Just Things

The Beefeater reference in the title is unrelated. The college radio station I work at is purging their CD library, so I have obtained a few more things to put up when the time comes. I think its time I inform the more hardcore oriented that the next 5 or six posts are going to be mostly pop-punk and ska titles. I don't want things to stagnate, and I only have so much hardcore and emo. So if it's not heavy enough for you for the next little bit, stick with it; there will be more to come.

some other house keeping items:

The WHoR discography isn't up. I've uploaded it 4 times and something fucks it up every time. maybe next week.

I am doing a radio show on 88.3 WMTS, Murfreesboro, TN. My co-host and I usually record the show, so maybe i can get you a copy if you like. We play Ska music, and what ever else feels like being played. Everything from Aqua to Charles Bronson to Mineral. But its usually just ska of various flavors. Last week's show was cut short but otherwise we run from 6-8pm Central, and maybe you can listen online sometime soon. Streaming has been down for some time though. You'll be hearing more about the station as the year goes on.

Whore House of Representatives- Decay

This one is still available, but the copy I'm putting up is a promo copy I got when I ordered a Watership Down 7" about a year ago. It seems to have been printed in Malaysia, and has different art work than the official Un-Yelliman Records. I can't find a track listing for the official release, but i assume its the same, unless they manged to secure the tracks off the Mark Burback split. On to the meat of our topic. What you get with this discography is some 90's Seattle Anarcho-punk. Its fast, snotty, and occasionally pushes into hardcore and thrash territory. WHoR used to kick around with a lot of the Rodent Popsicle bands, and half the photos I found were with Toxic Narcotic or Brother Inferior. And that's much of what you get here. Female fronted punk that strays into hardcore and power violence territory from time to time.

I'd like to say I love all the music posted here, but I could take or leave this apparently, as it sat on my desk untouched for a year. Actually, for a while I forgot I had it. Its not bad, its just kind of generic. I tried to find out more about the band, but they seem to keep their info to themselves. Formed in 1993, seemed to be very active in the Seattle area, broke up in 1999, and are rather bitter about the state of the Seattle punk scene today(at least according to the liner notes of Decay)

This is one for fans of bands like FCP and Retching Red, which are both female fronted bands that are more aggressive that the typical Riot Grrl offerings.

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Some things to check out from other folks.

Head over to Pets With Human Names in the links and check out the Cambodia Rocks Compilations dude posted a while back. Its a pretty cool compilation of 60's and 70's Cambodian garage, freakbeat, and psychedelic cuts. All rare stuff considering what happened in Cambodia. What a mess. Its a little eerie to think that most of the musicians on these records are probably buried in the Killing Fields.

This record, as well as Henry Rollins' recollections of visiting Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam this past year have spurred me to learn more about the events under the Khmer Rouge. But on to less heavy subjects.

There are two compilations named Cambodian Rocks. Both are sort of like the Cambodian version of the popular Nuggets compilation series. The sound quality is varied, probably due to quality of the recordings available. Some tracks are crystal clear, other have distinct sounds of pops, scratches, warps, tape hiss, etc. All the wonderful fun of converting analog media to analog media and then on to digital media. The original Parallel World compilation was gathered from some cassettes purchased in Phnom Penh by an American tourist.

Pets With Human Names, appears to have the Khmer Rocks CD's which are similar. There appears to be a debate about which compilation is better. I'll say this:

The Parallel World compilation, seems to have the more boundary pushing cuts, the Khmer Rocks series has actual liner notes, is more expansive(4 volumes) but seems to focus on fewer artists. WFMU has the Parallel World comp up for download here. Pets with human names has three volumes of the other on his site. I'd link you, but you really aught to peruse his blog. pretty awesome and diverse stuff.

Dispatch 2- Happy New Year and Such

So I forgot to do that update last night... oops. Here's Dismemberment Plan's classic "The Ice of Boston". I can't tell you a damn thing about this band. I hope everyone had a safe New Year's Eve. I celebrated in fine (straight edge) style with a few champagne flutes of sparkling white grape juice. and then the rest of the bottle of said juice. One day I will post a funny picture of last night, and you can wish you'd been there. Or be glad you weren't. I won't tell you how to feel. I'll be back on Saturday with something rather different than the previous posts. Hope you'll enjoy it.


Dismemberment Plan- Ice of Boston

Also im gonna do my top albums of 2008

1. Dillinger 4- Civil War.

Thanks to the economic situation and my love of buying music either at a show, used, or by mail order, This was the only 2008 release I purchased this year. It's the new D4,

**Fanfare**

They picked up right where they left off, it was the sound track for my bike rides for a bout two months until my old bike was stolen off my girl friend's front porch while i went in to feed her cat and get her chinchilla to the vet. elapsed time from entering until finding that my bike was gone- 15minutes. Best day ever... Anyway, i'm done for the day, TTFN

Indian Summer Live

I won't be making any posts until next week, and I am trying to space out the life of my record collection as I don't have the funds to acquire new titles as often. Yes I could pull rips from other sites, and I just may from time to time, but I would like to try and keep my posts of 10+ year old music somewhat fresh in that maybe it hasn't been posted before. Anyway, as I really want to get one more post in before the new year, (I haven't been this excited about a project in a while) I'm putting up some Indian Summer sourced from the wonderful archive that is Youtube.

