The Saints - This Perfect Day

1. This Perfect Day - 2:12
2. L-I-E-S -2;05



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HAPPY NEW YEAR

Don't let the doom merchants get ya down....

Bayon - Bayon

Vinyl rip......Reacquainted with this earlier today. Cambodian inspired psych folk album . The tracks are unevenly split between instrumentals and songs..Instrumentals have a slight edge .Very good album..!

I don't have much info on the group ..
So..It's going to be a prog archives cut and paste job....

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'Bayon' was founded in 1971 in the former GDR. The nucleus of the band consists of the two multi-instrumentalist and founding members Christoph Theusner (Guitar, flute, piano, percussion ) and Cambodian musician Sonny Thet (Cello, guitar, percussion) who studied classical music in Weimar and developed an unique style of combining the Khmer-Pentatonic with elements of Classic, Jazz and Rock. Lead by Theusner and Thet the band played with changing members a mixture of Folk, Classic, Jazz and Rock. Between 1977 and 1982 'Bayon' released four records for the East-German 'Amiga' label. Even so Theusner and Thet concentrated since the 80's on solo projects 'Bayon' continues to exist and released several new records. (prog archives)

1.Präludium - 4:12
2.O Mangobaum - 4:00
3.Cello-Suite - 4:20
4.Meer und Himmel - 3:00
5.Erinnerung an Luis B.- 3:52
6.Deu da ling - 3:23
7.Sommerlied - 3:40
8.Cherie - 5:22
9.Suite Nr. 3 - 8:55

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Moondog - Viking Of Sixth Avenue

Moondog, much like Sun Ra, was a notorious musical eccentric whose reputation almost certainly reached more ears than his music (the use of a Mr. Scruff remix in a commercial doesn't count). Also like Sun Ra, Moondog was a serious and idiosyncratic composer/musician who jumped from label to label and even resorted to self-releasing material back before there the D.I.Y. ethic was a movement. Viking of Sixth Avenue is the first compilation that spans more than one label, and therefore serves as probably the best introduction to Moondog's music that's out there. The music covers a lot of territory: from full orchestras to solo performances and from brief rhythmic percussion exercises to vocal rounds to swinging horns or dulcimers. Moondog was affected early on by Native American music when his father took him to an Arapaho Sun Dance, and this rhythmic pulse played a prominent role in his music. There are also a number of animal "tributes" ("Rabbit Hop," "Dog Trot," "Snaketime Rhythm"), including "Big Cat," which uses the sounds of a lion or tiger in the tune. He gets to the heart of the matter on "Enough About Human Rights!" where he inquires about the rights of other members of the animal kingdom. Some of the tracks feature his odd, homemade percussion, sometimes recorded on the streets of New York City with busses and traffic making their own contribution. "Lullaby (2 W 46th Street)" is very Asian sounding, while the first occurrence of "Oasis" could almost be mistaken for Sun Ra-style exotica. "Rabbit Hop" has some remarkably hip trap drums, while the second occurrence of "Oasis" wouldn't sound out of place in church. "Chaconne in G Major" is a beautiful piece for string trio and the concluding track, "Invocation," is simply majestic. The liner notes are quite informative about the life of Moondog, but a bit more annotation as to when the material was recorded and where it came from would have been helpful. Moondog is surely a major figure in avant-garde music, but it's some of the most listenable and even catchy avant-garde music you're likely to hear, and Viking of Sixth Avenue is probably the best place to start. (allmusic)

1.Theme And Variations

2.Down Is Up
3.Bumbo
4.Big Cat
5.Oo Debut
6.Lament 1 'Bird's Lament'
7.Moondog's Symphony 1 (Timberwolf)
8.Moondog's Symphony 2 (Sagebrush)
9.Rabbit Hop
10.Rimshot
11. Snaketime Rhythm
12. Instrumental Round
13. Double Bass Duo
14. Why Spend The Dark Night With You
15. All Is Loneliness
16.Snaketime Rhythm
17.Dragon's Teeth
18.Oboe Round
19.Be A Hobo
20.Dog Trot
21.Oasis
22.Avenue Of The Americas
23.2 W 46th Street
24.Lullaby (2 W 46th Street)
25.Fog On The Hudson (425 W 57th Street)
26.Utsu
27.On And Off The Beat
28.Chant
29.From One To Nine
30.Improvisation In 4/4
31.Enough About Human Rights!
32.Viking 1
32.Rim
5.Oasis
36.Invocation

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Demon Fuzz - AFREAKA !"

