Crap I Found at the Library

SUPERFLY + GOSPEL = KARATE EXPLOSION!

2006-11-16T20:49:00.000-06:00

The equation is very simple and should have made for the most awesome CD ever released! I saw this and my eye balls jumped right out of their sockets and landed onto the CD rack to see if it were true. Yes my friends it's true.
Curtis Mayfield: Gospel
However, upon first listen I've decided to re-work the equation to:
SUPERFLY + GOSPEL = TAI-CHI TREMOR.
Don't get me wrong, it's not that it's a snoozefest, but it isn't as sweaty and grinding as I thought it would be. I guess I set the expectation bar James Brown high for this one and it just didn't get there. Probably my fault anyway for doing that.
"People Get Ready", with the Impressions is a good track and almost worth the whole CD, but alot of the other stuff is just ok. Mr. AMG felt the same way about it that I did, but the folks at Amazon really dug it. Everybody knows that these are just my opinions so you may feel different. So if you're curious, snag it or like Curtis Mayfield, snag it.
Mayfield's kind of sad Bio is here at Wiki. You should give it a read if you want to be cool and stuff.

Track List:
1. Amen
2. People Get Ready
3. Whever You Leadeth Me
4. You Ought To Be In Heaven
5. Jesus
6. A Prayer
7. Meeting Over Yonder
8. Something To Believe In
9. Love To The People
10. We Got To Have Peace
11. When We're Alone
12. Keep On Pushing
13. It's All Right /Amen

Quick Stats:
Curtis Mayfield - Gospel
69 MB
192kbps
http://rapidshare.com/files/1497525/Crapfield.rar.html
pw = PushermanCrap

More Noise from Wisconsin

2006-11-01T21:07:00.000-06:00

Thank you all for your lovely comments on my previous Killdozer post. I almost decided not to post this one, but I really did appreciate the comments I received. This post is my way of thanking you.

I already told you all about Killdozer, so I guess I don't have to tell you again. This CD contains two recordings previously released on vinyl. Intellectuals are the Shoeshine Boys of the Ruling Elite was Killdozer's first album, released back in 1984. It contains a nasty version of Creedence Clearwater Revival's Run Through the Jungle and a song about everyone's favorite serial killer from Wisconsin, Ed Gein. Snakeboy (or possibly Snake Boy) was their second album, released in 1985. It contains a version of Neil Young's Cinnamon Girl, that you've gotta hear to believe. It also features one of my very favorite Killdozer songs, King of Sex. ("I am the King of Sex! And I come from the state of Tex-as!")

These recordings were released on the Touch And Go label, by the way. Just thought I'd mention that. That fact alone should tell you quite a bit about what this band sounds like. At any rate, if you liked For Ladies Only, I'm sure you'll like this. Not so many cover songs, but this was recorded when they were younger and fresher, and it is musically much more interesting than their later material.

I'm not going to post a complete track listing here, but you should be aware that tracks 1 through 8 comprise their debut album, while tracks 9 through 19 comprise Snakeboy. For maximum enjoyment, serve with cheese and Point beer.

http://rapidshare.com/files/1508359/IntellectualSnake.rar.html
pw = TouchAndCrap

"They're Neat."

2006-10-21T22:16:00.000-05:00

That's what it says on the reverse side of this picture disk, "They're Neat." This is my one and only picture disk. These days, every cd is covered with a picture or some snazzy graphics. But back in the days of vinyl, nearly every record was just plain black. Some albums were released on colored vinyl, often making them collectors items worth a bit of money. Rarer yet were picture disks like this one.

Killdozer is a band from Madison, Wisconsin that took their name from a short story by Theodore Sturgeon (one of my favorite writers). They made "sounding like crap" into a fine art.

I only saw them live once, but it was a memorable show. I went with two friends, one of whom had seen the band several years earlier in Madison and had hung out with them a bit. Before the show started, he was really excited to be seeing them again. The other guy I was with knew nothing about the band, but figured that if we thought they were cool, the band must be cool. Not long into Killdozer's set, they both wanted to leave as quickly as possible. The guy who hadn't heard them before thought they were horrible. The guy who had seen them confessed that he just figured that if the band had been playing shows for all these years they must have gotten better. No! You don't get it! This is what they do, it's their thing! I was loving the show and insisted on sticking around.

Later in the show, the lead singer, Michael "Mr. Romance" Gerald stormed off the stage and out the room. The room, by the way, was an old warehouse that had recently been turned into a space for low-budget, all-ages shows. The only seating was in the form of several old discarded sofas and easy chairs. Teens sat around burning incense and smoking cigarettes. When Michael finally returned to the stage, he berated the audience for burning incense, yelling that it was hurting his throat. I could kind of sympathize, but I thought that was pretty funny coming from a guy who sounds like he lives on a steady diet of gravel and gin.

Anyway, this picture disk, For Ladies Only, is an album of covers of songs from the 70's. Cover songs are what these guys do best, really. They are pretty merciless when making someone else's music sound bad. I prefer their version of Sweet Home Alabama on the compilation album God's Favorite Dog and their horrendous version of Cinnamon Girl, but the songs on this album are pretty fun. In particular, I love the complete destruction of one of my favorite songs from the 70's, Funk #49 by the James Gang. For Ladies Only was produced in 1989 by the soon-to-become famous Butch Vig at Smart Studios in beautiful Madison, Wisconsin. This picture of the band looks pretty similar to the pictures that appear on the reverse side of my picture disk. Mr. Gravel-Voice is the guy in the middle.

I intend to follow this post with Killdozer's first album, Intellectuals Are The Shoeshine Boys Of The Ruling Elite (the CD version includes the album Snakeboy as well). Unless, of course, someone beats me to it and sends me a link. I also plan on posting God's Favorite Dog. If anyone has a link to this recording, please send it to me. It would save me the trouble of ripping it from vinyl.

Anyway, here are the songs they chose to massacre:

Hush (orig. by Deep Purple)
Good Lovin' Gone Bad (orig. by Bad Company)
Burnin' Love (orig. by Elvis Presley)
You've Never Been This Far Before (orig.by Conway Twitty)
One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)
Take The Money And Run (orig. by Steve Miller)
American Pie (orig. by Don McLean)
Funk #49 (orig. by James Gang)

And here's the link:

http://rapidshare.com/files/176860/LadiesOnly.rar.html
pw = OnlyCrap

A Cup of Java?

2006-10-11T21:44:00.000-05:00

Hello, L. Chupacabra here. I know my job is to post tracks ripped from vinyl on this blog, and I am working on some vinyl for y'all, but in the mean time, I thought I'd offer up this recording. It's not crap I found at the library, but I think it fits in pretty well with Escape Goat's motif. I present Javanese Court Gamelan, recordings of the Pura Paku Alaman, Jogyakarta, directed by K.R.T. Wasitodiningrat. It's on the Nonesuch label (which is always a good sign), part of their Explorer Series.

A gamelan is basically a percussion ensemble made up of xylophones, gongs, drums and other crap. The liner notes for this disc claim that "the epitome of the playing style are to be found in four princely courts, two each in the neighboring cities of Jogyakarta and Surakarta." This recording was made in one of these courts, the Paku Alaman in Jogyakarta, on January 10, 1971. It's a decent recording, and gamelan music is not quite like anything else you are going to hear. You might not find yourself humming the tunes in the shower, but I think you'll find it's worth a listen.

http://rapidshare.de/files/36298246/gamelan.rar.html
pw = JavaCrap

THIS BLOG KILLS FASCISTS!

2006-09-28T00:24:00.000-05:00

Not really. This Blog wouldn't hurt a fly. Unless it was a FASCIST FLY! Then this Blog would spring into action and chase that FASCIST FLY allover the house with a rolled up newspaper and SMASH it all over the window!
Up to this point I've avoided any kind of political discussions here and concentrated on the music. It's not that I don't have any political opinions, the opposite is true, I'm kind of a big mouth about the state of affairs. However, there isn't any shortage of big mouth political pundits on the net and I'd be just another big mouth if I went in that direction. I'll just say this, The United States needs Woody Guthrie now more than perhaps ever. I'll go as far to say we need 1,000 Woody Guthries. Ok, that was my mild political rant. Now on to the music.

The Library had probably 6 or 7 different Woody Guthrie CDs and this is just the one I snagged. Woody Guthrie: Dust Bowl Ballads on the Rounder label. Oddly enough the album was issued by two different labels in 1964, Buddha and Rounder. Mr. AMG says:

Woody Guthrie's powerful, evocative, insightful narratives about the life and trials of Southwestern migrant workers battling the Dust Bowl were initially issued on two six-song albums in 1940. Later, the entire 14-song session was released on a 1964 album. This LP was reissued on CD in 1988. It includes some of Guthrie's finest, most memorable prose, coupled with poignant vocals and sparse, effective harmonica accompaniment. The resiliency, spirit, and memories of both his early life and people he'd known are presented on such cuts as "I Ain't Got No Home," "Dust Pneumonia Blues," and "Dust Bowl Blues." Guthrie was a master storyteller, and his semi-autobiographical accounts remain among American music's most striking some 54 years after their original issue. The 2000 reissue CD on Buddha adds an alternate version of "Talking Dust Bowl Blues" and the original liner notes written by Guthrie himself

Since I got the Rounder release I didn't get the extra song and the Woody liner notes. Maybe I'll see if another Library has the Buddha release just so I can read them. As the title suggests, the songs on this one are mainly focused on the The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl days of the
central and western United States so there's only a small slice of Woody's politically charged lyrics that he's more known for on this one.
This is pretty interesting: from Wiki,

"Guthrie wrote his most famous song, "This Land Is Your Land," and here are a few lesser known verses,

"In the squares of the city, In the shadow of a steeple;
By the relief office, I'd seen my people.
As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking,
Is this land made for you and me?

As I went walking, I saw a sign there,
And on the sign there, It said "no trespassing." [In another version, the sign reads "Private Property"]
But on the other side, it didn't say nothing!
That side was made for you and me.

These verses were sometimes omitted in subsequent recordings, sometimes by Guthrie himself."

Link time:
Good short Woody Guthrie Bio from Wiki
The official Woody Guthrie site with all kinds of stuff and lyrics.

Track List:
1. The Great Dust Storm (Dust Storm Disaster)
2. I Ain't Got No Home
3. Talking Dust Bowl Blues
4. Vigilante Man
5. Dust Can't Kill Me
6. Dust Pneumonia Blues
7. Pretty Boy Floyd
8. Blowin' Down The Road (I Ain't Going To Be Treated This Way)
9. Tom Joad-Part 1
10. Tom Joad-Part 2
11. Dust Bowl Refugee
12. Do Re Mi
13. Dust Bowl Blues
14. Dusty Old Dust (So Long It's Been Good To Know Yuh)

Quick Stats:
Woody Guthrie - Dust Bowl Ballads (Rounder)
59MB
192 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/34543097/Crapscists.rar.html
pw=CrapFascists

Hey kids, I have some more music stuff for you!

2006-09-21T23:55:00.000-05:00

Rough Guide to African Music for Children
This is really the one I wanted to post after, "The Jungle Book" but then I found out about Sonny Rollins' Birthday so of course I had to do a Sonny Rollins entry. This is another one I found in the kiddie section at the Library. I was pretty happy when I found it because it's a Rough Guide comp and there was a 90% chance that it would ROCK! I'll just say........it indeed ROCKS!

The title is a bit confusing because this ain't no silly kiddie album. This compilation was selected by a bunch of kids in England with some being as young as 5. They were given several African music albums and they were to write down what their favorite songs were and this is how the compilation was made. One listen to this and you will discover that the kids who picked these tracks out weren't any old average run of the mill kids. These kids were the cool kids that sit in the back of the bus and in the back of the classroom all the time. I bet some of the kids were even too cool to ride a bus! All I can say is that it is indeed another fine Rough Guide Compilation. I've yet to hear a Rough Guide that wasn't outstanding. Next time you're in a CD Shop, share the love and throw some dough towards Rough Guide's way. They truly are a great label. You can't go wrong with a Rough Guide purchase. And no I don't work for them, but I wish I did.

Mr. AMG says,

"Hallelujah! Finally an album for children that doesn't talk down to them. That could just be because the music here was selected by kids, who obviously have better taste than most adults -- and certainly more adventurous. A disc that ranges from the electro roots of Mali's Issa Bagoyogo, through JJC & 419 Squad's rap, to the glorious Zulu harmonies of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, is definitely doing something right. The disc also spans the continent very well, with some great sounds from Ethiopia, Nigeria (a smoking track from drummer Tony Allen), South African, and even the all too often ignored Mozambique. To anyone interested in music, every track is a killer, too, often pushing at envelopes, like the hip-hop of Tanzania's X Plastaz with "Kutesa Kwa Zamu" or the mix of Congolese soukous with Zimbabwean chimurenga that earmarks "Tornadoes vs Dynamos (3-3)" by Real Sounds, which also brings in the pan-African passion for soccer. This disc serves as a very strong reminder that kids don't need things simplified. They can enjoy good music every bit as much as adults, and with just as much variety -- certainly without the twee quality that characterizes so much children's music. Listen by yourself or with your kids; either way you'll love it."

This one contains and interesting version of, "Mbube" You all probably know it as, "Wimoweh", "Wimowey" or The Lion Sleeps Tonight, or maybe even Uh Weeeeeeeeeeooooooooowwweeeeeoooooweeeeeeoooooo
wweeeoooo. Well whatever you know it as, know it as an interesting, fascinating, and rather depressing story. The story behind the song could fill a book. I'm not going to write a book here, but I'll give you a quick synapses and then some links that you can read if you want to read more about it.

It was originally recorded in 1939 by Solomon Linda as, "Mbube" (Lion) in South Africa and sold about 100,000 copies in South Africa and England. Linda was paid a small fee for the recording, but received no royalties. One source I read said something about Apartheid being a reason why Linda didn't receive any royalties. In 1952 Alan Lomax, who is a very important music historian (I posted an Alan Lomax compilation of traditional Italian music a month or so ago) and also put Woody Guthrie on the map, introduced Pete Seeger to the song.
Pete Seeger misheard many of the lyrics and so, "uyimbube" which means, "You're a Lion" became, "Wimoweh." which don't mean nothin'. I believe Pete Seeger was the only musician that covered this song that gave Soloman Linda any royalties. The most famous version was done in 1961 when the Tokens rode "Wimoweh" all the way to #1 in the U.S. Sadly, Solomon Linda ended up dying penniless in South Africa in 1962. Since then several people recorded this song, yet Solomon Linda didn't receive a stinking penny. (Other than Seeger) Walt Disney's, "The Lion King" also used the song and made several several million.
Now for the good news. Well kind of good news.
From Wiki,
"In 2000 South African journalist Rian Malan wrote a feature article for Rolling Stone magazine, highlighting Linda's story and estimating that the song had earned U.S. $15 million for its use in The Lion King alone; this prompted the PBS television documentary "The Lion's Trail". In 2001, the song was sampled by the Baha Men for their song, "You All Dat".

In July 2004 the song became the subject of a lawsuit between the family of its writer Solomon Linda and Disney. The suit claimed that Disney owed $1.6 million in royalties for the use of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in the film and stage production of The Lion King. Meanwhile, publisher of The Weavers' "Wimoweh", TRO/Folkways, began to pay $3000 annually to Linda's heirs."

It's a little late, but at least this story is coming to light and the family of Linda is getting some kind of compensation. And if you have read this far, yes I guess I'm kind of a hypocrite. I have complained about an artist not given his due on a blog that freely shares music. It bugs me.

The Wiki entry is pretty good and it has the link to the PBS documentary and other great information about the song.

Track List
1. Tounga - Issa Bagatogo (Mali)
2. Nono Femineh - Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca (Congo/USA)
3. Mama - Mory Kante (Guinea)
4. Leroy - Tony Allen & Tweak (Nigeria)
5. Tashamanaletch - Alemayehu Eshete & Shebele's Band (Ethiopia)
6. Baba Mkwe Pt 1 - Kaki Kilonzo (Kenya)
7. Kutesa Kwa Zamu - X Plastaz
8. Tornados Vs Dynamos - Real Sounds
9. Atide (We R Here) - JJC & 419 Squad
10. Mbube (The Lion) - Mahotella Queens
11. Bula Bula - Mabulu
12. Inkanyezi Nezazi (A Star And The Wiseman) - Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Quick Stats:
Rough Guide African Music for Children
86 MB
192 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/33279369/CrapForKids.rar.html
pw = Mbube

Remember that guy?

2006-09-15T22:32:00.000-05:00

J-John Somebody?

I've been wanting to post this recording for several days, but I don't really know what to say about it. John Somebody by Scott Johnson was cutting edge experimental music back in the mid-eighties, and it's still pretty interesting today. I'm sure it was an influential recording, but I'm never entirely sure who influenced who and who tried what first. At any rate, this album is a nice snapshot of the early days when musicians started realizing they could stitch together everyday sounds and speech and call it music.

Okay, here's a better description, from the liner notes: "During the late 1970's I collected many tape loops of voice sounds for their similarity to the ostinatos of rock songs, but for the most part they awaited a form until 1980. By that time most of the speech, laughter, and crying themes existed with sketches of their instrumental accompaniment....Technically, I began each section by analyzing the found vocal phrases for approximate pitch and rhythmic content, and then shaped them by editing to bring out the musical regularities which my ear imposed on these spontaneous sounds. These fragments were then looped and layered in synchronization on a..."

No? Well, look the dude recorded a bunch of people talking and laughing and such, and then he tried to play his guitar in a way which both imitated and complimented the "music" he heard in the speech. Look, just listen to it. It's pretty cool.

It's unfortunate that I only have a vinyl recording, though. Due to the restriction of two-sided vinyl, one section had to be divided into two pieces, fading out on side one, fading back in on side two. Sorry. Other than that, I've avoided making cuts that would interupt the flow of the music.

John Somebody (Parts 1 and 2)
John Somebody (Part 3 - Involuntary Songs) (Beginning)
John Somebody (Part 3 - Involuntary Songs) (Conclusion) & Reprise
No Memory

http://rapidshare.de/files/32920664/SJJS.rar.html
pw = JohnSomeCrap

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you,

2006-09-08T21:27:00.000-05:00

Happy Birthday Saxophone Colossus, happy Birthday to you.
This isn't what I had in mind for this entry, but they were playing Sonny Rollins on the radio today and said it was his Birthday. HEY, I just got a Sonny Rollins CD from the Library! What better time to post it then on his Birthday? I got home and started getting this ready when I found out his Birthday was YESTERDAY! I guess the radio dum-dums couldn't double check their facts. It's a good thing you have me on the case. This is: What's New? and it was originally released in 1962 . Mr. AMG says,

This excellent album deserves to be reissued in full on CD but some of its
music remains out-of-print. Many of these songs find Sonny Rollins utilizing the Latin rhythms of Candido in addition to his regular quartet members (guitarist Jim Hall, bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Ben
Riley) and, on the calypso "Brownskin Girl," a vocal chorus interacts with
the group. The highpoint is a lengthy "If Ever I Would Leave You" that is quite exciting. This underrated music is well worth an extensive search.

Track List:

1 If Ever I Would Leave You
2 Jongoso
3 Bluesongo
4 The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
5 Brown Skin Girl

By the way, Sonny turned 76 on Sept 7.

Quick Stats:
Sonny Rollins - What's New?
60 MB
192 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/32449008/CrappyRollins.rar.html
pw = Birthday

Odd, Even for the Residents

2006-09-06T19:18:00.000-05:00

I like The Residents very much, but this is one strange recording. Stars and Hank Forever! (The American Composer's Series - Volume II), released in 1986, was the second volume in what was apparently intended to be at least a 10 volume set. (According to the liner notes, it "will contain the music of not less than twenty composers".) As it turns out, only two volumes were released. The first (which I have never heard) featured the music of George Gershwin and James Brown. This volume features the music of Hank Williams and John Philip Sousa. Yes, really.

Side one features 5 songs written by Hank Williams (except for track 3, by Williams/Rose). They vary greatly in quality. The first track, Hey Good Lookin', is possibly the best track on the album, due in no small part to Snakefinger on slide guitar. The second track, Six More Miles (to the Graveyard), is suitably creepy. The third track, though, Kaw-liga, really leaves me flat. The Residents somehow manage to remove all the elements that make the original version great without adding anything interesting to take their place. The fourth and fifth tracks are alright, but in my opinion none of these tracks are as good as The Residents covering the Hank Williams song I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry on the Potatoes compilation. Don't get me wrong, I like side one, and still enjoy listening to it after 20 years, it just didn't quite live up to my expectations.

Side two is a different matter entirely. It is quite interesting, but I have a hard time listening to it for very long. It kind of reminds me of Danny Elfman's soundtrack for Big Top Pee-Wee, only much more demented. It's titled Sousaside, and is made up of marches written by John Philip Sousa. The CD version of this album has the six featured marches separated into individual tracks, but the original intent of Sousaside is that it would sound like a parade, with crowd noise, and a hypothetical marching band playing the marches, with the drum section doing that little time-keeping thing that the drummers do between tracks. So it all runs together as one long track. That is the form in which it appears on this blog as well.

