AFS v .194 ~ Weirdpunk Smorgi

Siltbreeze Records has released its 2nd 7" EP within a month, and its 2nd 7" in about 12 years. (Was the last one really Bardo Pond's Test for New Swords?) New this week is the latest by AFS faves Little Claw. Continuing to mine less percussive, subtler territory as heard on the Why?/Why Not? 7" from earlier this year on Physical Sewer, Kilynn and co. tone down two of the scorchin'est seethers from their raucous live sets of recent years, and the result are two pretty ditties. The perfect song for the final heat of an election season, "Race to the Bottom" still has a powerful and direct guitar groove and aggressive vocals, but there's no more cavestompin' drum pummelin'. It reminds me more of a street protest song. The flip is offered here, and it's a beauty with the allure of lilting vocals and ether-surfing guitar feedback waves. Don't sit around waiting to order this.

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Food analogies for each band below this playlist....

LITTLE CLAW | Feeding You | Race to the Bottom 7" | Siltbreeze *new
GHOST ECHOES | It Ain't Right | 2nd CDR | no label *new
GRAFFITI ISLAND | Demonic Cat | MySpace mp3 *new
LATERAL HYETOGRAPHY | Some Girlzzz | Some Girlzzz CS | Really Coastal *new
VIVIAN GIRLS | I Can't Stay | I Can't Stay 7" | In the Red *new
LE JONATHAN REILLY | Incitatus | split 7" w/ Christmas Island | FDH/Shit in Can *new
THEE OH SEES | Mincing Around the Frocks | split 12" w/ The Intelligence | Mt. St. Mtn *new
HANK IV | Feeding Me Back | Refuge in Genre | Siltbreeze *new
DAY CREEPER | The Problem at Hand | 2nd CDR | no label *new
MICHAEL BEACH | Blood Courses | Blood Courses | self-released *new
ELECTRIC JELLYFISH | The Woods | The Woods CS | Ecstatic Yod *new
ARCH M | Mountain Tan | Mountain Tan CS | Cavern/Kaleidoscope *new
XELA | Calling for Vanished Faces | split 12" w/ MGR | Barge *new
MARRIED IN BERDICHEV | Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening | self-titled 7" | Gilgongo *new
TUNNELS | Sleet Pillow | In Between Dreams CDR | no label *new
BLACK PUS | Altar Rat | split LP w/ Foot Village | Deathbomb Arc/DNT *new
FAMILY PET | Ideas Are the Enemy | Ideas Are the Enemy 7" | Foreign Frequency *new
SLICING GRANDPA | Family Restroom | Family Restroom CS | Attic Cassettes *new
LANDED | Dairy 4 Dinner | How Little Will It Take? | Load *new
AIDS WOLF | Gnarly Tooth | Cities of Glass | Skin Graft *new
MAYYORS | Intro/Airplanes | Megan's LOLZ 7" | Gomerdome *new
GHOST ECHOES | What You Want | 2nd CDR
MEATHOOKS | M.W. 2000 | Cambodia Soul Music | Disastro Mix 1992
LOVING THUNDER | Magic Wand | split 7" w/ Mtn. High | Hot Dog City *new
HIBACHI STRANGLERS | Azalea Trail Bait | Parasol Parade 7" | Jeth-Row *new
AMBER ALERTS | I Her U Screem | Ghost House 7" | Florida's Dying *new
BEWARE OF THE KNIGHT | Mushroom Cloud | 1st CDR + comic | no label *new
THE BOYS FROM DEER PARK | Rifle Games | Soft Eject CDR | no label *new

LITTLE CLAW = tart berry Merlino's freeze half-&-half w/ peach ice cream & walnuts
GHOST ECHOES = that "mouldy shark" delicacy of traditional Icelandic cuisine
GRAFFITI ISLAND = devilled lamb's kidney's
LATERAL HYETOGRAPHY = all-you-can-eat sushi buffet
VIVIAN GIRLS = blancmange
LE JONATHAN REILLY = paella, of course!
THEE OH SEES = "flame on the iceberg"
HANK IV = a substantial pot roast that mops the floor with most high-dollar steak dinners
DAY CREEPER = cold tongue & chopped liver sandwhich on rye w/ 1000 island
MICHAEL BEACH = pavlova
ELECTRIC JELLYFISH = pie floater
ARCH M = a steaming eggy fromity
XELA = hot treacle tart w/ cold clotted cream
MARRIED IN BERDICHEV = almond mushroom pâté
TUNNELS = lamb & coconut curry
BLACK PUS = fermented tofu in squid ink
FAMILY PET = burgundy moose steak
SLICING GRANDPA = dumpstering at Dick's Burgers
LANDED = torta de salchica
AIDS WOLF = fusilli pasta in squid ink
MAYYORS = XL bun bo hue w/ Metamucil chaser
MEATHOOKS = tempoyak (salted durian left to ferment for a week)
LOVING THUNDER = seafood super burrito
HIBACHI STRANGLERS = mullet on the barbie
AMBER ALERTS = smothered nutria
BEWARE OF THE KNIGHT = Squeeze-Inn cheese skirt w/ ketchup
THE BOYS FROM DEER PARK = Hawkins Cheezies