Amazing album.

DJs like Gilles Petersen have been hip to the seven-piece wonder band Demon Fuzz for years, and as of the 21st century -- now that everybody's put away their James Brown records for sampling -- other club jocks are getting into the act of sampling this incredibly rare LP. Afreaka! was the only release by Demon Fuzz. Released in 1970, Afreaka! is a wild mash of Afro-Latin funk, breakbeats, tripped-out soul, jazz fusion, and psychedelic journeying. These seven black musicians took on everything that was happening, and were musicians enough to make it work for them. Most tracks run in the eight- and nine-minute range and get down with tough drums at the core, with rhythmic shifts happening on a grooved dime. Killer horns, Hammond B-3s, electric guitars, and deep tough slinky funky bass all wind together to create a mix so utterly intoxicating and fluid that it's difficult to take in one listen -- check out the Eastern mode sax solo on "Another Country" or the stomp-and-slide greasiness of "Past Present and Future." There's also a fine extended voodoolicious psych-soul cover of Ray Harris' R&B classic "Mercy" (subtitled "Variation No. 1"). This is the real deal -- solid, freaky-deaky, and groove-centric. Not to be missed. (allmusic)

1. Past Present And Future - 9:50
2. Disillusioned Man - 4:58
3. Another Country - 8:28
4. Hymn To Mother Earth - 8:10
5. Mercy (Variation No. 1) - 9:36
6. I Put A Spell On You - 3:50
7. Message To Mankind - 3:50
8. Fuzz Oriental Blues -6:43

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Demon fuzz - Another Country

...three in a row, nice mix..

Death Grips - Beware

Track of the year..Album of the year..You need it...!

The Saints - Know Your Product

Foggy Notion...

Return To The Dark Side Of The Moon/Wish You Were Here Again

'Dark Side Of The Moon/Wish You Were Here' covered. The majority of the artists/bands are unknown to me.  It's pretty good. I'd give it a four out of five.

Return To The Dark Side Of The Moon

1.Speak To Me - Gallops 1:00
2.Breathe - Our Broken Garden 3:363.On The Run - The 4:44
4.Time - Wolf People 4:33 Oscillation
5.The Great Gig In The Sky - The Last Hurrah!! 4:38
6.Money - The Pineapple Thief 6:36
7.Us And Them - Doug Paisley Feat. Garth Hudson & Maud Hudson 7:37
8.Any Colour You Like - Matt Berry 3:23
9.Brain Damage - Neville Skelly 3:13
10.Eclipse - Of Arrowe Hill 2:02


Wish You Were Here Again

11.Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 1) - Malachai 3:47
12.Welcome To The Machine - Beak 5:53
13.Have A Cigar - John Foxx And The Maths 3:53 14.Wish You Were Here - Lia Ices 4:2715.Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 2) - The Orb 8:01

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Howlin' Wolf - His Best

To say Howlin' Wolf' was formidable is an understatement. Twenty corker's from one of the Blues greatest voices.

1. Moanin' at Midnight
2. How Many More Years
3. Evil
4. Forty-Four
5. Smokestack Lightning
6. I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)
7. Who's Been Talking?
8. Sitting on Top of the World
9. Howlin' for My Darlin'
10. Wang Dang Doodle
11. Back Door Man
12. Spoonful 13. Shake for Me
14. Red Rooster
15. I Ain't Superstitious
16. Goin' Down Slow
17. Three Hundred Pounds of Joy
18. Hidden Charms
19. Built for Comfort
20. Killing Floor

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Hubert Sumlin RIP

Howlin' Wolf's right hand man passes away aged 80.