Incidentally, with the links to Potatoes and Snakefinger that appear in the comments for Best of Ralph, I've no more Ralph vinyl to post. I have some other obscure vinyl I'll post for you soon, but my Ralph posts are done.

This time I will give you a complete track listing:

Hey Good Lookin'
Six More Miles (to the Graveyard)
Kaw-liga
Ramblin' Man
Jambalaya
Sousaside, featuring....

Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
The Stars & Stripes Forever
El Capitan
The Liberty Bell
Semper Fidelis
The Washington Post

http://rapidshare.de/files/31643276/ACSv2.rar.html
pw = Jambalaya

"An ape like me can learn to be human, too."

2006-09-02T20:43:00.000-05:00

Oh my goodness, I almost forgot about the Children's section of the Library! Way, way in the corner past the little kid chairs and little kid tables they had a wall of CDs for little kids. Of course there is a lot of gobbeldygook like Barney and Rafi CDs, but there's also a lot of cool stuff like this. When I told L. Chupacabra that I was going to put this up he seemed pretty excited about it. I hope you are too because it's a fun thing to listen to and it will make you cool. Walt Disney's: The Jungle Book. This version is a fancy schmancy one that has been remastered and includes Demos and a 12 minute interview with the Sherman Brothers, the guys who did the music and lyrics.

The story goes that originally they were somewhat following Rudyard Kipling's 1894 story, "The Jungle Book" and Terry Gilkyson was brought in to do the music and lyrics. In an about face, Walt stepped in (This was the last movie Walt Disney oversaw. He died during production) and decided to lighten up the movie and Gilkyson's music was labeled too dark and heavy. So he brought in the Sherman Brothers to do the film score. They did however leave one Gilkyson penned song, "The Bare Necessities" on the film score that was nominated for an Oscar. This collection includes two original Gilkyson demos that were never released. They're both pretty gloomy, specially the first one, "Brothers All" and you can see why they didn't fit into Walt's light hearted vision of, "The Jungle Book." I never heard of Terry Gilkyson until now but he seemed to be a pretty interesting guy. From Eliza Gilkyson's site, his Daughter, "His work has been recorded by Johnny Cash, the Kingston Trio, Burl Ives, Dean Martin, Doris Day, Harry Connick, Jr., Louis Armstrong, Mitch Miller, the Brothers Four, Chad Mitchell Trio, Tony Bennet, Harry Belafonte, the Sandpipers, the New Christy Minstrels, and hundreds of others."

The Sherman Brothers weren't any slouches either, "In 2003, four Sherman Brothers' musicals ranked in the "Top 10 Favorite Children's Films of All Time" in a (British) nationwide poll reported by the BBC. The Jungle Book (1967)_ranked at #7, Mary Poppins (1964) ranked at #8, The Aristocats (1970) ranked at #9 and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968) topped the list at #1."

If you want to read Rudyard Kipling's, "The Jungle Book", the whole dang thing is here:
http://www.online-literature.com/kipling/jungle_book/

For super cool kids, here's the sound track to the 1943 version of, The "Jungle Book" by Miklos Rozsa at kiddierecords.com.
http://www.kiddierecords.com/2006/archive/week_08.htm
(Thanks to Marxbert for the link)

Track List:
1. Overture
2. Baby
3. Colonel Hathi's March (The Elephant Song)
4. The Bare Necessities
5. I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)
6. Monkey Chase
7. Tell Him
8. Colonel Hathi's March (Reprise)
9. Jungle Beat
10. Trust in Me (The Python's Song)
11. What'cha Wanna Do
12. That's What Friends Are For (The Vulture Song)
13. Tiger Fight
14. Poor Bear
15. My Own Home (The Jungle Book Theme)
16. The Bare Necessities (Reprise)
17. Interview with the Sherman Brothers
18. Baloo's Blues
19. It's A Kick
20. Brothers All (Demo Recording)
21. The Song of the Seeonee (Demo Recording)

Quick Stats:
Walt Disney's Jungle Book
88 Mb
192 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/31599778/Crapli.rar.html
pw = Mowgli

Someone requested Yodeling music.

2006-08-30T21:19:00.000-05:00

Just kidding, nobody requested Yodeling music, but here's some anyway. It sounds a bit like your typical German beer drinking music, but slower because I think they're supposed to be sad songs or something and with the special added bonus of Yodeling. There's even some American Cowboy style Yodeling on here and a song with Cowbells and Alpine horns so it's quite a bargain.

All The Best From Austria & Switzerland There's a bunch of these, "All The Best From" CDs. If you want a laugh, look at the cover of the, "All The Best From Ireland" If I were Irish I'd probably buy the CD just so I could smash it on the ground right outside of the store. On second thought, I wouldn't even wait until I got out of the store. I'd smash it right in front of the Demon that just sold it to me. If I were Austrian or Swiss I might do the same to this one too. It's mostly kind of dumb. I promise my next post will be much better. Last time I griped about a CD I got a few bad comments. I will save you some time. There isn't anything that you can post that will change my mind that this CD is kind of a turd.

Here's a fun Yodeling fact: Albert Einstein drove everyone crazy with his Yodeling during the making of the Atomic Bomb. Wiki has some nifty Yodeling info
I also know for a fact that my blog looker people are not satisfied with simply listening to the music they MUST live the music. So I offer a link to http://www.yodelcourse.com/ This place teaches you how to Yodel. It's like an online Yodeling University thing with sound clips and different Yodeling levels and such. Please keep me informed of your progress.

Track List:
1. The Romance Is Over
2. Archduke Johann Yodle
3. Its So Lovely In The Forest
4. The Mountain Gnome
5. Come To Me, Lieser
6. Styrian Boy
7. Mocking Bird Yodel
8. Not So Bad
9. Swiss Alpenhorn Melodies
10. Kartner Songmarch
11. Glorious Mountains
12. Ziller Valley
13. Woodchoppers March
14. Innsbruck
15. Long Long Ago
16. Farewell To My Mountains
17. Hackerbracker Polka
18. Kufstein
19. Chopping-Borad Polka
20. Zither Pleasures

Quick Stats:
All The Best From Austria & Switzerland
76 MB
192 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/31386121/Crodel.rar.html
pw = Cowbell

A double scoop of vinyl from 1982

2006-08-23T22:50:00.000-05:00

It is I, L. Chupacabra, bringing you the much anticipated vinyl you've all been craving. Best of Ralph is a double album of recordings on the Ralph Records label with which the cool people in the audience will be familiar. I usually think of Ralph Records as the label of the incomparable group The Residents, but Ralph had quite a few other groovy artists as well.

The tracks on this double album are simply labeled from 01 to 27, but there is a bit of a difference between the two LPs that you might want to be aware of. The selections on sides one and two (tracks 01 to 12) are the results of a poll of Ralph Records' mail order customers' favorites. The selections on sides three and four (tracks 13 to 27) were chosen by the Ralph Records staff.

All of the selections are quite excellent, including one of my personal favorites, Santa Dog '78 by The Residents. This song was a single, so I'm guessing it's comparitively hard to find. There's another Residents single, Beyond the Valley of a Day in the Life, made up of Beatles' samples. Also included are several other Residents tracks, a few Yello tracks, some Snakefinger, Tuxedomoon, and a healthy dose of Fred Frith, among others. On a personal note, one of the strangest shows I've seen was on Halloween 1987. Fred Frith and Hans Reichel were playing in a church, of all places. There was this one guy in the audience who had clearly taken some illegal substance or other who wandered over to the side of the church and did this little kooky dance for most of the show, while Fred and Hans played their custom-made guitars with paint brushes and stuff. Maybe that doesn't sound like an especially strange show, but at the time it seemed a bit freaky to me. Maybe just because it was in a church. On Halloween.

Anyway, disregard all that if you want to, but be sure to check out the Best of Ralph if you want to hear some excellent and unusual music from the late 70's and early 80's. Enjoy, and think of me whenever you listen to Santa Dog '78.

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NOW THIS IS A LUAU PARTY!

2006-08-22T19:02:00.000-05:00

Wecome to For Your Luau Party! Hukilau Hulas
You get 59 minutes of unmitigated cheese along with a few pictures in the liner notes of how to Hula. I found the exact same pictures and text here:
http://www.geocities.com/fildancomtl/Instructions.html
I thought it was weird that I would find them, but what do I know? There's not a lot of stuff to say about this one other than the fact that it's laughably campy. It sounds exactly what you would think it sounds like. Maybe if you have a Little sister or a Daughter or something and show them the Hula instructions they might get a kick out of it. Maybe if you have a fantastic party and you're all drunk you could put this on and have fun. If so, please send me pictures or a video.
"My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua, Hawaii" was a minor hit in 1934 for the Andrews Sisters and was probably a staple for the Lawrence Welk Singers. The song, "Keep Your Eyes On Your Hands" is FILTHY! BAN IT!

Track List:
1. The Hukilau Song - Mel Peterson
2. My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua, Hawaii - Kalani Bright
3. The Cockeyed Mayor Of Kaunakakai - Andy Cummings
4. Blue Lei - Bill Akamuhou
5. I Naughty Mai Nei - Mel Peterson
6. Lovely Hulaz Hands - Ray Kinney
7. A Song Of Old Hawaii - Mel Peterson
8. Hapa Heole Hula Girl - Andy Cummings
9. (If You Wanna) Dance The Hula - Kalani Bright
10. Hawaiian Hospitality - Ray Kinney
11. Little Brown Gal - Bill Akamuhou
12. Across The Sea - Ray Kinney
13. Keep Your Eyes On Your Hands - B. Kaai
14. Sweet Someone - V. Akina
15. Maui Girl - E. Tavares
16. Island Moon - B. Kaai
17. Pau Pilkia - B. Kaai
18. To Make You Love Me - B. Kaai
19. Hii Lawe - E. Tavares
20. He Ono La - TriO
21. Pupu O Nii Hau - V. Akina
22. Hano Hano Hanlei - E. Tavares
23. Minoi Minoi E - TriO
24. Hui Mawaho O Ka Waa - TriO

Quick Stats:
Hukilau Hulas
83 MB
192 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/30410934/Crapau.rar.html
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Aloha, Hawaii Week!

Obligatory Hula Video Here.
Camera Guy not much interested in her face.

This aint no Luau Party!

2006-08-21T19:15:00.000-05:00

You can't dance to it. If you play this real loud in your car and drive around with the windows down, people will not think you are cool. They'll think you are a lunatic freak.
Hawaiian Drum Dance Chants: Sounds of Power in Time isn't for everyone, it's more for ethnomusicologist type people. You know, the kind of people that smoke pipes and wear tweed jackets with the brown patches on the elbows and spend hours telling anyone that will listen boring stories about what, "Real" music is. Excuse me while I light my pipe. This is real music, but it can also be real repetitive.

This is another collection on the Smithsonian Label and it's been proven that by just listening to something on the Smithsonian Label will raise your I.Q. by 3 points. It kind of reminds of some Native American type music because of the bare bones simplicity of it. The drum is used in only about half of the songs and it's only there to keep some kind of time. There are no polyrhythmic shenanigans to be found here. The recordings on this run the gamut from early 20th Century wax cylinders field recordings to late 20th Century modern studio recordings. But It doesn't matter when they where done, they all kind of sound the same.

Like I said, this isn't for everyone and this aint no Luau Hula Party, but if you're an adventuresome soul and like to listen to music just because you want to hear what it sounds like, give it a shot. It's probably not something you'd listen to everyday, but it's worth listening to at least once. It also happens to have the best track list ever!

I only have one more Hawaii CD left and I'll post that tomorrow.
Aloha!
Track List:
1. Mele Pule - Kau'i Zuttermeister
2. Mele Kahea - Hau'oli Lewis
3. Mele Komo - Noenoe Lewis, Hau'oli Lewis
4. Kau Ka Hali'a I Ka Manawa/Kauliua I Ke Anu Wai'ale'ale - Noenoe Lewis, Hau'oli Lewis
5. Aloha E Ke Kai O Kalalau - Noenoe Lewis, Hau'oli Lewis
6. Hanohano Ka Uka O Pihanakalani - Noenoe Lewis, Hau'oli Lewis
7. Noho Ana Ke Akua I Ka Nahelehele - Brenda Lehua Hulihe'e
8. Ke Ala Ke Aloha Me Ka Hikina - Anthony La'akapu Lenchanko
9. Ku'u Wahine I Ka Ua 'Ulalena - Charles Albert Manu'aikohanaiki'ilili Boyd
10. Kaulilua I Ke Anu Wai'ale'ale - James Kapihe Palea Kuluwaimaka
11. O 'Oe 'Ia E Wailua'iki/Kaulilua I Ke Anu Wai'ale'ale - Samuel Pua Ha'aheo
12. Kau Ka Hali'a I Ka Manawa/'Au 'A Ia E Kama E Kona Moku - Samuel Pua Ha'aheo
13. 'Eia O Kalani Kamanomano - Keahi Luahine
14. Ke Akua I Ka Uwalo I Ka La'i E/Eia O Kalani Kamanomano - Kawena Pukui
15. Ke Akua I Ka Uwalo I Ka La'i E/A Hamakua Au 'Ike I Ka Pali - Hoakalei Kamau'u
16. Ulei Pahu I Ka Moku - Kawena Pukui
17. 'Ulei Pahu I Ka Moku - Hoakalei Kamu'u
18. Kaulilua I Ke Anu Wai'ale'ale - Keakaokalo Kanahele
19. 'Au'a Ia E Kama E Kona Moku - Keakaokalo Kanahele
20. Kaulilua I Ke Anu Wai'ale ale - Kawena Pukui
21. Au'a Ia E Kama Kona Moku - Kawena Pukui
22. Kaulilua I Ke Anu Wai'ale'ale - Kawena Pukui
23. A Ko'olau Au 'Ike I Ka Ua - Ka'upena Wong
24. A Ko'olau Au 'Ike I Ka Ua - Hoakalei Kamauu
25. Ku Oe I Ka'u Wahi 'Ohelo - Tom Hiona

Quick Stats:
55 MB
192 kbps
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I'm back...

2006-08-17T22:48:00.000-05:00

...from my vacation. Can you guess where I was? Oh, that's right, Escape Goat already told you I went to Hawaii. To celebrate my return to the mainland, I offer music I picked up in Hawaii.

Nothing obscure here, I think everyone in Hawaii is required by law to own at least one copy of this CD. When Israel Kamakawiwo'ole died in 1997, "all Hawaii cried". As far as I can tell, this 1993 release, Facing Future, was his best selling CD. (This is the one with the medley Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World that most people are familiar with.) I'm really not a big fan of Hawaiian music, but this CD is quite nice. Iz, as he was known, had a really sweet voice.

I really don't have a lot more to say about the big guy. I just wanted to let you all know that I'm back, and that I'll be posting some of my more obscure vinyl here in the not too distant future. Aloha.

http://rapidshare.de/files/29692973/IzFF.rar.html
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Aloha, L. Chupacabra

2006-08-13T19:28:00.000-05:00

My friend and sometime collaborator, L. Chupacabra is in Hawaii right now on vacation. He even sent me a postcard that had a picture of some things on it. He's a good friend.
So for him and Hawaii I put up some nice music. Aloha is a Hawaiian word that can mean many things depending on the situation. It can mean, "Hello", "Goodbye", "My feet smell", "Your feet smell", "I'm deathly allergic to peanuts", "Only use peanut oil when cooking my food", "I don't think I like you." and, "You are a good friend." So be careful when you say, "Aloha" because you could get in trouble or maybe die.

Vintage Hawaiian Music, Vol. 1: Steel Guitar Masters (1928-1934) These songs all came from 78s and in some cases, there are only 1 or 2 known copies of the disc. Believe it or not, by 1916 more Hawaiian records were sold than any other type in the U.S. I tend to believe it since that is what it said in the liner notes. Mr. AMG says, "Highlights include one of the earliest known recordings of "My Little Grass Shack" and Jim & Bob, the Genial Hawaiians' smooth and lowdown "Hula Blues." A perfect introduction to the music." This is a pretty fun collection to listen to since it reminds me of the music from SpongeBob SquarePants. If you have a little party in your dirty apartment, you should probably play this to have a good time. You should also give your loser friends Hawaiian names by going here.,
http://www.hisurf.com/hawaiian/names.html
This is a good place to learn all about Hawaiian Steel Guitar. There's even music and videos.
http://www.hsga.org/

One interesting thing about this collection is there's a mysterious track 16 that isn't listed anywhere on the CD or any websites. All I need to tell you is that it features a Kazoo and some scat singing. You know what to do.
ALOHA!
Track List:
1. Na Pua O Hawaii - George Ku Trio
2. Hula Love Medley March - Hilo Hawaiian Orch.
3. Waikki Waltz - King Benny Nawahi
4. Ellis March - Tau Moe
5. The Road To Paradise - Unkown German Orch.
6. Wang Wang Blues - Sam Ku West Harmony Boys
7. Lady Be Good - Sol Hoopii Trio
8. Dinah - King Benny Nawahi's Red Devils
9. Na Ali'l - George Ku Trio
10. Lirios - S. Cortez Y Sus Hawaiianos
11. Palolo - Charlie Wilson
12. My Little Grass Shack - Kanue And Lula
13. Medley Of Old-Time Waltzes - Walter Kolomoku
14. Maile Lau Li'l Li'l - Kalama's Quartet
15. Hula Blues - Jim & Bob, The Genial Hawaiians

Quick Stats:
Vintage Hawaiian Music, Vol. 1: Steel Guitar Masters (1928-1934)
65 MB
192 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/28841845/MasterCrap.rar.html
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HAHAHAH IN YOUR FACE NAYSAYERS AND

2006-08-06T22:40:00.000-05:00

UNBELIEVERS! I have had just about enough of you people telling me that it was impossible to package a CD with Indian Food! Your defeatist statements will be exposed now as nothing but lies! Be prepared for me to destroy your negative little world!
Ok, this entry comes from a box of food instead of the library. It's my contention that a box of food can be every bit as exciting as the library. You may totally disagree, but it's my blog so I have a right to feel that way.

Today you get a serving of : The Great Indian Masters: Vol 4 - Utsav. This CD came in a box of Red Kidney Beans Curry (Rajma Masala) made by Kitchens of India. About two weeks ago I saw these products in the grocery store and bought the Palak Paneer. It was ok, but it was a little bland. A week later I went back and decided to try one of the other kinds since they had 4 or 5 and the new boxes HAD FREE CDS IN THEM! This essentially shatters the myth that CDs can not be packed with Indian food. MYTH BUSTED!
Here is the link to Kitchens of India and all the products they make. A link there also leads to the free CDS and stuff. They are only for the U.S. Market so even Indians can't have them! If your grocery store doesn't carry them, ask for the manager and demand they stock these items or you will take your business elsewhere! You could also go to an Indian Restaurant and order these things, but I bet they won't give you a FREE CD with your meal...... just something to think about. Another thing to think about is that there is an Indian place up the street that serves, "Beef Vindaloo" yes thank you, I live in the Midwest. There are supposed to be 5 different CDs but I'm not sure if different meals = different CDS. I'll keep you posted when I buy a new flavor. I'll also keep you posted if Rajma Masala is any good or not since I haven't tried it yet. I was more excited about the FREE CD than the food.

The pic I used was not the pic on the CD cover. I just did a Google Image Search of, "Utsav" and that was the one I liked the most. I also did a GIS of, ""The Great Indian Masters" Venus" (Venus because that appears to be the label it's on) and the only hit I got was from a WFMU playlist. Pretty cool huh?

Track List:
There are only 4 tracks, but they are around 15 minutes a piece.
The artists on the CD are,
"Played to perfection by Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia at the Flute, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan at the Sarod, Pandit Ramnarayan at the Sarangi and Pandit Shivkumar Sharma at the Santoor."
They describe the music on the CD in much the same way they describe the food in the package.
and I think the tracks are
1. Garbha Dhun
2. Raaga Bahar
3. Raaga Piloo
4. Folk Dhun

but I'm not positive.

Quick Stats:
The Great Indian Masters - vol 4 - Utsav
81 MB
192 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/28451375/GreatCrap.rar.html
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This new CD/Indian food paradigm is so revolutionary that a movie was made to announce it's arrival. The name of this rock and rolling song is roughly translated as, "We love FREE CDs in our food so much that we can't stop dancing or changing our clothes every 15 seconds!"

The Theremin hates our Freedom!

