The Art Ensemble of Chicago shoots to the top this month with a funky free-jazz number voiced by Fontella Bass (of "Rescue Me" fame): "Your love is like an oil well/dig, dig, dig it!" Chumbawamba's great conspiracy theory anthem comes from the last album by the definitive lineup; whatever happened to Alice Nutter? Return visits from Matthew Grasso (with the Nada Brahma Music Ensemble) and Takeshi Murata (our Japanese virtuoso friend) join the late Johnny Thunders for a symposium on what defines a guitar hero. Chris & Cosey appear with a sexy duet from their 80s debut, Slim Gaillard clucks it up, Harry Belafonte throws a party, and the Buzzcocks take a trip. Big Brother and the Holding Company contribute a whimsical 60s garage-band love song. Check out that girl doing backup vocals...I think we may be hearing more from her. Also, a first-time appearance for local artist Deborah Crooks, return visits from the Damned, Kevin Ayers, and our own Experimental Bunnies, and Lou Reed's amazing Frank Sinatra impersonation.
Don't touch that dial!
1. The Art Ensemble of Chicago with Fontella Bass - Theme De Yoyo - Les Stances a Sophie
2. Chumbawamba - Everything You Know Is Wrong - Un
3. Nada Brahma Music Ensemble - Papamagama - The Five Deadly Talas
4. Johnny Thunders - Pipeline - So Alone
5. Chris & Cosey - This Is Me - Heartbeat
6. Slim Gaillard - Chicken Rhythm - Vout For Voutoreenees
7. Harry Belafonte - Angelina - Jump Up Calypso
8. The Buzzcocks - Are Everything - A Different Kind of Tension
9. Big Brother And The Holding Company - Caterpillar - Big Brother And The Holding Company
10. Kevin Ayers - Run, Run, Run - The Unfairground
11. John Cooper Clarke - The Day My Pad Went Mad - C81
12. The Experimental Bunnies - Our Just Rewards Are Right Around The Corner - Biology And Physics
13. Eater - Outside View - The Album
14. Takeshi Murata - Decipher - Decipher
15. Deborah Crooks - Living Proof - Adding Water To The Ashes
16. The Damned - Lovely Money - Smash It Up: The Anthology 1976-1987
17. The Clean - Twist Top - Anthology- The Clean
18. Bonzo Dog Band - Rhinocratic Oaths - The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse
19. Lou Reed - Broadway Song - The Raven
20. Yo La Tengo - Spec Bebop - I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
9 comments:
I Just order "A different Kind of Reason", they re-issues all the Buzzcocks albums as 2-disc cds which loads of John Peel Sessions, demos, non album singles and b-sides.
Yeah, the Different Kind Of Tension reissue is an incredible set, including those three final acid-crazed singles and loads of unreleased tracks. The demo of "You Know You Can't Help It" stomps all over the offical version.
This was an annoyance but sorta amusing... I also ordered along with A different kind of treason the self titled Kinks album they sent me Cher's Greatest Hits instead...
cause Cher may be kinky but she is not The Kinks
New Vivian Girls album...
http://www.mediafire.com/?mkdzjntgmgd
I'd rather listen to it and then buy it. Free downloads are for rare records and/or defunct bands only, in my own personal code of ethics.
I'm reminded of that hilarious ad on the back of the first Who album (original US version) where it reads, "if you liked this, you'll like..." and then shows a bunch of rather sappy early 60s pop discs that have nothing to do with the Who. "If you like the Kinks, you're sure to LOVE Cher!!!"
It's not out yet but i'll defiantly buy it when it comes out... it's even better than the first and that's saw a lot, it's even 15 minutes longer...
and actually the drummer was the person who said it was leaked... so I found out about the leak from the band...
Sometimes the second album is where a band leaps from OK to great...Sleater-Kinney comes to mind.
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