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Feck
2006
Acid Mothers Temple - Starless & Bible Black Sabbath Alien 8
Acid Mothers Temple - Have You Seen The Other Side Of The Sky? Ace Fu
Buffalo Killers - S/T Alive
Burning Saviours - Hundus I Hate Records
Nick Castro & The Young Elders - S/T Strange Attractors
Circle - Arkades Fourth Dimension
Colour Haze - Tempel Elektrohasch
Comets On Fire - Avatar Sub Pop
Earthride -Vampire Circus Southern Lord
Espers - II Drag City
F/i - A Question For The Somnambulist Strange Attractors
Firebird - Hot Wings Rise Above
Daniel (A.I.U.) Higgs - Interdimensional Song-Seamstress... Holy Mountain
Hypnos 69 - Eclectic Measure Electrohasch
La Ira de Dios - Archaeopterix Nasoni
Mammatus - S/T Rocket
Marissa Nadler - The Saga Of Mayflower May Eclipse
OM - Conference Of The Birds Holy Mountain
Oneida - Happy New Year Jagjaguwar
On Trial - Forever Bad Afro
Pere Ubu -Why In Hate Women Smog Veil
Pink Mountaintops - Axis Of Evol Scratch
Place Of Skulls - The Black Is Never Far Exile On Mainstream
Plastic Crimewave Sound - No Wonderland Eclipse
Radio Birdman - Zeno Beach Yep Roc
Residual Echoes - California Holy Mountain
Six Organs Of Admittance - Sun Awakens Drag City
Kelley Stoltz - Below The Branches Sub Pop
Sunn O - Boris - Altar Southern Lord
Witch - S/T Tee Pee
Top
Re-issues
Wildfire - Smokin' Shadoks
Andwellas Dream - Love and Poetry Lightning Tree
Reg King - S/T Circle
Electric Wizard - Come My Fanatics Rise Above
N.S.U. - Turn On Or Turn Me Down Earmark
Top
Rare LP Finds
White Heaven - Strange Bedfellow PSF
Warpig - S/T Fonthill
Edgar Broughton Band - Wasa Wasa Harvest
Trapeze - Medusa Threshold
Best
Live Bands
Comets On Fire, Plastic Crimewave Sound, Residual Echoes, Mammatus....
(sadly... all in Montréal)
Aardvark's....
...from
'round there
Comets
On Fire - Avatar Sub Pop
Kelley Stoltz - Below The Branches Sub Pop
Viva L'American Death Ray Music - In The Meantime Transsolar
Andre Williams & The Diplomats Of Solid Sound - Aphrodisiac Pravda
Archie Bronson Outfit - Derdang Derdang Domino
Zeno Tornado & The Boney Google Brothers - Lover Of Your Dreams Voodoo
Rhythm
The Ettes - Shake The Dust SFTRI
Buffalo Killers - S/T Alive
Oneida - Happy New Year Outside
The Black Angels - Passover Light In The Attic
Baby Woodrose - Love Comes Down Spinello
Radio Birdman - Zeno Beach Yep Roc
James Hunter - People Gonna Talk Rounder
James McCann – Last Night I Met the Devil Bang!
SlideShaker - In The Raw Bad Afro
Karling Abbeygate - S/T Dionysus
The Witches - Thriller Music For Cats
Jenny Lewis w/ The Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat Team Love
Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands - Golden West Hightone
Heartless Bastards - All This Time Fat Possum
Roy & The Devil's Motorcycle - Because Of Women Voodoo Rhythm
The Nice Boys - S/T Birdman
The Heads - Under Stress.... Invada
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys - Turntable Matinee Yep Roc
...from 'round here
The Coggs
- Blackjack & Cigarettes Rusty Junk
The Weapons Of Mass Seduction - Desperate Men... Seductive Sounds
C'Mon - In The Heat Of The Moment Blown Speaker
The Reverb Syndicate - Operation Jet Set indie
The McGillicuddy Sisters - Hillbilly Hi-Jinx indie
Blood Meridian - Kick Up The Dust Outside
Trevor Alguire - As Of Yesterday indie
Muffler Crunch - Ol' Sparky's Revenge Last Drag
The John Henrys - Sweet As The Grain indie
Gunsmoke – Kitchen Sessions demo
David Picco - Saturday Night Sunday Morning Mag Wheel
Les Breastfeeders - Les Matins De Grands Soirs Blow The Fuse
Rick White - Album Blue Fog
Ukrainia - S/T indie
David Matthews - Mug Shot Alley indie
The Sadies – Tales Of Rat Fink Outside
John Rae & The River - Knows What You Need Baudelaire
Camp Radio - S/T Kelp
The Sunday Sinners - Sweet Jam Sonik's Chicken Shrimp
Evil Farm Children – Knuckle Duster Dad’s Favorite
Lefty McRighty & The Boxcar Cadavers - S/T Weeping Wound
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Bob
(Whitmore... rambler extraordinaire)
Ate My Home WoRK 2006 Favourites
The Year's Favourite Pre-amble:
It's not often that I seek out a soapbox to offer my own opinions. Seeing
as some of us have this little tradition, I thought I'd go along with
it, and as in the past (I missed last year) have a little fun. The first
thing that will become evident is the sheer number of releases that I
have missed. I got many records this year, but it turns out that I was
catching up on what I missed in previous years (The Thanes "Evolver",
The Campus Tramps' "Curves Ahead", BBQ's "Tie Your Own
Noose"; Los Nuggets "Back to the Bone"; the list goes on...).
