defunct UK experimental folk-rock-electronic act, The Beta Band. The Aliens are described as “psychedelically inclined rock and acid dipped electronics”. Check out their site and their label, Pet Rock Records.

APHEX TWIN - Unreleased Promo Dec ‘04 (no label!) - A typical mysterious release from electronic music pioneer, Richard D. James. Silver label on vinyl with Aphex Twin sticker on white cardboard sleeve. Hand-numbered out of 500. No other information, except: 4 tracks for a total of 21 minutes.

COACHWHIPS/INTELLIGENCE - Split 7″ (omnibus) - Heavyweight vinyl. Side-A is The Coachwhips “Ringing the Chowbell” and “Brains Out”, side-B is The Intelligence vs. Karate Party.

EAGLE TWIN - The Unkindness of Crows (southern lord) - Brian in Maleveller swears this is good.

FERGUS & GERONIMO - Blind Muslim Girl 7″ (tic tac totally) - The Second 7″ from Dentron vintage pop duo, which features Andrew from Teenage Cool Kids and Jason of Wax Museums. Order direct to receive a ‘gold’ 45 version, although, in person it appears to be yellow. Here is an mp3 from the First single on Woodsist, “Harder Than It’s Ever Been” via cat bird seat.

GIRLS - Lust for Life 7″ (true panther sounds) - I have mentioned this before: True Panther Sounds is a new boutique label from Matador Records; they have music from Hunx & His Punx and Lemonade coming out. This is a re-issued single for Lust for Life, but with a new B-side, “Life in San Francisco”. Mp3 of “Lust for Life” via Matador.

JACUZZI BOYS/WOVEN BONES - Split 7′ (needless) - The first release by Needless Records features Austin band Woven Bones (guitar/organ/drums/vocals) and Florida’s Jacuzzi Boys.

JAPANDROIDS - Post-Nothing 12″ (unfamiliar) - Courtesy of Unfamiliar Records, out of Canada, is a rare red vinyl edition of the Japandroids debut full-length Post-Nothing.  Sign up for the mailing list to try your chance at winning this in an upcoming newsletter. Email paradeof@paradeofflesh.com

The PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART - Higher Than The Stars (slumberland) - 5 song ep on CD, but only 4 if you get the vinyl. Features remix by Saint Etienne.

TY SEGALL/MIKAL CRONIN - Pop Songs ep 7″ (goodbye boozy) - Italian garage/punk label issues Ty Segall’s third split record this year; the first was a Telephone Explosion 12″ with BLACK TIME and then a Woodsist 7″ with Thee Oh Sees. Limited to a pressing of 300.

KURT VILE - He’s Alright 7″ (matador) - “Philly’s constant hitmaker’s” debut single for Matador Records. Features 3 tracks on light blue vinyl. Free with pre-order of Childish Prodigy from Matador.

WATER FALLS - Sleep Experts (self) - CDr from Dallas experimental outfit, featuring members of The Theater Fire and Eyes, Wings and Many Other Things. Seven somber songs supply an atmospheric background for an East Asian trance in a span of 45 minutes. I wish the songs had bled together, otherwise this is worth checking out. Will be released on colored vinyl by Mis Ojos Discos in February.

September 23rd, 2009 | Tags: Recently Acquired | Category: News & Notes, Reviews | Leave a comment

An almost weekly assortment of musical oddities purchased by or given to POF.

GREY MACHINE - Disconnected 12″ (hydrahead) - Noisy and intense sludge metal formed by members of ISIS and Jesu. Two-song white label; limited to 600 copies. “Vultures Descend” mp3 from avalanchers.

JPNDRDS (Japandroids) – All Lies EP (self) & Lullaby Death Jams (self) - These self-released, out-of-print Five-song EPs from 2007 and 2008 will be reissued in the future by Unfamiliar Records out of Canada. The EP tracks are harsher and dirtier than the polished recording of Post-Nothing (poly-vinyl) which will hopefully not deter anyone from enjoying the edgier side of Japandroids. All Lies has a cover of the McLusky anthem “To Hell With Good Intentions”. Standout songs on the EPs, include “Press Corps”, “Sexual Aerosol” and the Six and a half minute “Lucifer’s Symphony”. Playing at The Cavern on October 13th with The Coathangers.