Mattress live session on KDVS

Mattress kicked off his Heavy Duty Cali tour tonight live in Studio A at Freeform KDVS 90.3 FM in Davis.

Full setlist and photos will be up shortly, so check back. 'Til then, go ahead and download...

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Many songs from his new Heavy Duty LP/CD on Reluctant Recordings were performed, but made new again by some little live tweaks made by his guest musical partner, Phillip, who is in the band known as Syrup in Portland, and also the one-man-band known as Xocotl. A tasteful little garnish of contact mics, effects, a rack tom on the floor, some weird little syno-drumpad, an oscillator, mouthsounds...nice touches that add texture without stealing Rex Mattress' spotlight.

What you don't get is seeing Rex charismatically work the crowd....You gotta go see that! So, peep the tour schedule in the next blogpost!!

AFS v. 193 ~ You Gotta Church! (Mattress hits the road!)

My girlfriend put out his first record last year to rave reviews. I've seen him nail it in live performance at the Cypress House and Delta of Venus in Davis. Now, with an awesome new album in tow, Mattress is coming to California for the first time in a long while. Mattress is one man, Rex from Portland, who grew up in the casino/lounge capital of Las Vegas, and his style of crooning does indeed reflect that. If you were to plot his style of voice and charismatic showmanship on a graph, it would be equidistant from three points being Nick Cave, Alan Vega of Suicide, and Dean Martin. His musical accompaniment is rather like minimal wave gone tussin-drunk. This guy's songs are captivating, he's really unafraid to sing, and he puts on a great show!

http://www.mattressmusic.com/
http://www.myspace.com/rexmattress

Check this video evidence...




Tour schedule is down below the playlist!!!

To download this program, click one of these links...
(archived a couple months or so)

192 kbps (not too big a file; sounds pretty good!)

320kbps (really big file; sounds pretty flawless)

THE WAX MUSEUMS | Cowboys & Indians | The Wax Museums | Douche Master *new
LIVE FAST DIE | Sick as Shit of Shit | split 7" w/ Lover! | Douche Master *new *request
SEWN LEATHER | Punish or Be Damned [Screamers] | I Live Like This Cuz I Like It | (Y)ours 2008
MATTRESS | Forbidden Fruit | Who Do You Lust? CDR | Tiny Wolf 2007
MATTRESS | Church that Shit | In Your Pocket 7"+CDR | Malt Duck 2007
MATTRESS | Don't Forget | Heavy Duty | Reluctant *new
U.S. GIRLS | Bradley (in 2 parts) | Bits & Pieces CDR | no label *new
DEAD LUKE | trk 8 | Dead Luke Box bonus CDR | Sacred Bones *new
DEAD LUKE | Jumping Jack Flash Drive | Record Two 7" | Sacred Bones *new
ZOLA JESUS | Odessa | Soeur Sewer 7" | Sacred Bones *new
A² | Soulfood | v/a: Wierd Compilation Volume II 4xLP | Wierd *new
MARTIAL CANTEREL | Pathway Splits Apart | v/a: Wierd Compilation Volume II 4xLP
MARTIN DUPONT | Just Because | Des Jeunes Gens Modernes 2xCD | Naïve *new (orig 1984)
LEGENDARY PINK DOTS | Frosty | 5LP Boxed Set | Vinyl-on-Demand 2007 (orig 1982)
LOVE IS ALL | I Ran [A Flock of Seagulls] | Play 5 Covers 12" | What's Your Rupture? *new
TYVEK | Sidewalk | Sidewalk 7" | M'Lady's *new
TITMACHINE | We Build a New City [Palais Schaumburg] | We Build a New City 7" | Siltbreeze *new *request
THE INTELLIGENCE | Sunny Backyard [Vulvettes] | split 12" w/ Thee Ohsees | Mt. St. Mtn *new
HUMAN EYE | Gorilla Garden | Fragments of the Universe Nurse | Hook or Crook *new
BUSINESS LADY | Royal Dancing | Torture Footage | Load *new
NIGHT WOUNDS | Black Humor | split LP w/ AIDS Wolf | Nail in the Coffin *new
FNU RONNIES | Golem Smoke | Limited Edition Poop CDR | no label *new
AIDS WOLF | General _ _ | Cities of Glass | Skin Graft *new
SABRETEETH | Susp. Cut Death | v/a: (Triskaidekaphobia) 13,000.00 Milliseconds | Ratskin *new
REALICIDE | Roadside Bomb | v/a: (Triskaidekaphobia) 13,000.00 Milliseconds
THE WHITE MICE | Balls of Jolly | v/a: (Triskaidekaphobia) 13,000.00 Milliseconds
SILENTIST | Repulsive Resurrection | Silentist | Celestial Gang *new
ZACH HILL | Stoic Logic | Astrological Straits | Ipecac *new
THE Y.L.'s | Gangster Sympathy | Gangster Sympathy | Modern Meaningless *new
SHUGGIE RODELLE & HIS IMPERIAL IMBIBLIO BAND | Moonflower | some CDR | ??? *new
ETERNAL TAPESTRY | Astral Skater | v/a: Nillacat 64 2xCDR | Nillacat *new