Therefore, I make do with a series of "Favourites
of 2006" list. Here it is for your enjoyment or edification. What
are the Kids are up to today? After they listen to their elder siblings
record collection (or their favourite radio show), they tune up their
guitars, tighten their drum skins, and create the records referred to
below.
SHOWS
Favourite Audiences:
CKCU Benefit at the Dominion Tavern Oct. 2006, featuring Steve Fai, Lefty
McRighty & the Boxcar Cadavers, The David Picco Band, and an audience
who gives a damn about their Community Radio Station.
Favourite Elvis Sighting:
Jon Spencer (Heavy Trash) headlining for the Sadies at Babylon. What a
showman.
Loudest Show:
Muffler Crunch. Never thought an acoustic guitar could do that.
Coolest Venue:
Birdman Sound Record Store "Four 'n' Giv'r Saturday Matinee Performance".
Favourite Duet:
King Khan & BBQ "What's For Dinner" In the Red Rcds.
Runner-up duet are the backing vocals between Patrick & Mark of the
Solid Senders (show at Irene's is the one that comes to mind).
Favourite Debut Live Show:
The Solid Senders, Irene's Pub. M.C. has the voice, theatrics, and the
energy to send you. If you don't believe me, ask Big Mama Thornton. She'll
tell you go hear her for yourself.
Favourite Live Show:
The Nymphets closing their set at Irene's Pub with "Kick Out the
Jams".
Favourite Outdoor show 2006:
Four 'n' Giv'r Show in Cantley was fun, even if just for playing outdoors
at night.
Third Annual Outta-wais Award Presented to Ottawa's furthest-out
performers:
The board of S.O.C.A.N. You are so far out of touch with reality.
For everyone else, educate yourself about Tariff 22.
This endeavor from the board of SOCAN will harm Canadian Community Radio
Stations.It does much for the top earners of music royalties, and little
(if anything) for the musicians who starve for their art.
RADIO:
Favourite Radio Documentary:
"The End of Food" produced by Jacky T. Short, concise, well
presented, and relevant.
Favourite Radio Appearances:
Bill Guerrero's birdman sound adverts on CKCU. Talk about enthusiasm!
This is the way advertising ought to be – fun, informative, and
more fun. The first advertising firm to figure this out will blow their
competition away. Some of us at CKCU FM have known this all along.
Favourite CKCU DJ Debut:
Aurele gets many points for enthusiasm and broad tastes in music. Aurele's
solo debut was such a chaotic program that I was on the edge of my seat
the entire time, wondering if/when it was all going to spin out of control.
Much consideration has gone into this one and as a self imposed print
deadline draws near, I just can't find an answer.
MERCH:
Favourite T-Shirts:
Richard Monette's Do It Yourself Silkscreen T-shirt for the funding drive
edition of his own "Multiple Personality Discography" radio
show. What a great Giveaway.
Favourite Poster:
Aardvark wields a matchless pen. However, I have to give the award to
Dave Faught for the Blackball/Muffler Crunch poster if only for it's SIZE.
If only they had time to plaster those on the postboards of Ottawa...
Favourite Sticker:
Hmmmm...I'll have to double check my guitar case for this one...
Favourite Buttons:
Centretown Wilderness Club "Owl."
THE BUSINESS:
Coolest Record Label Revival:
I thought Magwheel records was gone. With the new David Picco Band release,
this cool indie with a long history of great releases has new life.
Coolest Record Deal dropout in Ottawa:
The Weapons of Mass Seduction "Desperate Men & The Women Who
Love Them."
Previously on Music For Cats Rcds, they have taken on the world on their
own with their second full-length being an independent release. The Beast
of Rock and Roll cannot be tamed!
Coolest Imminent Release Rumor:
The promise from Karen Cat the the next "Dirtbombs" single will
be on Music For Cats Rcds.
Coolest Sounding Recording Session:
Nina Nastasia "On Leaving", Fatcat Rcds.
As with previous releases, the natural sounds of the studio are captured,
such as creaking chairs and running water. Steve Albini's presence is
less obvious than with Nina's previous records. Instead of the soaring
guitar and densely packed string arrangements, this record features space
and distance – leaving plenty of room for Nina's voice, guitar playing,
and lyrics. Very subtle.
Favourite CD Releases:
Angela Desveaux "Wandering Eyes" – Sweet voice and excellent
songs.
Trevor Alguire "As Of Yesterday". I just like the songs.
Muffler Crunch "Sparky's Revenge" Sheer noise, containing songs.
Sunday Sinners "Sweet Jam" – Cool to hear these sounds
– wish there was more...
