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Geeks - Too Fat Pig - 7"(S-S Records)The Geeks were a collection of Mendocino/San Francisco freaks that bridge the gaps between psych, free jazz and art punk from 1965 to 1981. They released 2 records when they were around, both pretty damn rare. We stumbled on them, tracked them down, and got a 7”s worth of archival stuff, which we made into SS005 in 2004. After that came out head Geek Radley H. sent us another collection of unreleased stuff and after a year or two of shock, we wiped the glaze from our eyes and got this pup together. These cuts were recorded in 1979 & 1980 and both have a seemingly subdued intensity to them. Too Fat Pig, sung by 15 year old Lydia Kindheart, sounds like the Inflatable Boy Clams done by some revolutionary free jazz ensemble. For many years the Geeks lived in a house across the way from San Quentin State Prison and would watch relatives line up to visit their imprisoned family members, hence Visiting Day at San Quentin, one of the angriest, creepiest, most intense songs I’ve ever heard. Samples |
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Global Goon - Family Glue - 12"(Audio Dregs)Now given a wider released by those good folk at Audio-Dregs! Following on in the same spirit to the diet-breaks marinated electronica of 2002's 'Vatican Nitez', 'Family Glue' is a lambescent collection of bright-eyed beats and EFX that should serve to further remove him from the Aphex shadow, this time hopefully for good. Opening with a melody as infectious as bird-flu, first track 'Electrostatic Bonj De Lonj' is a sunshine on the back of the neck romp through plodding beats and bleeping 808's that even finds time for a squeeky Kanye vocal sample. A similar spring in your step feel is maintained on the tight and taught 'You Set My Face On Fire' wherein Gene Krupa precision beats are layered wrecklessly with disco-funk bass and some nimble fingered synth action that recalls Daft Punk in their pre-shit days, whilst 'Glory B' splatters a crate-full of fancy cut&paste vocal narratives all over a clattering breakbeat and vintage Bombjack arcade. Topping all this off is 'Friendship Never Dies', the best 1970's cop-funk soundtrack you've never heard and title track 'Family Glue' which sees some of the DFA mob trying to persuade Juan Maclean and Caribou to get with the slap-bass funk. Cute. Samples |
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Great Lake Swimmers- Ongiara - 12"(Weewerks)"Toronto's Great Lake Swimmers continue to hone a remarkably haunting, heartfelt folk-pop sound, mixing ambient textures with skilful instrumental interplay. Tony Dekker's voice is still the band's most captivating presence, capable of turning the seemingly mundane observations of 'Backstage with the Modern Dancers' into a harrowingly mournful tale. That deceptively simple song demonstrates that Dekker's gifts as a vocalist are matched by his direct yet multi-layered lyricism - a romantic ode to our geography emerges in 'Your Rocky Spine,' while 'There is a Light' is a delicate protest song whose pointed wordplay is tempered by a dreamy arrangement. As a trio rounded out by inventive multi-instrumentalists Erik Arnesen and Colin Huebert, the group sounds rather lush here; recording in a hall with natural reverb and calling in talents like Sarah Harmer and Owen Pallett surely affects the sound. The Swimmers exude confidence and conviction on Ongiara, an understated masterpiece." - Vish Khanna, eye weekly, 22 March 2007 Samples |
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