LIGHTNING BOLT - Earthly Delights (load) - WOW! and well worth the wait since 2005’s Hypermagic Mountain (load). “Colossus” mp3.

A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS – Live At Sine-e 01/15/2005 (re:live) – Features an early version of “I’ve Lived My Life to Stand in the Shadow of your Heart” and, limited to this release: “Force Field”.

A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS – In Your Heart (mute) – The First single off the forthcoming Exploding Head, currently seems to be a digital only release, with two tracks and two remixes. Playing at the Lounge on Elm St on October 10th with Darker My Love and All The Saints.

THOMAS FUNCTION - In The Valley of Sickness (fat possum) - 12 blues inspired garage pop songs recorded earlier this year are put to cd. Lyrics printed tinily on inner sleeve. Playing with label mates, Digital Leather in Dallas on October 30th, along with Yussuf Jerusalem.

TIMES NEW VIKING -Move to California 7″ (matador) - Advance single for the upcoming full-length due on September 22nd. Four Songs; two from the album, two b-sides. Contains a humorous letter from an opposer of Times New Viking. Mp3 from Matador of “Move to California“.

V/A - CHAMPIONS OF SOUND 2008 2 x 7″ (hydrahead) - Double split tour 7″ with unreleased tracks by Pelican, Stephen Brodsky (Cave In), Kayo Dot, and Zozobra. Pressed in clear and black vinyl editions; limited to 700 copies.

September 9th, 2009 | Tags: Recently Acquired | Category: News & Notes, Reviews | Leave a comment

An almost weekly assortment of musical oddities purchased by or given to POF.

BAD VEINS - Gold and Warm 7″ (black iris) - The song title sounds like this track would be about urine, but it’s not. Die-cut sleeve. Mp3 of “Gold and Warm” from Black Iris Collective.

BEASTIE BOYS - Doublecheck Your Head (self) - Max Tannone, who recently released Jaydiohead has his newest project available for download or stream here. Although I am anti-mash ups, I did find this interesting, since it was Beastie Boys being melded with their own instrumentations.

DESTROYER - Bay of Pigs EP 12″ (merge) - Two-song, vinyl only EP. 1,000 pressed. Comes with d/l. “Bay of Pigs” clocks in at 13 and a half minutes and “Ravers” on the B-Side is about 8 minutes in length.

MARIACHI EL BRONX - S/T (swami) - Los Angeles punk act The Bronx, release a purely Tejano album with English lyrics, under the name “Mariachi El Bronx”. This a huge departure if you are expecting The Bronx; and doesn’t even compare to their side-project, The DRIPS. Full stream here. Order yours with the Barrio Sweat Cologne bonus.

SIC ALPS - L. Mansion 7″ (slumberland) - Pink vinyl. The B-side features a cover of the stoner Donovan tune “Superlungs (My Supergirl)”. Here is the upbeat, lo-fi track: “L. Mansion” mp3 from Slumberland Records.

SLEEPY SUN - Sleepy Son 10″ (atp recordings) - Orange/Black 10″, with the B-Side “Sandstorm Woman”.

TYVEK - Mary Ellen Claims 7″ (x!) - Re-press; 300 White and 500 black.

VIVIAN GIRLS - Live on the Radio: WFMU, 9/1/2008 (troubleman unlimited) - Initially self-released as a cdr, this live performance gets a proper vinyl issue with silkscreened covers. Limited to 1,000 copies. (100 with alternate artwork)

WOODS - Woods 7″ (captured tracks)

September 3rd, 2009 | Tags: Recently Acquired | Category: News & Notes, Reviews | Leave a comment

An almost weekly assortment of musical oddities purchased by or given to POF.

Batwings/When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth - Split 7″ (us two) - I finally got my test pressing from Alan. Somehow left it at his house for quite a while. We have records for sale via the us two link at the top of the page.

EL PASO HOT BUTTON - Keep Your EYES Quiet (little mafia) - Final release by Norman, Oklahoma’s one-man blues and noise garage act. Touring with Experimental Dental School in September, which stops at the Lounge on Elm St on the 24th and was picked up as local support to play with Wavves on October 9th (also at the Lounge due to Pastime backing out of All Ages shows).

