Children of Nuggets Vol. 2

And here is the second volume!

You are going to have the third and fourth very soon, don't worry.

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.megaupload.com/it/?d=KPIEE3OQ

Children of Nuggets Vol. 1

This is "Children of Nuggets", a beautiful collection, the sequel to "Nuggets", which told the original 60's psychedelic era, while this one spans from 1976 to 1996. There are Paisley Underground bands as DREAM SYNDICATE, pop-psych straight revivalists as XTC's side project DUKES OF THE STRATOSPHEAR, and also early PRIMAL SCREAM and SCREAMING TREES.

In this first volume you will find DUKES OF THE STRATOSPHEAR, BANGLES, FLAMIN' GROOVIES, ROBYN HITCHCOCK's SOFT BOYS, and lots of other stuff (27 tracks, by the way).

TRACKLIST:

http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,3322724,00.html

CHILDREN OF...at Pitchfork:

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/comp/rhino/children-of-nuggets.shtml

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.megaupload.com/it/?d=RVRDA0OQ

The Go-Betweens: Cattle and cane video

Here is one more thing to commemorate GRANT MC LENNAN: the videoclip of the beautiful 1983 GO-BETWEENS' single "Cattle and cane" , a song penned by MC LENNAN and which, by the way, was prized by the Australian Performing Right Assosiation as one of the 10 greatest Australian songs of all time.

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.megaupload.com/it/?d=HSHVZDVN

For Grant Mc Lennan

On the 6th Grant Mc Lennan, founder of THE GO-BETWEENS died.

I do not know if I can add soething. But in the GB he wrote some of my favourite songs ever. I caught the news yesterday, and, after reading more about it (it is possible to post something about him, if you will, on the GB' s message board here: http://go-betweens.org.uk/cgi-bin/chatroom/discus.cgi) I listened and tried to play it myself his "Love goes on" from one of my most loved GB's LPs, "16 Lovers lane", over and over.

Listening, reading his lyrics,and then singing them really moved me: they were so typically of his songwriting, being so tender and bittersweet and still smart.

Here they are:

"There's a cat in the alleyway
Dreaming of birds that are blue
Sometimes girl when I'm lonely
This is how I think about you
There are times that I want you
I want you so much I could bust
I know a thing aboat lovers
Lovers lie down in trust

Love goes on anyway!
Love goes on anyway!

The people next door got their problems
They got things they can't name
I know a thing about lovers
Lovers don't feel any shame
Late at night with the lights down low
The candle burns to the end
I know a thing about darkness
Darkness ain't my friend

Love goes on anyway!
Love goes on anyway!

I'm gonna make you happy
I'm gonna spin you round
I'm gonna cut your strings

I put my foot flat down on the floor
I took it as far as I could
I took it down there to Sheridan Street
by the dark wood
Late at might when I want you
I lock you in my room
I know a thing about darkness
I know a thing about lovers
I know a thing about lovers
Lovers want the moon

Love goes on anyway!
Love goes on anyway!"

Today I have uploaded something for the fans, who probably own mostly all from THE GO-BETWEENS, but may not know much of his solo career, his first solo effort, from 1991, "Watershed".

THE GO-BETWEENS on wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Betweens

THE GB's official site:

http://www.go-betweens.net/

GRANT MC LENNAN on wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_McLennan

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.megaupload.com/it/?d=AK9QDECX

Track 26-30

This is the download for those who have had difficulties with Disc 4. In here there are the last 5 songs of the disc.

http://www.megaupload.com/it/?d=WOD14QJI

Nuggets Vol.1, Disc 3 & 4

DOWNLOAD Disc 3:
http://www.megaupload.com/it/?d=YRERAESX
DOWNLOAD Disc 4:
http://www.megaupload.com/it/?d=0HMWIER6

Nuggets Vol.1, Disc 2

And here is the second disc!