If you're in CA, get ready to see Mattress perform this week!!!

Davis, CA
Thursday, Sept 25 @ 11:00 PM
live on KDVS http://www.kdvs.org/

Sacramento, CA
Friday, Sept 26 @ 9:00
@ Luigi's Fungarden, 1050 20th Street #160 (btw J & K)
w/ Dead Western, Sister Crayon, Green Green

San Francisco, CA
Saturday, Sept 27 @ 9:00
@ The Mansion (where the hell is that?)

Los Angeles, CA
Sunday, Sept 28 @ 8:00
@ L'Keg Gallery, 1170 Glendale Blvd.

Oakland, CA
Monday, Sept 29 @ 8:00
@ 962 41st Street (house show)
w/ Xocotl

Another favorite of mine is touring up and down the West Coast right now!!!

On two previous CDs, Portland's Silentist has been the solo project of Mark Evan Burden, who's probably best known for his stint in Get Hustle. For the third Silentist CD, the band has expanded to a duo. Now the band's dropping their first vinyl LP, and it is TREMENDOUS!!!

From the giddy-up, Silentist has made drastic brutal prog of epic proportions...occasionally with some soaring, scintillating psych beauty, but more often with the kinda strident severity that fans of Billy Bao and Brainbombs perversely enjoy, but with deep touches of blackened doom and compositional focus, this is in its own musical territory.

Mark's piano work on the two latest releases reveal his fascination with the pummeling minimal cascades of player piano scrollwright Conlon Nancarrow.

Have a look...

(I mean...this video gives you the basic idea, but on this tour, the three-piece version of the band is fuller-sounding and much more slaying (and thankfully strobe-free))

Now, go see 'em...(TRUST ME ON THIS, ALRIGHT??!?!)

Thu Sep 25 in Sacramento, 7pm
@ Vox Gallery, 19th & X Streets
w/ Thrones, Trees, Warm Streams

Fri Sep 26 in Reno, NV
@ Red Rock Bar w/ Thrones, Manacle

Sun Sep 28 in San Diego
@ Smog Shop
w/ Thrones, Riververb, Zsa Zsa Gabor

Tue Sep 30 in Los Angeles
@ The Smell
w/ Thrones, Geronimo, Deathday Party

Wed Oct 1 in Los Angeles
@ Mountain Bar
w/ Thrones

Thu Oct 2 in San Francisco
@ The Eagle
w/ Thrones, Fvtvreskullz

Fri Oct 3 in Oakland
@ Huffin House
w/ Thrones, Burmese, Ettrick

Sat Oct 4 in NoCal / So. Oregon
tba w/ Thrones (help 'em out?)

Sun Oct 5 in Eugene, OR
@ Speakeasy w/ Thrones, Tecumseh, Rye Wolves

Wed Oct 8 in Olympia, WA
@ tba

Thu Oct 9 2008 in Seattle, WA
@ Squid & Ink Cafe

Fri Oct 10 in Portland, OR
@ Berbati's Pan
w/ Wolves in the Throneroom, Ludicra, Nachtmystium

AFS v. 192 ~ Ballfume Plague

To download this program, click one of these links...
(archived a couple months or so)

192 kbps (not too big a file; sounds pretty good!)