RECORDS:
Most Historic Release:
Compilation "Someone To Share My Life With" Beautiful Music
Records of Ottawa.
I still can't believe someone in Ottawa is behind this project. It seems
to be the sort of thing you'd expect to hear about happening in NewYork
or Paris. Is it three down, seven to go? Is this release series featuring
covers of The Television Personalities historic, or epic? Is it ever going
to end? Was the rendition of "If I Could Write Poetry" contributed
by Nikki Sudden the last item he recorded? Something to ponder...In the
meantime, go out and get their latest offering of pop sounds that are
just too good to miss.
Favourite Packidging:
Nina Nastasia "On Leaving" Fatcat Rcds. As much a work of art
as the music and singing itself. Wanted to frame and hang it on the wall.
Favourite Liner Notes:
Deadly Snakes "A Bird in the Hand Is Worthless" In the Red Rcds.
(More on this later).
Favourite Color Vinyl:
The Ettes "Shake The Dust" Sympathy For the Record Industry.
Clear Dark Blue.
The Marked Men "Fix My Brain" Swami Rcds. Clear with blue or
green tint depending on the light.
Favourite Soundtrack:
The Sadies "Tales Of The Rat-Fink" Yep Rock Rcds.
A welcome foil for their "commercial" release earlier in the
year. If anyone is going to become a superstar in Canada (or around the
world), I'm rootin' for The Sadies. FLIES!
Favourite 45 RPM:
The 5 Torquays "There She Walks" - Re-released on 10" comp."
Mas Rock & Roll" Electro Harmonix Rcds. (More later).
Begs the question "Where's the B-Side?!?!"
Favourite Double 10" record:
Various Artists "Mas Rock & Roll" Electro Harmonix Rcds.
Wow! Just when I was beginning to wonder when the re-issues would run
out of something new, we discover a new continent of music history to
tap. This release alone provides incentive for the serious collectors
to buy a new house (with wall to wall shelves) in anticipation of material
yet to be re-discovered from Mexico, South America, Spain...where does
it all end?
Favourite 12" Double LP:
The Deadly Snakes "A Bird In the Hand Is Worthless" In The Red
Rcds.
Polaris award nominees? Give me some relevance. This is thee Canadian
release of the year. No one else is performing with a set list that has
this much depth, taps into so many different influences, and remains consistently
top notch. It doesn't stop there. Packaging is informative and entertaining.
Live show is energetic and engages the audience. The Deadly Snakes are
everything a great band ought to be. AND to top it all off, the band spins
off projects that sound different from the source. What I personally find
fun with this record is playing it back to back with the first L.P. "Love
Undone." Despite starting out good, they have gotten a lot better.
(and are now defunct...Ed.)
Favourite 12" Vinyl Record Releases:
The Canary Sect "Shake It But Don't Break It" Screaming Apple
Rcds.
I knew what I was in for the moment I saw it – umpteen rotations
later, I'm still hearing new fun hidden in the grooves. Leaves me speechless,
so all I will say is take this one to your next dance party, and get everyone
shimmying and shaking. Produced by Dr. "Explosion" Jorge Munoz-Cobo.
This record is Cool Cool Cool!
The Wildebeests "Annie Get Your Gnu" Screaming
Apple Rcds.
Och! Loads o' fun fr' th' lairds a' boss beat, I cannah fin' a bettah
covah awf "I Did Ye Naw Wrong,"; nora no betta reckid fro' th'
brogue n' paisley end awf th' tinpot island. Mah fun tha' blowin' yer
pipes after a hearty suppah awf stirrabout.
The Black Hollies "Crimson Reflections" Ernest
Jennings/Telstar Rcds.
A slick recording influenced by The Yardbirds, British accents, used records,
and Old Speckled Hen. It howls, cries, whispers, and drives. Always leave
the audience wanting more is what I think after the stylus hits the inner
groove on this one.
The Rippers "Tales Full Of Black Soot" Screaming
Apple Rcds.
Aptly named 3rd Lp (that I'm aware of) from this wild Italian group of
knife swingers. Could have been titled "tales full of black snot".
Humor is a great thing, but sneer helps one withstand the onslaught of
stupidity that life sometimes dishes out. If you suffer from too much
inferiority, you need attitude. This record has got it! Includes a wild
version of The Troggs "From Home".
2007's Watch Out For's:
The Solid Senders & M.C.'s voice; Fourn'Giv'rs next kick at the reel
can; The Def Peds...
Wannasee's, Wannahave's, and Gimme Gimme's for 2007:
The b-side from the 5 Torquays single; The Orange Alabaster Mushroom (the
five piece, if you please; OR some of those songs that were never recorded
for the Compendium of Space & Time); Dead Moon at any venue that I
can walk to; Dr. Explosion anywhere in this end of Canada (I'll walk if
I have to); a plane ticket the Dirty Water Club; disgrace and de-patriation
for the board of SOCAN...
Will miss ya in 2007:
Syd Barrett. The first L.P. and singles from his band are near the top
of my list of all-time favourites for sounds, lyrics, and feel. As evidenced
by the group name, Syd was heavily influenced by the Blues. Instead of
relying on the Blues for a foundation, he applied the mood and spirit
of the Blues. The result is like neither the garage bands who came before,
nor the psychedelic groups that came after.
