Blog: Green Pea-ness

HELL FUCKIN' YEAH

Aug 11, 2007, 2:36pm Green Pea-ness
HELL FUCKIN' YEAH Oh Blackdisco , we are all mere servants to your generously-portioned-out awesomeness.
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But I Was There: The Wombats/The Squares @ Cinespace, 8/7/07

Aug 9, 2007, 5:44pm Green Pea-ness
But I Was There: The Wombats/The Squares @ Cinespace, 8/7/07 Guaranteed to leave your memory less than "Crystal" clear (GET IT?!??!) The Squares, "Bottle Me Up" (album version) - Long-time readers - a category which, in relation to this site, refers to anyone who's been reading longer than since, like, February - may remember a long, rambly (moreso than usual, even) post I wrote about my friend Shaun's band the Squares - or, rather, about basically everything EXCEPT the Squares. It's not that they were a bad band, but when it came to their music, [...]
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Link Text:The Long Weekend, "Record"
File Name:weekend_record.mp3
Artist:Sparrow House
Title:The Reflection
Link Text:Sparrow House, "The Reflection" (Daytrotter session)
File Name:sparrowhouse_reflection.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:The Rushes
Title:Ripping It Down
Link Text:The Rushes, "Ripping It Down"
File Name:rushes_ripping.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:The Squares
Title:Bottle Me Up
Link Text:The Squares, "Bottle Me Up" (album version)
File Name:squares_bottle.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2006

But I Was There: Daft Punk @ the LA Sports Arena, 7/21/07

Jul 26, 2007, 5:58pm Green Pea-ness
But I Was There: Daft Punk @ the LA Sports Arena, 7/21/07 FORESHADOWING Daft Punk, "Face to Face" - The older I get, the more the world makes it apparent that I perceive the unfolding of history - or at least musical history - in an incalculably skewed sense. It's probably an overwhelmingly obvious point to make, but since I (and, if you're reading this blog, probably you too) tend to gravitate towards more marginal artists and musical idioms, the march of time has a way of revealing what I understand at the time to be epic, world-changing events [...]
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Artist:Celestial Choir
Title:Stand (Larry Levan mix)
Link Text:Celestial Choir, "Stand on the Word" (Larry Levan remix)
File Name:choir_stand.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Daft Punk
Title:Face To Face
Link Text:Daft Punk, "Face to Face"
File Name:daft_face.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2001
Artist:The Rakes
Title:We Danced Together (Sebastian Remix)
Link Text:The Rakes, "We Danced Together" (SebastiAn remix)
File Name:rakes_danced.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007

But But I I Was Was There There: Vampire Weekend @ the Troubadour, 7/16/07; The Field @ the MOR Bar, 7/19/07

Jul 20, 2007, 5:09pm Green Pea-ness
But But I I Was Was There There: Vampire Weekend @ the Troubadour, 7/16/07; The Field @ the MOR Bar, 7/19/07 Ohmigod, shoes Vampire Weekend, "Walcott" - I'd long since come to terms with the fact that Vampire Weekend were a pretty safe pick for the role of Indie-Rock Kids Who Come Clear Out Of Nowhere To Get Featured On Like Episodes Of The Office And Stuff for 2006, but until I made my way up to the Troubadour on Monday and saw a line nearly stretching from the ticket window to the (terrible and overpriced) Indian restaurant on the [...]
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Artist:Annie
Title:Heartbeat (The Field Remix)
Link Text:Annie, "Heartbeat" (The Field remix)
File Name:annie_field.mp3
Bitrate:224 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:Pete And The Pirates
Title:Come On Feet
Link Text:Pete & the Pirates, "Come On Feet"
File Name:pete_feet.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:The Paper Cranes
Title:I'll Love You Until My Veins Explode
Link Text:The Paper Cranes, "I'll Love You Until My Veins Explode"
File Name:cranes_veins.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:Vampire Weekend
Title:Walcott
Link Text:Vampire Weekend, "Walcott"
File Name:vampire_walcott.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007