2006-07-26T21:11:00.000-05:00

Whhhoooooooohoho whohohohohohohohh whooooooooooooo. A Theremin sounds just like that. I'm pretty good at making theremin noises, just ask my friend Darko, he'll tell you. Clara Rockmore: The Art Of The Theremin. Clara means business and doesn't fool around, this is some serious Theremin playing that tackles major Classical works. Just take a look at the track list. Most people think of the Theremin as a Classic Sci-Fi instrument used in movies like, "The Day The Earth Stood Still", and "Forbidden Planet" where flying saucers always make that sound and people walking down a dark spider webby hallway do too. Listening to Clara play will blow your mind.
You see Clara Rockmore is one of the original Theremin Gangstas. She was taught how to play by the inventor, Léon Theremin (Fun Wiki Theremin with all kinds of great facts). Clara Rockmore is SO good at playing it that I was a little disappointed. It didn't sound all campy goofy like all the other theremin playing I've heard. Sometimes it sounds just like a Violin and other times it sounds like someone singing Soprano. Whatever the case, it's pretty impressive and still kind of weird.
<------ That's Clara. I think she's sexy. Oh yeah, I even found a book by Clara Rockmore that teaches you how to play! It's in English, Italian, and Spanish. It's in PDF format and you can get it here. http://www.electrotheremin.com/claramethod.html
Escape Goat Warning: Do not listen to more than 20 minutes in one sitting. You will become hypnotized and walk around like a Mummy. This happened to me anyway.

Track List:
1. Vocalise, transcriptions for various instruments, Op. 34/14
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
with Clara Rockmore, Nadia Reisenberg

2. Work(s) Song of Grusia
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
with Clara Rockmore, Nadia Reisenberg

3. The Swan (from "Carnival of the Animals"), original (for 2 pianos & ensemble) and arrangements
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
with Clara Rockmore, Nadia Reisenberg

4. El Amor brujo, ballet for mezzo-soprano & orchestra in 1 act, G. 68 (revised version) Pantomime
Composed by Manuel de Falla
with Clara Rockmore, Nadia Reisenberg

5. Hebrew Melody for violin & orchestra, Op.33
Composed by Joseph Achron
with Clara Rockmore, Nadia Reisenberg

6. Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22 Romance
Composed by Henryk Wieniawski
with Clara Rockmore, Nadia Reisenberg

7. Berceuse, for violin & piano (after L'Oiseau de Feu, transcribed by Stravinsky)
Composed by Igor Stravinsky
with Clara Rockmore, Nadia Reisenberg

8. Vocalise-Étude en forme de Habanera, for voice & piano
Composed by Maurice Ravel
with Clara Rockmore, Nadia Reisenberg

9. Morceaux (18) for piano, Op. 72 Berceuse
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
with Clara Rockmore, Nadia Reisenberg

10. Valse sentimentale, for piano (or violin & piano) in F minor, Op. 51/6
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
with Clara Rockmore, Nadia Reisenberg

11. Sérénade mélancolique, for violin & orchestra (or piano) in B minor, Op. 26
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
with Clara Rockmore, Nadia Reisenberg

12. Chant du ménéstral (Minstrel's Song) for cello & orchestra in F sharp minor, Op. 71
Composed by Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov
with Clara Rockmore, Nadia Reisenberg

Quick Stats:
Clara Rockmore - The Art of the Theremin
68 MB
192 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/27155541/Crapmore.rar.html
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"I'm the other kind"

2006-07-20T21:03:00.000-05:00

Hello. It is I, Larry Chupacabra. I realized I had a few things I can still legitimately post on this blog, crap that I found at my local library back in the days when I used to use the library as a cheap source of music. A good example of this is an album by Steve Earle and The Dukes, titled The Hard Way.

You probably know something about Steve Earle. He plays "country music", but not your average ordinary country music. I can't really call it country rock, because that brings to mind something else entirely, but it is country music that rocks. Country music for people who don't like country music. Anymore, his music has become very political. He's almost a modern day Woodie Guthrie. (Not musically like Woodie Guthrie, but spiritually.) Actually he's always been a little political. Some of his early albums include songs about the Vietnam War, and this album features Billy Austin, which deals with capital punishment.

This was Steve Earle's fourth album, and the last studio album he recorded for several years. He had to take a bit of a break, due to serving a prison sentence for drug possession. In fact, he recorded this album while his "well-documented addiction to heroin & cocaine was spiraling out of control". Earle says he "almost died in the process of making" this album. As a result, it's a little hit-and-miss. It has a few easily forgetable tracks, like Hopeless Romantics. However, it also has some real classics, like the chilling Billy Austin and The Other Kind.

Incidentally, I am going to be away from this blog for a while. I will be cut off from the internet for almost a month. I'm sure Escape Goat will keep you all happy in the mean time with plenty of his crap. When I return, he wants me to post some of the more obscure things I have on vinyl, rather than sticking to a library motif. So that will be the plan. Until then, aloha.

http://rapidshare.de/files/26456475/HardCrap.rar.html
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Phkh huhukhtf ftyty JIO gyiu GHiyio!

2006-07-19T18:01:00.000-05:00

Richard Horowitz & Sussan Deyhim: Majoun
I'd never heard of this CD or the people on it when I picked it up from the Library. I know who they are now and wish I'd heard of them sooner because this was a pretty good find. I looked up Horowitz and learned that I DID already have something by him, the soundtrack to, "The Sheltering Sky" I'd thought that it was Ryuichi Sakamoto that did the whole thing. You have to look really hard, but Horowitz composed 3 songs on that soundtrack. Then I looked up Sussan Deyhim and she is referred to as the, "Iranian Diva" a lot. However, the term, "Diva" has lost all meaning since it seems any woman put in front of a microphone is labeled as a, "Diva" anymore. (Mariah Carey if you're reading this, I'm talking to you.) From what I've read, Deyhim's solo effort, "Mad Man Of God" is supposed to be impressive and I'm going to keep my eye open for it. (Hint Hint) She has her own website strangely called http://www.sussandeyhim.com/
Some reviewers said this CD sounded like Enya. I can kind of see what they're getting at, but it's not quite right. This is very much Middle Eastern music and has more of an underlying danger or doom than Enya. I also think Enya is snoozefest and I'd hate the idea that something I liked sounded like her. One person said it reminded them of Dead Can Dance and I can see that connection. It also reminded me a little bit of Sheila Chandra. My only tiny complaint is that Horowitz manipulates her voice a bit much on this one. I guess I'll just have to find her solo stuff to really hear her let loose and sing. All in all it's pretty good and I think you should give it a shot. Mr. AMG gave it 4 1/2 stars and said, " This feast for the ears almost defies classification."
Track List:
1. Majoun
2. Kye Kye (Who is Who is)
3. Agonethi (Shadow Maps)
4. Whorl on the Mount of Moon
5. Coldest Day
6. Ipissima Verba
7. Murmur Mutanta
8. Botachine (Infinitely Curved)

Quick Stats:
Richard Horowitz & Sussan Deyhim: Majoun
85 MB
192 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/26242300/HoroHim.zip.html
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Beep Beep! Whoooo Whoooo. Hahahahahaha.

2006-07-14T14:32:00.000-05:00

Ding Ding Ding Ding. Clip Clop Clip Clop Clip Clop. This entry is another example of the little section in the Library with things like this: Essential Sound Effects. Now these aren't any ol' sound effects, these are Essential Sound Effects! I know for a fact that my regular blogger looker people already have this because they're Essential Sound Effects, but some of the non-regulars may not have this. I've given you this chance to be cool like everyone else. I also know alot of rappers look at my blog to see what's hip to sample and if I say it's hip it's hip. This is hip!
I'm not going to list all the sound effects because there are 74 of them. Yeah, 74! You get 74 Essential Sound Effects. for the price of 0 sound effects!
Here's the link to the sound track list

Quick Stats:
Essential Sound Effects
93 MB
192 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/25835880/Crapfects.rar.html
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TA DA!

2006-07-11T15:03:00.000-05:00

Yay, circus music! Great American Main St. Band :
Under The Bigtop. Once upon a time the circus used to travel with a big band that played during the performances. As travel costs increased they just brought along a few musicians and picked up musicians to play with them from the town they were performing in. Now the music is either pre-recorded or all done by a guy on a keyboard. I guess it's kind of sad that the music is done like this now because hearing a big band live is pretty cool.
The Library has quite a bit of oddball CDs like this that usually sit in its own little section along with Military Bands, Sousa marches, National Anthems and such.
One interesting little factoid that the liner notes discuss is the exclusion of, "Stars and Stripes Forever" on this CD. If you're ever at the circus and you hear, "Stars and Stripes Forever" being played, something horrible has just happened. They only played this song if a a Tiger bit a guy's head off or something. The Clowns upon hearing the song would quickly run out and do their Clown things to distract the audience from the carnage in the ring. So if you're ever walking down the street and hear, "Stars and Stripes Forever".......PANIC AND SCREAM, because somebody somewhere has been mangled or disfigured.
One more quick thing:
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus are really making an effort to clean up their image. Here's a link about their, "Center for Elephant Conservation"
http://www.ringling.com/cec/jul2005birth.aspx
Track List:
1. Entry Of The Gladiators
2. Memphis The Majestic March 3. Caesar's Triumphal March
4. Miss Trombone - (a slippery rag)
5. Cantonians March, The
6. Broadway One-Step
7. Wedding Of The Winds - (waltz)
8. Honey Boys On Parade - (march) [Song they play when they beat the Horses]
9. Kentucky Sunrise - (two-step)
10. Jungle Queen - (oriental two-step) [Song they play when they beat the Lions and Tigers]
11. Big Cage, The - (circus galop)
12. Trombone Blues
13. Royal Decree - (march) [ Song they play when they beat the Elephants]
14. Booster, The - (an American absurdity rag)
15. Russian Circus March [ Song they play when they beat the Bears]
16. Olympia Hippodrome March
17. Clownette - (novelty) [Song they play when they beat the Chimps]
18. Circus King, The - (march)
19. Walking Frog - (two-step) [Song they play when they beat the Clowns]
20. Night In June, A - (serenade)
21. Stop It! - (one-step)
22. Follies Bergere - (march And two-step)
23. Fan-Tan - (Chinese march characteristique)
24. Copa Cabana - (samba)
25. Crimson Petal - (valse caprice)
26. Circus Echoes - (galop)
27. Storming Of El Caney
28. Barnum & Bailey's Favorite - (march)

Quick Stats:
Under The Big Top - Circus Music
82 MB
192 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/25564488/Crapus.rar.html
pw = Trapeze

Once again at no additional charge, I've included a little clip of, "Circus Bloopers"
Acrobats falling on their faces and things of that order.

I just want to thank everyone for the overwhelmingly

2006-07-08T22:53:00.000-05:00

marginal response to the World Cup music theme this last month.
I especially want to think L. Chupacabra for his assistance in putting this together by offering music from his own private vault. Mr. Chupacabra, you are always welcome to drop by and share with the world something that you deem necessary to share with the world. I trust your opinion and taste.
A round of applause is in order for Larry Chupacabra.
If you grabbed anything he put up, tell him thanks.

The very last game of the 2006 World Cup is upon us.

2006-07-08T22:39:00.000-05:00

It's absolutely true. I am not making this up. Tomorrow is the last game! Our little World Cup theme fun is over. I'm not exactly sure what I'll do with myself now. I may pretend it never ended and invent World Cup games between countries that are well represented by what the Library has to offer. Something like Native Americans Vs. Ireland or Vietnam Vs. Yanni. Yeah, Vietnam. There is sizable population of Vietnamese people in my town and the Library stocks about 100 or so Vietnamese kiddie pop CDs to make them feel at home or something.
So today is for FRANCE. Allez Les Bleus! I will cheer for them and maybe this will bring good luck.
Serge Gainsbourg: Du Jazz Dans Le Ravin. Is the last World Cup music entry. I even made a special trip to the Library today to get it because I wanted to get something special for the smartest blog lookers in the world. Before Serge was a hilarious pervert (he was probably just a mildly humorous latent pervert then), he was a jazzy kind of guy. This is a compilation of his early jazz type stuff he put out from 1958 to 1964. It's kind of cool and cheesey at the same time.
Track List:
1. Angoisse (Instrumental)
2. Du Jazz Dans Le Ravin
3. Requiem Pour Un Twisteur
4. Chez Les Ye-Ye
5. Black March (Instrumental)
6. Black Trombone
7. Ce Mortel Ennui
8. Generique
9. Coco And Co
10. Intoxicated Man
11. Elaeudanla Teiteia
12. Le Talkie Walkie
13. Some Small Chance (Instrumental)
14. Quand Tu T'y Mets
15. La Fille Au Rasoir
16. Quand Mon 6.35 Me Fait Les Yeux Doux
17. Fugee (Instrumental)
18. Machins Choses
19. Negative Blues
20. Wake Me At Five (Instrumental)

Quick Stats:
Serge Gainsbourg - Du Jazz Dans Le Ravin
62 MB
192 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/25319962/Crapbourg.rar.html
pw = Perv

I 'm also including an extra special video for you frr of charge. I'm passing the savings on to you.
Serge meets Whitney Houston and has a beautiful message of love for her.

Once again if you missed it, here's a link to the Serge/France Gall video about girls and their lollipops.

http://crapifoundatthelibrary.blogspot.com/2006/06/l-chupacabras-lollipop-post-video.html

Auf Wiedersehen

2006-07-07T21:27:00.000-05:00

The 2006 World Cup will soon be over. I thought that this would be a good time to remind you all that I, Larry Chupacabra, really am a different person from Escape Goat. I am not just an alias. Escape Goat invited me to help out with his World Cup theme by posting CDs from my own collection, CDs that I did not find in a library. Since the World Cup is drawing to a close, my job is done. Barring unforeseen circumstances, this will be my final post to this blog. Keep looking at this fine blog, though. I know I will. I'm sure Escape Goat will be posting plenty more crap.

For my final entry, I chose Black Earth by the German band Bohren & der Club of Gore, since the atmosphere evoked by this album is a pretty fair reflection of my mood at the end of the Germany-Italy semifinal. Dark, sad, all of that. Just look at the album cover. (Actually, the real album cover is a little different. Think of the album cover for Smell the Glove by Spinal Tap. It's flat black, with the skull and lettering done in a shinier, slightly darker shade of black. I tried to scan it once, just to see what I'd get, and, as expected, simply got a solid black square.) The best description I can give of this music is that it would not seem out of place in a David Lynch film. It reminds me very much of the creepy dark spooky music that Angelo Badalamenti wrote for, say, Twin Peaks or Blue Velvet. It's sort of jazzy, but not jazzy in a good, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, kind of way. Jazzy in a bad way, evoking a dingy, sleezy nightclub with velvet wallpaper and nasty-looking people giving you the evil eye. The band calls it "horror jazz", it's got smoky saxaphone, simple snare drum keeping the slo-o-ow beat, echo-y keyboards, and a bass that will rattle your china. Really, there's stuff all over my house that rattles and buzzes when I play this CD. Every song on this CD is slow and malicious. Every song. Let me say this clearly: this is a relentlessly oppressive CD.

But it's a cool CD if you like that kind of thing. I like it, really, I just don't listen to it very often. I haven't been giving track lists in my posts, but I think it's worth doing here:

1. Midnight Black Earth

2. Crimson Ways

3. Maximum Black

4. Vigilante Crusade

5. Destroying Angels

6. Grave Wisdom

7. Constant Fear

8. Skeletal Remains

9. Art of Coffins

See what I mean? The CD is quite long (99MB ripped at 192), making it that much more oppressive.

I have no prediction for the third place match. I just hope Germany and Portugal both show up ready to play. Third place games between sides that really don't care, because they didn't make the final, are a bit depressing.

http://rapidshare.de/files/25235866/Gore.rar.html
pw = BlackCrap

"They say there is no crown for little monkey in this town."

2006-07-04T20:55:00.000-05:00

There is no crown for Germany, anyway. But maybe France has a chance. I could talk about how upset I am about the outcome of the first semi-final match, but I think for now I'll try to remain positive and celebrate France, the team that faces Portugal in the second semi-final. France is represented today by Mano Negra, a band which, although from France, was kind of a mutt, really. They sang songs in English, Spanish, and yes, a little French. I'm thinking there's probably some other languages in there too, if you listen close. If fact, a key member of the band, who now goes by the name Manu Chao, is, according to Wikipedia, a "French Latin folk singer of Spanish origin...Manu Chao sings in French, Spanish, Arabic, Galician, Portuguese, English, and Wolof, often mixing them in the same song."

The headline of this post comes from the song King of Bongo, which appears on today's offering, King of Bongo by Mano Negra. This song was rerecorded by Manu Chao on his first solo album as Bongo Bong. The two versions are similar, but different, and both are good in their own ways. I would like to point out to anyone familiar with Manu Chao's solo material that Mano Negra was, as I just said, similar, but different, and both are good in their own ways. Mano Chao was less, eclectic, less sprawling, less all-over-the-place. Mano Negra was more about straight-ahead rock, less ambitious, but still fun to listen to. There are plenty of good songs on this CD besides the title track. They are all good, really, but in particular, Letter To The Censors rocks fairly hard.

I don't know who will win this semi-final match. I'd kind of like France to win, for a number of reasons that include their stellar performance against Brazil. All I know is, whoever wins, come Sunday I'll be rooting for them to kick Italian butts.

http://rapidshare.de/files/24959061/Bongo.rar.html
pw = Chao

My most favoritest thing I've posted so far.

2006-07-03T20:49:00.000-05:00

Ennio Morricone's film score to, "The Mission" which won a Golden Globe and Bafta award for Best Film Score. This one is for Italy that will take the pitch and be promptly stomped by Germany tomorrow. This is in my top 10 favorite film scores of all time. I feel a little embarrassed to say this but, it's an absolutely beautiful work that makes me a little misty eyed whenever I hear it. I think maybe seeing the movie might put the music into context a little more, but it still holds up wonderfully even if you haven't seen the movie. I don't want to give away the movie but do try to see it. Here's the IMDB link. Ennio Morricone is most known for his Spaghetti Western film scores like, "A Fistful of Dollars", "For a Few Dollars More", "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" that he did in the 60's, but this one sounds nothing like those. In fact, he has IMDB credits for 577 films! That's right, 577 films! All in all, this is a wonderful and moving film score and I highly recommend it. The weird thing is that I couldn't find an AMG write up on this one. It's not like it's obscure or anything. Amazon has 72 customer reviews of it and it averaged a 5 star rating.
Germany has a huge home field advantage against Italy and if the rumors are correct, are very angry at the Italian team. The Germans will play physical and the Italians don't like that, look for a Red Card or two. Italian histrionics and diving will set the German crowd off in a big way.
Germany 2
Italy 1

Track List:
1. On Earth As It Is In Heaven
2. Falls
3. Gabriel's Oboe
4. Ave Maria Guarani
5. Brothers
6. Carlotta
7. Vita Nostra
8. Climb
9. Remorse
10. Penance
11. The Mission
12. River
13. Gabriel's Oboe
14. Te Deum Guarani
15. Refusal
16. Asuncion
17. Alone
18. Guarani
19. The Sword
20. Miserere

Quick Stats:
78 MB
224 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/24874449/ItalyCrap.rar.html
pw = Gabriel

Somebody posted a lot of links to Arabic

2006-07-03T10:36:00.000-05:00

music in the comments to the entry on the, H. Aram Gulezyan - "Music of the Near East: The Oud" post from May 23.

Make sure you look around the http://www.mazajy.com/users/ link he also provided. Lots of stuff there too.

Thanks Mr. Anonymous.

Upset Special! France over Brazil

2006-07-01T01:05:00.000-05:00

You heard it here first. It's my prediction. If I'm wrong, I can just delete the post. I never said it.
The internet is magic like that.

Julian Cope hat eine Menge LSD eingeworfen. So viel ist schon mal klar.

2006-06-30T20:01:00.000-05:00

Rideyourpony, the person responsible for the wonderful TWILIGHTZONE! blog, has recently posted a couple of Julian Cope recordings. I thought I would join in and post a little something by Mr. Cope to represent the English squad, which faces Portugal in a quarterfinal match today. So here it is, Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope.

Although Julian's ingestion of hallucinogenics certainly affected his music, it isn't really what I would would think of as "psychedelic". And for that matter, this album was released in 1991, by which time he was able to write "...I used to take so much LSD in the old days...", so it's less acid-tinged than his earlier material. My point is, don't be expecting spaced-out, trippy guitar solos and such.

So, what can you expect? A little of this a little of that, really. This album is a bit of a mixed-bag. There are a few tracks I could do without, such as Safesurfer. There's nothing wrong with writing a song about AIDS, it's just that this particular song does nothing for me. There are quite a few tracks that I do dig, though. There's Soldier Blue, written about the riots at the Anti-Polltax Demonstration on March 31, 1990, which features a bit of Lenny Bruce. There's Western Front 1992 C.E., which features three women singing under the Waterloo Bridge, yielding an incredibly cool echo-y sound. There's, ...well, you listen to it and pick out your favorite songs. There's a pretty wide variety from which to choose.

As far as the game, what can I tell you. I want England to win, so Portugal probably will. I expect Brazil will win also, but you didn't need me to tell you that.