Effects are often associated with psychedelic music, but what effects
are heard on the early singles and Piper? A lot of echo, a bit of fuzz,
maybe a wah wah in "Apples & Oranges", and some kind of
a duck toy at the end of "Bike". The only other "effect"
seems to my ears as much the instrumentation as studio trickery. In some
cases, the effects are simply a result of the instruments being played
in unusual ways (ever hold an amplified hollow body guitar up to the back
of a Farfisa? Turn them on and check it out...). Instead of relying on
effects for their own sake, the sounds support the music and describe
the story.
Lyrically, Syd displayed a variety of styles - story telling (The Gnome),
recitation (Chapter 24), dialogue (Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk),
& character sketches (The Scarecrow). Many reviewers have made much
of the nonsensical lyrics. As in James Joyce' "Finnegan's Wake"
and Gaelic poetry, the lyrics are meant to be experienced by hearing the
art out loud - as opposed to being read silently and understood literally.
The words are chosen for their sounds (and the
moods these sounds invoke).
A listen to the re-issue of "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" reveals
the individual players pushing the limits of their abilities - the jazz
flourishes and tribal pounding of the drums; the organ providing layers
of sonic backdrop and flourishes ranging from baroque to eastern drone
to rock mayhem (here's proof that the Farfisa's sonic
versatility beats that of the Hammond); and the range of bass guitar styles
(from the melodic walking line of "The Gnome", to the primal
thump of "Take Up Thy Stethoscope"). The manner in which all
four perform describes fear, fury, delicacy, and humor.
What brought out these moods in the group during these sessions? Without
knowing the entire story, I'll guess they were either "going for
it" (and having "made it", their subsequent recordings
lacked the desperation and ingenuity); or perhaps Syd – the band
leader - was able to exert a strong presence in the studio that brought
out the best in the other three.
The world of music was given a great gift in 1967. With only one record
and a couple of singles, (I have difficulty considering Syd's solo records
as finished works), he has influenced both the psychedelic and garage
band styles. His like will not be there again.
Peter
Toms list of 10 notable musically related things in 06.
1. Simultaneously
a high and low point of 06 - the low being the execrable Danny Michel
joining the brilliant Alejandro Escovedo on stage @ Bluesfest - the simultaneous
high being pissing off Joe Reilly because I was screaming "You're
shit" as Mr. Michel took the stage. Joe, go have a fair trade coffee,
pronounce Kyoto and listen to 54-40.
2. The 15th
Annivesary of Birdman Sound. In this era when Wal Mart is the biggest
retailer of recorded "music" in Canada, we in Ottawa are uniquelypriveleged
to have this store, where we shop, talk & laugh. Cheers to John, Dave
& Carol, I sincerely hope there are 15 more in our future.
3. The return
of Bob Whitmore as the host of "Bob Ate My Homework". I like
Bill Bombshell, but I adore Bob Whitmore.
4. Howe
Gelb, Sno Angel Like You, how cool is quoting the late Dr. Gene Scott?
5. Fiftymen
Set @ Birdman Party - a throwback to the early days of Fiftymen - Uncle
Tupelo & Replacements covers, old school cow punk. Cool if you're
an old fuck which I most certainly am.
6. Angela
Desveaux @ Zaphods, I'm a sucker for this alt country stuff.
7. The new
Prime Minister (unlike the previous one) doesn't give a shit what Bono
thinks. (Neither do I).
8. John
Westhaver's call in to "Both Kinds of Music", I laughed out
loud, best call in I have ever heard.
9. Lone
Pig - "The Singing Dirty Doctor" performs at Liquor Pig Fest
06 after his 05 set was cancelled due to rain. Kington Ontario's best
songwriter, Gord Downie is nowhere near clever enough to rhyme "hard
on"
with "Darvon".
10. Balding
Dick Alta Vista's "Third Kind of Music", the world needs more
Dick.
(speaking
of which....)