PART 1


Indian Summer is a band that has always intrigued me, yet I knew relatively little about, other than that they were from Oakland, did not name their tracks, and dude from Fourfa liked 'em. I began to look into them some last night in anticipation of writing this post and found out that they were comprised of ex-Mohinder members, and all the members are still making music of somesort. That's about it. everything else can be heard in the music. Loud/Soft dynamics to the extreme.

PART 2

Some people say Still Life are the masters of this, but I always thought Still Life neglected the softer aspects. Indian Summer embrace them the way a child hugs a plush, or the way I would embrace a cashmire sweater. For me "Angry Son"(a.k.a. Woolworm, remember- no track names) is one of the most soul crushing songs I've ever heard, outside of some select Julia and Navio Forge offerings. I personally feel between "Angry Son" and "Reflections On Milkweed" you can get what you need from Indian Summer, and can see where they really shine, but with tracks like "Truman" and "Orchard" you can really hear that Mohinder heritage come through.

PART 3


I hope that you enjoy this nice little live set from 1993. Please enjoy your New Year's Eve. Maybe I'll post something for you befor then, but you know how it is. Expect things to slow down after January, as I'll be in school again.

TTFN

Indian Summer
Live at Pitzer College
10/31/1993

Rye Coalition- Teenage Dance Session

First of all, I have no idea if I have the band's name right for this release. Rye Coalition, during their history, are some what like John Mellencamp, in that while always being the same band, they have just various monikers for their project, such as Rye, Rye and the Coalition, Rye Coalition, Rye Co. etc. This 7" is labeled Rye and the Coalition, but for ease and consistency with future posts, Rye Coalition is my choice.

Some of you may only be familiar with Rye Coalition's latest offerings of garage-ie hard rock generica. Its really not bad for what it is, but compared to what Rye Coalition started out as, its pop trash. Troubleman Unlimited number 4: Teen-age Dance Session will not disappoint those of you who know what TRU records is all about.

The record is Rye Coalition's second or third release, coming out in 1994. Rye Coalition was playing a some what mathy brand of post-hardcore at the time. There is something a little poppy about the riffs that makes things interesting. Its very subtle. I've had this record for well over a year and half and only just noticed it as I was writing. Occasionally, the effects take over and are fairly distracting. The vocals are pretty clear even when yelled and screamed. No throat shredding blasts of guttural noise, but just some scratchy wails here and there that build out of eerie whispers.

At just over a minute and a half, "Sensation" leaves me wanting more song, and "Baby Puts Out Old Flames" really doesn't make much of an impression with me, and for some reason, the lyrics seem to have certain level of sarcasm in the delivery. The highlight is defiantly "Algebra of Need", a 3 minute piece on the perils of hard drug abuse ending with tirade against the police. Fun for all, right? I must not be sharp enough to make the connection ._.


All in all, the 7'' is cohesive and has a certain wit about it. The back of the cover has a short "review" that reads like the back of an old Herb Alpert LP. Certainly an interesting record, but by no means influential.

While Rye Coalition's current brand of rock is normally anathema to my ears, the New Jersey septet must be given some credit in that they still play with the original line up. Few bands of their sort have managed to do so over a 15 year period of activity.

Rye Coalition
Teen-Age Dance Session 7" EP
Troubleman Unlimited- TRU004

Out of Print

Dolcim- Demo CD-R

Dolcim is actually a newish band from my home town. Comprised of my best friend's old childhood neighbor, ex- Cease Upon the Capitol members and an ex- I, Mammoth member, Dolcim is in many ways CUTC's successor spiritually and some what sonically. I got to see them play their first show with Legacies, Monolith, and a really cool guy from Chicago doing a one man ambient experimental thing. Dolcim actually played last that night and half way through their first song blew out a guitar amp. Not to be dissuaded, the guys from Monolith unpacked and loaned a head unit. I haven't seen a band play with that intensity in a good while.

But back to the music. what we have here is the band's 4 song demo handed out at the show. The songs all are strong and I remember when I first heard them my heart was all "yesss...". I can't put my finger on why though. Maybe its hometown pride. There's a lot of melody in there with out being the twinkly guitars I grew up hearing. Don't get me wrong, there are twinkly guitars, but they don't come out that often. As with a lot of screamo, the vocals really serve more as instruments, and I honestly have never even looked at the lyrics so your guess is as good as mine.

Basically, if you like CUTC, you'll like Dolcim. Also true for fans of Envy. In fact, "Noah's Ark Was an Orgy" sounds like an Envy song with more chord changes.

The CD-R is now available from React with Protest with extra packaging and on cassette from Utarid Tapes. Or you can contact the band via Myspace and they'll mail ya one post paid. They have an LP coming out before long; the Myspace has some rough cuts from that. Also, they'll be touring Europe in summer '09.

Dolcim- Demo, Summer 2008
self release