GIRLS - Hellhole Ratrace 10″ - San Francisco lo-fi dreamy psych duo is made up of Christopher Owens and JR White, but their B-Side, “Solitude”, showcases them as a four piece by adding Drums and electric guitar. Mp3s of “Hellhole Ratrace” and the b-side “Solitude“. Limited pressing, hand numbered out of 500.

The INTELLIGENCE - Fake Surfers (in the red) - I have this on vinyl already, so I will give this away in an upcoming newsletter; email paradeof@paradeofflesh.com to join mailing list. The Intelligence are playing at the Handsome Kitten on October 3rd.

MASERATI - Passages (temporary residence ltd) - Eight organic and fluid “psych-dance-rock’ tracks, intentionally expansive, upbeat and toggling between synthpop and electro. Passages is a collection of previously released Maserati tracks, such as “Join Us, Mystic Sister” & “No More Sages” from the Zombi/Maserati Split 12″ and Thee Loving Hand’s version of “Inventions” from the Inventions Remixes 12″;  remixes by Steve Moore of Zombi and Justin Van Der Volgen (formerly of Out Hud and !!!) included as well. Touring with Mono in October, making a stop in Dentron on October 16th.

PISSED JEANS - 7″ (sub pop) - 2006 release.

PVC STREET GANG - S/T (self) - Debut five song Ep by Dentron duo, that became a trio and is planning on being a duo again this fall. Recorded at Klearlight Studios in Dallas. Playing Sept 26th at the Boiler Room and with the Intelligence on October 3rd at the Handsome Kitten.

V/A - SOUTHERN LORD - Resurrection (southern lord) - Label promo compilation with tracks from Pelican, Wolves In The Throne Room, Earth, Sunn 0))) and six other acts.

SIC ALPS - A Long Way Around to A Shortcut dbl 12″ (drag city) - Double vinyl collection of out-of-print Sic Alps releases compiled from a cdr, one cassette, two 12″s and various 7″s from 2006 to 2008. Includes the complete album Description of the Harbor. Full color inner sleeves with lyrics. Includes a Throbbing Gristle cover of “United”. Good for those who dig the current San Francisco garage pop scene that’s been emerging over the past few years (ex. Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segall).

Sub Pop Singles Club 3.0 - I didn’t subscribe to this, but  managed to snag these from this year’s re-inception:

BLACK LIPS - Disconnection/99 Victs 7″(sub pop) -  translucent pink and blue vinyl

THEE OH SEES - In the Shadow of the Giant/She Said to Me & Where People Do Drugs 7″ (sub pop) - translucent red vinyl

TYVEK - Duck Blinds/Pamphlet 7″ (sub pop) - translucent brown vinyl

Note: Each vinyl release from the Sub Pop Singles Club is limited to 1500 copies and comes with digital download.

TORO Y MOI - June 2009 cdr (self) - Sixteen bedroom recored lo-fi electronic summer lovin’ pop songs and four by his “dance alias” Les Sin; limited to a spool of 100 cdrs. Package folded by Sara of Ear Pwr. Check out his blog at poorandlonely.com. Opening for Islands at Rubber Gloves on October 28th.

TORO Y MOI - Let Alone At Night 12″ (savant guard) - Remixes by Drop the Lime, Pink Skull and Dave Allison. Look for him to release two polar opposite albums in 2010.

KURT VILE & The VIOLATORS - God Is Saying This To You… 12″ (mexican summer) - Reissue limited to 500 copies on translucent marble red vinyl available at select shops or on tour. Kurt Vile & The Violators will be making a stop in Dallas on Halloween.

August 26th, 2009 | Tags: Recently Acquired | Category: News & Notes, Reviews | Leave a comment

An almost weekly assortment of musical oddities purchased by or given to POF.

ALL THE SAINTS - Fire On Corridor X (touchandgo) - Originally released by Killer Pimp, Fire On Corridor X is a seamless 40-minute debut full-length by aggressive, yet polished, psychedelic Atlanta trio, who are about to tour with A Place to Bury Strangers and Darker My Love in October. Look for an new ep, Cyclerratic, on Hoss records soon. Mp3s of  “Sheffield” and “Fire on Corridor X” from brainwashed.com and “Farmacia” mp3 courtesy of Ohmpark.