Dick
Altavista’s Favourite Records of 2006
BOTH KINDS OF MUSIC
Wednesday’s at 1:30pm on CKCU 93.1FM
Camp Radio
- S/T Kelp
Angela Desveaux - Wandering Eyes Thrill Jockey
Lefty McRighty & The Boxcar Cadavers - S/T Weeping Wound
Evil Farm Children - Knuckle Duster Dad’s Favourite Records
Viva L’American Deathray Music - In The Meantime New York Night
Train Recordings
Steve Wynn & The Miracle 3 - Tick…Tick…Tick Down There
South Filthy Crackin’ Up - Licorice Tree
Four’N’Giv’r - Psychle Music For Cats Records
Trevor Alguire - As Of Yesterday Indie
Devil In A Woodpile - In Your Lonesome Town Bloodshot Records
Deadboy & The Elephantmen - We Are The Night Sky Fat Possum
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Ballad Of The Broken Seas V2
Carolyn Mark - Just Married:An Album of Duets Mint Records
The Rizdales - Bar And Lounge Willyboy Records
Buffalo Killers - S/T Alive records
John Henrys - Sweet As The Grain Indie
Weapons Of Mass Seduction - Desperate men …And The Women Who Love
Them Indie
Wrinkle Neck Mules - Pull The Brake Shuteye records
Nick Danger & the Danger City rebels Escape from Danger City The Beautiful
Music
The Meat Purveyors - Someday Soon Things Will Be Much Worse Bloodshot
Records
The Hickories - Lost In Pennsylvania Indie
Skytone - Echoes In All Directions The Beautiful Music
Will Desjardins’
2006 Top 10 list
Top
10 – 2006 Releases
10. Bardo Pond – Ticket Crystals
9. Bert Jansch – Black Swan
8. Nick Castro
7. Bright Black Morning Light
6. Rick White
5. Van Morrison – Pay The Devil
4. Bonnie Prince Billy & Tortoise
3. Espers – II
2. Ramblin’ Jack Elliott – I Stand Alone
1. Extra Golden – Ok-Oyot-System
Best
Re-issue
1. Flower Travelling Band – Satori
2. Sandy Bull – Live St. Valentine’s Day
Best
E.P.
Black Keys – Chulahoma (songs of Jr. Kimbrough)
Best
Compilations
1.
American Primitive Vol. 2
2. Good For What Ails You (music of the Medicine Shows 1926-37)
RON HONG
1) Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno - Starless & Bible
Black Sabbath (Alien 8)
2) Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. - Have You Seen
The Other Side Of The Sky? (Ace Fu)
3) Archie Bronson Outfit – Derdang Derdang (Domino)
4) American Death Ray Music – In The Meantime (TransSolar)
5) Brimstone Solar Radiation Band – Solstice (Big Dipper)
6) Boris – Pink (Relapse)
7) The Buffets – Saucy Jack (Damaged Goods)
8) The Black Angels – Passover (Light In The Attic)
9) Colour Haze – Tempel (Elektrohasch)
10) Buffalo Killers – S/T (Alive)
11) Burning Saviours – Hundus (I Hate)
12) Blood Meridian – Kick Up The Dust (Outside)
13) Comets On Fire – Avatar (Sub Pop)
14) Dreadful Yawns – S/T (Bomp)
15) The Drones – Gala Mill (ATP)
16) The Ettes – S/T (SFTRI)
17) Eagles Of Death Metal – Death By Sexy (Rekords Rekords)
18) Dead Man – S/T (Crusher)
19) Espers – II (Drag City)
20) Devastations – Coal (Brassland)
21) Guilty Hearts – S/T (Voodoo Rhythm)
22) Earthride – Vampire Circus
23) Firebird – Hot Wings (Rise Above)
24) The Fondas – Runaway Bombshell (SFTRI)
25) Ghetto Ways – Solid Brown (Alien Snatch)
26) Drive By Truckers – A Blessing & A Curse (New West)
27) Howling Rain – S/T (Birdman)
28) Joe Volk – Derwent Waters Saint (Invada)
29) Los Natas – El Hombre Montonna (SmallStone)
30) Kelley Stoltz – Below The Branches (Sub Pop)
31) Motorpsycho – Black Hole/Black Canvas (Stickman)
32) Major Stars – Syntoptikon (Important)
33) The Maggots – Monkey Time (Screaming Apple)
34) Pete Molinari – Walking Off The Map (Damaged Goods)
35) Lucero – Rebels, Rogues & Sworn Brothers (Liberty &
Lament)
36) Old Crow Medicine Show – Big Iron World (Nettwerk)
37) Oneida – Happy New Year (Outside/Jagjaguwar)
38) Pink Moutaintops – Axis Of Evol (Scratch/Jagjaguwar)
39) La Ira De Dios – Archaeopterix (Nasoni)
40) The Last Vegas – Seal The Deal (Get Hip)
41) The Little Killers – A Real Good One (Gern Blandsten)
42) Nina Nastasia – On Leaving (Fat Cat)
43) The Paybacks – Love Not Reason (Savage Jams)
44) Trainwreck Riders – Lovely Road Revivals (Alive)
45) On Trial – Forever (Bad Afro)
46) Richard Buckner – Meadow (Merge)
47) Six Organs Of Admittance – The Sun Awakens (Drag City)
48) Sour Jazz – Rock ‘N’ Roll Ligger (Acetate)
49) Nick Castro & The Young Elders – Come Into Our House (Strange
Attractors)
50) Radio Birdman – Zeno Beach (Yep Roc)
51) Roy & The Devil's Motorcycle – Because Of Women (Voodoo
Rhythm)
52) Jack-O & The Tennessee Tearjerkers – Flipside Kid (SFTRI)
53) Slideshaker – In The Raw (Bad Afro)
54) Baby Woodrose – Love Comes Down (Playground)
55) Two Gallants – What The Toll Tells (Saddle Creek)
56) Witch – S/T (Teepee)
57) Residual Echoes – MFI-GBSP (Rocket)
58) OM – Conference Of The Birds (Holy Mountain)
59) Hypnos 69 – The Ecletic Measure – (Elektrohasch)
60) Chuck Norris Experiment – Volume Voltage (Off The Hip)
DARRELL ANGUS (says the
C's win....)