Thanks to square dancer for assisting on my headline.

That's Julian on the left.

And now, ripped at 160 to keep it under 100MB,
http://rapidshare.de/files/24583768/PeggyCrap.rar.html
pw = SoldierBlue

And then there were eight.

2006-06-29T21:04:00.000-05:00

The World Cup has been like a wonderful Summer vacation that just flew by so fast. Only 8 games left. Can you believe it. Only 8! I'm already starting to feel like there's nothing to do. Ok, enough of that, today's entry is brought to you by the Library....again. For Germany......again, that play Argentina tomorrow. Karlheinz Stockhausen's: Stimmung, for 6 vocalists & 6 microphones. Songcircle. This one probably is in the top 10 weird things that I have. I figure if people don't care for the music I post, I'll just post more music that people don't like. I think there is also a 2 CD set version of this as well, but I don't know if it's any longer or what the difference is to this version because I couldn't find any info on it. This piece seems to be very open for interpretation so I could image a 24 hour performance of it. I'll let Mr. AMG describe it,

"One of Stockhausen's most accessible works, "Stimmung" ("Tuning") is based entirely on the overtones of a fundamental B-flat. It begins in a wordless vocalise suddenly interrupted by the appearance of language; the words "Gott nochmal", sung in a specific rhythmic and dynamic "model". Other models will follow, often on the names of various deities, or based around love poems written by Stockhausen. As each new "model" is introduced throughout the piece, the other singers slowly adapt their material to to include it, resulting in a constantly mutating fabric of rhythms and textures, not far removed from the work of Terry Riley or Philip Glass. In fact, one may say "Stimmung" is Stockhausen's answer to minimalism, though, as always with Stockhausen, the complexity of the intertwining rhythmic patterns and the density of the music are far from the simple repeating patterns of the minimalist school."

I mentioned a few days ago on The Raincoats post about them being called Avant-Garde. The Raincoats are not Avant-Garde, THIS is Avant-Garde. Keep in mind that not all of Stockhausen's music sounds like this. He was also a very early pioneer in the use of electronic music. You can listen to some of his other stuff here at his ugly website: http://www.stockhausen.org/stockhausen_multimedia.html
There's even a Bjork interview of him there too.
Wiki entry says, " Disparate musicians such as Anthony Braxton, Can, The Beatles, Kraftwerk, Coil, Björk, Sonic Youth, Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, and Herbie Hancock cite Stockhausen as an influence"

The Germany Vs.Argentina game is the hardest one so far to make a prediction on. They are both on top of their game and play such contrasting styles. I'm going to go with Germany on this one only because they are playing at home. 3-2. The Germans haven't seen anyone as slick and fast as Argentina, and Argentina hasn't seen anyone as big and skilled as the Germans.

Track List:
01 - Model 1
" "
" "
51 - Model 51
That's right. 51 tracks. Some sites tried to name them, but I don't see the point of it. It really should be just one long track. The cuts can be intrusive to the music at times, but that's just the way the CD was.

Quick Stats:
Karlheinz Stockhausen - Song Circle
96 MB
192 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/24519969/CrapCircle.rar.html
pw = Stimmung

Small World Cup lull, so I thought maybe I'd go back

2006-06-28T21:42:00.000-05:00

and hit some countries that I missed the first time around. Like mine...uhhhhhh, the USA! It just wasn't our Cup and I'm greatly disappointed. The refs, the group the U.S. was in, questionable coaching decisions, the refs, mental preparation, and the allignment of the stars all contributed to a less than stellar performance. Excuse me, I'm going to go cry for a little bit.
Ok, I'm back. I figured that if I do a U.S. entry, it should probably be jazz. Jazz is one of the very few music forms that is truly American. It's ours, and you can't have it! But where do I start? There are already several excellent blogs that focus on Jazz that have already posted tons of stuff; blogs by people that are far more knowledgeable about Jazz than I'll ever be. So I looked around through my list and remembered I had this one, Kid Ory's Creole Trombone. (Escape Goat Note: The pic is not the same cover nor the same Cd I'm offering. The one I have is a comp on some weird German Label called Past Perfect. I also have a Red Norvo and a Charles Mingus compilation on that Label and can't find any info on them either.) I've not seen any Kid Ory postings anywhere so I thought I'd go with it. Kid Ory (Another Escape Goat Note: Kid Ory isn't really a kid.) is an old timey Dixieland trombone player that led a band in New Orleans from 1912 - 1919 that had King Oliver, a young Louis Armstrong, Johnny Dodds, Sidney Bechet and Jimmie Noone in it. That's a pretty good band. He was also a member of Louis Armstrong's Hot 5 and Hot 7 bands. In a nutshell, it's Dixieland by a revolutionary trombone player that led the first African-American band from New Orleans to record in 1922.
Mr AMG Kid Ory Bio
Red Hot Jazz.com Bio

Track List:
01 - Ory's Creole Trombone
02 - 29th And Dearborn
03 - Gatemouth
04 - Papa Dip
05 - South
06 - Blues For Jimmy
07 - Muskrat Ramble
08 - Wolverine Blues
09 - Maple Leaf Rag
10 - Clarinet Marmalade
11 - That's A Plenty
12 - Gettysburg March
13 - Yellow Dog Blues
14 - I Found A New Baby
15 - When The Saints Go Marching In

Quick Stats:
74 MB
160 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/24421749/KidCrap.rar.html
pw = Creole

I, Escape Goatinho, have not forgotten Brazil!

2006-06-26T21:40:00.000-05:00

I figured they'd be around a while so I wanted to hit the other Countries involved in the World Cup when I still had the chance. So here we are with Brazil. I had plenty of choices, but I'll start with this one: The Rough Guide to Samba, which is an excellent place to start if I do say so myself. I believe this is my 3rd Rough Guide posting and I wanted to really stay away from being repetitive, but these Rough Guide compilations are all done so damn well and this might be the best of the 3 I've posted. There's not one bad track on this one and highly enjoyable from start to finish. The object of this compilation is to let people know that there are many styles of Samba and to concentrate on lesser known artists. All I can say is that this is a fantastic Compilation! Some guy on Amazon said, "The song from GRC Escola de Samba Vai-Vai won the Carnaval Contest of 1999" and Mr. AMG has really good things to say about it as well.
Since Ronaldo has re-discovered that actually moving during a game allows you to get more touches, and more touches mean more shots, and more shots mean more shots on goal, and more shots on goal mean a higher probability of getting a goal, Ghana could be in trouble. But Ronaldo may have already forgotten all about that stuff since the last game with Japan. I wouldn't take Ghana lightly, but I don't think Brazil will.
Brazil 3
Ghana 1
But a round of applause is worthy for Ghana and their showing at the 2006 World Cup.

Track List:
1. Saudacao A Ossain - Leci Brandao
2. Jogo Rasteiro - Maocyr Luz
3. Pelo Telefone - Paulo Moura E Os Batutas
4. Choro #2 - Duo Barbieri-Schneiter
5. Axe De Langa (Pai Maior) - Dona Ivone Lara
6. Mangueira Chegou - Velha Guarda Da Mangueira
7. Quem Me Ve Sorrindo - Cartola
8. O Que E O Que E - Zizi Possi
9. Malandro E Malandro E Mane E Mane - Bezerra Da Silva
10. Manifestacao Do Povo - Da Melhor Qualidade
11. Nostradamus - Grc Escola De Samba Vai Vai
12. Meu Viver - Elton Medeiros
13. Feliz Eu Vivo No Morro - Monarco
14. Infra Estrutura - Nelson Sargento
15. Favela - Jards Macale
16. Olha Ze - Osvaldo Periera
17. A Cabeca - Familia Roitman
18. O Mar Serenou - Luciana Mello

Quick Stats:
The Rough Guide to Samba
65 MB
160kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/24225621/Crapba.rar.html
pw = SambaBoys

Shhhhhh. I've gotten hold of a clip of the Italian team's secret training methods. Don't tell anyone about this video. It's double double top secret!

"I live in a town called Millhaven"

2006-06-25T20:18:00.000-05:00

"And it's small, and it's mean, and it's cold."

Those are the first and second lines in what is probably my favorite song from today's offering. It's a song about a crazy woman named Loretta, the "Curse of Millhaven", singing about all the people she's murdered. That's fairly typical of the songs on this album, Murder Ballads, by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. The album is what it says it is, Murder Ballads. Those of you familiar with Nick Cave don't need to be told, but this CD is not for everyone. The lyrics are quite brutal, and a few of the songs, Stagger Lee in particular, are packed with profanities. (Note the little parental advisory on the cover.) If you're not bothered by that, this is a mighty interesting little CD.

Nick is here to represent Australia for us. Australia play their match against Italy Monday. Australia is looking much better than I thought they would, but Italy is, well, Italy. However, after Australia's exciting match against Croatia, I'm becoming rather fond of the Socceroos. I say Australia will win 3-2 in overtime, after being down by two points late in the second half. I wouldn't dream of predicting the number of bookings.

Incidentally, there are some folks on this CD that are not Australian. The final song on the CD features PJ Harvey, on whom Escape Goat has a terrible crush. Polly, if you are reading this, Escape Goat loves you! The song also features the inimitable Shane MacGowan.

http://rapidshare.de/files/24099571/Nick.rar.html
pw = Loretta

Hey kids, do you like your Rock 'n Roll to be loud,

2006-06-24T21:28:00.000-05:00

abrasive, mostly unintelligible, simple, extra sloppy, and played by 4 Women that don't seem to be too concerned with pitch, melody, or timing.........with a screechy violin? Then today's offer from Escape Goat's Rock 'n Roll Library is just for you. Representing England, that takes to the pitch tomorrow against Ecuador, is The Raincoats debut album from 1980: The Raincoats. If the above description doesn't appeal to you, you probably should avoid this one and wait to see if I post some Bananarama or the Go-Go's. (Mr. Ride Your Pony has some Go-Go's up right now) This is just a perfect example of post-punk D.I.Y. attitude by an all-female band that was somewhat uncommon in punk music at the time. I'd heard of them when I checked this out, but I wasn't aware of the cult-like love the critics and many others had for them. I think it mainly stems from this, "In 1992 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana went into the Rough Trade shop in London in search of a new copy of The Raincoats and Jude Crighton sent him round the corner to see Ana da Silva. Cobain wrote passionately about this meeting in the liner notes of Nirvana’s Incesticide album." So if Kurt Cobain loves them, you know Spin Magazine loves them. In fact, they love them so much they were awarded with the #9 position in their, " The 50 Most Essential Punk Records" that you can find here:
http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/spin100.html#Punk Records Incredibly enough, they think this album is more essential than the Sex Pistols' "Never Mind the Bollocks" album, but I think they're a little goofy in the head on that one. See how much clout Kurt Cobain had and still has. There's a few other laughable Spin Magazine lists there as well. Of course AMG loves them too and gives this one 4.5 stars. (Escape Goat Note: Many reviewers of this Album throw around the term, "avant-garde" to describe it. Singing off key and playing out of tune instruments every once in a while is not, "avant-garde." Trust me, I know what avant-garde is and this ain't it.) It also appears that this CD is somewhat rare due to the, "3 used & new available from $49.99" price tag Amazon has on it. So is it as great as everybody claims it is? I don't know, but it's definetly worth having and their cover of the Kinks' "Lola" is worth the price of admission. And yes, I really found this at the Library.
As far as the game goes tomorrow, I'll have to say that I'm more impressed by Ecuador's play than England's, but that's probably because I had higher expectations for England than I did for Ecuador. Ecuador is a fast and sneaky team that may cause problems for England, but I think England will start getting their act together. Is Beckham afraid to have people touch him or touch anyone on the pitch?
England 2
Ecuador 1

Track List:
1. Fairytale In The Supermarket
2. No Side To Fall In
3. Adventures Close To Home
4. Off Duty Trip
5. Black And White
6. Lola
7. The Void
8. Life On The Line
9. Your'e A Million
10. In Love
11. No Looking

Quick Stats:
The Raincoats - The Raincoats
40 MB
160 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/24004970/Crapcoats.rar.html
pw = Lola

"What's in the bag?"

2006-06-23T21:58:00.000-05:00

The round of 16 starts today, and at this point we are just about forced to start posting music from countries we've done before. I offer you another soundtrack today, this time the soundtrack for the 1998 German film Lola rennt, released in the USA as Run Lola Run. I think this is a fine choice to represent Germany in the Germany-Sweden match tomorrow, especially because the introduction features the famous quote from former German national team coach Sepp Herberger, "Der Ball ist rund, und das Spiel dauert neunzig Minuten. So viel ist schon mal klar. Alles andere ist Theorie."

Lola rennt is a fun film, basically a 80 minute music video. It is a pounding, pulsing rollercoaster of a film. The music in the film has been described as "techno" by some, but I think that does it a disservice. Quite a bit of it is intended to get your adreneline flowing, but there are slow, easy numbers with nice vocals. The one problem I have with the soundtrack CD is that, in the interest of filling out an full-length CD, several of the tracks are remixes. This bugs me because a) I've already heard those songs, and b) the remixes do sound kind of techno (not that that's necessarily a bad thing.) Actually, I have another problem with the soundtrack. The music is in the wrong order, not the order it appears in the film. The introduction (which features the Sepp Herberger quote) is track 10 for Pete's sake.

In spite of those flaws, I do enjoy listening to this CD, and I think you will too. It helps to have seen the film, but even if you haven't, you might recognize some of the music from a tampon commercial.

Escape Goat informs me that I should really predict a winner in today's match. Under pressure, I feel my prediction will be too cautious, but I say the final score will be
Germany = 1 googol : Sweden < 0.000001

Today's post comes in two sizes. You can download the version ripped at a bitrate of 192, but it's more than 100 Mb, so you must download it in two parts. Alternatively, you can have a version ripped at a bitrate of 160 in a single download. In either case, the password is
Ball ist rund

192:
Part 1: http://rapidshare.de/files/23946638/Lola1.rar.html
Part 2: http://rapidshare.de/files/23947734/Lola2.rar.html

160: http://rapidshare.de/files/23953178/Lola160.rar.html

"Grandfather informs me that this is not possible"

2006-06-22T22:43:00.000-05:00

That's pretty much the response I get when I ask my CD collection for something to represent one of the eight teams playing today. It's also one of the funniest lines from the excellent film Everything is Illuminated. (Trust me, it's funny in the context of the film.)

Today's post is a bit of a stretch. Most of the musicians on the soundtrack for Everything Is Illuminated are not Ukrainian. However there is at least one Ukrainian-born muscian on the album, Eugene Hütz of the band Gogol Bordello, and the film itself is set mainly in the Ukraine. Therefore, I claim that this soundtrack is a valid post, representing today's Ukraine v. Tunisia match.

The film stars Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) as a third-generation American Jew who travels to the Ukraine to search for the woman who saved his grandfather’s life during the Nazi liquidation of his family shtetl. The aforementioned musician Eugene Hütz also plays a large role in the film as Frodo's translator. It is an excellent film, and you really should watch it if you haven't. I have some issues with the end of the film, but I'm not here to give spoilers.

Most of the music from the soundtrack "sounds" Ukrainian as far as I can tell, even if the musicians aren't all Ukrainian. There are songs by the bands Leningrad, Gogol Bordello, and Tin Hat Trio, to name a few, but most of the tracks are compositions by Paul Cantelon, performed by a roster of musicians too long to list here. It really is a nice soundtrack, regardless of whether you've seen and/or enjoyed the film.

I have no score prediction for the Ukraine - Tunisia match, but I think I can safely predict that none of today's matches will be as crazy nor as exciting as yesterday's Croatia - Australia match. Go Socceroos!

http://rapidshare.de/files/20217720/illum.zip.html
pw = sunflowers

In your face! I found a Ghana CD.

2006-06-21T23:37:00.000-05:00

I post this as a celebration of the rich musical heritage Ghana has brought to the world. As far as soccer/football is concerned, I put giant hex on you! Your feet will be as of clay and your goal will always be downhill! This one, Ghana: Ancient Ceremonies: Songs & Dance Music is on the Nonesuch label which also puts out stuff by, Kronos Quartet, Philip Glass, David Byrne, Wilco, Varttina, Laurie Anderson, Pat Metheny, Ry Cooder, and on and on. If you ever see something that's on the Nonesuch label and you never heard of them, pick it up because chances are it'll be pretty good. This is another traditional music field recording type of thing. The quality is pretty good but I wish it was a little longer. I think it was just transferred from an Lp straight to a CD without any additional material added. If you go to the Nonesuch site, they have the complete liner notes to the CD posted and even have a streaming radio station. Buy stuff from their label, they're really great. This is all Mr. AMG had to say about it,

"A Nonesuch re-release of music recorded in the '70s is the best general introduction to Ghanian traditional music, in that there's variety in singing styles, types of music, and instrumentation, along with excellent playing and very fine recording quality."

Ghana is a scary team to face. It all depends on what U.S. team and what Ghana Team shows up to play. I do think that the guys Ghana will be missing for this match will hurt them more than the guys that the U.S. team will be missing. This one would normally be hard to predict, but due to my hex:
Ghana 2
U.S. 87

Track List:
1. Dogumbo Song (Sandema)
2. Dzil Duet (Accra)
3. Gonje Songs (Achimota)
4. Donno Drummers (Yeji)
5. Kassena-Nankani Festival (Navrongo)
6. Ahanta Chant I (Dixcove)
7. Ahanta Chant II (Dixcove)
8. Wiiks And Mpintintoa (Wiaga)
9. Marilli (Yeji)
10. Chohun And Gyamadudu (Nima)
11. Donno Drunmmers (Yeji)

Quick Stats:
Ghana Compilation - Nonesuch label
51 MB
192 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/23742834/Crhapna.rar.html
pw = Nonesuch

Lusaphones unite!

2006-06-20T22:26:00.000-05:00

Well it took a little thought and a little bit of imagination, but I came up with something close enough to represent Angola. They take the pitch tomorrow against Iran. I present: Putumayo Presents: Afro-Portuguese Odyssey. Yes it's another Putumayo Collection that only contains 3 songs from Angola, but it's the best I could do. I think you get the idea on this one so I don't need to do a lot of crazy talk about it. If you are still unsure, look here:
Amazon description
Mr. AMG Guy Description
What the hell is a Lusaphone?
Thanks to a lack luster performance so far by Mexico, Angola still has a shot to slip through. But I don't think they will. Iran is better than you think and I believe they'll pull this out 2 - 0.
Track List:

1. Ze Inacio - Paulo Flores
2. Maldeyeni - Mabulu
3. Na Bu Mons - Eneida Marta
4. Cor Di Rosa - Mendes Brothers
5. Homenagem A Liceu Vieira Dias - Ruy Mingas
6. Nha Fidjo - Agusto Cego
7. Canta Forte - Banda Maravilha
8. Ermons Di Terra - Manecas Costa
9. Considjo Di Garandis - Bidinte
10. N'Tchanha - Dulce Neves
11. Bu Fidjo Femia - Ze Manel
12. Ti Jom Poca - Leonel Almeida
13. Africa Mamae - Jovino Dos Santos

Quick Stats:
Putamayo - Afro-Portuguese
65 MB
160 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/23648811/Crapgola.zip.html
pw = Luanda

L Chupacabra's lollipop post video reminded me

2006-06-19T22:55:00.000-05:00

of something. This is France Gall. She was a mid 60's (and on) French Yé-Yé pop star. Her first big hit or two was penned by Uber Pervert, Serge Gainsbourg. Please do yourself a favor and read the Wiki entry of Serge Gainsbourg. Ok, the down and dirty of this song and following video was that France Gall was supposedly (even though she was 19 at the time) unaware of the sexual double entendre of the Serge written song in 1966 called, "Les Sucettes" or, "The Lollipop." Wiki says, "Les Sucettes established a new trend for erotic double entendres in pop music." and , "Reportedly, 19-year-old Gall was upset upon learning this, leading to the ending of the successful partnership."

Here are the translated lyrics in English to the song.

Annie likes lollipops,
Aniseed lollipops
Annie's aniseed lollipops
Give her kisses
An aniseed taste.
And when the barley sugar,
Perfumed with aniseed,
Slides down Annie's throat
She is in paradise.
For a few pennies
Annie,
Gets her aniseed lollipops.
They have the colour of her eyes,
The colour of happy days.
Annie likes lollipops,
Aniseed lollipops
Annie's aniseed lollipops
Give her kisses
An aniseed taste.
When on her tongue
Just a small stick remains,
She jumps to her feet
And returns to the drugstore.
For a few pennies
Annie,
Gets her aniseed lollipops.
They have the colour of her eyes,
The colour of happy days.
When the barley sugar,
Perfumed with aniseed,
Slides down Annie's throat
She is in paradise.

Ok, so here is the unbelievable video. I about died laughing when I first saw it. You might too. So be seated when you watch it. Serge Gainsbourg is in the very beginning. The guy is such a hilarious creep.