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.megaupload.com/it/?d=7TDHF8VW

Nuggets Vol.1, Disc 1

"Nuggets" is probably the most famous garage rock/psychedelic compilation ever:it is made up of four discs, and I'm going to try to upload it all here in the next days (and maybe also its sequel: "Children of Nuggets"), its timespan is from 1965 to 1968, and it is mostly based on bands (or single artists) that time has forgot, but that back in those fiery days of rock and psychedelia had released some gems, but it includes also some more known ones as 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS or ELECTRIC PRUNES.

(This is the firts CD of the first Volume: the first volume concentrates on the USA and the UK, while the second one on the rest of the world).

For the traklist(s) see one of the links below.

NUGGETS on wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuggets:_Original_Artyfacts_from_the_First_Psychedelic_Era,_1965-1968

NUGGETS on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000AFWZ/104-2875765-2694367?v=glance&n=5174

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.megaupload.com/it/?d=LH9E4P68

Dream Syndicate: The day before wine and roses

And here comes some more stuff from DREAM SYNDICATE: a beautiful live album recorded during a radio show a few days before they entered the studuio to record their first LP "The days of wine and rose"(hence the title) . So, in here there are songs that obviously ended up on that, but also a garage-rock version of DYLAN's "Outlaw blues", a more rocking cover of DONOVAN's hit "Season of the witch" and, last but not least, BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD(but penned by NEIL YOUNG)'s "Mr. Soul" (quite known for "stealing" THE ROLLING STONES' most famous riff...).

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.megaupload.com/it/?d=SBOMVZRQ

Dream Syndicate: Days of wine and roses bonus tracks

In these days Twilight Zone (http://rideyourpony-twighlightzone.blogspot.com/) has been uploading lots of stuff of THE DREAM SYNDICATE, and I have noticed that it has not uploaded the bonus tracks from the CD version of "The days and wine and roses", the DS's beutiful first work, so now I am (uploading it).

For those of you who do not know anything of this american band, well...then you need to know that STEVE WYNN (leader and singer) were part of the so-called Paisley Underground, an american rock scene of the early 80's, that had its roots in 60's psychedelia, garage, but also in 1977's punk. DREAM SYNDICATE definetely were the band that had to make it: after this first record they signed for a major (WB, like Huskers Du did), but without getting really anything out of it. No success, and no more great albums. In fact after the Velvet Undergound strongly-influenced "The days of wine and roses" and more acid and free jazzy/walls-of-guitars-all-the-way-'round second "The medicine show" they never were so (damn) good. Maybe because the line-up was different, maybe not, but eventually they split up.

But here they are at nearly their best, with some songs unissued, like the first "Sure thing", but also with aleternative versions of LP's tracks (previously appeared on a very limitied edition EP), or with rehearsal takes.

TRACKLIST:

- Sure Thing (EP version)

- That's What You Always Say (EP version)

- When You Smile (EP version)

- Soma Kinda Itch (EP version)

- Too Little, Too Late (15 Minutes)

- Definetly Clean (15 Minutes)

- That's What You Always Say (Rehersal)

- Last Chance For You (Rehersal)

DS on Steve Wynn's official site:

http://stevewynn.net/band.php?band_id=3

DS on Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Syndicate

DS's fan site:

http://www.chromeoxide.com/dream.htm

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=03A064LS

For R.E.M fans...

Just a tip. Take a look at RBally (http://rbally.net/) -I put it also among the links-because he has posted a very good 1984 concert of R.E.M.

Highly recommended for their fans.

Tangerine Dream: Zeit

Here is TANGERINE DREAM's third LP, "Zeit" (english for time), and one of the most beautiful and most ambience-like albums of the krautrock band, though very far from the new agey music they will end up playing in the late 70's and later on. This is, as JULIAN COPE would say, the ultimate "kosmische musik", made by some of the most talented german musician of their age (including POPOL VUH's deus ex machina Florian Fricke on Moog).

Only four tracks, for what once was a double LP (it is about 74 minutes long), with names only a krautrock band would choose: "Birth of liquid plejades", "Nebulous dawn", "Origin of supernatural probabilities" and, of course, "Zeit".