ARCHIE BRONSON OUTFIT - DERDANG DERDANG DOMINO
BAND OF HORSES - EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME SUBPOP
THE BLACK ANGELS - PASSOVER LIGHT IN THE ATTIC
BUFFALO KILLERS - S/T ALIVE
CALEXICO - GARDEN RUIN QUARTERSTICK
CALIFONE - ROOTS AND CROWNS THRILL JOCKEY
COMETS ON FIRE - AVATAR SUBPOP
THE CUTS FROM HERE ON OUT BIRDMAN
ESPERS - II DRAG CITY
THE ESSEX - GREEN CANNIBAL SEA MERGE
HOWE GELB - ‘SNO ANGEL LIKE YOU THRILL JOCKEY
BRIAN GLAZE LET’S GO TO THE SEA BIRDMAN
JOLIE HOLLAND - SPRINGTIME CAN KILL YOU ANTI
LULLABYE ARKESTRA - AMPGRAVE CONSTELLATION
MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. - FADING TRAILS SECRETLY CANADIAN
THE MIRRORS - 13 PATIENT FLOWERS BIRDMAN
PETE MOLINARI - WALKING OFF THE MAP DAMAGED GOODS
NINA NASTASIA - ON LEAVING FATCAT
PINK MOUNTAINTOPS - AXIS OF EVOL SCRATCH
ROY & THE DEVIL’S MOTORCYCLE - BECAUSE OF WOMEN VOODOO RHYTHM
THE SADIES - IN CONCERT VOLUME ONE YEP ROC
SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE - THE SUN AWAKENS DRAG CITY
Mark (Markus The Carcass)
McIntyre told us so....
Full
Length:
Buffets – Saucy Jack (Damaged Goods)
Canary Sect Shake It But Don’t Break It (Screaming Apple)
Pete Molinari – Walking Off The Map (Damaged Goods)
Nymphets S/T (Indie)
Plastic Crimewave Sound - No Wonderland (Eclipse)
Roy & The Devil’s Motorcycle – Because Of Women (Voodoo
Rhythm)
Kelley Stoltz - Below The Branches (Sub Pop)
Wildebeests – Annie Get Your Gnu (Screaming Apple)
Spanky Wilson And The Quantic Soul Orchestra – I’m Thankful
(Ubiquity)
Eps
& 7 Inches:
Buffets VS Buff Medways (Damaged Goods)
Buff Medways - Last Of The Buff Medways 7 inch (Damaged Goods)
Exciters – ‘Dial E For Excitement’ (Dirty Water)
Rolling Stones Covers Collection (Norton)
Sunday Sinners - Sweet Jam Ep (Sonik)
Collections:
Dennis Coffey - Big City Funk (Vampi Soul)
Eddy Senay - Soul Preachin’ (Vampi Soul)
Various Artists: In Kraut Volume 2 (Marina)
VARIOUS Artists: Más Rock And Roll (Electro Harmonix)
Various Artists: Sensacional Soul (Vampi Soul)
Honourable
2005 Mention:
Masonics – Outisde Looking In (Vinyl Japan)
Andrew Carver's
Top Albums of 2006
Heartless Bastards - All This Time Fat Possum
The Drones - Gala Mill ATP
Espers - II Drag City
Drive-By Truckers - A Blessing and a Curse New West
Boris/Sunn - Altar Southern Lord
David Picco - Saturday Night, Sunday Morning Mag Wheel
Wooden Wand - Second Attention Kill Rock Stars
Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood Mint/Anti-
Danielsen - Ships Secretly Canadian
Ladyhawk - Ladyhawk Storyboard/Jagjaguwar
Joanna Newsom - Ys Drag City
Harshey - Harshey ... umm, Harshey?
The King Khan and BBQ Show - What’s For Dinner? In The Red
Jack O. and the Tearjerkers - The Flip Side Kid SFTRI
Witch - S/T Tee Pee
Awesome Color - S/T Ecstatic Peace!
Deadly Snakes - A Bird In The Hand Is Worthless In The Red
Acid Mothers Temple – Starless and Bible Black Sabbath Alien8
Weapons of Mass Seduction – Desperate Men ... and the Women who
Love Them Indie
Current 93 – Black Ships Ate The Sun Durtro
Top
Re-releases of 2006
Loren Connors - Night Through: Singles and Collected Works 1976-2004 Family
Vineyard
Sonic Rendezvous Band - S/T Easy Action
Blops – S/T Shadoks
Harvey Milk - Courtesy and Good Will Toward Men Troubleman Unlimited
Geater Davis - The Lost Soul Man AIM
Various Artists - Sensacional Soul Vampi
Edip Akbayram - S/T Shadoks
Thee Midniters – In Thee Midnite Hour!!!! Norton
2006 Heavy Rotations from Judeo-Christian
Imperialism Ground Zero
Mat <<Couche Tarde>> Moutard
Plastic Crimewave Sound – No Wonderland Eclipse
The Ladies – They Mean Us Temporary Residence
Radio Birdman – Zeno Beach Yep Roc
The Little Killers – A Real Good One Gern Blandsten
Nebula – Apollo Sweet Nothing
Bright Black Morning Light – S/T Matador
The Black Keys – Magic Potion Nonesuch
The Leather Uppers – Bright Lights Goner
Buffalo Killers – S/T Alive
James McCann – Last Night I Met the Devil Bang!
