Monthly Archives: February 2007

Caution: Sharp Edges

February 28, 2007

In my hands I hold the second release by Ros Bobos, called Unchartered Universal Euphoria (NO NUMBER CD, 2006). He appears to be one Andrew Hannah from New Hampshire, a part of New England sitting pretty on the Massachusetts border. I received his earlier release many years ago in the late 1990s, and a...

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Mixed bag o'nails (TSP radio show 23/02/07)

February 23, 2007

Circle, ‘Gaurila’ From Tower, USA LAST VISIBLE DOG LVD-112 CD (2007) Frank Rothkamm, ‘Relikt’ From Moers Works 1982-1984, RUSSIA MONOCHROME VISION mv10 CD (2006) Spotlight, ‘Sane Al’ From Lo-Fi Confessional #8, USA GRAND DECEIVER RECORDS NO NUMBER CD Alexei Borisov and Anton Nikkilä, ‘Metaphysics of Swing’ From Where are they now, N&B RESEARCH...

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Industrial heaviness from Russia

February 21, 2007

Four pieces of heavy-duty tape music and ‘industrial’ noise arrived today from Monochrome Vision, a Russian label in the hands of Dmitry Vasilev. Must admit I was very taken with the black-and-white packaging (in keeping with his label’s name) and the very clear and straightforward layouts for the artworks, even down to the use...

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American Guitar Bands of the 1980s (TSP radio show 16/02/07)

February 16, 2007

Firehose, ‘Time With You’ From fROMOHIO, USA SST RECORDS SST 235 LP (1989) Hüsker Dü, ‘No Reservations’ From Warehouse: Songs and Stories, WARNERS 925 544-1 2 x LP (1987) Meat Puppets, ‘Blue-Green God’ From Meat Puppets, USA SST RECORDS SST 009 EP (1982) Black Flag, ‘Room 13′ From Everything Went Black, USA SST RECORDS...

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Vinyl About Cassettes

February 14, 2007

Great batch of heavy vinyl pressings arrived today from Vinyl On Demand. Luckily I had a ‘meat porter’ with me to carry them home from the mail box. Never be without your ‘diable’, as they say in the meat markets of Paris. The combined weightage must be about 10 kilos. Now I can safely...

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ESP-Disk’ sampler II (TSP radio show 09/02/07)

February 9, 2007

Sun Ra, ‘Other Worlds’ (1965) From Heliocentric Worlds Volumes 1-2, USA ESP-DISK 4026 CD (2006) Albert Ayler, ‘Holy Family’ (1965) From Spirits Rejoice (remastered), USA ESP-DISK 1020 CD (2006) Tammen / Harth / Dahlgren / Rosen, ‘Retained Notions of Speed and Purpose’ From Expedition, USA ESP-DISK 4031 CD (2006) Sun Ra, ‘A House of...

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The Severe Esther (TSP radio show 02/02/07)

February 2, 2007

Minimal electronica / clicks n cuts / international digital severity Mouse On Mars, ‘Schlecktron (double mix)’ From Electric Ladyland, GERMANY MILLE PLATEAUX MP 019 CD (1995) Techno Animal, ‘The Brotherhood of the Bomb’ From Modulation and Transformation 4, GERMANY MILLE PLATEAUX MP 3CD 61 CD (1999) o. blaat, ‘egg salad sandwich’ From Two Novels:...

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