Rob - Don't Kill (2000)

"Don't Kill" is the debut of Robin Couder, who has a connection to the French lounge band "Air". How so? Well I'm not entirely sure, finding anything about this guy is extremely tricky. I picked this record up in a tiny indie record store on the East Coast of England. The album features an aray of musical instruments, including guitars, real drums, trumpets, saxophone and strings. It is at such a higher level of musical clarity, not dumbed down by studio manipulation, like the majority of today's artists. It is very French in it's presentation. At times this sounds like a flashback of the 1970's.... of the ELO kind, almost borderline pompous. The jingles and bouncy sounds continue to resound inside my head, long after listening to this record. ENJOY!

1. De La Musique (In the Music)
2. Power Glove
3. Amours
4. Sitar Fight Ego
5. Je T'aime (I Love You)
6. XX
7. Chanson Pour Mes Enfants (Song for my Children)
8. Don't Kill
9. Don't Kill Dub
10. Running For the Gold
11. Asnières Au Soleil (Asnière Sun)
12. Sweet Femke
13. Fourteen Metal
14. Don't Kill Me

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Matthew Good - Hospital Music (2007)

Hello my friends it has been a long time, it feels like forever since I graced this account with my presence. I'll try not to leave it too long next time...I promise.

I have been playing this album on a regular basis. Matthew Good is like leftover Pizza, you don't think that you'll like it, but once you try a few slices, you just want more. Poor example I know, but "Hospital Music" although only a few years old seems to be drifting into the arena of the "forgotten album of the 00's" tag. I would hate for that to happen considering it has some truly memorable, heartfelt music on there. Especially the single "Born Losers" that holds a very special place in my heart. It was the song paying the morning that my daughter was born, I remember driving across the snow flurried road to the hospital, my mind racing and my excitement building up. So I may be biased towards this album, but regardless it is worth the listen. ENJOY!

1. Champions of Nothing
2. A Single Explosion
3. Metal Airplanes
4. 99% of Us Is Failure
5. Born Losers
6. Odette
7. Black Helicopter
8. The Boy Comes Home
9. The Devil's In Your Details
10. Moon Over Marin
11. Girl Wedged Under the Front of a Firebird
12. I Am Not Safer Than a Bank
13. I'm a Window
14. She's in it For the Money
15. True Love Will Find You in the End

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The Blood Brothers - ...Burn, Piano Island, Burn (2003)

"Fucking's Greatest Hits" was one of my anthems back in 2003. While my teenage years are now well behind me and I must settle down now I'm 24 (theoretically) I still get pumped up when ever I hear it play. "The Blood Brothers" were one of those energetic Post-Hardcore bands that exploded onto the scene during the early 00's. Along with the likes of Alexisonfire, Vendetta Red and Fightstar. The fad passed just like every other musical fad of the last 40 years. "The Blood Brothers" were one of those bands that will be etched into the early millennium. "Burn, Piano Island, Burn" is without a doubt their greatest accomplishment. ENJOY!

1. Guitarmy
2. Fucking's Greatest Hits
3. Burn, Piano Island, Burn
4. Every Breath Is a Bomb
5. Ambulance vs. Ambulance
6. USA Nails
7. Cecilia and the Silhouette Saloon
8. Six Nightmares at the Pinball Masquerade
9. The Salesman, Denver Max
10. I Know Where the Canaries and the Crows Go
11. God Bless You, Blood Thirsty Zeppelins
12. The Shame

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Johnny Clarke - Dreader Dread 1976-1978 (1998)

I've made a rather modest attempt to explore the musical roots of reggae just recently. After overplaying Bob Marley to death, I thought it time to move onto something different. Enter Johnny Clarke. Another Kingston native, Clarke has a surprisingly gentle singing voice, something that I haven't really found with other artists of the same genre.

I haven't branched out to listening to some of his records from the 70's just yet. From what I hear they do not manage to capture the magic of this album. ENJOY!