The Heartless Bastards – All This Time Fat Possum
Jaimi Shuey – Wrong Girl Boronda
Soledad Brothers – The Hardest Walk Alive
Black Time – Midnight World In The Red *
Six Organs of Admittance – The Sun Awakens Drag City
Sons of Cyrus – Trigger Happy Sounds of Subterrania!
Hellacopters – Rock and Roll is Dead Sacred Heart
Mudhoney – Under a Billion Suns Sub Pop
The Drones – Gala Mill All Tomorrow's Parties
Oneida – Happy New Year Jajaguwar
Comets on Fire – Avatar Sub Pop
The Hospitals – I've Visited the Island of Jocks and Jazz Load *
Roy and the Devil's Motorcycle – Because of Woman Voodoo Rhythm
Sonic Youth – Rather Ripped Goofin'
Kelley Stoltz - Below The Branches Sub Pop
* pleasantly lo-fi
And a few heavy rotation leftovers from 2005…
Brant Bjork and the Bros – Saved by the Magic Duna
Vic DuMonte – Persona Non Grata Cargo
Scott Drake – The World's Strongest Man Dionysus
Turpentine Brothers – We Don't Care About Your Good Times Alive
CAITLIN CROCKARD
Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood (Mint)
Wooden Wand & Vanishing Voice - Gypsy Freedom (5 Rue Christine)
Carla Bozulich - Evangelista (Constellation)
Glissandro 70 - Glissandro 70 (Constellation)
Boris - Pink (Southern Lord)
Howe Gelb - 'Sno Angel Like You (Thrill Jockey)
Espers - II (Drag City)
Creeping Nobodies - Sound of Joy (Blocks Recording Club)
Six Organs of Admittance - The Sun Awakens (Drag City)
Wolf Eyes - Human Animal (Sub Pop)
Blood Brothers - Young Machetes (V2)
Matmos - The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast (Matador)
BILL
GUERRERO
An incomplete, possibly inflammatory, list of a few records that will
likely weather the years and bear the tag "2006" with pride,
from both far...
Tom Waits - Orphans (Anti)
Soledad Brothers - The Hardest Walk (Alive)
Bellrays - Have a Little Faith (Cheap Lullabye)
The Guilty Hearts - S/T (Voodoo Rhythm)
On Trial - Forever (Bad Afro)
Archie Bronson Outfit - Derdang Derdang (Domino)
Kelly Stoltz - Below the Branches (Sub Pop)
Roy and the Devil's Motorcycle - Because of Women (Voodoo Rhythm)
Hot Snakes - Thunder Down Under (Swami)
Don Caballero - World Class Listening Problem (Relapse)
V/A - Mas Rock and Roll (Electroharmonix)
and near...
Evil Farm Children - Knuckle Duster (Dad's Favourite)
Feu Therese - S/T (Constellation)
Four n Giv'r - Psychle (MFCR)
The King Khan and BBQ Show - What's For Dinner? (In the Red)
Muffler Crunch - Ol' Sparky's Revenge (Last Drag)
Nomeansno - All Roads Lead to Ausfahrt (Ant Acid Audio)
Souljazz Orchestra - Freedom No Go Die (Funk Manchu)
Sunday Sinners - Sweet Jam (Sonik's Chicken Shrimp)
Ukrainia - S/T (ind)
V/A - From Jamaica to Toronto (Light in the Attic)
Great things in small packages awards:
Missippi Grover (3" CD)
Fake Blood Live (3" CD)
Catriona Sturton & the Screaming Elks (3 song, regular-sized CD)
Om/Current 93 (2-song split CD EP)
Visual Entertainment:
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (DVD)
Voodoo Rhythm: The Gospel of Primitive Rock and Roll (DVD)
BIJON ROY
Some of the great new albums coming to my attention in 2006:
- Acid Mothers
Temple -- Starless And Bible Black Sabbath [Alien8]
- Bardo Pond -- Ticket Crystals [ATP]
- Buffalo Killers -- S/T [Alive]
- Comets On Fire -- Avatar [Sub Pop]
- Daniel (A.I.U.) Higgs -- Ancestral Songs [Holy Mountain]
- Espers -- II [Drag City]
- Heads -- Under The Stress Of A Headlong Dive [Invada]
- La Ira De Dios -- Archaeopterix [Nasoni]
- Major Stars -- Syntoptikon [Twisted Village]
- Om -- Conference Of The Birds [Holy Mountain]
- Oneida -- Happy New Year [Jagjaguar]
- Orange Sunshine -- Ruler Of The Universe [Motorwolf]
- Plastic Crimewave Sound -- No Wonderland [Eclipse]
- Residual Echoes -- California [Holy Mountain]
- Wooden Wand & The Vanishing Voice -- Gypsy Freedom [5RC]
Some of the great reissues coming to my attention