CATASTROPHIC CONTENT OVERLOAD: Mid-Year-Ish Awards Ish

Jul 11, 2007, 3:40pm Green Pea-ness
CATASTROPHIC CONTENT OVERLOAD: Mid-Year-Ish Awards Ish TADAO, BITCHES Naturally you can go ahead and count on the rules being played with in both a fast and loose manner - I don't even want to think about how skimpy these lists would be if I actually restricted myself to 2007-only content. Instead, I'm going with the stuff that's made the biggest impression on me this year; please do not use your chloroform. And anyway, you're [...]
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Artist:Bloc Party
Title:I Still Remember (Lull's Music Box & Tears Mix)
Link Text:Bloc Party, "I Still Remember" (Lull's Music Box & Tears mix)
File Name:blocparty_lull.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Evie Sands
Title:A Woman's Work Is Never Done
Link Text:Evie Sands, "A Woman's Work Is Never Done"
File Name:evie_work.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1974
Artist:Herbert
Title:Moving Like A Train (Smith N Hack Remix)
Link Text:3.
File Name:herbert_smithnhack.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:Hot Chip
Title:My Piano (Original)
Link Text:2.
File Name:hotchip_piano.mp3
Bitrate:181 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Justice
Title:Phantom pt. II
Link Text:Justice, "Phantoms Part II"
File Name:justice_phant2.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:LCD Soundsystem
Title:Us v Them
Link Text:LCD Soundsystem, "Us Vs. Them"
File Name:lcd_usvsthem.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Lil' Wayne
Title:We Takin' Over (Remix)
Link Text:Lil Wayne, "We Takin' Over (remix)"
File Name:weezy_takin.mp3
Year:2007
Artist:Steely Dan
Title:I Got The News
Link Text:Steely Dan, "I Got The News"
File Name:steelydan_news.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1977
Artist:The Explorers Club
Title:Forever
Link Text:1.
File Name:explorersclub_forever.mp3
Year:2006
Artist:The Field
Title:From Here We Go Sublime
Link Text:The Field, "From Here We Go Sublime"
File Name:field_sublime.mp3
Bitrate:132 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:The Shivvers
Title:No Substitute
Link Text:The Shivvers, "No Substitute"
File Name:shivvers_substitute.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:The Wedding Present
Title:Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft
Link Text:The Wedding Present, "Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft"
File Name:wedding_daft.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1987
Artist:Voxtrot
Title:Introduction
Link Text:Voxtrot, "Introduction"
File Name:voxtrot_intro.mp3
Bitrate:186 kbps
Year:2007

But I Was There: The Long Blondes @ the Echo, 6/15/07; Hot Chip @ the Henry Fonda, 6/13/07

Jul 4, 2007, 6:16pm Green Pea-ness
But I Was There: The Long Blondes @ the Echo, 6/15/07; Hot Chip @ the Henry Fonda, 6/13/07 Sorry, Ms. Jackson, but I am for real The Long Blondes, "Five Ways To End It" - Ever since the Arcade Fire broke (relatively) huge a couple of years ago, there's been a lot of talk about "record-collection rock", a blanket description for a wildly disparate group of subgenres which all operate under the perfectly reasonable assumption that their audience isn't missing a single reference. Like most blanket descriptions, it's more or less useless; not only does it extend far beyond rock at this point [...]
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Link Text:Hot Chip, "Ready For A Fall" (Live at Bonnaroo, 6/15/07)
File Name:hotchip_fall.mp3
Bitrate:220 kbps
Artist:Della Humphrey
Title:Dream Land
Link Text:Della Humphrey, "Dream Land"
File Name:della_dream.mp3
Year:2005
Artist:The Long Blondes
Title:Five Ways To End It
File Name:blondes_fiveways.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2006

'Cause I Been In The Lab With A Pen And A Pad

Jun 27, 2007, 6:15pm Green Pea-ness
'Cause I Been In The Lab With A Pen And A Pad YOUR MUSICAL JESUS RIDES AGAIN And now that I've finally managed to kill off my entire readership due to chronic inactivity, let's get back to the program. The Shivvers, "No Reaction" - Well, okay, I suppose I owe the three of you who still check this blog intermittantly some sort of explanation as to where. After all, in the time since I've been gone, Paris Hilton's come and gone (and come, and gone back) to jail, Chris Benoit's sent the term "asphyxiation" [...]
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Artist:Evie Sands
Title:But You Know I Love You
Link Text:Evie Sands, "But You Know I Love You"
File Name:evie_butyouknow.mp3
Artist:Get Cape Wear Cape Fly
Title:I Spy Metronomy Remix
Link Text:get cape. wear cape. fly, "I-Spy" (Metronomy remix)
File Name:getcape_ispy.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:The Shivvers
Title:No Reaction
Link Text:The Shivvers, "No Reaction"
File Name:shivvers_reaction.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:2006