We Care

2006-06-19T22:34:00.000-05:00

The final matches of the group stage begin today. Sweden faces a strong England team. To mark this occasion, I look back to 1993. That was the year that a Swedish band named Whale released the surprise hit single titled Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe. The success of the single was due in no small part to the video for the song, which appeared on Beavis and Butthead, among other places. It featured a young woman with curly red hair, braces, and a lollipop being tossed into the air by guys wearing nothing but shorts made out of what appeared to be aluminum foil. There was also a guy wearing a dress in there somewhere.

That was perhaps the only CD single I ever purchased. I just had to have that song, and Whale had not yet released a full-length album. Reportedly, they only recorded the single as a joke. Because of the success of the single, though, they did release the full-length We Care in 1995. This was followed by a second full-length CD, All Disco Dance Must End In Broken Bones, in 1998. The second album is actually better than the first. However, I thought I'd offer the first one, because it includes Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe, and because we really do care.

If you haven't seen the video, you really must watch it. You Tube also has the video for the song Pay For Me, which appears on We Care. After you watch the video, check out the rest of the songs on this album. There are several decent songs, perhaps even one or two indecent songs.

http://rapidshare.de/files/23551087/Whale.rar.html
pw = humpin

Cante Jondo

2006-06-18T19:52:00.000-05:00

Many people are familiar with flamenco dancing and the flamenco style of guitar playing. Fewer people are familiar with flamenco singing, in particular the cante jondo (deep song) which Billboard magazine calls "the Spanish equivalent of the Delta Blues". It is deep, emotional, tortured; singing that would seem fairly natural coming from someone serving serious prison time.

In 1996, the Spanish governement held a flamenco contest open to all prisoners in Spanish jails. 150 inmates submitted demo tapes. Thirty finalists were chosen and escorted to Cordoba for the competition. The prize was to be 5000 pesetas and the reduction of the sentence being served. The winners were José Serrano, serving 25 years for homicide, and Antonio "El Agujetas", serving 15 years on drug charges. The CD Two Cries of Freedom: Gypsy Flamenco from the Prisons of Spain consists of five songs sung by José Serrano, four songs sung by Antonio "El Agujetas", and a duet by the pair. Because of the success of this contest and the release of this recording, both singers have been paroled, and the contest is now held every other year.

To be honest, EscapeGoat doesn't like this CD very much. The one time I had him listen to it, he turned off the stereo halfway through because he just couldn't stand it anymore. I like this CD for the exact same reasons he doesn't like it: these are raw, unrestrained, agonized voices. Antonio "El Agujetas" in particular sounds like he is in some serious pain. (His singing has been compared to a "hurt beast".) His singing is quite often not so much singing as it is growling and moaning. I wouldn't listen to this CD every day, and I certainly wouldn't try to dance to it, but if you want to hear some music with real emotion behind it, you should check this out.

The complete liner notes (my source for a fair amount of what I've just told you) and an additional quote from a reviewer for Amazon.com can be found here.

On a different note, it appears that my algorithm for predicting World Cup scores had a couple of minor glitches. I have fixed those glitches, and can confidently predict that Spanish soccer fans will not be singing the cante jondo, but will rather be dancing in the streets. Their team will beat Tunisia by slightly more than seven tenths of a goal. The final score will be
Tunisia 2:Spain e

http://rapidshare.de/files/23451780/TCoF.rar.html
pw = gypsy

I'm gonna eat jelly jelly jelly jelly jelly jelly jelly jelly beans!

2006-06-17T21:58:00.000-05:00

You're gonna eat cherry cherry cherry cherry cherry cherry cherry cherry drops!

Japan is facing Croatia today. What better music to represent Japan in the World Cup than the Japanese girl group Shonen Knife, especially since this album has a picture of the world on the cover, with several nations' flags. For anyone who doesn't know, Shonen Knife is a trio of women that formed back in 1981 and is still recording and performing in 2006. Yes, you subtracted properly, the band is 25 years old this year! Actually, there have been a couple of substitutions. The original bass player was subbed out in 1999. The drummer moved forward to fill her position, and they brought on a new drummer. Mana "China" Nishiura was the drummer from 2000 until 2003. Sadly she was killed in a car accident in 2005 while touring with another band, DMBQ. But Shonen Knife has yet another drummer, and continues to play on.

The eponymous album I offer today is actually a compilation of their first two albums, and was released in 1990. It's full of happy, goofy pop confections (with lyrics partly in English and partly in Japanese). There are songs about Barbie dolls, Tortoise Brand pot cleaner, riding bikes, an elevator named Elmar, and of course my favorite, Flying Jelly Attack, which is about eating jelly beans and cherry drops. The Shonen Knife I heard most often on the radio back in the 80's, Banana Fish, is also on this album.

I saw Shonen Knife perform in December 1993. They opened the show, followed by The Breeders, and finally Nirvana. We got to the show a little late. (Who'd have thought they'd actually start on schedule?) Shonen Knife was already on stage performing a hilarious version of Heat Wave. The rest of their set was disappointing though, consisting of rather boring grunge music rather than the happy silliness that appears on this album.

It's actually not that strange that Shonen Knife opened for Nirvana. Kurt Cobain mentioned on several occassions that he admired the band. Several other bands have also praised Shonen knife, including Sonic Youth and Redd Kross. In fact, in 1989 the album Every Band Has A Shonen Knife Who Loves Them was released, which consisted of covers of Shonen Knife Songs done by admiring bands such as Sonic Youth, L7, and Babes in Toyland.

Well, I guess that's enough about this album. If you haven't heard Shonen Knife you really should listen to this. It'll make you happy. And if you're a fan of Japanese soccer, you're going to need something to make you happy. I won't give you the details of my analysis of the Japan-Croatia, because they're pretty complicated, with lots of mathematical formulas some pretty intense computer simulations. I'll just give you my prediction,
Croatia 666:Japan -3.14

http://rapidshare.de/files/23365472/knife.rar.html
pw = jellybean

Oh, and by the way, everyone should write a letter petitioning FIFA to fire referee Jorge Larrionda.
What a dumbass.

CIAO ITALIA!

2006-06-16T22:12:00.000-05:00

This entry is for the U.S. vs. Italy game tomorrow afternoon. The David Lomax Collection: Italian Treasury: Folk Music & Songs of Italy. First things first. This is NOT Vic Damone! This is NOT Jerry Vale. This is NOT Frank Sinatra. You will NOT hear this at the Olive Garden or any other of those fakey Italian restaurants. Although there are a couple of songs on this collection that do sound familiar, the rest are rather alien sounding. This is a sampler of the several Italian field recording sessions done by Alan Lomax in the mid-fifties. You can find them on Amazon.
I picked this one because it sounded interesting and boy is it. After you hear this one you'll probably never think of, "Italian Music" in the same way again. Well unless you're from Italy, then it might be old news. There was a rather funny review of this by an Amazon Customer who said,

"i bought this expecting songs like you'd hear while eating in Olive garden or lively Italian songs, you know, like what everyone thinks of when they think of Italian music, there are about one to three songs on it that sound similar to that kind of music, but the rest are elderly Italians chanting at high pitches that sound dark, strange, and not what you want if you want Italian music."

The follow-up comments to his comment beat him into the ground and are also funny, but in a different way kind of funny. I hope he isn't really that simple minded.
Once again, if you want to sing and dance and clap your hands, this one probably isn't for you. But if you're adventuresome and genuinely interested in hearing something unusual, give it a spin. I put this up for the smartest people in the world that look at this blog that not only expect but DEMAND oddball stuff like this.
The U.S. team has a lot to be thankful for. Thankful that the Czechs didn't beat them 8-0. Italy isn't going to be any easier. Italy is also loaded with talent and they don't really have a weakness to go at. We might have a chance if their Goal Keeper suffers from Narcolepsy, but other than that, it might be another long day for the U.S. With that in mind my prediction is
Italy -8
U.S. 23

Track List:
01 - Complesso Enalistico - Zumba Lariula
02 - Giuseppe Infuso - A La Sulfatara
03 - Rocco Cannavino - A Lina Lina and Urallira.
04 - Unidentified - Balletto
05 - Giuseppe Buieti - Tarantella
06 - Antonia Pingitore - Alla Campagnola
07 - Unidentified - Serenata
08 - Unidentified - La Strina
09 - Unidentified - Ueje Eli
10 - Unidentified - Stornelli
11 - Unidentified - Ninna Nanna
12 - Unidentified - Olive Pressing Song
13 - Maddalena Farina - Tammurriata
14 - Coro di Caldari - Alla Fiera Di Lanciano
15 - Alfredo 'Raffone' Durante - Saltarello
16 - 'Calamita' and Gucci - Stornelli
17 - Stefano Valente - Lipa Ma Marica
18 - Alberico Zanacchi - Villanella
19 - Band and Chorus of Tonco - Donna, Donna
20 - Unidentified - Trallalero
21 - Unidentified - Su Tenore a Ballu
22 - Unidentified - Ballo Tondo

Quick Stats:
The David Lomax Collection: Italian Treasury: Folk Music & Songs of Italy
67 MB
160 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/23279563/Crapitano.rar.html
pw = Totti

HOLA! That's Spanish for Hola. Today we have

2006-06-15T19:39:00.000-05:00

some more World Cup dancing music, but this isn't jump up and down and shake dancing music. This is fancy dancing music that only like 6 or 8 people in the world can do right. I am not one of them. You can tell Argentina is a fun place to be because of the happy fun smiley sun face on their flag. The Story of Tango is today's musical selection because Argentina takes the pitch tomorrow against Serbia and Montenegro. I want to let you in on a secret about this one. Even though it's called, The Story of Tango, it's not a book or anything you have to read. It's really just some old school Tango music. So don't be afraid of it or anything. Mr. AMG Said, "The tango craze from Argentina is celebrated by all its masters on one disc: Francisco Canaro, Florindo Sassone, Raul Garello, and many others. The essential "La Cumparsita" leads off the charge, and there's no looking back. What is so amazing is that so much musical invention could be applied to one narrow style." I totally agree with him or something.
Argentina looked pretty sharp the last game they played and I was very impressed by Riquelme. He's a fun guy to watch. This should be an interesting game to watch because of the contrasting styles. Serbia/Mont is a big physical team that will try to push around the Argentina team and try to get away with as much as they can. I think this will be close, but I give Argentina the nod on this one 2-1. Speed Kills.

Track List:
1. La Cumparsita - Jose Basso
2. El Choclo - Sexteto Mayor
3. De Vuelta Y Media - Francisco Varela
4. Quejas de Bandoneon - Anibal Troilo
5. Verano Porteno - Raul Garello
6. La Cachila - Osvaldo Pugliese
7. El Dia Que Me Quieras - Carlos Gardel
8. Grisel - Mariano Mores
9. La Punalada - Francisco Canaro
10. Yira, Yira - Florindo Sassone
11. La Yumba - Osvaldo Pugliese
12. Adios Nonino - Sexteto Mayor
13. Margarita de Agosto - Raul Garello
14. El Firulete - Jose Basso
15. Taquito Militar - Mariano Mores
16. La Tablada - Francisco
17. Danzarin - Anibal Troilo
18. Palomita Bianca - Francisco Varela
19. Adios Muchachos - Florindo Sassone
20. Mi Buenos Aires Querido - Carlos Gardel

Quick Stats:
The Story of Tango
62 Mb
160 Kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/23140223/Crapo.rar.html
pw = Riquelme

Another good Air Mail/Playa Sound selection.

2006-06-13T22:50:00.000-05:00

Today's entry is, Air Mail Music: Tunisia for tomorrow's Tunisia vs. Saudi Arabia match. The Air Mail series goes for a simple, authentic, and traditional approach to their compilations. If you liked the Ethiopian one I put up before, you'll like this one. Blurb from the Playa Sound site,
"Here we find pieces ranging from Hispano-Moorish music - which gave rise to the ma’lûf (Tunisian name for traditional art music of Andalusian origin) - to the music of the desert nomads, and the listener is treated to a fascinating demonstration of Oriental classical instruments, including the qânûn (zither), the ‘ûd (lute), various types of drums (darbukka, târ, bendir) and also the zukra (oboe), the nây (reed flute) and the mizwid (bagpipe)."
Tunisia's team is called, "The Carthage Eagles" and were the first African Nation to win a World Cup game in 1978 when they defeated Mexico 3 - 0. Since then, they've been in 3 World Cups: 1998, 2002 and 2006. I don't really know much about these teams so I'm not going to make a prediction. But I'm sure Saudi Arabia wants to win it's first game badly so it can erase the 8 - 0 mauling from their first World Cup game in 2002 from Germany.

Track List:
1. Tunis, I'Orientale
2. Danse Des Carabines
3. Solo De Nay
4. Danse Bedouine
5. Hommage A Zyriab
6. Danses Du Desert
7. Danse Des Gnaouas
8. Sale Guibli
9. Introduction Au Malouf
10. Fantasia
11. Danse Du Ventre
12. Danse Du Sud
13. Maloufs (Extraits)

Quick Stats:
Air Mail Music: Tunisia
63 MB
160kbpshttp://rapidshare.de/files/23008051/Crapisia.zip.html
pw = Berber

The U.S team took an embarrassing beatin' Monday by the Czechs. I have exclusive hidden camera footage of the U.S. teams secret training and preparation sessions for its next game against Italy. Italy, be afraid, be very afraid!

Organ Works

2006-06-12T19:12:00.000-05:00

France plays Switzerland Tuesday. I have very little French music and no music to represent Switzerland. I do have a collection of organ music by French composer Jehan Alain (1911-1940), performed by Eric Lebrun on the Cavaillé-Coll Organ of the Church of Saint-Antoine des Quinze-Vingts in Paris, France. It's on the Naxos label, which produces quality classical recordings at very decent prices. According to their guide, "The A to Z of Classical Music":

"Son of the composer Albert Alain and brother of the famous organist Marie-Claire Alain, the French composer and organist Jehan Alain left a fascinating body of music for piano and for organ, much of it published after his premature death in action in 1940. A pupil of Marcel Dupré, Paul Dukas and Roger-Ducasse, Alain wrote music of originality, within the French tradition to which he belonged."

That doesn't really tell me anything. All I know is I like organ music and I like this recording, and it's French. If you want to read more about Jehan Alain, you can do so on the Naxos site. I offer, for your listening pleasure, Alain: Organ Works Vol. 1

http://rapidshare.de/files/22902461/organ.rar.html
pw = france

"Czech It Out", hahahahah get it? Check It Out?

2006-06-11T10:25:00.000-05:00

"Czech It Out", hahahaha! Whooo, that's a good one huh? I absolutely had to Czech It out from the Library. Hahaha, get it? Check It out from the Library? Ok, enough of that. It just looked corny and cheesey enough that I had to hear it and boy was I unprepared for what I heard. His cornball sense of humor is quickly forgotten after you hear this guy play the hell out of the Mandolin and other Mandolin type of instruments that were built by him. From his web site. "After only a short period of time, Zenkl was performing at major music festivals and sharing the stage with artists such as Jerry Garcia/David Grisman, Tuck & Patti, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, David Grisman Quintet, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Tim O'Brien, Peter Rowan, John McCutcheon, Dan Hicks and many others." If you're a fan of Bela Fleck, you'll like this guy. He's not as jazzy as Bela Fleck, but his technical ability is every bit as good. It's just him doing solo work with no overdubs. Every once in a while you grab something from the library that you've never heard of and are pleasantly surprised. This is one of the those times.
I picked this one up of course because The U.S. meets the Czech Republic on the pitch tomorrow. I didn't really know much about the Czech team until I looked at their roster. All I can say is Uh Oh. The Czechs are loaded with world class talent at about every position. In my opinion Onyewu is the key to American success against the Czechs. I believe Onyewu is one of the few backs in the World Cup that might be able to out muscle Koller. Problem is, the Czechs have more than just Koller to worry about. If the Czechs click together on the field, they will be a nightmare for any team they face.
I'm going to be conservative with my prediction.
U.S. - 27 (Landon Donovan will have 19 goals - Which is a 3 piece suit trick)
Czech Republic - 3

Track List:
1. Eastern Feast Yearn
2. When I Ride Through That Forest
3. Mountain Ghost
4. Annie Little Soul
5. Happygrass
6. Rock Slide Area
7. Uneaten Apples
8. Johann Do Banjolim
9. Czech And Slovak Medley
10. Al Di Mandola
11. Beauty, Power And Pain

Quick Stats:
Radim Zenkl - Czech This Out: Solo Mandolin Portraits of Eastern Europe
58 MB
192 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/22787388/CrapItOut.rar.html
pw = Mandolin

Zocalo, Hidalgo, Chabacano..

2006-06-10T22:50:00.000-05:00

Those are a few of the streets you can travel to on El metro in Mexico City, apparently (not that I've ever been there). Escapegoat asked me if I wanted to post something in honor of the Mexico-Iran game, and since I don't own any Iranian music, I offer you Re, the third and possibly best album by the Mexican band Cafe Tacuba, a band named after an actual restaurant in Mexico City. Their first two albums, although good, were fairly straightforward latin-flavored rock, nothing to make you really sit up and take notice. Re finds the band starting to experiment. This album jumps all over the place. Every song is different, and every song is good. There are traditional-sounding songs like El aparato, the funky El ciclon, the punky, snarling, almost industrial sound of El borrego. There are smooth pop songs like El metro and slow, haunting songs like Verde. They're all good. I really like this album.
After this album Cafe Tacuba got even more experimental with the double album Reves/Yosoy, which I sometimes think I like more than Re, it just depends on my mood. Unfortunately, they have since stopped experimenting and gone back to recording very straightforward, boring songs that anyone could write. (Well, maybe not me...)

Escapegoat has been attempting to predict match scores. If pressed, I
guess I predict Mexico 4, Iran 0.

http://rapidshare.de/files/22753080/Cafe.rar.html
pw = metro

DON'T TOUCH ME TOMATO!

2006-06-09T22:05:00.000-05:00

Uh oh, another Putumayo Compilation coming at you. Calypso: Vintage Songs from the Caribbean. This one is posted for Trinidad and Tobago who take the pitch tomorrow against Sweden. True, not every song on this comp is from T & T (where Calypso originated), but tracks 9,10 and 13 are. The rest are from Jamaica, Bahamas, and one from Haiti. This is good enough for me. This is of the older, "Banana Boat Song" type of Calypso and not so much of the 150 Steel Drummers playing on the boat dock of the Carnival Cruise Line variety of Calypso. Mr. AMG Reviewer didn't have very good things to say about this one because it wasn't the definitive collection of Calypso. To him I say feh. It is what it is and what it is is enjoyable enough for me. He did make one interesting point though, Eddy "Electric Avenue" Grant's, " Ice Records owns the original masters of much classic Trinidadian calypso, and that it proved impossible to license that material for this disc."
I know what you're thinking, "Mr. Escape Goat, does this compilation include a stupid Limbo song?" Yes gentle viewer. It includes a stupid Limbo song. So after you're done marching around in circles in your living room with the Oktoberfest music, you can grab a broom and start doing the stupid Limbo. Who knew the World Cup could be so much fun!
Track 2 will make you laugh after the first two or 3 lines or so, but the smile will fade quickly after the joke is ran into the ground for two more minutes. This one is mostly enjoyable. So enjoy!
Welcome to the World Cup Trinidad! I think it was nice that you brought your friend Tobago with you. T & T is better than you think, but that isn't going to be enough to handle Sweden.
Sweden 3
T & T 0

"Do you have a sister or brother that's really lively? That's Trinidad!"
I'm not so sure that's as big as a glowing endorsement as they think it is.
Visit Trinidad and Tobago

Track List:
1. Don't Touch Me Tomato - George Symonette
2. Yes, Yes, Yes - Calypso Mama
3. Take Me Back To Jamaica - The Jolly Boys
4. Crazy Like Mad - Leslie Scott & Irene Williams
5. Peas And Rice - Blind Blake And His Royal Victorians
6. Linstead Market - Lord Composer
7. No More Rocking And Rolling - King Sparrow
8. Goombay Drum - The Percentie Brothers
9. Fed-A-Ray - Lord Beginner
10. Kim - Lord Shorty
11. Little Nassau/Bahama Mama - Andre Toussaint
12. Barbados Carnival - Mighty Panther
13. J.P. Morgan - The Percentie Brothers
14. The Limbo Song - Frankie Anderson
15. It's Always Springtime In Nassau - Delbon Johnson

Quick Stats:
Calypso: Vintage Songs from the Caribbean
48 MB
160 MB
http://rapidshare.de/files/22652176/Craplypso.rar.html
pw = Calypso

If that wasn't enough fun for you, here's a little clip of David Hasselhoff singing about doing the limbo in Jamaica. This video will probably make you sick with the amount of fun-ness it contains. Once again, I don't think they realize that David Hasselhoff is not as big as a glowing endorsement for tourism as they think it is.