1. Top Ranking (I'm The Toughest)
2. In the Roots of the Ghetto
3. Live Up Jah Man
4. Love Up Your Brothers And Sisters (Extended)
5. African People
6. Dread A Dread
7. Fire & Brimstone A Go Burn The Wicked
8. African Roots (Extended)
9. Roots Natty
10. Every Knee Shall Bow (Extended)
11. Play Fool Fe Get Wise (Extended)
12. Age is Growing
13. Time Will Tell

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Hell Is For Heroes - Transmit Disrupt (2005)

On a warm sunny day like today you just need to kick back with a few beers. Maybe go for a drive with the windows down....that is before you starting drinking. Maybe you will decide to play some tunes as you drive down the street. You select Hell Is For Heroes on your ipod, listening to the melodies and sharp vocals. At that moment in time you feel invincible and think that you can conquer the world. ENJOY!

1. Kamichi
2. Models For the Programme
3. Quit Riot
4. Folded Paper Figures
5. (Untitled)
6. They Will Call Us Savages
7. Silent As the Grave
8. One of Us
9. (Untitled)
10. Transmit Disrupt
11. Discos & Casinos

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Swervedriver - Mezcal Head (1993)

Greetings again fellow music lovers. Today I bring you the 90's phenomenon, Swervedriver. Incorporating shoegaze with grungy undertones, Swervedriver didn't exactly take the 90's by storm, which is unfortunate. Sounding at times like Dinosaur Jr on crack. Check out the song "Duel" that will rock your world. ENJOY!

1. For Seeking Heat
2. Duel
3. Blowin' Cool
4. MM Abduction
5. Last Train to Satansville
6. Harry & Maggie
7. A Change Is Gonna Come
8. Girl On A Motorbike
9. Duress
10. You Find It Everywhere

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Latyrx - The Album (1997)

Are you ready for a new hybrid of Hip-Hop? Latyrx will rejuvenate your love for the genre.

1. Latyrx
2. Say That
3. The Quickening (The Wreckoning, Part II)
4. Balcony Beach
5. Live 90.3 '94
6. The Muzapper's Mix: Aim for the Flickering Flame / Rankin #1
7. Funky Granules
8. Bad News
9. Off (With) Their Heads (Be Prompt)
10. Interlude
11. Burnt Pride
12. Scratchapella
13. The Wreckoning (Live 45 mix)
14. Burning Hot in Cali on a Saturday Night

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Wayne Shorter - Beyond the Sound Barrier (2005)

Jazz is a genre that I ignored for far too long. I've only been a fan of jazz for about 5 or 6 years. It was Charles Mingus that captivated me and introduced me to the sexy sounds. Wayne Shorter is a name that I have heard mentioned in certain snobbish Jazz circles.....to be honest with you I haven't yet heard this album, but I've heard good things about it. So check it out. Enjoy!

1. Smilin' Through
2. As Far as the Eye Can See
3. On Wings of Song
4. Tinker Bell
5. Joy Rider
6. Over Shadow Hill Way
7. Adventures Aboard the Golden Mean
8. Beyond the Sound Barrier

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Eloy - Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes (1979)

German progressive rock band "Eloy" broke new ground with "Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes" back in 1979. While sounding a little dated and cheesy in parts, it still manages to sustain my attention. Particularly the track "Pilot to Paradise". ENJOY!

1. a. Astral Entrance / b. Master of Sensation

2. The Apocalypse / a. Silent Cries Divide the Night/ b. The Vision - Burning/ c. Force Majeure

3. Pilot to Paradise

4. De Labore Solis

5. Mighty Echoes

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This Mortal Coil - It'll End In Tears (1984)

I HAVE RETURNED. Well after a 5 month absence I'm back. The reason for my long departure stems down to my laptop dying and me being too broke to fix my desktop. So once again all of my problems come down to not having enough money....isn't that how all of your problems in life begin or end? Enough of this, on to bigger and better things.

I don't know if anyone is a fan of David Lynch's film "Lost Highway" if you are and have seen the film, you will recall a scene towards the end where Pete is getting down and dirty in the middle of the night, just off of a lonely highway, with only the headlights from his car illuminating them. During this scene a song plays "Song to the Siren" originally by Tim Buckley, this version is by "This Mortal Coil" is a beautifully haunting song, that sends ripples into your brain....rather fitting for a David Lynch film. So check that song out if you haven't heard it before. ENJOY!

1. Kangaroo

2. Song to the Siren

3. Holocaust

4. Fyt

5. Fond Affection

6. The Last Ray

7. Another Day

8. Waves Become Wings

9. Barramundi

10. Dreams Made Flesh

11. Not Me

12. A Single Wish

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