YEP

May 2, 2007, 9:20pm Green Pea-ness
YEP And there was much rejoicing It's difficult to know where to start with the events which led up to what can only be defined as the single most explosively joyous musical event I can remember in a good long while. I doubt, for instance, if I would have enjoyed it as much if I'd gone to Coachella as I'd planned, or if I hadn't found myself peeking out at the daylight from the other side of my first involvement with the law, or if my 2007 hadn't been tinted with interminable girl [...]
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Artist:Deaf Stereo
Title:Youth In Movement
Link Text:Deaf Stereo, "Youth In Movement"
File Name:deaf_youth.mp3
Year:2007
Artist:The Moths
Title:Games
Link Text:The Moths, "Games"
File Name:moths_games.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:universal robot band
Title:universal robot band - dance and shake your tamborine (jd twitch blame it on vic funk edit)
Link Text:Universal Robot Band, "Dance And Shake Your Tamborine" (JD Twitch Blame It On Vic Funk edit)
File Name:robot_dance.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps

AHEM

Apr 27, 2007, 1:36pm Green Pea-ness
AHEM If that character at the end of the word "Guest" means what I think it means, y'all can expect to see one hell of a post on Tuesday morning. Mother fuck a Coachella.
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I, Richardhead

Apr 26, 2007, 5:55pm Green Pea-ness
I, Richardhead You can partially thank this man for this blog's existence Chungking, "Slow It Down" - It's possible, I suppose, that Richard X 's near-total absence from the world of music in 2006 was as much an act of commentary as anything else. After all, the man's music is all but predicated on exploiting the tension inherent in the classic artist's dilemma of wanting to make something timeless in a medium which makes itself obsolete; could you really even blame the man for not being particularly motivated to participate [...]
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Artist:Chungking
Title:Slow It Down
Link Text:Chungking, "Slow It Down"
File Name:chungking_slow.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Tangoterje
Title:I get lifted
Link Text:George McCrae, "I Get Lifted" (Tangoterje edit)
File Name:terje_lifted.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Artist:The Tamborines
Title:Sally O'Gannon
Link Text:The Tamborines, "Sally O'Gannon"
File Name:tamb_sally.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007

Album Review: Maximo Park, "Our Earthly Pleasures"

Apr 16, 2007, 5:23pm Green Pea-ness
Album Review: Maximo Park, "Our Earthly Pleasures" are nowhere to be found on this record Maximo Park, "Girls Who Play Guitars" Mark Ronson, "Apply Some Pressure" (feat. Paul Smith of Maximo Park) In an interesting paralell to the situation ten years ago, we may have plenty of wiggle room to go in this decade, but it's a fair bet that modern Britpop has already seen its moment come and go. There may well be incredibly enjoyable albums and singles still a ways down the pipeline at this [...]
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Artist:Mark Ronson
Title:Apply Some Pressure (Feat. Paul Smith)
Link Text:Mark Ronson, "Apply Some Pressure" (feat. Paul Smith of Maximo Park)
File Name:ronson_pressure.mp3
Bitrate:188 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Maxïmo Park
Title:Girls Who Play Guitars
Link Text:Maximo Park, "Girls Who Play Guitars"
File Name:maximo_guitars.mp3
Bitrate:253 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Sarabeth Tucek
Title:Something For You (Contino mix)
Link Text:Sarabeth Tucek, "Something For You" (Contino remix)
File Name:sarabeth_something.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:The Killers
Title:Bones (Tiga Remix)
Link Text:The Killers, "Bones" (Tiga remix)
File Name:tiga_bones.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps

Album Review: Voxtrot, s/t

Apr 10, 2007, 7:40pm Green Pea-ness
Album Review: Voxtrot, s/t I did manage to find the cover art for Voxtrot on their website, but I'll be damned if I kick off my 200th post without a picture of one pissed-off cow-cat Voxtrot, "Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, & Wives" - Anyone who's ever taken the time to listen to Voxtrot - a demographic which, I assume, includes everyone reading this post - will be roughly as surprised to learn that Austin's second -finest musical byproduct came up with [...]
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Artist:Slow Down Tallahassee
Title:So Much For Love
Link Text:Slow Down Tallahassee, "So Much For Love"
File Name:slowdown_somuch.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:The Draytones
Title:Keep Loving Me
Link Text:The Draytones, "Keep Loving Me"
File Name:draytones_keeplovingme.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Voxtrot
Title:Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives
Link Text:Voxtrot, "Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, & Wives"
File Name:voxtrot_mothers.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2006