V/A - FAT POSSUM RSD 7″ - Oxford, Mississippi label, Fat Possum’s Record Store Day Four band Split 7″. Red Vinyl, with tracks from Wavves, Preacher Man, Crocodiles and Thomas Function.

GIRLS - Lust for Life 7″ (true panther sounds) - Download the dramatic seven-minute ballad “Hellhole Ratrace” and the b-side “Solitude” off their upcoming Hellhole Ratrace 10″. (mp3s from MBVmusic). Their full length, ALBUM, will be a joint release by True Panther Sounds and Matador on September 22nd.

HEALTH - Get Color mp3 (lovepump united) - mp3 version for pre-ordering, until the vinyl arrives.

JAY REATARD - Watch Me Fall LP (matador) - 180g pressing with digital download. Upon my first glance at the title, I incorrectly assumed it was Watch Me FAIL.  Jay Reatard’s expansive catalog of catchy two-minute long garage-pop songs keeps growing without becoming redundant.

THOMAS FUNCTION - Belly of the Beast 7″ (fat possum) - Two upbeat garage-lovin’ sing-a-longs on Yellow vinyl.

THOMAS FUNCTION - Celebration 12″ (alive) - Red vinyl, 500 pressed. Their next full-length, In the Valley of Sickness (fat possum), is due mid-October. Thomas Function are playing at the Lounge on Elm St on “Mischief Nite” (aka Oct 30th) w. Digital Leather (also on Fat Possum), Yussuf Jerusalem (from France) and Leg Sweeper.

KURT VILE & The VIOLATORS - The Hunchback EP 12″ + mp3 (richie) - Philadelphia psychedelic folk singer-songwriter with his backing band, showcase six stoner jams on this out-of-print EP from Richie Records and TestosterTunes. Kurt Vile’s debut for Matador Records, Childish Prodigy, will be out in October.

WAVVES - Wavvves (fat possum) - Since I recieved another copy of this from the label, I will be giving this away, along with other goodies, in an upcoming newsletter. Subscribe to newsletter by emailing paradeof@paradeofflesh.com . Wavves will make a long overdue Dallas appearance at Pastime Tavern w. Ganglians and El Paso Hot Button on October 9th.

JACK WHITE - Fly Farm Blues 7″ (third man) - A-side only single from the film “It Might Get Loud”. B-Side features a print of the Third Man Records logo.

August 18th, 2009 | Tags: Recently Acquired | Category: News & Notes, Reviews | Leave a comment

An almost weekly assortment of musical oddities purchased by or given to POF.

BUTTERFLY BONES – Pretty Feelings EP (secret sauce) - Electro-disco pop release by San Francisco four-piece. Coming through Dallas in early September.

GUN OUTFIT – Dim Light 12” (ppm)  Eight song, debut LP from Olympia gloomy lo-fi indie youngsters. “In The Dark” mp3 via stereogum.

KURT VILE – Constant Hitmaker (gulcher) – Kurt Vile’s,  aka “Philly’s Constant Hitmaker”, collection of home ‘folk pop psyche’ recordings. He has a prior release on Kemado’s Mexican Summer label, which sees a reissue today (8/10)/09) and the upcoming, Childish Prodigy on Oct 6th through Matador. “Overnite Religion” mp3 courtesy of Matador. Currently on tour.

JULIAN PLENTI – Julian Plenti is … Skyscraper (matador) New solo project by Paul Banks of Interpol. Mp3 of “Fun That We Have” via Matador. Supposedly if you register on the Julian Plenti website, you will receive four mp3s; I never looked to verify.

SHITS And GIGGLES – Trick or Treat 12” (fdafits) – First release by Dallas label, Free Dope and Fucking In The Streets. Collaborative seven song LP featuring Ariel Pink and Vas Deferens Organization. Recorded at Klearlight Studios in Garland, TX. Contributions by Dennis and-or Aaron Gonzalez on four songs. 180gram, limited to 500 copies. Look for a feature in a future issue of WIRE. For more info on Shits and Giggles.

V/A – MEET THE PHILLY ELITE 7” (kraak) – Four way split with exclusive tracks by Kurt Vile, Jack Rose, Meg Baird and US Girls. Belgian label has a blog.

August 10th, 2009 | Tags: Recently Acquired | Category: News & Notes, Reviews | Leave a comment

An almost weekly assortment of musical oddities purchased by or given to POF. This installment features a couple places I hit when I was in Seattle. Actually, I am still here - will be back in Dallas on Tuesday.