Let me introduce myself. I am L. Chupacabra,

2006-06-08T17:41:00.000-05:00

Escapegoat's evil twin. (The L. stands for Larry.) I will be posting a few odds and ends to this
blog during the World Cup. I like the idea of posting music related to
the countries competing each day, and it seems to me that it would be a
shame to avoid posting something really appropriate just because it
wasn't found at the library. That is my job: to post crap I didn't find at
the library.

My first post is actually not related to any of the teams competing in
the 2006 World Cup. However, it is related to a previous World Cup, and
even though it's just a single song, it's just too amusing to pass up.
The song is Ally's Tartan Army by Andy Cameron. Andy Cameron is a
Scottish comedian who, in the 1970's developed a football hooligan character
for his act. In honor of Scotland's trip to the 1978 World Cup in
Argentina, he wrote this song, boasting that Scotland, "the world's greatest
football team", would win that World Cup. Although Scotland beat the
Netherlands 3-2 and ended the first round with the same point total as
Netherlands, the Netherlands progressed to the second round by goal
differential, while Scotland went home. In fact, although Scotland have
appeared in eight World Cups, they have never progressed past the first
round.

Apparently Andy Cameron is still doing his football related comedy. He
performs a stand-up routine before Rangers home games.

Again, this is just one song, but it's worth a laugh if you've never
heard it before.

Escape Goat Note: This is one song that's a little over 2 Mbs. As you may know, it's possible often times to download a small file from Rapid Share without it screwing up your que or making you wait 80 Minutes to dl another file. I was able to dl this song and then dl another 60Mb file 2 minutes later. I just wanted to point out that this one small file shouldn't screw up your Rapid Share que, so don't be afraid to snag it. It's well worth it.
Even if you hate Soccer, this song is hilarious.

http://rapidshare.de/files/22558155/tartan.rar.html
pw = chupa

You'll have to move your furniture into the corner

2006-06-08T16:22:00.000-05:00

before you play this one. This way you'll have plenty of room to march around in circles in your living room. Polkas, drinking songs, and waltzes make up, Music of Oktoberfest - by The Bavarian Oktoberfest Band. It's exactly what you think it is and this means it's fun fun fun! This is the perfect CD to kick off the World Cup which is 18 Hours, 58 minutes and 15 seconds away.
My Prediction: Germany 2 - Costa Rica - 0
The absence of Ballack made me change my prediction a little.
On to the music!

Track List:
1. Old Comrades March
2. In Munich Stands The Hofbrauhaus
3. The Hunters' March
4. In Mainz, On The Beautiful Rhine/Oh, You Wonderful Rhine
5. Grasshopper Polka
6. As Long As There's The Old St. Peter/Fun In The Munich Hofbrauhaus
7. Munich Schmankerl
8. In Rudesheim In The Drosselgasse/From Rudeshein To Assmannhausen
9. Isarwinkler Landler
10. The Beer-Spray Gallop
11. Mountain Air
12. In Your Eyes Waltz
13. Silver Wedding
14. Happiness In The Mountains
15. Bartholoma
16. It Was Beautiful At Home
17. Krazlhuber Polka
18. Such A Real Bavarian Boy
19. Patrona Bavarae

Quick Stats:
Music of Oktoberfest - The Bavarian Oktoberfest Band
54 MB
160 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/22562123/crapah.rar.html
pw = oompah

Uh oh, this can only mean 1 of 4 things!

2006-06-07T21:36:00.000-05:00

Thing 1: This was the last CD left in the Library.
Thing 2: I'm a big fan of sissy musicals.
Thing 3: I grabbed the wrong damn CD.
Thing 4: I am one of the 2,337 Americans that get excited about the World Cup.
If you guessed mostly Thing 4 with a little Thing 3 thrown in, you win.
I'm not afraid to admit that I love the World Cup. I will spend the next month in front of the TV in a drooling semi-comatose stupor watching every second of every game. So with that in mind I thought I'd do a little stupid World Cup theme thingy for the next month. I'm going to start putting up Music from Countries that are in the World Cup. Keep in mind that I'm only going to be putting stuff up that I get in the Library so my choices might really be stretching it or might not be the most representative of the Country or cover every Country. So don't gripe, I'll do my best to make it interesting. There is hope; My good friend and, "evil twin", L Chupacabra will be assisting me this month. I have given him the go ahead to put up stuff from his own collection and to do those write ups. If we're not careful, something that people like might accidentally get posted. I can't speak for L Chupacabra, but I'll give some of my expert commentary and game predictions.
You the Viewer should make Predictions too. I'm enforcing participation!
With that, I wish all nations involved Good luck and to (not nations playing the U.S. I put voodoo hex on them) play fair and to play well!
GJIOghYiohyohiodftyedhyUOPUI{IKOPYUDFTYFCETYjpojopikopghsdtrDFTYRUYU!!!!
YEAH!
Now about this CD.
The Beautiful Game (2000 Original London Cast)
AMG Review
It wasn't exactly what I thought it was. I wasn't aware that it was an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. I'm not hip on those kinds of things. I'm not going to say a lot about this other than it's a musical about some soccer players in Northern Ireland in 1969. I like the accents, I like the slang, there's one funny line. That's about it. It wasn't as sissified as I thought it would be, but I set the expectation sissy bar pretty low for this.
I don't care too much for this kind of stuff, but some people may. So I put it up for you. If you like this kind of stuff be my guest and download away.
Enjoy!

Track List:
1. Overture
2. The Beautiful Game
3. Clean The Kit
4. Don't Like You
5. God's Own Country
6. God's Own Country (Protestant March)
7. Let Us Love In Peace
8. The Final (A Game Of Two Halves)
9. Off To The Party
11. Don't Like You (Reprise)
12. Our Kind Of Love
13. Let Us Love In Peace (Reprise)
14. The Happiest Day
15. To Have And To Hold
16. The First Time
17. I'd Rather Die On My Feet Than Live On My Knees
18. God's Own Country (Reprise)
19. The Selection
20. Dead Zone
21. If This Is What We're Fighting For
22. All the Love I Have
23. Finale

Quick Stats:
The Beautiful Game
85 MB
160 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/22500410/BeautifulCrap.rar.html
pw = WorldCup

This probably isn't what you expect.

2006-06-06T19:56:00.000-05:00

The cover and label of this one is different than the one I have. The one I have is on the Playa Sound label and the picture here says Air Mail Music even though it's the same CD. I'm pretty sure the world has gone crazy. I'm not sure what the deal is, but here's the Playa Sound label web site. They have a lot of interesting things like this. This is a recording that concentrates on traditional musics of Ethiopia. This label does not try to pick and choose songs that they think they can sell. It's focus is on authenticity.
It starts off with a few Urban songs with the vocals having a Middle Eastern quality about them. But as the CD unfolds, the songs get more and more sparse with little instrumentation to the point of celebratory and sacred music that are just hand claps and chanting.
Blurb from review,
"Ethiopia has an incredibly rich musical heritage. Four different aspects of that heritage are presented here: folk music, religious music, polyphony from Dorzé, polyphony of the tribes living in the south-western part of the country. The principal musical instruments we hear are the kabaro (tapered drum with two laced heads), the masenqo (single-string spike fiddle), the krar (bowl lyre with five or six strings), and the washint (end-blown flute with four finger-holes)."
All in all, if you want to sing and dance stick to a Putumayo Compilation. But if you have a genuine interest in Ethnic musics you should give it a shot.
Track 6 "Dama" is pretty dang cool.

Track List:
01. Tizeta
02. Akale-wobe
03. Chant de la région du godjam
04. Linega-linetu
05. Bati
06. Dama
07. Mara
08. Makalamelo
09. Masenqo 1
10. Masenqo 2
11. Polyphonie bodi 1
12. Polyphonie bodi 2
13. Polyphonie hammar 1
14. Polyphonie hammar 2
15. Chant liturgique en ezel
16. Chant de louange

Quick Stats:
Musiques Traditionnelles - Ethiopie
69 MB
160 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/22401553/Crapiopia.rar.html
pw = Ethiopie

Hi, I'm a singing Robot!

2006-06-04T14:04:00.000-05:00

Yay, it's that robot guy from that third Star Track series! I never really watched it much, but I recognized his mug on the cover. It was in the, "Easy Listening" section along with Anne Murray, Harry Belafonte, Judy Garland, The Ray Conniff Singers, 1001 Strings and stuff like that. When I first saw this I laughed to myself and knew I had to share it with the WORLD! Then I looked it up on Amazon to find the Cover art, and saw this, "Buy new: $245.00 -- Used & new from: $80.00" and stopped laughing. I thought about it a little bit, and then I started laughing again. All I can say is if you've done something bad today, you should listen to this to punish your brain. It will serve as penance. He can carry a tune ok, but he's trying too hard to show you this. The painfully cheesey arrangements do not help matters much either. Let's face it, this will only appeal to Star Track fans as a collectors item, people like me who think this kind of stuff is funny....or maybe your Grandma.
"Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye" is highly recommended for pain inducing laughter.
"It's a Sin to Tell a Lie", might put you in the hospital, because Brent is joined by the Star Track Barber Shoppe Quartet of, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes and Patrick Stuart who can't be bothered to actually sing. He just talks a bit in the middle of the song.
I'm going to follow the activity on this one with great interest.
P.S. Yes, I made Star Trek errors on purpose. I have known some Star Trek fans that almost went into convulsions when I said, "Star Track" or pronounced a character's name wrong. It's my blog and I can be annoying if I want to damn it!

Track List:
1. Time After Time
2. Very Thought of You
3. More Than You Know
4. Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye
5. Embraceable You
6. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie - LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Patrick Stewart,
7. Long, Long Time
8. Carolina in the Morning
9. Marie
10. Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
11. When I Fall in Love
12. Goodnight Sweetheart

Quick Stats:
Brent Spiner - Ol' Green Eyes is Back
39 MB
160kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/22208000/CrapTrek.rar.html
pw = Tootsie

When Johnny wasn't busy singing, he was layin' track.

2006-06-03T13:36:00.000-05:00

Johnny Cash - Blood, Sweat and Tears. Released in 1963, this is a short and sweet (30 Min) collection of Cash covers of Workin' Man songs. It leads off with a highly entertaining 8 minute version of, "The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer" and this song alone is worth the price of admission. The Library has a few Cash CDs but they are mostly of the Greatest Hits variety. There's nothing wrong with Greatest Hits packages, but it's just cool to hear an actual Cash release. This is classic Cash; simple arrangements, June Carter harmonizing and Johnny's dead pan delivery.
Johnny Cash is GREAT!

Track List:
1. The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer
2. Tell Him I'm Gone
3. Another Man Done Gone
4. Busted
5. Casey Jones
6. Nine Pound Hammer
7. Chain Gang
8. Waiting For A Train
9. Roughneck

Quick Stats:
Johnny Cash - Blood, Sweat, and Tears
34 MB
160 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/22114416/CashCrap.rar.html
pw = JohnHenry

"People of Valencia! I bring you bread!"

2006-06-01T17:08:00.000-05:00

That's what El Cid (Charlton Heston) says to the people of Valencia. I'd be a little disappointed if that's all El Cid brought for me. Well unless he promised to bring some ham and swiss the next time. In that case I'd be pretty excited.
Miklos Rozsa's - El Cid popped into my head today for some reason and that's why it's here. The Library has lots and lots of cool old film scores like this one and I dig 'em. It's been a long time since I've seen El Cid so I don't remember much about it. However, if you keep these 4 things in mind,
1. Huge Hollywood 1961 Blockbuster Epic.
2. Stars shirtless Charlton Heston.
3. Stars almost shirtless Sophia Loren
4. This Film Score
then you don't really need to see the movie. The film score tells you the whole story in your head.
You will know when an Army is marching into a battle. When a battle is taking place, and when the battle is over by the sad music they play when the camera pans slowly over the wounded and dead on the battlefield. Between battles there are some love scenes. You know this because they play gentle love scene music while Charlton Heston probably has Sophia Loren in a vice-grip like embrace while smashing his lips into her face. I guess they used to kiss like that back in the olden days. P.S. You could also read the song titles, they kind of tell you what's going on as well. Ok, now that I've ruined the movie for you forever, let's talk about the film score.
I like it. It's exactly what you would expect from a Huge Hollywood Blockbuster Epic. Miklos Rozsa is no slouch, he did a lot of film scores for these type of movies. Ben-Hur (which is #21 on AFI's Greatest film scores list), King of Kings, Julius Caesar, Sodom And Gomorrah, and The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad just to name a few. So you have a good idea of what you're getting here.
There are at least 5 different versions of El Cid that I've seen. This version is on the Koch label that was recorded in 1995 and isn't even on Amazon and although listen on AMG, the track titles aren't.

Miklos Rozsa did a ton of film scores!

Track List,
01 - Overture
02 - Prelude
03 - Courage And Honor
04 - Fight For Calahorra
05 - Palace Music 1
06 - Palace Music 2
07 - Palace Music 3
08 - Road To Asturias
09 - Wedding Night
10 - Coronation
11 - Love Scene
12 - El Cid March
13 - Battle Of Valencia
14 - Death Of El Cid
15 - Legend And Epilogue

Quick Stats:
Miklos Rozsa - El Cid (Film Score)
91 MB
192 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/21973924/El-Crap.rar.html
pw = Chuck

Oh my God, Mali is the next Cuba!

2006-05-31T16:42:00.000-05:00

This is what some A&R guy from the Putumayo label says about the potential of Malian music to be the new big crossover hit making money machine thing! People that say things like that give me the creeps. I've kind of bad mouthed the Putumayo label before and if they keep saying stuff like that, I'll probably continue to do so. So why then am I even posting this? Well, because this one is pretty good. Putumayo Presents: Mali is a keeper. Maybe they should Market this as, "Mali is the next Mali!" This is a consistently good compilation. 80% of their compilations are not consistently good. Putumayo is so out of ideas that they put out stuff like, Music From the Tea Lands, Music From the Chocolate Lands, and Music From the Coffee Lands for the sole purpose of pushing them at Starbucks. What's next? Music from the Cat Lands that they sell at Cat Shows? But I digress, this is one of the good Putumayo label compilations even though it seems kind of criminal that Ali Farka Touré is not represented here.
Wiki Mali
AMG Entry

Track List:
1. Maninda - Moussa Diallo
2. Kanawa - Habib Koite And Bamada
3. Ouili Ka Bo - Idrissa Soumaoro
4. Bassa Kele - Mamou Sidibe
5. Bana - Issa Bagayogo
6. Amassakoul 'N' Tenere - Tinariwen
7. Gembi - Ramatou Diakite
8. Koulandian - Keletigui Diabate
9. Fala - Tom Diakite
10. Kanou - Boubacar Traore
11. Saramaya (Live) - Habib Koite & Bamada

Quick Stats:
Putumayo Presents: Mali
57 MB
160 kbps (lame)
http://rapidshare.de/files/21885697/CrapMali.rar.html
pw = MaliCrap

I mentioned I had it and someone requested it,

2006-05-30T18:50:00.000-05:00

So I posted it.
So there!
Portugal: The Story of Fado.
Warning: The last second of track 21 and the first second of track 22 has a small glitch. Once again, this came from the Library and some of the CDs look like a dog used it as a chew toy. However, only 10% really end up being unlistenable or unfixable. The two glitches on this aren't that bad and only last a 10th of a second. I can live with small glitches like these and I'll try not to post anymore things with artifacts. Ok, back to the CD. Oddly enough, the person that requested this is actually from Portugal and wants me to e-mail him or something if I post it. After I do this, I suspect I'll get a few people from Portugal looking at the words I'm writing right now. With this in mind, I'm not going to write much about Fado for fear of looking like a moron in front of Portuguese people that know far more about it than I do. I'll be honest, I'd never heard of Fado until I saw this CD and was mostly attracted by the cover. The guy looked sneaky and sinister so I thought it might be interesting. I made a good call on this one because It's damn good. I can't understand anything they say, but the singing is so expressive and the music so mournful that you get the idea. Fado means Fate or Destiny in Portuguese and these songs are all stories that end tragically. Ok, this is pretty much where my Fado knowledge ends, but I do know that I really like this Fado Compilation. The Hemisphere Compilations in general are done very well and tasteful.
Wiki Fado entry
AMG Review, "You won't find a better single-disc introduction to Portugal's heart-wrenching brand of blues. The word "fado" literally means fate, and there is a real sense of human fallibility in the singing and playing on every track. The selections were culled from recordings from the past 30 years, but this fine thread of humanity runs through them all. Beautiful music, tastefully programmed." (Escape Goat note: "Portugal's heart-wrenching brand of blues" is really pushing it, but I do see what the reviewer is getting at.)
Amazon info
Track List:
1. A Casa Da Mariquinhas - Alfredo Marceneiro
2. Nao Venhas Tarde - Carlos Ramos
3. Tia Macheta - Berta Cardosa
4. A Tendinha - Hermina Silva
5. A Rosinha Dos Limoes - Max
6. Rosa Enjeitada - Maria Teresa De Noronha
7. Partir E Morrer Um Pouco - Antonio Dos Santos
8. Foi Na Travessa Da Palha - Lucilic Do Carmo
9. Foi Deus - Amalia Rodrigues
10. Lisboa A Noite - Tony De Matos
11. Aquela Janela Virada Pro Mar - Tristao Da Silva
12. Fado Das Caldas - Vicente Da Camara
13. Belos Tempos - Fernando Farinha
14. Colchetes De Oiro - Hermano Da Camara
15. Fadista Louco - Antonio Mourao
16. Saudade Vai-Te-Embora - Fernanda Maria
17. Embucado - Joao Ferreira Rosa
18. Amar - Teresa Silva Carvalho
19. Saudade Mal Do Fado - Carlos Do Carmo
20. Arraial - Joao Braga
21. Ate Que A Voz Me Doa - Maria Da Fe
22. Carvalo Ruco - Nuno Da Camara Pereira

Quick Stats:
Portugal: The Story of Fado (Hemisphere label compilation)
75 MB
160 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/21809203/crapofado.rar.html
pw = fate

What's up Doc?

2006-05-30T13:20:00.000-05:00

If this one doesn't make you smile and laugh, there's probably something wrong with you and you can not be in my gang! The Carl Stalling Project: Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons, 1936-1958
Warning: There are small glitches at the end of track 11, the beginning of track 12, and towards the beginning of track 15. They are slight, but nevertheless audible. This is just a sad part of life when checking CDs out from the Library. I have a few methods to work around bad discs and they are fairly successful, but once in awhile there is a disc that is impossible to do anything with. I've honestly only had a handful of discs that I just gave up on. The glitches on this one are not that bad. I wouldn't have kept it if they were.
This is simply a selection of Carl Stalling's music from Loony Tunes Cartoons and it is truly mesmerizing. Listening to it without staring at the cartoon will show you how absolutely brilliant Carl Stalling was. The weird part is that you can listen to it and watch the cartoons in your head. Several of the tracks here are live so you can hear the click track and Stalling's direction to the orchestra. You'll recognize, "Powerhouse" and, "Dinner Music For A Pack Of Hungary Cannibals" right away. Those two songs have a secret place in your brain and they need to come out every once in awhile. There really isn't much more to tell you about this other than you have to hear it.
AMG Review
Amazon info - There's a Volume 2! So you should probably buy that since the liner notes are highly informative and entertaining.
Carl Stalling Wiki

Track List:
1. Putty Tat Trouble Part 6
2. Hillbilly Hare
3. Early WB Scores: The Depression Era
4. The Good Egg
5. Various Cues From Bugs Bunny Films
6. There They Go Go Go
7. Stalling Self-Parody: Music From Porky's Preview
8. Anxiety Montage
9. Stalling: The War Years
10. Medley: Dinner Music For A Pack Of Hungary Cannibals
11. Carl Stalling With Milt Franklyn In Session
12. Speedy Gonzalez/Meets Two Crows From Taco
13. Powerhouse And Other Cuts From The Early 50's
14. Porky In Wackyland/Dough For The Do Do
15. To Itch His Own

Quick Stats:
The Carl Stalling Project: Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons, 1936-1958
87 MB
160 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/21788908/CrapBugs.rar.html
pw = ThatsAllFolks

For those from the Planet Zoot that may have never heard of Bugs Bunny, here's Bugs Bunny:
Bugs Bunny - What's Cookin' Doc (1944) a little over 8 Minutes.

50 hi-res pics of a slobberin' droolin' baby.

2006-05-29T22:52:00.000-05:00

It's coming tomorrow.

Ugliest Cover Art Ever!