As I Come Back (Again)

Apr 4, 2007, 10:51pm Green Pea-ness
As I Come Back (Again) So I've decided to start doing a few more album reviews than before, which is to say I've decided to start doing some album reviews. There will, of course, still be plenty of pure MP3 content (by which I mean "MP3s and me bitching about the shameful dearth of third-person female manipulation of my junk), but album reviews are easy and I need to get back on the right track. SO: Try and guess what pun you'll be seeing lead off every single review [...]
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Artist:ShitDisco
Title:Disco Blood
Link Text:Shitdisco, "Disco Blood" (single mix)
File Name:shitdisco_blood.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:Strange Idols
Title:She's Going To Let You Down Again
Link Text:Strange Idols, "She's Gonna Let You Down Again" (single mix)
File Name:idols_letyoudown.mp3
Bitrate:268 kbps
Year:2007

TAKE ME BACK, NEW ZEALAND

Mar 15, 2007, 6:18pm Green Pea-ness
TAKE ME BACK, NEW ZEALAND I fixed up the candy, look! The Shocking Pinks, "Broken Lens" - Just to make sure we're all caught up on the latest drama, here's a rundown: (1) James derides entire citizenry of New Zealand as toothless sheepfucking Peter Jackson-enabling hillbillies bereft of any sort of cohesive indie-rock scene. (2) Enraged New Zealander becomes engorged with nationalistic fervor, takes James to task in comments section. (3) In a fit of spiteful intoxication, James decides to investigate further, a course of action which eventually leads to a copy [...]
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Artist:Evie Sands
Title:I Love Makin' Love To You
Link Text:Evie Sands, "I Love Makin' Love To You"
File Name:evie_love.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1974
Artist:The Shocking Pinks
Title:Broken Lens
Link Text:The Shocking Pinks, "Broken Lens"
File Name:pinks_lens.mp3
Bitrate:224 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:waldorf
Title:erlk
Link Text:Waldorf, "Erlkonig"
File Name:waldorf_erlkonig.mp3
Bitrate:196 kbps
Year:2007

In An Effort To Curb The Epidemic Of Feelings Going Around

Mar 1, 2007, 7:11pm Green Pea-ness
In An Effort To Curb The Epidemic Of Feelings Going Around No more of this So I put together another mix, thereby affording myself the following benefits: 1. Keep myself from feeling guilty over making four posts in the month of February (seriously, jesus, what is this, a sXe zine?) 2. Keep myself from having to dig up any scintillating new content, always a tricky proposition towards the beginning of the year. Longtime readers (i.e. those who've been reading since December) will recognize a bunch of these songs; I do hate to double-dip, but part of me looks at [...]
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Artist:Connan And The Mockasins
Title:Sneaky Sneaky Dogfriend
Link Text:Connan & the Mockasins, "Sneaky Sneaky Dogfriend"
File Name:connan_dogfriend.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Sister Sledge
Title:Lost In Music (1984 Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers Remix)
Link Text:Sister Sledge, "Lost In Music" (Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers 1984 remix)
File Name:sledge_lostinmusic.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1979

So I Suppose I Owe You An Explanation

Feb 26, 2007, 6:25pm Green Pea-ness
So I Suppose I Owe You An Explanation Don't ask me about my business, Kay. Like many of you (I assume), I spent last week mired in the apocalyptic mudslide of Britney Spears' personal life. My involvement, however, probably differed from y'all's on account of the fact that, unlike most of you (I again assume), I earn my paycheck as a blogger for a paparazzi news service. It has been, to say the least, a rather hectic week. It's not often that you get to deal with both the Today Show *and* a grip [...]
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Artist:Kasabian
Title:Me Plus One (Jacques Lu Cont Mix)
Link Text:Kasabian, "Me Plus One" (Jacques Lu Cont remix)
File Name:kasab_meplus1.mp3
Bitrate:215 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Loose Joints
Title:Tell You Today (vocal)
Link Text:Loose Joints, "Tell You (Today)" (vocal version)
File Name:loose_tellyou.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1979

