Hello. I am running the copaseDisques label since 2004 and released bands like The Staggers, The Moving Sounds, The Giljoteens, Thee Wylde Oscars, The Flight Reaction, The Types, Les BOF! and many more (mostly vinyl, 7" and LP). We are distributed in europe via Cargo Records Germany but it is hard to get a good distro in US and UK. Is there somebody out there who can help??
Ugly Pop records, one of my favorite labels presently operating, have been at the top of their game as of late. They delve into an array of genres with a heavy leaning towards hardcore. This last batch of releases however, I thought would be of particular interest to all of you garage turkeys on here.
Bent Wind - Sacred Cows/ Castles Made Of Man Originally released on Trend records in 1969, Bent Wind were a psych band who hail from Toronto, ON. This was their first single as far as I can tell. The A side is an upbeat garage song with a catchy bluesy guitar riff. The B side is bit slower, a bit in the vain of an early Arthur Lee tune. Both are solid songs with kaleidoscopic lyrics and an authentic heaviness to them. Their follow up LP entitled Sussex is scheduled to be reissued later this year on Ugly Pop.
A Passing Fancy - I'm Losing Tonight/ A Passing Fancy Debut single released on Columbia 1967, Were a Toronto primitive cave combo that seemed to enjoy moderate success in the late 60s. The A side on this one sounds like something that would easily fit in with the raw stompers from the Back From the Grave series, fast lose and frantic. Side B is their namesake song, a tear-jerker mid tempo melodic ditty. Double sided teen angst slab.
The Northwest Company - Hard To Cry/ Get Away From It All Coming from a Haney, British Columbia, a suburb outside of Vancouver. Originally released in 1967 on Grenadier records, this is a double sided garage punk screamer. A side, Hard To Cry is the more catchy of the two, with heavy distorted guitars and nice vocal harmonies, they seem to be Canada's answer to the Zakary Thaks. The B side is just as tuff and raw sounding with some really fantastic chord strumming.
These three records are what I feel would be most in line with the people who post and lurk in this corner of the world wide web, but like me, I imagine most of you are into many styles of music. The previous six records would be more up the Killed By Death crowd's alley. Also represses for Masters Apprentices (Undecided!) and In-Sect are in the works. Dig it! http://uglypop.bigcartel.com/
That's Hagen's version of "White Punks on Dope", wasn't it?
Erik Johannes Matze said:
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Chris Henniker said:
I used to like The Violets, whom I was actually quite friendly with when I wrote for a local magazine in London.
I like Throbbing Gristle (Genesis P. Orridge is a great storyteller) , Suicide, some Cabaret Voltaire, Joy Division, Pere Ubu, Siouxie and The Banshees, Wire, The Smiths, JAMC, The Jam, The Birthday Party (Hell, any Nick Cave), The Fall, Patife (from Sao Paulo, Brazil), The mod revival, Nina Hagen. "Post punk" is such a nebulous term as to encompass anything from Industrial artists like TG and Whitehouse to Mod revivalists like The Jam, indie pop like Cub or The Primitives, Noise rock, the Gothic rock of Nick Cave or Joy Division and anarcho bands like Crass or Icons of Filth. It's so big that it could take years to reccomend a representative cross section.
I used to like The Violets, whom I was actually quite friendly with when I wrote for a local magazine in London.
I like Throbbing Gristle (Genesis P. Orridge is a great storyteller) , Suicide, some Cabaret Voltaire, Joy Division, Pere Ubu, Siouxie and The Banshees, Wire, The Smiths, JAMC, The Jam, The Birthday Party (Hell, any Nick Cave), The Fall, Patife (from Sao Paulo, Brazil), The mod revival, Nina Hagen. "Post punk" is such a nebulous term as to encompass anything from Industrial artists like TG and Whitehouse to Mod revivalists like The Jam, indie pop like Cub or The Primitives, Noise rock, the Gothic rock of Nick Cave or Joy Division and anarcho bands like Crass or Icons of Filth. It's so big that it could take years to reccomend a representative cross section.
I used to like The Violets, whom I was actually quite friendly with when I wrote for a local magazine in London.
I like Throbbing Gristle (Genesis P. Orridge is a great storyteller) , Suicide, some Cabaret Voltaire, Joy Division, Pere Ubu, Siouxie and The Banshees, Wire, The Smiths, JAMC, The Jam, The Birthday Party (Hell, any Nick Cave), The Fall, Patife (from Sao Paulo, Brazil), The mod revival, Nina Hagen. "Post punk" is such a nebulous term as to encompass anything from Industrial artists like TG and Whitehouse to Mod revivalists like The Jam, indie pop like Cub or The Primitives, Noise rock, the Gothic rock of Nick Cave or Joy Division and anarcho bands like Crass or Icons of Filth. It's so big that it could take years to reccomend a representative cross section.
Check out Rank/Xerox from San Francisco, Their debut album is fantastic! Really great current post punk. Also im surprised no one mentioned the early Killing Joke material.
The Guardian music blog 13 May 2008 1:37PM mikec32001:"Robert Smith is a lot more than a fat middle-aged man in badly applied drag make-up with a ludicrous voice.
Disintegration was also a critical success, eventually being placed at number 326 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".
