Thursday, June 30, 2011

Albert Marcoeur


French avant-garde acoustic jazz, filled with moments of absurdity and cacophony. From his self-titled LP from 1974.
"Tu Tapes Trop Fort":

"Simone":

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Gale Garnett


Canadian-born singer Gale Garnett took a dip in the hippie pool around the end of the 60's with her psych-ish band Gentle Reign, but she started her career as a distinctly less-feminine female singer in the mid 50's. Here's her 1965 single, I'll Cry Alone with a wacky video for the loungy B-side, "Where Do You Go to Go Away?"
"I'll Cry Alone":

"Where Do You Go to Go Away?":

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

July


UK psychedelia from 1968, their self-titled LP. Where the rest of the album has a more predictable, albeit good, late 60's psych-pop sound, "The Way" sounds like a funky dub remix of a 60's song that could have been recorded yesterday, except that it is a 60's song, and it's actually not dubbed.
"The Way":

"I See":

Monday, June 27, 2011

Dream


Swedish psychedelic group Dream with their album Get Dreamy (1967).
"Do You Dream?"

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Mikio Masuda


Japanese keyboardist Mikio Masuda with a legitimately smooth track, and quite possibly the best/worst album art I've seen in a while.
"Moon Stone" from the 1977 album of the same name:

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Mort Garson


Mother Earth's Plantasia (1976) by Mort Garson, moog instrumentation for growing plants. Mort's career started as a composer and pianist in the early 60's, but he became known mostly for the eccentric psychedelia that doused his Moog recordings. Preceeding Plantasia was Black Mass (1971) written under the pseudonym of Lucifer and meant to accompany the ceremony of its namesake; a series of singles, one for each aspect of the Zodiac; and a psychedelic re-telling of the Wizard of Oz, The Wozard of Iz (1968), complete with insane narration.
"Symphony for a Spider Plant":

"Music to Soothe the Savage Snake Plant":

"Ode to an African Violet":

"Swingin' Spathipyllums":

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Suicide


Alan Vega and Martin Rev from NYC, their first album from 1977, Suicide.
"Rocket USA":

"Cheree":

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Amon Düül II


Amon Düül II was one of the most influential krautrock conglomerations, with members constantly flowing in and out and branching into other groups and new musical territory. This particular period, around the release of Yeti (1970), turned out to be a seminal moment in the history of the group, marking the beginning of their underground success outside of Germany. The album shows a remarkable breadth of expression, from strange, trance-like moments of noise, constrained acoustic ragas and improvisations, to explosive, dirty, electric prog with slamming beats and tape effects.
"Archangel Thunderbird":

"Pale Gallery":

"Hallucination Guillotine":

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Tyndall


Nik Tyndall and Rudolf Langer with their 3rd LP, Reflexionen (1982).
"Strassen Der Nacht":

Monday, June 20, 2011

Human League


the Human League from later in their career with their 1986 single, "Human":

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Angelo Badalamenti


Angelo Badalamenti recorded the scores for several of David Lynch's films.
"Twin Peaks Theme", as it appears in the opening segment of the pilot episode of David Lynch's Twin Peaks:

"Fred's World" from the Lost Highway soundtrack (1997):

"Mysteries of Love" as it appears in Blue Velvet (1987):

Friday, June 17, 2011

Billy Idol

if the 1980's had just one douche bag to call it's own, it would be Billy Idol. here he is showing his less "hard" side with two of his most popular ballads.
"Eyes Without A Face" from Rebel Yell (1983):

"Sweet Sixteen" from Whiplash Smile (1986):

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Unknown DJ


Andre Manuel, the Unknown DJ, early west-coast electro beats.
"Basstronic" single, 1988:

better audio: http://youtu.be/ytddqtWSP-E

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Martin Newell


Martin Newell was a strong force for the DIY camp during the new wave days. He produced, recorded, and played (nearly) all of the instrumentation for his solo recordings. He also wrote and played under the name Cleaners from Venus with Lol Elliot in the early 80's, releasing most of their work together from home on cassette. The following are from his first cassette as Martin Newell, Songs for a Fallow Land (1985).
"Julie Profumo":

"Gamma Ray Blue":

Monday, June 13, 2011

Gandalf

american psych band, Gandalf with "Tiffany Rings" from their 1969 self-titled album:

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Giorgio Moroder


the Godfather of Italian electro, Giorgio Moroder. A promotional TV video for the 1984 Olympics in LA:

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

R. Stevie Moore


live on NYC public access TV, the Scott & Gary Show in 1984.
"Showbiz is Dead" from Dumb Philosophy (1981):

"I've Begun to Fall in Love":

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

The Associates


the Associates, led by Billy Mackenzie, were one of the more successful new wave groups of their day; after touring with the Cure in 1980, John Murphy and Mike Dempsey (previously of the Cure) joined the group, and they landed album of the year in 1982 for their third album, Sulk. the following are sessions recorded for John Peel's radio show in April of 1981.
"It's Better This Way":

"Nude Spoons":

"Ulcragyceptimol":

Monday, June 6, 2011

William De Vaughn

diamond in the back, sun roof top, diggin' the scene with a gangster lean.
1974 single, "Be Thankful for What You've Got":

Friday, June 3, 2011

Sister Irene O'Connor


In the 70's, an Australian nun recorded an album using a drum machine and and a derelict synthesizer; her name was Sister Irene O'Connor and the album was Fire of God's Love/Songs to Ignite the Spirit (1976).
"Fire of God's Love":

"Mass-Emmanuel":

"Keshukoran":

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Mikey Dread


Dread at the controls, 1979 with the album, African Anthem (The Mikey Dread Show Dubwise).
"Saturday Night Style":

"Industrial Anthem":

"Pre-dawn Dub":