320kbps (really big file; sounds pretty flawless)

EGO SUMMIT | Illogical | The Room Isn't Big Enough | Old 3C 1997
PINK REASON | 3:16 | singles club 7" | Columbus Discount *new
THE HASKELS | Baby Let's French | Taking the City By Storm 7" | Milwaukee Hits 1980
DAVILA 666 | Quizas | Davila 666 | In the Red *new
SO COW | Greetings | Commuting 7" | Going Underground *new
CHRISTMAS ISLAND | Scared 2 Die | split 7" w/ Le Jonathan Reilly | FDH/Shit in Can *new
WOUNDED LION | Pony People | Carol Cloud 7" | S-S *new
EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING | Which Way to Go | Primary Colours | Goner *new
KRYSMOPOMPAS | Die Bewegung (tut dir gut) | Heute Schlafen - Morgen Aufwachen 2xLP | S-S *new
KRYSMOPOMPAS | Lolas Welt (unbewohnbar wie der Mond)
TITMACHINE | We Build a New City [Palais Schaumburg] | We Build a New City 7" | Siltbreeze *new
LILI Z | That Guy (is a Real Dream) | The Two of Us | In The Red *new
BLACK ORPHAN | Video Kids | Transmission 7" | HoZac *new
CABARET VOLTAIRE | Western Mantra | Three Mantras 12" | Rough Trade 1980 *request
WET HAIR | On the Lilys | one-sided LP | Night People *new
DOXA SINISTRA | No Car, No Job | Conveyor Belt | Enfant Terrible *new (orig 1985)
NIGHT WOUNDS | Smoke Plague Everyday | split LP w/ AIDS Wolf | Nail in the Coffin *new
GANG WIZARD | Whoever Inuents | God-Time-Man Universal Continuum Calibration | Greentape/olFactory/Tanzprocesz/et al *new
BLACK PUS | The Black Whole | split LP w/ Foot Village | Deathbomb Arc/DNT *new
SHEARING PINX | No/Face | Haruspex 7" | Divorce 2008
SEX NEGATIVES | Parkade pt. 2 | Parkade 7" | Grotesque Modern/The Broadway to Boundary *new
U.S. GIRLS | Bits + Pieces [Dave Clark Five] | Bits & Pieces CDR | self-released *new
THE DRUMS | The Hunky Fireman | The Drums CDR | self-released *new
TUNNELS | Venus in the Ape House | In Between Dreams CDR | self-released *new
GERMAN | Plague | Bunker CDR | Killertree *new
FATHER MURPHY | Go Sinister | ...and He Told Us to Turn to the Sun CDR | self-released *new
SILENTIST | Hex | Silentist | Celestial Gang *forthcoming
TREES | Nothing | Lights Bane | 20 Buck Spin *new
DOXA SINISTRA | Mine Shaft | Conveyor Belt
MATTRESS | Pollution | Heavy Duty | Reluctant *new
HUMAN HOST | The Tomb of Science | Exploding Demon | MT6 2006
GUERRE FROIDE | Ersatz | v/a: Des Jeunes Gens Modernes 2xCD | Naïve *new (orig 1980)

AFS v. 191 ~ I Keep a Watchful Eye

...on the promo bin, trust me! A headspinning amounta records and CDR/cassette underground stuff's been piling up in the mailbox for the last coupla weeks. Sorry if it seems like I've been slackin' on it, but hasn't it been great to hear these live guests that've dropped into the KDVS studios the last few weeks? So, yeah...tonight's AFS features much of the best of the records that I've been saving up for the last month, including the week I couldn't make it due to car trouble.

If you're near the West Coast in the next coupla weeks, don't miss your chance to see U.S. Girls and Eternal Tapestry on tour...that's gonna be some sweet spellcastin' and some scorchin' psych-rock! Tour feature will down below!

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(archived for about three weeks)