From EASY STREET RECORDS:

THEE OH SEES - Tidal Wave 7″ (woodsist) - I had a really hard time finding this seven inch. This was the only thing I was looking for; managed to locate it on my last day here.

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From the FREEMONT MARKET: (used vendor, all for $10)

HOLY MOLAR/EX MODELS - Split 7″ (31g) - Translucent purple vinyl with lyrics on insert.

MELT-BANANA/KILLOUT TRASH - Most Wanted Worldwide Sp 7″ (kool.pop/rodel) - Released in 1997, this is a collaborative split between Japanese and German labels.  Features Killout Trash covering “I’ve Got Straight Edge” by Minor Threat.

PICTUREPLANE - Trance Doll 7″ (lovepump united)

V/A - KNORMALITIES 7″ (dephine knormal musik) - Another release from 1997. Compilation featuring Melt-Banana, RUINS, Flying Luttenbachers and three other acts. Hand-numbered out of 1000.

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From SONIC BOOM:

CPC GANGBANGS - Kill Yourself for Rock n Roll 7″ (dusty medical) - “Kill Yourself for Rock N Roll” was produced by Gar Wood of Hot Snakes/Night Marchers.

GUN OUTFIT - Your Will 7″ (ppm) - Lyrics on insert. Playing in Dallas August 7th or 8th.

HIGH PLACES/SOFT CIRCLE - Split 12″ (ppm) - Comes with d/l. One track by High Places, two by Soft Circle.

TRIUMPH OF LETHARGY SKINNED ALIVE TO DEATH - Bird Songs 12″ (teenage teardrops) - Pink vinyl with full size insert. Spencer Moody and Dann Gallucci from Murder City Devils are in this band, as is Andrea Zollo from Pretty Girls Make Graves. They cover Joanna Newsome and Bo Diddley. 500 pressed.

VIVIAN GIRLS - Wild Eyes 7″ (wild world) - This was a $1 cheaper here than at Good Records and Waterloo.

The WEAKENDS - Death Ride 7″ (rob’s house) - Oop 7″ from French garage slop trio.

August 3rd, 2009 | Tags: Recently Acquired | Category: News & Notes, Reviews | Leave a comment

by Weijia of Death

Sounds Like: Modest Mouse, Ugly Cassanova, Parts and Labor
Highlights: Sick Day, Bicycle Plus

Yourself and the Air may be young, but boy do they have a big sound. YATA’s guitar arrangements make seemingly tangible ripples throughout their songs, like a sonar beam blasting through the stretches of spacy beats and sparkles of tinkling vibraphone. Given such grand sounding music, YATA’s songs have much mundane subjects such as skipping school or fucking around with bicycles. It’s too easy to read deeper meaning behind their lyrics because their sound is so dynamic; and at first, it may be disappointing to realize that the lyrics are mostly to be taken at face value, however, on second thought, perhaps we don’t need a galactic war to make us feel like we are floating through space. Perhaps people’s feelings are as desensitized about songs as they are about violence in film. Perhaps a simple bicycle race in itself is an excellent adventure.

YATA has an LP and EP out and is working on a second full length album; some of their new songs are on Daytrotter Sessions and are available for download at daytrotter.com

Videos for Sick Day and Bicycle Plus.

July 24th, 2009 | Category: News & Notes, Reviews, videos | Leave a comment

I was going to list this in the Recently Acquired section, but I thought this deserved a separate entry.

Oakland, CA’s black metal act, SAVIOURS, released three seven inches simultaneously for their current tour which ends this week. Each vinyl is a different color and comes with a little bonus as well. The first is Acid Hand/Slave to the Hex on translucent white vinyl with a large Saviours’ sticker. The second is Burnin’ Cross/Fire in the Sky (Saxon cover) on translucent black vinyl and comes with a Saviours’ patch. The final of the three is  F.G.T./Running Wild (Judas Priest cover) on dirty grey vinyl with poster. Vinyl limited to 500 copies each. All three sleeves form one epic drawing by Tim Lehi. Saviours next full length is due in October. All three seven inches are available from the band, select indie shops or through Kemado Records.

July 21st, 2009 | Category: News & Notes, Reviews | Comments (1)