Official site:

http://www.tangerinedream.org/

TD on wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangerine_Dream

Fan site:

http://star.arm.ac.uk/~ath/music/td/

Download:
http://www.megaupload.com/it/?d=6PM9WB9N

Massive Attack: Live in Berlin 2003

Here is a beautiful concert of one of the most important "electronic" bands of the nineties, MASSIVE ATTACK, out of his 2003 world tour. It is also very interesting to listen to it because, and if you have seen one of their gigs you know it, MASSIVE usually do not bring along on tour the "special guests" that usually feature on the albums, so there is no Sinead O'Connor, no Elisabeth Fraser, but nonetheless MASSIVE ATTACK songs sound still great.

Tracklist:

1. Future proof
2. Everywhen
3. Risingson
4. Black milk redux
5. Angel
6. Special cases
7. Karmacoma
8. Butterfly caught
9. Name taken
10. Teardrop
11. Mezzanine
12. Hymn of the big wheel
13. Safe from harm
14. Inertia creeps
15. Antistar
16. Unfinished sympathy
17. Group four

Official site:

http://www.massiveattack.co.uk/

Fan site:

http://www.alwaysontherun.net/massive.htm

MASSIVE ATTACK on Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_Attack

DOWNLOAD Part 1:

http://www.megaupload.com/it/?d=1M7MO8UB

DOWNLOAD Part 2:

http://www.megaupload.com/it/?d=USJ2ZMFY

Blur: Live at Le Bataclan

BLUR are one of the few great bands left, one of those (like RADIOHEAD) that grow up (or maybe grow better) album after album. There are not many of them. Mostly these days bands are a matter of a few (good) singles, a fast matter-of-a-hype kind of bands. Blur are not, though when they first reached success (during the "Parklife"/"The great escape" period) they could look like just another rock group for (brit)teenagers. But now a lot time has passed and BLUR showed that thay are something way different. A band that matters (in the history of rock 'n' roll). A band whose albums are not a mere collection of songs but homogenic works that deal with both personal and social issues, not unlike from what albums reached out to be in the late 60's.

This is one of the reasons why, in my opinion, they are a gret band: because they belong to this time and space, whereas many other hyped bands (see STROKES, INTERPOL, BLOC PARTY, etc), though they are not playing bad stuff at all, seem to have little to do with the now and then.

And this is also the reason why I have uploaded this french concert of theirs, one with a good quality sound by the way. As you can easily see from the tracklist below, it is part of the last tour, the one after the beautiful "Think tank" album. It is a bit of sad to hear Albarn tell the audience: "Graham wasn't really with us on the album...but it doesn't mean he's not coming back". Well, I'm afraid he isn't (and the absence of his guitar playing is audible and a pity). It is a good listen anyway. Enjoy.

Tracklist:

1. Intro
2. Ambulance
3. Beetlebum
4. Girls and boys
5. Badhead
6. Gene by gene
7. For tomorrow
8. Sweet song
9. Moroccan peoples revolutionary bowls club
10. Tender
11. Caravan
12. Out of time
13. Crazy beat
14. Brtohers and sisters
15. Song 2
16. Trimm Trabb
17. My white noise
18. Pop scene
19. On the way to the club
20. We've got a file on you
21. This is a low

Official site:

http://www.blur.co.uk/site.html

Fan site:

http://www.blurtalk.com/

BLUR on Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blur

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.megaupload.com/it/?d=8MPEU7A0

Kraftwerk: 2

This is one of my favourite krautrock albums: made by KRAFTWERK long before they became a widely known band (and long before hits like "The man machine"), "2" does not sound so different fron other german bands of the time as POPOL VUH, with those eastern-influenced melodies and mantras. More importantly, it is an album where the machine is still part of an organic ensemble and does not have the lead on it (unlike the KRAFTWERK of second half of the seventies), so guitars and flutes and such are not more important than drum machines or synthesizers.