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SUBTLE TURNHIPS | Hip Hop | split 7" w/ Electrolux | Jojo *new
HUMAN EYE | Two Headed Woman | Fragments of the Universe Nurse | Hook or Crook *new
COLA FREAKS | Dodt Batteri | Dodt Batteri 7" | Local Cross *new
POPULAR SHAPES | BBall Music 2 | BBall Music 2 & 4 7" | White Denim/Hate the Eighties 2006
IMAGINARY ICONS | CCTV | Imaginary Icons 12" | Daggerman *new
HANK IV | Symptomatic | Refuge in Genre | Siltbreeze *forthcoming Oct
HOWIE & THE HOT KNIVES | Kids Are Kids [the Rats] | Shut-Up & Dance 7" | Felony Fidelity *new
THE EEGOS | Stab (You) | If You Ain't Shaking 7" | Felony Fidelity *new
DEAD GHOSTS | Holy Ghost | Holy Ghost 7" | Boom Chick *new
LOVER! | Man In The Woods | Man in the Woods 7" | Rob's House *new
DAN MELCHIOR UND DAS MENACE | Certainly 14th St. | She's So Blank 7" | Almost Ready *new
DAVILA 666 | No Quiero | Davila 666 | In the Red *new
JACUZZI BOYS | Island Ave | Island Ave 7" | HoZac *new
NRBQ | You Can't Hide | Tiddly Winks | Rounder 1980
THE PETS | Blame It on the Kids | Misdirection | Static Impulse *new
HARLEM | Psychedelic Tits | Freedrugs:) | Female Fantasy *new
TITMACHINE | 1989 | We Build a New City 7" | Siltbreeze *new
DAY CREEPER | And How! | split 7" w/ Night of Pleasure | no label *new
DAY CREEPER | Connection [Rolling Stones] | 2nd CDR | no label *new
NIGHT OF PLEASURE | Hipster Downgrade | split 7" w/ Day Creeper
NIGHT OF PLEASURE | trk 1 | 7-song CDR | no label *new
AIDS WOLF | Now Yr Gonna Lose It | split LP w/ Night Wounds | Nail in the Coffin *new
MUTATORS | People | Secret Life | Nominal *new
NÜ SENSAE | Don't Panic | Nü Sensae 12" | Isolated Now Waves *new
WHITE LUNG | Local Garbage | Local Garbage 7" | Hockey Dad *new
DEFEKTORS | Doomsday Girl | Secret Trials 7" | Nominal *new
THE WIPERS | Born With a Curse | Rebels With a Cause: Demos & Outtakes 1979-1983 | Alien *new (orig 1980)
NICE FACE | VVV | Can I Fuck It? CS | Jerkwave Tapes *new
FNU RONNIES | Watchful Eye | Limited Edition Poop CDR | no label *new
MEGAFUCKERS | Jet Lag | Escalation 7" | Deleted Art *new
MAYYORS | White Jeep | Megan's LOLZ 7" | Gomerdome *new
PYHA | trk 10 | The Haunted House | tUMULt *new
RODENT PLAGUE | Blue Wave | Blue Wave 7" | Kill Shaman *new
U.S. GIRLS | Prove It All Night [B. Springsteen] | Introducing... | Siltbreeze *new
FATHER MURPHY | Go Sinister | ...and He Told Us to Turn to the Sun | no label *new
THE DEAD SCIENCE | Monster Island Czars | Villainaire | Constellation *new
DEAD WESTERN | My Old Home | Soften Your Screams Into Sings | KDVS Recordings *new

U.S. Girls/Eternal Tapestry tour!!!

Thursday, Sept 11 in Portland, OR @ East End

Friday, Sept 12 in Sacramento, CA @ Luigi’s Fun Garden
w/ San Kazakgascar

Saturday, Sept 13 in San Francisco @ The Kitchen
(early show @ 7pm) 2008 7:00P

Sunday, Sept 14 in Los Angeles @ The Smell
w/ Robedoor

Sunday, Sept 15 in Los Angeles @ Echo Curio

Monday, Sept 16 in San Diego @ Rosary Room
w/ Fantastic Magic

Tuesday, Sept 17 in Isla Vista, CA @ Biko Garage

Wednesday, Sept 18 in San Francisco @ Hemlock Tavern

And then U.S. Girls will appear on October 1 in Montreal, QC at the PopMontreal Fest @ Divan Orange.

Time Is Not On Your Side / Bad Car Karma

Sorry, folks!

There was no "Art for Spastics" radio this week because my Volkswagen picked Monday night to become a mechanical menace, overheating in the midst of a dire traffic jam.

But in case you missed either of the last couple shows, be warned...

AFS v. 189 featuring live sets and guest-DJing by NoBunny & the Wax Museums must be downloaded here...
http://artforspastics.blogspot.com/2008/08/afs-v-189-feat-nobunny-wax-museums-live.html
(expires in five days!)

AFS v. 190 featuring a live set and guest DJing by Dead Western must be downloaded here...
http://artforspastics.blogspot.com/2008/08/afs-v-190-w-dead-western-live-in-studio.html
(expires in 12 days!)

By next week, I will have saved up so much new vinyl and advance-CDRs to play, it's gonna be a true extravaganza (as opposed to the typical cavalcade).

Later!
Rick