in 2006:
- Blossom
Toes -- If Only For A Moment [Akarma (Marmalade, 1969)]
- Christmas -- Heritage [Akarma (Daffodil, 1970)]
- Colosseum -- Valentyne Suite [Earmark (1969)]
- Lula Cortes e Ze Ramalho -- S/T [Shadoks (1975)]
- Earth -- 2 [Sub Pop (1993)]
- Luíz Eça -- La Nueva Onda Del Brasil [Vampi Soul (1970)]
- Pink Floyd -- The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (mono) [Columbia (1967)]
- Eddy Senay -- Soul Preachin' [Vampi Soul (Hot Thang, 1972)]
- Socrates Drank The Conium -- S/T [Anazitisi (Polydor, 1971)]
- Sun Dial -- Other Way Out/Other Way In [Relapse (Lava/Third Ear Studios,
1990)]
- V/A -- Glastonbury Fayre [Akarma (1972)]
Some of the great "old" albums first coming
to my attention in 2006 (missed until now, for whatever reason):
- Älgarnas
Trädgård -- Framtiden är ett Svåavande Skepp, Förankrat
i
Forntiden [Silence (1972, 1995)]
- Kevin Ayers -- Joy Of A Toy [Harvest (1969)]
- Edgar Broughton Band -- S/T [Harvest (1971)]
- David Crosby -- If I Could Only Remember My Name... [Atlantic (1970)]
- Dead Meadow -- S/T [Xemu (2001)]
- Here & Now -- All Over The Show [Charly (1979)]
- Bobby Hutcherson -- Now! [Blue Note (1968)]
- Pharoah Sanders -- Thembi [ABC/Impulse! (1971)]
- Julie Tippetts -- Sunset Glow [Utopia (1975)]
- Tyrannosaurus Rex -- A Beard Of Stars [Blue Thumb (1970)]
- Van Der Graaf Generator -- H To He, Who Am The Only One [Dunhill (1970)]
- Tony Williams' Lifetime -- Emergency Vol. 2 [Polydor (1969)]
Best re-discoveries in 2006:
- Airto -- Fingers [CTI (1973)]
- Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention -- Weasels Ripped My Flesh
[Bizarre (1970)]
Album cover dude STILL bearing the most disturbingly
uncanny resemblance to me:
- "Badui," from Carlito e Badui -- Os Reis Do Batidão
[Chantecler]
Woody @ Mag Wheel’s favs for 2006:
1) Twilight
Singers “Powderburns” One Little Indian
Dulli’s finest moment
2) The Loved
Ones “Keep Your Heart” Fat Records
Fast, catchy, real rockin punk
3) The Bronx
“S/T” Island Records
Killer!
4) Hot Snakes
“Thunder Down Under” Swami
Live off the floor radio broadcast finale for San Diego’s best
5) Lemonheads “S/T” Vagrant Records
Dando is back behind the moniker, but still a master craftsman at pop
6) Fucked
Up “Hidden World” Jade Tree
Heavy punk with epic overtones. Think Black Flag, B’last, Paint
it Black…
7) The Drips “S/T” White Drugs
Bronx side project w/ members of Distillers and Los Lobos: Still heavy!
8) Mission
of Burma “Obliterati” Matador
Getting even better with age!
9) Moneen
“The Red Tree” Vagrant
One of Canada’s finest.
10) Drive
By Truckers “A Blessing and a Curse” New West, + Lucero “Rebels,
Rogues, Sworn Brothers” East West
The 2 best rockin’ country bands around
Other Albums
I really dug this year:
Appleseed
Cast “Peregrine” Militia Group, Mark Kozelek “Little
Drummer Boy” Caldo Verde, The Draft “In a Million Pieces”
Epitaph, Maritime “We The Vehicles” Flame Shovel, The 101
“Numbers” Limkin, Planes Mistaken for Stars “Mercy”
Militia Group, Chavez “Better Days will Haunt You” (re-issue
boxset) Matador, Poison Idea “Latest Will and Testament” Farewell,
Angels and Airwaves “We Don’t Need to Whisper” Geffin,
Brand New “The Devil and God” Interscope, The Format “Dog
Problems” Vanity Label, Magnolia Electric Co. “Fading Trails”
Secretly Canadian, Pernice Brothers “Live a Little” Ashmont,
Replacements “Don’t you Know Who I think I Was?” Rhino,
Samiam “Whatever Gets You Down” Hopeless, Soul Asylum “Closer
to the Stars” Rykodisc, Taking Back Sunday “Louder Now”,
Thursday “A City by the Light Divided” Island, Paul Westerberg
“Open Season” Soundtrack Lost Highway, V/A “American
Hardcore” Soundtrack Rhino, Owen “At Home with Owen”
Polyvinyl, and TV On The Radio “Return to Cookie Mountain”.
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