Official site:

http://www.kraftwerk.com/

Kraftwek on Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraftwerk

The early years '68-'73:

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/8880/

Download:

http://www.megaupload.com/it/?d=U0CWUG2P

Jacques Brel: Infiniment Vol. 2

And here is the second volume of the JACQUES BREL's compilation.

In it there are some of my favourite BREL's songs, as "Amsterdam", and "La chanson des vieux amants".

Download:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TQDU54L4

Jacques Brel: Infiniment

JACQUES BREL is probably the most famous french (well, actually he was belgian...) songwriter, mosttly known for songs as "Ne me quitte pas" or "Amsterdam", this one also frequently covered by DAVID BOWIE. His discography is by the way a bit of a mess, so I have uploaded a nice compilation of his, called "Infiniment".

If you speak a little french I suggest you to try and read his lyrics, because they are very well written and often witty and.

Info on BREL on Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Brel

JACQUES BREL's lyrics:

http://www.frmusique.ru/texts/b/brel_jacques/brel.htm

Download:

http://www.megaupload.com/it/?d=CTIRKILA

Buffy: Ultimate Soundtrack Vol. 1

Here is something for all BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER fans: a (non-official) compilation with many songs featured in the 7 seasons of the famous TV series.

This is also my hommage to a series I have loved so much (meaning: I know there is some crappy stuff in it as well, but still, it reminds you of one of the best TV products ever made and, more important, some good times spent watching it).

Today I have posted the first volume, I am going to post the second in the the next days.

More INFO on Buffy:

http://www.tv.com/buffy-the-vampire-slayer/show/10/summary.html

Joss Whedon (Buffy's creator) site:

http://whedonesque.com/

Essays and studies on Buffy:

http://www.slayage.tv/

Tracklist:

01 nerf herder - buffy the vampire slayer theme

02 four star mary - pain

03 sarah mclachlan - full of grace

04 superfine - already met you

05 rilo kiley - pictures of success

06 azure ray - displaced

07 velvet chain - strong

08 the murder city devils - boom swagger boom

09 bif naked - lucky

10 jonatha brooke - inconsolable

11 summercamp - play it by ear

12 alison krauss - that kind of love

13 devics - key

14 lisa loeb - how

15 splendid - charge

16 mint royale - rock & roll bar

17 the halo friendlies - run away

18 sophie zelmani - i´ll remember you

Download:

http://www.megaupload.com/it/?d=2CFN9SHB

Sondre Lerche: Live 2003

Here is one of my favourite artists of these last years: SONDRE LERCHE is a norwegian pop singur, whose songs are a mellow mix between Burt Bacharach and Brian Wilson and norwegian pop, plus a lovely guitar style modelled on jazzy chords. His second LP "Two way monologue" is a little masterpiece (alas, he has just released a not-so-good new album with jazz standards and such, kind of a disappointment for a so talented musician. There is really no need a for male version of Norah Jones...).

So, today I have uploaded a gig he did in L.A. in 2003 after his first CD ("Faces down"), where you can listen to how he can be so good even also with his electric guitar only.

Official website:
http://www.sondrelerche.com/

Info on wiki (but not recently updated):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sondre_Lerche

Download:
http://www.megaupload.com/it/?d=9WBSC37R

Archive

Today I will only point you towards a great site, that is

http://www.archive.org/

Here you can find tons of stuff, from a huge live archive:

http://www.archive.org/audio/etreelisting-browse.php?collection=etree,

to experimental/classical music:

(http://www.archive.org/browse.php?collection=other_minds&field=%2Fmetadata%2Fcreator),

and public domain and open surce movies as well (from Buster Keaton to Roger Corman):

http://www.archive.org/details/movies.

I have just downloaded today two great gigs from it, one is a ROBYN HITCHCOCK one, from a radio broadcast of the last year, whose sound is simply perfect (http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=30670), and a 1987 DREAM SYNDICATE one, which obviously does not sound that well, but it is always a good feeling to listen to some live stuff ex Wynn's band (http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=24604&from=browsePopular).