[mixtape] Nick B's pRIMORDIAL sOUNDS Mix

 Our next pRIMORDIAL sOUNDS [mixtape] is brought to you by Hands And Knees drummer and human encyclopedia of all things strange & fascinating, Nick Branigan. We knew when we asked Nick for a mix that we'd get something good, but SHIT...this one is a doozy. Check out a detailed tracks list & mix below. Thanks Nick!

1. Jerry's Kids- "I Don't Belong"-- Truly the most unleashed sounding of the first wave early 80's Boston Hardcore scene. Sounds like it's going to absolutely careen off the rails at any moment.
2. Ashrae Fax- "Pointbreak"-- Sammy P from Das Compass got me into this. A re-issue. Recorded in 2003. From N. Carolina. They're either ahead of or behind the times depending on where you're sitting.
3. Bo Diddley- "Mumblin' Guitar"-- Totally face-melting shreddage. Sounds like Lighting Bolt or something.
4. Happy Dragon Band- "Disco American"-- Totally dark and spaced out Michigan weirdness from '78. Tim and Eric vibes sort of.
5. The Homosexuals- "Pretsel"-- My favorite of the more straightforward jums from these tweaked post-punk arteests.
6. Coyle and Sharpe- "Cart Procurement"-- Based in 'Frisco in the early 60's, these two Bostonians really spearheaded the "oddball interview gone wrong" vibe we take for granted these days. I LOL at this one the most I think.
7. Dan Reeder- "Pussy Titty"-- Yoni Gordon hipped me to this guy's bandcamp. Dark yet playful simple folk jums played by a southerner ex-pat living in Germany. Great lyrics.
8. Jackie Shark and The Beach Butchers- "2nd Generation Rising"-- I know very, very little about this one. Mid-late 70's West Coast psychosis.
9. White Fence- "Baxter Corner"-- One of the most listenable of the current crop of bedroom fucked pop movement.
10. Miccachu- "Golden Phone"-- Great soundz from this lady from a couple of yrs ago. British Lady.
11. Space Lady- "Rock and Roll CIA"-- Great soundz from this lady from many years ago. Recorded in Boston. Space Lady.
12. Bobby Brown- "Mother Nature, We're Guilty/I Don't Wanna Be No Macho Joe"-- Nomadic dropout hippy frizzle from his "Live" LP, which is really him just playing his set live in his van in front of his dog.
13. Cardiacs- "Icky Qualms"-- Really, really speedy post art punk prog from 81 or so. Look for their videos on youtube: Smashing stuff with a Tim and Eric/Pee Wee's Playhouse vibe.
14. Iron Curtain- "Tarantula Scream"-- A good note to end on. These Santa Barbara darkwave pioneers from the early 80's really owned this sound.

[news to us] Prefab Messiahs Release "Peace, Love & Alienation" on Fixed Identity Nov. 15th

I first officially met Kris Thompson of the Prefab Messiahs at one of our pRIMORDIAL sOUNDS shows at Middlesex Lounge. I say "officially met" because before that point, though we hadn't talked, I'd seen Kris literally all over town. He's not only been a player in a number of local acts, including his current gig in Bobb Trimbles Flying Spiders, but he's also a major supporter of the local scene. At some point this past year, I was fishing through my roommates 7 inches and found a copy of The Prefab Messiahs' Franz Kafka / Prefab Sun single. I was blown away. I talked to Kris about it the next time I saw him, and he hinted at a possible reissue in the works.

Well, it looks like that hint has payed off. Gary War's Fixed Identity label is set to release Peace, Love & Alienation, a compilation of newly remastered tunes from 1982-83 on November 15th, 30 years after the bands first show. If that wasn't enough, the record will also come with a 18 page screen printed scrapbook/zine full of vintage posters, art, press, and more. Check out the mp3 of the opener "Beyond All That" and the '83 music video for the closer, "The 16th Track" below, then head over to the Fixed Identity site to pre-order your own copy.

Prefab Messiahs~Beyond All That

[news to us] BOBB TRIMBLE Releases Lost 1984 Album "Crippled Dog Band" on Yoga Records

On Thursday, July 28th, The Great Scott will be hosting what will undoubtedly be one of the stand out shows of the summer for record nerds and psych fiends alike; the release of local legend Bobb Trimble's long lost 3rd album, Crippled Dog Band on Yoga Records. Like any "lost" record, Crippled Dog has an interesting story behind it. In 1983, Bobb had two excellent records under his belt, but was still treated with some indifference by the local scene. So when he was invited to join up with a group of teenagers called The Crippled Dog Band, he jumped at the opportunity and became their "Chief Crippled Dog," leading the band to record what would ultimately become his 3rd album. Unfortunately, Bobb was upset with the pressing quality of the record, as well as the temporary break-up of the band, and ended up throwing all 500 LPs into an office park dumpster. Lucky for us, the master tapes survived and have been reissued by the folks at Yoga Records.

MMOSS and Roland & Jane will join Bobb on stage for the 7/28 record release show, which you can RSVP for here. Between set jams will be spun by DJ Thundersun (Johnny and Amanda of, you guessed it, Thundersun). Check out the video for Bobb's "You Should See My Girl" below, edited from footage of a 1983 show in all its flanged-out glory. See you there!

Bobb Trimble: You Should See My Girl, live, 1983 from Yoga Records on Vimeo.