The Motherfucking Valentines Day Post: ERIN BECKER ERIN BECKER ERIN BECKER

Feb 14, 2007, 3:31pm Green Pea-ness
The Buzzcocks, "Ever Fallen In Love?" - Normally, whenever I go about putting one of these elaborate Personal Self-Immolation Pageants & Chili Cookoffs together, I take measures to camouflage the catalyst's name, mostly because I feel bad holding people accountable for offenses they committed inadvertantly back before they'd even taken Driver's Ed. Today, however, is not one of those days; Erin Becker's name is, in fact, Erin Becker, and as far as I'm concerned she spent up any sympathy I might have for her public profile back in the eighth grade. So here goes. As I may [...]
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Artist:Electrelane
Title:The Greater Times
Link Text:Electrelane, "The Greater Times"
File Name:electrelane_times.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Title:Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'bout Me)
Link Text:Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, "Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'bout Me)"
File Name:valli_opus.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1988
Artist:The Buzzcocks
Title:Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't Have)?
Link Text:The Buzzcocks, "Ever Fallen In Love?"
File Name:buzzcocks_love.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1980

I'm Feelin' Smothered By This Music Industry; I Need A Breather

Feb 9, 2007, 5:22pm Green Pea-ness
Long Blondes, "I'm Coping" - At some point last summer, probably somewhere around the time Someone To Drive You Home suddenly began to present itself as a looming reality rather than a long-promised pipe dream (DELIA AND GAVIN, I'M LOOKING AT YOU), I suddenly realized that, unlike %99.99999bar of the music I listen to, the Long Blondes were actually triggering feelings of identification in me. I'm a big believer in the idea of not identifying with music just for the sake of the accompanying endorphin rush which goes hand-in-hand with hearing yourself in someone else's [...]
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Artist:IDC
Title:Stomp
Link Text:IDC, "Stomp"
File Name:idc_stomp.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:Sky Larkin
Title:One Of Two
Link Text:Sky Larkin, "One Of Two"
File Name:sky_one.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:The Long Blondes
Title:I'm Coping
Link Text:Long Blondes, "I'm Coping"
File Name:blondes_coping.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:The Procession
Title:Don't Hesitate
Link Text:The Procession, "Don't Hesitate"
File Name:procession_hesitate.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007

How To Live In Public

Jan 29, 2007, 6:59pm Green Pea-ness
Cat Power, "The Greatest" - Not many people know this about me, but all through my middle-school years my family was in the paper on a fairly regular basis for some unembellishedly horrible stuff. I'm not going to be going into the specifics since they're not particularly germane (although if you want a ballpark idea, try to envision the family situation trailing only incest and cannibalism in terms of likelihood to humiliate you in front of your seventh-grade peers and you're on the right track) ; we've all got our things, even if we [...]
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Artist:Cat Power
Title:The Greatest
Link Text:Cat Power, "The Greatest"
File Name:catpower_greatest.mp3
Year:2006
Artist:late of the pier
Title:broken
Link Text:Late of the Pier, "Broken" (demo)
File Name:pier_broken.mp3
Year:2006
Artist:Lifelike & Kris Menace
Title:Discopolis (A Hundred Birds Bestless Mix)
Link Text:Lifelike & Kris Menace, "Discopolis" (A Hundred Birds Bestless remix)
File Name:birds_discopolis.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2006

I Am Not A Placeholder, No Sir

Jan 24, 2007, 5:36pm Green Pea-ness
Kid Creole & the Coconuts, "Annie I'm Not Your Daddy" - It really feels like I should have more to say on Kid Creole & the Coconuts' "Annie I'm Not Your Daddy", a song which might lead you to investigate not only one of the truly great compilations of a single label ever but also the work of one of the most sorely underappreciated auteurs ever to work in music. You're familiar with August Darnell's work, of course (there's this little song called "There But For The Grace Of God Go I" he had a [...]
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Artist:(They Came From The Stars) I Saw Them
Title:(Are You Searching For?) The Motherlode
Link Text:(They Came From The Stars) I Saw Them, "(Are You Searching For?) The Motherlode"
File Name:stars_motherlode.mp3
Genre:Cosmic Disco
Year:2006
Artist:Herbert
Title:Moving Like A Train (Smith N Hack Remix)
Link Text:Herbert, "Moving Like A Train" (Smith N Hack remix)
File Name:smith_moving.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Genre:Disco
Artist:Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Title:Annie I'm Not Your Daddy
Link Text:Kid Creole & the Coconuts, "Annie I'm Not Your Daddy"
File Name:creole_annie.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Mutant Disco
Artist:lefties soul connection
Title:organ donor
Link Text:Lefties Soul Connection, "Organ Donor"
File Name:lefties_organ.mp3
Bitrate:182 kbps
Year:2006
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