Robert Smith performing with The Cure during the 1989 Prayer Tour.
In 2002, the band performed Pornography, Disintegration, and Bloodflowers in their entirety to a Berlin audience, and released the recording on DVD in 2003, titled The Cure:Trilogy.
Robert Smith performing with The Cure during the 1989 Prayer Tour.
YES !!!!!!!!! GROOVE ON THAT MAT , DOWN AT MY FLAT ,WITH ALVIN STARDUST !!!!What's sad is , I have more Shane Fenton than Alvin material. GREAT PHOTOS AND PICTURE SLEEVES. MUD ROCKS ! Get those scarves a - flyin' !
YES !!!!!!!!! GROOVE ON THAT MAT , DOWN AT MY FLAT ,WITH ALVIN STARDUST !!!!What's sad is , I have more Shane Fenton than Alvin material. GREAT PHOTOS AND PICTURE SLEEVES. MUD ROCKS ! Get those scarves a - flyin' !
01. Saturday's Children. deck five [SG Dunwich 1966] 02. Noel. hey yesterday where's my mind [SG Tower 1969] 03. The Lewis and Clarke Expedition. blue revelations[SG Colgems 1967] 04. Gordon. greensleeves [SG Uptown 1967] 05. The Best Things. chicks are for kids [SG United Artists 1967] 06. The Critters. no one but you [SG Prancer 1965] 07. The Soothsayers. I don't know [SG Acropolis 1966] 08. The Scoundrels. come home with me [SG Verve 1966] 09. Allah-Las. tell me (what's on your mind) [SG Innovative Leisure 2011] 10. Michael and the Medallions. I wanna talk to you [SG Bragg 1965] 11. The Travelling Salesmen. days of my years [SG Rca Victor 1967] 12. The Boys from New York City. take it or leave it [SG Laurie 1967] 13. The Hardtimes. goodbye [SG World Pacific 1966] 14. Dion. daddy rollin (in your arms) [SG Laurie 1968] 15. The Honey Jug. warm city baby [SG Hip 1967] 16. Aquarian Age. old man don't cry [SG Mercury 1969] 17. The Victorians. wasn't the summer short [SG 1967 Bang]
We kick off the 14th season with a bunch of moody garage and folk rockers from all over the States. From the phasing echoes of Noel Odom trying to find his mind ("what if I won, what if I lost?") to the teenage angst of the Soothsayers, finding some revelations with the Lewis and Clarke expedition and some hidden gems like the Greensleeves adaptation by Gordon Kjellberg. Also the early efforts of New Jersey's Critters, a devoted band here at NMdT, or the Travelling Salesmen looking to their back pages written in the days of their years. It all ends with the Aquarian Age, a studio artyfact related to the Cuff Links team, and a beautiful ode to the summer by the Victorians.
Oh, and don't forget to get your hands on the debut album by LA's Allah-La's, which includes the single featured here plus more luminiscent melodies for the dune and meadows days. A HUGE fave here! http://innovativeleisure.bigcartel.com/product/allah-las-allah-las
Hey man , Im the organ player for The Neumans, We got a 45' coming out in mid october ! Just keep checkin The Neumans Facebook page we usually try to put all our info and upcoming shows there :
This week's show was a unique one, all of the songs played were from a studio out of Toronto called Chemical Sound that closed in February. The play list is below.
1. Sloan – C’Mon C’Mon (We're Gonna Get Started) - Navy Blues (1998) 2. Invasions – Atlantic Blvd - Magic EP (2009) 3. C'MON – The Messenger – Midnight Is The Answer (2004) 4. Tokyo Police Club – Nursery Academy - Elephant Shell (2008) 5. Born Ruffians – Hummingbird – Red Yellow & Blue (2008) 6. Everything Made In China – 4 – 4 (2007) 7. Godspeed You Black Emperor – Storm - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000) 8. Jay Sad & Dean Marino - Best Friend - Chemical Demo (2009) 9. EX~PO – Remember (Live At Chemical Sound April 12, 2008) - Central Meaner Street (Bonus Track) (2008) 10. Jay Sad – Krazy – Krazy (2009) 11. The Superfriendz – Absurd Without It – Slide Show (1996) 12. The Inbreds – T.S. Elliot (Youth Mix) – Hilario (1993) 13. Tricky Woo – Fly The Orient – Sometimes I Cry (1999) 14. Death From Above 1979 - Cold War - You're A Woman, I'm A Machine (2004) 15. Orphan Choir - Burning Ash Again- Unwelcome Guests/Orphan Choir split 7 Inch (2008) 16. The Schomberg Fair – Can’t Go Home - Gospel (2009) 17. Graham Wright – No Hard Feelings – Shirts Vs. Skins (2011) 18. Tin Star Orphans – Let You Down – Yonder (2009) 19. The Black Keys – Chop & Change - i-Tunes Session (2010) 20. Suckerpunch – Let’s Get Evil – Carrots From The Canyon (1995) 21. Jay Sad & Dean Marino - Waiting For The Man - Chemical Outtake/Demo (2007) 22. Ride Theory - Dead Radio, Love - In This City (2005) 23. Papermaps – There Are Wolves - Inferior Ghost EP (2012)