2006-05-29T16:17:00.000-05:00

Hola! I'm not sure I need to spend too much time talking about Kronos Quartet. I'll just say they're a String Quartet that does things their own way. I've always liked them and apparently the Library does too because they have a lot of stuff by them. I've seen a few of their things posted on other sites, but not this one, Kronos Quartet - Nuevo. I've always thought some of the best music is the hardest to describe, and Brother, this one must be great because I'm having a difficult time trying to describe it. The unifying theme here is Mexican music. You get some Classical, Mariachi, campy 50's Esquivel, and an 11 minute Cafe Tacuba collaboration that adds Modern to the musical soup. Oh yeah, there's even a spastic "Dance Remix" of the first song. All songs are oddly and wonderfully produced by Gustavo Santaolalla. Speaking of which, the first song is supposed to sound crappy, so don't kick your computer or anything crazy like that. All I can say is that there's a lot to like about Nuevo , it's quite good. It was even nominated for a Latin Grammy, but I'll be damned if I can figure out how they would even classify it. One thing's for certain, if there was a Grammy award for ugliest cover art, The Kronos Quartet would have been standing on stage doing lots of High-Fives and thanking the blind guy who stamped the design on the construction paper. So other than the hideous cover art, check it out and give your brain a little musical treat.
Kronos Quartet Home Page
Kronos Wiki
AMG Review - "Amazon UK calls it "foremost a party record," and when was the last time a classical disc got reviewed like that? Prepare to be amazed." (Escape Goat note: That reviewer must go to some bizarro parties)

Track List:
1. El Sinaloense
Composed by Severiano Briseno
2. Se Me Hizo Facil
Composed by Agustin Lara
with Luanne Warner
3. Mini skirt
Composed by Juan Garcia Esquivel
with Luanne Warner
4. El Llorar (Crying)
Composed by Traditional
with Alejandro Flores
5. Perfidia
Composed by Alberto Dominguez
6. Sensemaya, for orchestra
Composed by Silvestre Revueltas
with Tambuco
7. K'in sventa Ch'ul Me'tik Kwadulupe (Festival for the Holy Mother Guadalupe)
Composed by Osvaldo Golijov
with Luanne Warner
8. Tabu (Taboo)
Composed by Margarita Lecuona
with Luis Conte
9. Cuatro milpas (Four Cornfields)
Composed by Belisario Garcia de Jesus, Jose Elizondo
10. Chavosuite
Composed by Ricardo Gallardo
11. Plasmaht
Composed by Ariel Guzik
12. Nacho verduzco
Composed by Chalino Sanchez
13. 12/12
Composed by Cafe Tacuba
with Cafe Tacuba
14. El Sinaloense (Dance Mix)

Quick Stats:
Kronos Quartet - Nuevo
90 MB
192 kbps (lame)
http://rapidshare.de/files/21707768/KronosNuevo.rar.html
pw = CrapNuevo

Remember to check out the May 2006 archives link!

2006-05-27T21:37:00.000-05:00

My excessive verbiage makes my past crap posts invisible.
Your new favorite crappy group may be there!

This is to make up for the last one.

2006-05-27T21:28:00.000-05:00

I feel a little guilty. The Brazil comp just didn't live up to my usual high standards of crap. It wasn't terrible mind you, it just wasn't excellent. It was a little lacking and I should have done better. So now gentle viewer, I hope to make it up to you. I present:
King Sunny Ade - Juju Music.
As far as, "World Music" goes, this is a Top Gun. It was originally released in 1982 on the Mango label and if you like Mangoes, I know I do, you'll probably like this because it sounds like a Mango...if a Mango had a twenty piece band with a pedal steel and a synthesizer like King Sunny Ade has. I'm not exactly sure of King Sunny Ade's Royal heritage, but he's also known as the, "Minister of Enjoyment" and I'm not about to dispute those claims. They seem perfectly reasonable to me. This one IS excellent. Your head grooves slowly and your feet tap like crazy. You get all kinds of instruments thrown at you, but the groove remains the same. If you have any doubt at all about this, just snag it and give it a thorough listen. It's great!

Wiki King Sunny Ade
Wiki Juju Music
AMG Review
Track List:
1. Ja Funmi
2. Eje Nlo Gba Ara Mi
3. Mo Beru Agba
4. Sunny Ti De Ariya
5. Ma Jaiye Oni
6. 365 Is My Number/The Message
7. Samba/E Falaba Lewe

Quick Stats:
King Sunny Ade - Juju Music (Mango)
50 MB
160 kbps (lame)
http://rapidshare.de/files/21565788/Juju.rar.html
pw = juju

Some Brazilian stuff.

2006-05-27T13:24:00.000-05:00

Brazil Blue: I have far better Brazilian stuff than this one and will probably post some, but this one was just sitting there so I thought I'd put it up. The Hemisphere (EMI) series of compilations are usually pretty good. Hemisphere's: "The Story of Fado" is exceptional! There's a few big shots on the track list as well as some people I've never heard much of. This one is kind of hit and miss. There's some great light breezy uptempo toe tappers, but there's also some cheezy schmaltz. This compilation plays it pretty straight with nothing out of the ordinary. It's not terrible, but it's not exactly awesome either. Only a few real keepers. This is just my opinion. You may feel different. There's only one way to find out.

Track List:
1. Regra Tres - Doris Monteiro
2. Nereci - Djavan
3. Cidade Vazia - Milton Banana Trio
4. Sarau Para Radames - Paulinho Da Viola
5. O Cantador - Victor Assis Brasil
6. Comecar De Novo - Ivan Lins
7. Sao Tome - Flavio Venturini
8. Bate-Papo - Os Choroes
9. Chorando Baixinho - Abel Ferreira
10. Copacabana - Bola Sete
11. Samba De Uma Nota So/Surfboard - Joyce
12. Corcovado - Joao Gilberto
13. Emotiva No.1 - Helio Delmiro
14. Ecos - Joel Nascimento
15. Fica Mal Com Deus - Quarteto Novo
16. Milagre Dos Peixes - Miton Nascimento
17. Choro De Mae - Wagner Tiso
18. Nem Uma Lagrima - Nana Caymmi

Quick Stats:
Brazil Blur (Hemisphere)
73 MB
160 kbps (lame)
http://rapidshare.de/files/21542136/BrazilB.rar.html
pw = hemisphere

Yay, 53 Countries! I'm truly astonished by this.

2006-05-26T15:43:00.000-05:00

Today's extra special crap is, Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares - Melody Rhythm & Harmony. I think it's acceptable to call them The Bulgarian Women's Choir/Chorus instead. That's what I call them. I really really like this one because they sound so different. You can pick out many cultural influences in the music, mostly due to the history of Bulgaria, but it's more than simply a hodge-podge of influences. It's unique, alien and beautiful. Just as your ears start to get used to it, they add something different to the mix. This is a live performance recorded in Norway in 1993 and was even nominated for a Grammy. This is also the full performance spanning 2 CDs. There are many Women in the Choir so they have a lot of things to sing about. It was also re-released in 1994 and trimmed down to one CD. I think the person responsible for that should be doing hard prison time and never be allowed to see the sun again!

Track List:
Disc: 1
1. Introduction
2. Instrumental Suite
3. Ozdole Ide Devoitche (A Young Maiden Is Arriving)
4. Tih Vjater Vee (Soft Wind Is Blowing)
5. Grozda Moma (Young Grozda)
6. Dragana I Slavei (Dragna and the Nightingale)
7. Premeni Se Marko
8. Bre Ivane (Hey Ivan)
9. Kazhi, Kazhi, Angio (Tell Me Angio)
10. Tapan Bie (Beating the Drum)
11. Listni Se Goro (Green Forest)
12. S'gaida Na Horo [Dancing to the Bagpipe]
13. Strandjanska Rachinitza
14. Zakasnila E Lalitza
15. Vetchera I Rado
16. Zaro Mome
17. Jano, Hubavo Jano

Disc: 2
1. Introduction
2. Shopska Suite
3. Sednalo E Geore/Geore Dos
4. Sestro Dobriano (Sister Dobriano)
5. Tri Biulbiuia Pejat
6. Dimjaninka
7. Pilentze Pee (A Bird Is Singing)
8. Bre Petrounko
9. Lale Li Si (Are You a Tulip)
10. Kalugerine (The Monk)
11. Mechmetio
12. Dyulmano, Dyulbero
13. Kalimanko Denko (Godmother Denko)
14. Polegnala E Todora (Todora's Dream)

Quick Stats
Mystère des Voix Bulgares - Melody Rhythm & Harmony.
Disc 1 - 68 MB
Disc 2 - 79 MB
192 kbps (lame)
http://rapidshare.de/files/21455962/Disc1.rar.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/21460901/Disc2.rar.html
pw for both = Mystere

In Celebration of a 1,000 hits, here's another one!

2006-05-25T14:27:00.000-05:00

Yay, 1,000 hits and 49 Countries! Well 1,000 real soon anyway. The Best of Bollywood: 15 Classic Hits from the Indian Cinema. First of all: I don't see how any compilation that calls itself, "The Best of Bollywood" doesn't have 1 Asha Bhosle song! I can only guess it's some kind of contractual obligation that she wasn't on it or maybe her arch enemy made this compilation or something. Apparently Indian people like to sing and dance a lot. I have learned through Bollywood movies that there isn't any conflict that can't be resolved by an improptu singin' and dancin' number. It's probably the best conflict resolution technique I've ever seen. I know, I know, not all Bollywood movies are goofy musicals. I'm just having a little fun. I saw, "Bombay" a year or so ago and it really opened my eyes to just how good some Bollywood movies are. It's outstanding!
Here's the part where I test people to see if they're actually reading the stupid things I write. I'm at 49 different Countries right now and I'd like to break 50. My counter thingy is only good for another week. If you know anyone from a country that hasn't hit this site yet, send 'em a message and send my link. If you do this, I promise to continue posting the high quality crap you've come to expect. If you don't do this, I still Promise to continue posting the high quality crap you've come to expect. Then I'll go outside and kick a tree or a bug....maybe both.
Cheers!

Track List:
1. Pyar Do Par Lo - Sapna
2. Laila O Laila - Kanchan
3. Tere Sang Pyar Main - Lata Mangeshkar
4. Hey Maine - Lata Mangeshkar
5. Pal Bhar Ke Liye - Kishore Kumar
6. Ye Raatain - Lata Mangeshkar
7. Dil Aaj Shair Hai - Kishore Kumar
8. Wada Na Tod - Lata Mangeshkar
9. Mehbooba Mehbooba - Rahul Dev Burman
10. Kaahe Chhed - Kavita Krishnamurthy
11. Hum Tumhen Chahte Hain - Anand
12. Badi Mushkil - Alka Yagnik
13. Kehna Hi Kya - Chitra
14. Do Pyaar - Sonu Nigham
15. Chori Chori - Alka Yagnik

If you're really interested, the AMG entry also lists the movies that the songs came from.

Quick Stats:
The Best of Bollywood: 15 Classic Hits from the Indian Cinema (Hip-O)
89 MB
160 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/21374982/BofBollywood.rar.html
pw = AshaBhosle

Here's a Bollywood Movie clip.
You can really tell they are in love because people in love change their clothes a lot.

Sholem Man!

2006-05-25T10:35:00.000-05:00

New Orleans Klezmer All Stars - The Big Kibosh Klezmer meets New Orleans for lunch and the Grateful Dead show up to join them. I'm not kidding, this one is wacky. Some songs are traditional. Some of them mix it up a little, and some of them, like the last song, turns into a 16 minute Klezmer Hippy freak-out. There's a 1 minute pause in the Hippy freak-out song so don't freak-out. They are trying to trick you or something.

Track List,
1. The Wake Up Call
2. A Viennese Freilach
3. Chaye!
4. Klip Klop
5. Lullaby
6. Di Zilberne Chasene (The Silver Wedding)
7. Transition To Buffet
8. Taking The Flower Arrangements Home After The Wedding
9. D'Bronx Tantz
10. Palestina
11. This One...
12. The Trio
13. ...Goes To Eleven
14. Bob's Birthday Song
15. Bweep, Bweep

Quick Stats:
New Orleans Klezmer All Stars - The Big Kibosh (Shanachie)
73 MB
160 kbps (lame)
http://rapidshare.de/files/21363507/Craposh.rar.html
pw = craposh

"I Often Dream Of Trains"

2006-05-24T14:06:00.000-05:00

Railroad Songs & Ballads
All Aboard! Songs by people that built, worked, or road around on trains (Hobos) from 1936 to 1959.
This one comes from the Library of Congress. Pretty cool huh? Here's the Library of Congress' Railroad Songs blurb. I guess you could also look around on the Library of Congress page to see what other kinds of oddball stuff they have too. I like this one, it's very interesting and gets you to think about stuff you probably never thought much of before. It won't win any audiophile awards, but what do you expect from a bunch of field recordings? Of note is the song, "The Big Rock Candy Mountains" by Harry McClintock, and this version is actually sang by him. The history and myth behind this song could fill a book. Here's a link to the, "Clean" lyrics on a Kid's web site. Read the little disclaimer at the top before the lyrics for a laugh, The Big Rock Candy. Here's a link to the Wiki entry that talks a little about the history of the songs and a jaw dropping verse that wasn't for obvious reasons on the Kid's web site, Wiki, The Big Rock Candy. Remember that bizarre and surreal Burger King commercial, "At the Tender Crip Bacon Cheddar Ranch?" The one where Hootie from, Hootie and the Blowfish (Horrible Band) is dressed up as a Cowboy playing the guitar and singing? Well it's really, "The Big Rock Candy Mountains." but you probably already knew that because only really smart people look at this site.
Track list:
1. Calling Trains - Various Artists
2. The Boss Of The Section Gang - Minta Morgan
3. Jerry Will You Ile That Car - Warde H. Ford
4. Lining Track - Henry Hankins
5. Roll On Buddy - Molly Jackson
6. Way Out In Idaho - Blaine Stubblefield
7. Oh, I'm A Jolly Irishman Winding On The Train - Nobel B. Brown
8. The Engineer - Lester A. Coffee
9. George Allen - Austin Harmon
10. The Wreck Of The Royal Palm - Clarence H. Wyatt
11. Train Blues - Fussell Wise, Mr. White
12. The New River Train - Ridge Rangers
13. The Train Is Off The Track - Esco Kilgore
14. Gonna Lay My Head Down On Some Railroad Line - Will Wright
15. I Rode Southern, I Rode L. & N. - Merle Lovell
16. The Lightning Express - Jim Holbert
17. Railroad Rag - Joe Harris, Kid West
18. The Railroader - May Kennedy McCord
19. The T. & P. Line - Mary Sullivan
20. The Dying Hobo - George Lay
21. The Big Rock Candy Mountains - Harry McClintock
22. I'm Going Home On The Morning Train - E.M. Martin, Pearline Johns

Quick Stats:
Railroad Songs and Ballads
55 MB
160 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/21269815/CandyMountains.rar.html
pw = HoboCamp

So dumb yourself down for 59 seconds, You've earned it!
The Burger King Commercial

2006-05-23T16:09:00.000-05:00

H. Aram Gulezyan - Music of the Near East: The Oud
This is today's offering. I haven't listened to it in awhile so I don't remember much about it. I'll listen to it later this evening after the U.S.A vs. Morocco friendly match and add some links and crap like that.
I ain't adding crap. There's probably some stuff about the Oud and the Cd on the Internet or something. Suckiest game ever! Soccer is a stupid game anyway!
Congratulations to my friends from Morocco. Good win.

Track List:
1. Pharaonic Eqyptian (Oud Solo)
2. Oushak Taksim (Oud Solo)
3. Mevlevi Chefti
4. Orientale
5. Danse Arabe
6. Saz Samahi
7. Leb-Leb Bouji (Oud Solo)
8. Danse Kurte
9. Hey Laren
10. Hehr Sakbaktan
11. Karoon (Oud Solo)
12. Chefti-Tell ('Double Strings')

Quick Stats:
H. Aram Gulezyan - Music of the Near East: The Oud
49 MB
160 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/21214703/theoud.rar.html
pw = theoud

It's a treat to beat your feet

2006-05-22T18:27:00.000-05:00

on the Mississippi mud. It appears I've posted a curveball here. Not really, it came from the Library so it was fair game.
An Introduction To Bix Beiderbecke: His Best Recordings 1924-1930. Even though his name might be relatively unknown, he is a very important figure in the history of Jazz. He played in the days of, "White Bands" and "Black Bands" and was the first White Jazz Musician that Black Jazz Musicians paid attention to and admired. From Wiki Entry, "Louis Armstrong once remarked that he never played the tune "Singin' the Blues" because he thought Beiderbecke's classic recording of the song shouldn't be touched. As he later said, "Lots of cats tried to play like Bix; ain't none of them play like him yet". Well I'll be, "Singin' the Blues" is on this one. Ken Burns' documentary, "Jazz" has a little info and some real audio clips about Bix from it. PBS Jazz. Bix Beiderbecke only recorded for 6 years and died at the early age of 28. None of the sites I looked at exactly comes out and says it, but it's pretty clear he drank himself into an early grave. More than likely from medical complications arising from drinking Bathtub Gin and Rot Gut that was often served in the Prohibition Era Speakeasy type places he played and frequented.
If you like this, look into him some more. There are at least 50 other compilations of his music. Many that are restored/remastered spanning several discs.

Track List,
1. Oh Baby!
2. Riverboat Shuffle
3. Tiger Rag
4. Big Boy
5. My Pretty Girl
6. Singin' The Blues
7. Slow River
8. Riverboat Shuffle
9. I'm Coming Virginia
10. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
11. For No Reason At All In C
12. In A Mist (Bixology)
13. Clementine
14. At The Jazz Band Ball - Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang
15. Jazz Me Blues
16. Sorry - Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang
17. Since My Best Gal TurnedMe Down - Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang
18. Lonely Melody
19. Mississippi Mud
20. From Monday On
21. Rhythm King - Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang
22. I'll Be A Friend 'With Pleasure' - Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang

Quick Stats:
An Introduction To Bix Beiderbecke: His Best Recordings 1924-1930
82 MB
192 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/21138972/BixBei.rar.html
pw = rotgut

Someone requested more Accordion music.

2006-05-22T14:02:00.000-05:00

No really, this time a couple of people did! So here's another Rough Guide compilation. This one covers traditional Cajun music (Wiki Cajun) to some Bluesy sounding Zydeco. (Wiki Zydeco)
The AMG Review griped a little about the exclusion of Beau Jocque on this compilation so as a special bonus, I've included a Beau Jocque song, "Nonc Adam" that was on another compilation I had. Take that Mr. AMG!
California Cajun Orchestra? BLASPHEMOUS!
Enjoy.

Track List,
1 One Step at a Time Clifton Chenier
2 Zydeco Boogaloo Buckwheat Zydeco
3 Balfa Waltz David Doucet
4 La 'Tit Cord (The Little String) Newman, Jimmy C.
5 La Misère M'a Fait Brailler John Delafose and the Eunice Playboys
6 Rolling Pin Beausoleil
7 Grande Bosco Eddie LeJeune
8 Bayou Pon Pon Michael Doucet
9 Two Step d'Amédé Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band
10 Disco et Fais Do-Do Bruce Daigrepont
11 Kolinda Beausoleil
12 Slow Horses and Fast Women Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas
13 La Pointe aux Pins Steve Riley
14 Fiddle Stomp Read Wallace Cheese
15 Jolie, Petite Blonde Nathan Abshire
16 Chico Two-Step California Cajun Orchestra
17 J'Etais au Bal Jo-El Sonnier
18 Let the Good Times Roll Buckwheat Zydeco
19 I Passed in Front of Your Door D.L. Menard
+ Nonc Adam Beau Jocque

Quick Stats:
Rough Guide to Cajun & Zydeco
80 MB
160 kbps (lame)
http://rapidshare.de/files/21127615/CaZy.rar.html
pw = lalala

And the crap keeps coming!

2006-05-21T13:46:00.000-05:00

HOORAY, Tuvan Throat Singers!
These guys are great! Huun-Huur-Tu - The Orphan's Lament. If you've never heard of Tuvan Throat Singing, do yourself a favor and do so now. It's some of the craziest stuff you'll ever hear. Huun-Huur-Tu are relatively famous as far as Tuvan Musicians are concerned, "members of Huun-Huur-Tu have contributed their unique vocals to albums and/or performances by Frank Zappa, The Chieftains, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, The Kronos Quartet and L. Shankar and Ry Cooder's soundtrack of the film, Geronimo."
What do you know? They have their own site. Check out the tours link. They travel around and perform a lot.
Huun-Huur-Tu
AMG Review
Wiki entry on Huun-Huur-Tu
Tuvan Throat singing falls under, "Overtone singing" and other groups employ this technique as well. More on Overtone Singing.
The Orphan's Lament isn't just solid Throat Singing, there's a lot of good traditional music backing it up. Once again, if you've never heard of this before, Huun-Huur-Tu - The Orphan's Lament
is a great introduction.
It's crazy crazy stuff Man!

Track List,
1. Prayer
2. Ancestors
3. Aa-Shuu Dekei-Oo
4. Eerbek-Aksy
5. The Orphan's Lament
6. Kaldak Khamar
7. Steppe
8. Borbanngadyr
9. Chiraa-Khoor (The Yellow Trotter)
10. Exile's Song
11. Eki Attar
12. Irik Chuduk (The Rotting Log)
13. Sygyt
14. Agitator
15. Khomuz Medley
16. Odugen Taiga

Quick Stats
Huun-Huur-Tu - The Orphan's Lament
86 MB
192 kbps (lame)
http://rapidshare.de/files/21043488/Orphan.rar.html
pw = CrapOrphan

One more thin slice of crap. It's just a little piece.

