I should warn you all, I’m really drunk as I try to write today’s post. If something is wrong with any of the links, do not hesitate to leave a comment or e-mail me. I do not endorse this entry. All spelling and grammar mistakes are purely the result of being less-than 100% in the cognition department. Okay, here we go.
Until two days ago, I only knew the name J.G. Thirlwell as the person responsible for the music for The Venture Bros. It took my importing two albums into iTunes to realize that he was the sole mastermind behind Foetus. After discovering a mutual fascination with Einsturzende Neubauten, one of my coworkers lent me some Foetus albums, and they have instantaneously blown me away. Much like Sean Combs, Foetus has undergone many, many name changes, from You’ve Got Foetus On Your Breath to Foetus All Nude Revue. Allmusic.com describe the general sound as, “tape loops and syncopated rhythms as an alternate to the constraints of rock music.”
The same website calls Nails “possibly the best Foetus album; it apparently hopes to piss off all potential listeners by working through as many warped sounds and styles as possible. Though Thirlwell’s sense of humor is sometimes hard to take (check the faux-cinematic “Theme from Pigdom Come” and “Overture to Pigdom Come”), the sheer range of this music is hard to believe.” Isn’t that reason enough to try this? I think so…
Foetus
Nail
MediaFire Download Link
Track Listing:
01) Theme From Pigdom Come
02) The Throne Of Agony
03) !
04) Pigswill
05) Descent Into The Inferno
06) Enter The Exterminator
07) Di-1-9026
08) The Overture From Pigdom Come
09) Private War
10) Anything (Viva!)
One of the greatest drummers in all of the “free” movement, Milford Graves’ Percussion Ensemble features five pieces that include Sunny Morgan as a second percussionist. Graves has been considered one of the flashiest drummers since the ’60s. He is known mostly for his inclusion of Asian and African ingredients into his solos. Though his body of work is largely unavailable, Graves recorded on ESP in the mid-’60s, and Percussion Ensemble is commonly described as an “audacious” performance. It is the opposite of memorable. It is without direction. Mostly, the performances are of interest only to historians. Still, if one possesses even an iota of interest in free jazz, or the history of free performances, this one is of paramount importance.
Milford Graves
Percussion Ensemble
MediaFire Download Link
Track Listing:
01) Nothing 5-7
02) Nothing 11-10
03) Nothing 19
04) Nothing 13
05) Nothing
From the moment I heard “I Love You (La La La)” I fell in love with this hard-to-find Do Make Say Think release. Available only on Resonant Records, Besides was a vinyl-only release that was recorded and mixed at Dave Audio in Toronto, Canada. More than twenty hours of audio were recorded during the first three years of the band’s history, and these five tracks survived the editing process. “Bobby Zincone” was recorded live in Toronto. Aquarius Records describes this release as, “a widely varied piece ranging from the quiet twang found on Jim O’Rourke’s “Bad Timing” to kaleidoscopic space-rock drones ala Sonic Boom.” There are even a few moments of Krautrock goodness, especially during the longer tracks. While the full-length releases recorded by Do Make Say Think are generally considered to be all-out “post-rock” in nature, this one is by far the loosest, free-est, and greatest of their recorded output. I highly recommend this album.
Do Make Say Think
Besdies
MediaFire Download Link
Track Listing:
01) I Love You (La La La)
02) Bobby Zincone
03) Our Man In Havana
04) A Week In The Dark