2006-05-20T23:01:00.000-05:00

Rough Guide to Sufi Music
Mr. AMG says,
"Most Westerners think of Sufi music in terms of the late great Persian qawwali vocalist Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan or of the whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order in Turkey. It's not really Westerners' fault that the media have provided few images — in terms of Sufi culture — to work with. This volume by Rough Guides offers a solid view of the wealth and diversity inherent in the vast world of Sufi musical art. Along with the more well-known exponents of Sufi music such as Khan, the Sabri Brothers, Hassan Hakmoun, and the dervishes, there is the venerable Sheikh Ahmad Al-Tuni, Abida Parween, Ostad Elahi, Sheikh Ahmad Barrayah, Hamza Shakkur, and numerous others, making this a profound volume of, above all, sacred music from all the different musical traditions in the Indian and Persian worlds. This music is in places popular music, like Hakmoun's, and in most places purely for religious purposes. But no matter what the circumstance, it offers Westerners something that is truly, completely other: a different musical scale, more complex notions of harmony, and divergent paths for the human voice to take as it approaches the sacred. There is deep mystery and truth in this music; it reveals itself gently and amiably and caresses any listener open to encountering it without prejudice. There are other, more complete introductions to the Sufi world out there; however, they are all multiple-CD collections and are vastly overwhelming. This set, on a single, easily digestible disc, tears the veil of haunted mystery back from the Sufi world and offers it with integrity, musicality, accessibility, and elegance. This volume is the introduction to Sufi music."

That's quite a mouthful. I think the idea of the review is to make you feel like an idiot.
The joke's on him, I'm already an idiot.

My Review:
This is simply another fine Rough Guide Compilation, that completely ROCKS!
Have fun with this one. It's Outstanding!.

Track List:
1. Ferahfeza Peprev - Mevlana Kultur Ve Sanat Vakfy Sanatcylary
2. Az Hoosne Malihe Khud (Pakistan) - Sabri Brothers
3. Alam (Egypt) - Sheikh Ahmad Al-Tuni
4. Oalbi Yuhaddithuni (Egypt) - Sheikh Yasin Al-Tuhami
5. Saba Atu Rijal (Morocco) - Hassan Hakmoun
6. Tere Ishq Nachaaya (Pakistan) - Abida Parween
7. Shah Khoshini (Iran) - Ostad Elahi
8. Dembe (Senegal) - Boubacar Diagne
9. Al Asfur (Egypt) - Sheikh Ahmad Barrayn
10. Ghayri Ala S-Sulwan Qadir - Sama I Rast (Syria) - Hamza Shakkur
11. Rahway Wasdi Jhok Faridan Di (Pakistan) - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Quick Stats:
Rough Guide to Sufi Music
83 MB
160 kbps lame
http://rapidshare.de/files/20986045/sufi.rar.html
pw = ilikesufi

Saoco! Masters of Afro-Cuban Jazz

2006-05-20T18:28:00.000-05:00

Anyone with even a passing knowledge of Afro-Cuban Jazz should be able to recognize a few names from the track and artist list. There's quite a few heavy hitters on this one. The music is from 1958 - 1973, and strangely enough on the Rhino label. This one probably isn't the best Afro-Cuban Compilation I've heard, but it's far from total crap. With a song like, "Hot Pants Road" it can't be all bad.
Track List,
1. La Descarga Del Bobo - Willie Bobo
2. Flamenco Ain't Bad - Sabu Martinez
3. Chino - Tito Puente & His Orchestra
4. El Senor Sid - Bobby Paunetto
5. Ochosi-Om-Mi - Mark Weinstein & His Cosa Nueva Orchestra
6. Saoco - Mongo Santamaria
7. Hot pants Road - Ocho
8. Vietnam Mambo - Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers
9. Que Mambo - Francisco Aguabella Orchestra
10. Tanga - Machito & His Orchestra
11. Kush - Antonio (Chocolate) Diaz Mena & His Orchestra
12. Africa - Silvestre Mendez
13. His Groove - Eddie Cano/Nino Tempo
14. Guajira En Azul - Cal Tjader/Eddie Palmieri
15. Jazz Pachanga - Ray Barretto
16. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid - Louie Ramirez & His Orcehstra
17. Siboney - Cachao Y Su Orquesta
18. Clusters - Charlie Palmieri

Quick Stats:
Saoco! Masters of Afro-Cuban Jazz (Rhino)
93 MB
192 lame
http://rapidshare.de/files/20972027/CrapSaoco.rar.html
pw = barretto (Ray Barretto, April 29, 1929 – February 17, 2006. R.I.P)

Someone requested Accordion music.

2006-05-20T14:43:00.000-05:00

Just kidding. Nobody requested Accordian music, but I'm going to post some anyway.
Squeeze Play: A World Accordion Anthology
This one is a really nice Old School Compilation (20's through the 50's) of Accordion music from all over the world.
AMG says,
"Archivist Dick Spottswood (Escape Goat note: Dick Spottswood sounds suspiciously like a porn name, but he did a great job just the same.) does his usually excellent job unearthing vintage world music nuggets on this collection of accordion tunes from around the world. Highlights include a couple of klezmer pieces from 1920, two plaintive Romanian tunes from 1927, San Antonio's Trio Huracan on 1938's "Corrido de los Caminoeros" (Song of the Bus Drivers), and the legendary conjunto star Santiago Jimenez, Sr. doing the lively polka "La Piedrera." Spottswood also lincludes tracks that, in effect, downplay the accordion, such as a Polish goralski highlander ensemble recording of "Kumotersko," where accordionist Joe Pat is just audible under violins and string bass, and Joseph Dingaan's "Nonyembezi," a South African piece from 1954 which features a harmonica playing in accordion style. You'll also find rare Acadian French and Scottish sessions on this wonderful collection."
Track and Artist list.
1. Tarantella Teggianese - A. D'Elia
2. Dormi E Riposa - G. Gangone
3. The Drunkard's Last Will - Wladyslaw Polak
4. Best Friends' Song - Orkiestra Karol Stoch
5. Paul's Waltz - Bruno Rudzinski
6. The Mason's Apron (Reel) - Frank Murphy
7. Rodney's Glory (Long Dance) - The Hanfins
8. In Padure La Ghergani - Margarita Radulescu
9. The Girl From Ardeal - George Jivan
10. Song Of The Bus Drivers - Trio Huracan
11. La Piedrera (Polka) - Santiago Jimenez Y Sus Valedores
12. Ulele Izweni - Mahlautini Luthuli
13. Nonyembezi - Joseph Dingaan
14. Bessarabia Doina - Mishka Ziganoff
15. Tzygansky Hopak - Mishka Ziganoff
16. Miss Jessie Smith/The Kirrie Kebbuck (Strathspeys)/Petronella (Reel) - McHardy And Hosie
17. Brig O'Perth (Strathspey)/Inverness Gathering (Reel) - Bob And David Dalrymple
18. Politikos Manes - Kostas Karipis (Kariopoulos)
19. Politikos Sirtos - Papatzis-Tzakiris
20. Jump, Frog - Columbus Fruge
21. Never Drink No More - Joseph Falcon
22. Reel De Berthier - Vagabonds De Montreal
23. Italijanski Valcek - Strukelj Trio
24. Turn Of The Lights (Merengue) - Luis Quintero Y Su Conjunto Alma Cibaena

That sure is a lot of happy Accordion music isn't it?
Track 5, Paul's Waltz is a keeper
Quick Stats:
Squeeze Play: A World Accordion Anthology - Rounder
83 MB
160 kbps lame
http://rapidshare.de/files/20949109/CrapSqueeze.rar.html
pw = squeeze

Perfect example of Crap you can find at a Library.

2006-05-19T22:01:00.000-05:00

Index on Censorship: Smashed Hits
This really isn't the CD Cover. There really isn't one, but this picture seemed kind of appropriate.
As far as I can tell, this CD really wasn't released in the way you think CDs are released. It was included in a magazine called, "Index on Censorship" Volume 27 No 6 November/December 1998. Issue 185, titled "Smashed Hits" to be exact. I'm guessing the Library yanked out the CD, slapped it in a Jewel Case, and put it with the other CDs to check out. Nifty huh? A Library is probably one of the few places you're ever going to find this one. I've seen a few other CDs that I think came from magazines.
The theme of this Compilation is that every song or artist on the CD was supposed to have been censored in some way. That's all I remember from the liner notes. I think it was just a photocopied page from the Magazine it came from. There's some really nice stuff on this one. The song by Flannel is amusing, it makes fun of the band Oasis. I figure Oasis didn't think it was very funny.
Track List:
01 - Tibetan Singing Nuns - The View from Drapchi Prison.mp3
02 - Crass - Bata Motel.mp3
03 - Malouma - Maghrour.mp3
04 - Fela Kuti - Sorrow, Tears and Blood.mp3
05 - Ian Drury - Spasticus Autisticus.mp3
06 - Eric Donaldson - Stand Up.mp3
07 - Mzwakeh Mbuli - Freedom from Puzzle.mp3
08 - Flannel - Gravy Train.mp3
09 - Exodus - Two Thumbs.mp3
10 - Hawkwind - Urban Guerilla.mp3
11 - Tibetan Singing Nuns - Rid the Holy Land of Tibet and of the Chinese.mp3

Quick Stats
Index on Censorship: Smashed Hits
58 MB
160 Kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/20899516/Smashed.rar.html
pw = ouch

Mmmmmwwwwaaaawwwaaaaa

2006-05-19T14:18:00.000-05:00

Mmmmmwwwwaaaaaaaahhhhhwaaaaawwwaaa mmmmwwwwaaaaa waaaaaaaannnnnnnn.
That's what a Didgeridoo sounds like. I can do it pretty good huh? Wiki Didgeridoo The crap du jour is, Rough Guide: Australian Aboriginal Music. I posted this to punish Australians for not looking at my crap. So you other people from Countries not looking at my crap, be warned. The Rough Guide series of CDs does the Compilation thing very well. On the other hand, the Putumayo CDs are really hit and miss. The Library has a boatload of them. If in doubt, go with a Rough Guide compilation over a Putumayo Compilation every time. Not that the Putumayo series is bad or anything, it's just that their music selections for the CDs seems a little contrived and pandering.
This particular compilation seems to go for a very respectful approach towards Aboriginal music. It runs the gamut from the very traditional to the very modern. The idea is to let the listener know that Aboriginal music is more than just a half naked guy sitting in the sand blowing through a wood tube.
Track list:
1. Saltwater - Dusty Legune & Campbell Allenbar
2. Kurongk Boy, Kurongk Girl - Ruby Hunter
3. Native Born - Archie Roach
4. Tjapukai Sunset - Tjapukai Dancers
5. Wongga Initiation Song - Rimijmara
6. Bullima - Mark Atkins
7. Kava Song - Waak Waak Jungi
8. Birth Songs - Mornington Island Dancers
9. Drag Net - Jimmy Murray
10. Heart Of My People - Tjapukai Dancers
11. Sik O - Christine Anu
12. Nyindi-Yindi - Arnhem Land
13. Buthamar - Budal Lardil
14. Celebration - Gapu
15. Bushfire - Alan Maralung
16. Black - David Page

Mark Atkins, the guy on track 6, is a bigshot on the Didgeridoo and has performed with, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, Hothouse Flowers, Philip Glass, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Quick stats:
Rough Guide: Australian Aboriginal Music
66MB
160 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/20879638/Aboriginal.rar.html
pw = oioioi

Here's a short video of a half naked guy blowing through a wood tube for some tourists.

Me put up more crap Man.

2006-05-19T00:24:00.000-05:00

Uh oh, here comes trouble. It appears that the Rockers are coming our way and 6 of them are holding hands. Better cross the street.
We don't want any Rocker trouble.
Look at the track and artist list. Not much to say about this one.
Other than It's a soundtrack to a movie.
http://imdb.com/title/tt0079815/
I've never seen it, but I bet there is a lot of people playing music. Maybe some minor ganja usage and a little trouble with the law. I'm kind of an expert on these kinds of things.

1. We 'A' Rockers - Inner Circle
2. Money Worries - Maytones
3. Police And Thieves - Junior Murvin
4. Book Of Rules - The Heptones
5. Stepping Razor - Peter Tosh
6. Tenement Yard - Jacob Miller
7. Fade Away - Junior Byles
8. Rockers - Bunny Wailer
9. Slave Master - Gregory Isaacs
10. Dread Lion - The Upsetters Listen
11. Graduation In Zion - Kiddus I
12. Jah No Dead - Burning Spear
13. Satta Massagana - Third World
14. Natty Take Over - Justin Hinds And The Dominoes

Quick Stats:
Rockers - Soundtrack
53 Mb
160 kbps lame (as always)
http://rapidshare.de/files/20821069/CrapRockers.rar.html
pw = yuck

Peter Tosh. Live in Brazil!
Not the best video or the best sounding, but stick with it for a little bit, it's kind of funny.

What the hell, one more for today.

2006-05-18T14:34:00.000-05:00

Oh boy, you're really in for a treat. You may also be in for a nightmare. Värttinä, from Finland, has that effect on people. I first heard of them from the 3 CD box set from Ellipsis Arts called, "Planet Soup." The concept of Planet Soup was to have Musicians from one culture play music of another. Like Tuvan throat singers doing a Blues tune or An American Musician doing an Indian Raga.....ON A BANJO! Some of the stuff worked and some of it didn't. The booklet described Värttinä as, "the Go-Go's on speed." The particular song, "Katariina" is a fair assessment. I saw this in the library and picked it up because, "Katariina" was on it. They had a few of their other CDs as well.
From AMG,
"It must be admitted that Värttinä is not for everyone. The quartet of high-pitched, rapidly singing Finnish women who front the group would be a migraine-sufferer's worst nightmare. But if you like vocal enthusiasm and precision, this album is for you.
Aitara prominently displays the band's secret weapon: its instrumentalists. These four men and one woman coax a big, rich, and varied song out of bouzouki, accordion, sax, Hammond organ, violin, drums, and Finland's traditional instrument, the kantele, a kind of zither. If the low, reedy sounds of the accordion and baritone sax on "Mie Tahon Tanssia" ("I Want to Dance") were not there to offset the ladies, then they would be pretty hard to take, even for a fan. On "Outona Omilla Mailla" ("Stranger in My Own Land"), the instruments set an almost gothic mood of alienation. At first, the singers reinforce this mood but then reverse it with one of those quick shifts at which they are experts."

Quick Stats
Värttinä Aitara
48 MB
160 kbps lame 3.96.1
http://rapidshare.de/files/20792382/CrapAitara.rar.html
pw = screay

Hey, what do you know? I found a video of a live performance by them. YAY!
Even if you don't like their music, their live performances are really worth checking out. Just watch and you'll see why. By the way, about halfway through this song, it sounds like they have been possessed by a Demon. Don't worry, it's in Finnish. It just kind of sounds that way :)
No offense to my Finnish visitor.
Värttinä, "Aijo"

Crap has been demanded! Crap will be delivered.

2006-05-18T10:14:00.000-05:00

today's installment of crap comes from The Master Musicians of Jajouka: Apocalypse Across the Sky.

I picked this one up because it looked kind of exotic. When I turned the CD over, I saw that Bill Laswell had produced it, so I knew it had to be cool or at the very least, the music would be crappy but the production would be cool. Both are really cool.
Ok, where the hell is Jajouka and why is it such a great place for Master Musicians to reside? Well, Jajouka is in Northern Morocco and the Master Musicians are kind of bred there to be Master Musicians. I can think of far worse occupations to be bred to do. The Master Stable Cleaners of Jajouka would be an example. William Burroughs remarked that they sound like a 4,000 year old Rock 'n Roll band. On some songs I think they sound like a 4,000 year old North African version of a Drum and Bugle Corps.
Here's the wiki entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Musicians_of_Joujouka
I also have the Brian Jones Master Musicians of Jajouka too, but I didn't get that at the library so it would be dishonest to post.
Here is the AMG entry
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:aae67uy070j0
I couldn't find any videos of the Master Musicians. They're probably camera shy or something.
Here's what you get:
1. Gabahay
2. A Habibi Ouajee T'Allel Allaiya
3. El Medahey
4. Bujloudia 'Bujloudia Dancing With Aisha Qandisha'
5. Alalilla 'About The Night'
6. The Middle Of The Night
7. Bujloudia Listen Listen
8. Jajouka Between The Mountains
9. Memories Of My Father
10. Mohamed Diha Utalla Fiha (Take Care Of Her Or Leave Her)
11. Sbar Yagelbi Sbar
12. On Horseback
13. Talaha L'badro Alaina

Quick Stats:
The Master Musicians of Jajouka: Apocalypse Across the Sky.
Produced by Bill Laswell on his Axiom Label.
95 MB
192 kbps lame 3.96.1
http://rapidshare.de/files/20776379/CrapJajouka.rar.html
pw = DrumBanger

I found this site yesterday and thought people should know it exists.
http://www.panflutejedi.com/hall.html
It's a world wide who's who of Pan Flutists and their individual web sites and Pan Flute Builders and Dealers. Not that I have any great affinity for Pan Flute players or anything like that, I just thought it was kind of neat that they have their own little cyber gang.

Language is a Virus

2006-05-17T21:33:00.000-05:00

Next up:
Women in Electronic Music - 1977
Make no mistake, This is NOT Electronica. It's experimetal. Some of it is lovely. Some of it will
make you think your speakers are shot. Some of it is downright creepy. But all of it is interesting.
There was a Picture of Laurie Anderson in the liner notes that was so old that she had normal looking hair. I don't have that picture to post right now because I had to check it back in.
Libraries don't let you check stuff out forever you know.
Laurie Anderson's two songs on this CD pre-date Big Science by 4 or 5 years.
By the way, Anderson was commissioned in 2004 to be NASA's artist-in-residence.
Article here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15916-2004Jun29.html
I dunno, I just thought it was weird that NASA would need a performance artist to promote themselves.
If I knew anything more about the other Women on this Compilation, I'd probably say something about them. I can say that Bye Bye Butterfly by, Pauline Oliveros is one of the weirder songs I've ever heard and I listen to a lot of weird stuff.
If any of you ever go to the Library, don't neglect the Classical Section.
Which is where I found this one.
CDs like this often drive Librarians crazy because they don't know how to classify them.
I've even found Brian Eno CDs under Jazz.
Here's an Amazon link
and the Track and Artist List:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000005TY7/103-2441401-7123805?v=glance&n=5174
1. Music Of The Spheres - Johanna M. Beyer
2. World Rhythms - Annea Lockwood
3. Bye Bye Butterfly - Pauline Oliveros
4. Appalachian Grove I - Laurie Spiegel
5. I Could Sit Here All Day - Megan Roberts
6. Points - Ruth Anderson
7. New York Social Life - Laurie Anderson
8. Time To Go - Laurie Anderson

Quick Stats
Women In Electronic Music
Composers Recordings
64 MB Lame 3.96.1
192 kbps
http://rapidshare.de/files/20734412/CrapWIEM.rar.html
pw = fooey
Just for the hell of it here's a nice Laurie Anderson Video. You can even see Adrian Belew if you look real hard.
Language is a Virus

Oh, it's on.

2006-05-17T15:03:00.000-05:00

We start with this little gem,
Rhythms of Rapture: Sacred Musics of Haitian Vodou.
Sounds very a SCARY huh?
You better believe it pal. Just look at the scary skeleton vodou guy playing
the guitar. I wouldn't look directly at him if I were you.
It's on the Smithsonian Folkways label which kind of makes you feel a little
smarter just knowing that. Track 12 employs the Sacred Eddie Van Halen finger-tapping technique.
Here's the link:

http://www.folkways.si.edu/search/AlbumDetails.aspx?ID=2364

Quick Stats:
Rhythms of Rapture: Sacred Musics of Haitian Vodou 1995 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
68 MB
160 kbps lame 3.96.1 (sounds just fine)
http://rapidshare.de/files/20703332/Vodou.rar.html
pass = scary

I've included a little Vodou Dance video below for your pleasure.
I'm not sure what they are so exited about, but it looks fun.
Maybe they are trying to re-fill that bottle of booze on the table.

Welcome to Crap I Found at the Library.

2006-05-17T14:37:00.000-05:00

I'm just going to put up music I checked out at the local public library.
It's that simple. That's my angle.

No I'm not the President of the National Public Library Association.
I don't know if there really is such an organization, but if there was,
I would spurn their offers of being the President.
So In your face possible National Public Library Association!
I find the library to be a wonderful treasure trove of all kinds of crap.
From the, "Holy crap, I can't believe they have this!" to the, "Holy
crap, I can't believe they have this."

Let's get to the crap!