seven inch mixes for cash

It's that time again. After consuming more than one can consume during christmas, this 30 minute minimix of my small 7" collection, saw the light.

The day after christmas

Les schtroumpfs – la dance de la lune
Blonde redhead - Limited conversations
Deus – little contessa
Free kitten – barby speak
Folk implosion – I reserve the right to rock (45rpm)
Beck – it’s all in your mind
Big black - heartbeat
Brise glace – angels on installement plan
Nirvana – D7 (wipers cover)
Unwound – totality
Shellac – the rambler song
Brise glace – horsedoctor
Ladyscraper – senseless apprentice
Thurston moore – log teeth

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Brand Neu! - V/A (2009)

Brand Neu!

Godzilla vs. Ralph Records

I stumbled upon a collection of LPs from San Francisco based label Ralph Records, mostly recorded in the 80s and now out of print. They blew my mind. The record dealer claimed that he got them directly from the keyboardist of weirdo experimentalist band, The Residents. I put together a few tracks here that did excessive neuron damage to my brain. It's just a snippet of the later Ralph catalog but it reminds us that 1) electronic music is funky, 2) the 80s weren't as bad as everyone thinks, 3) triple pitch shift harmonics sound really nice, and 4) San Francisco is a freaky little town.

Ralph Records is still around today but I haven't caught up with what's getting released. Looks like a lot of live albums.

Yours, DJ Bylamplight

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1. Yello -- Bimbo
2. Snakefinger -- There's No Justice In Life
3. Tuxedomoon -- 59 to 1
4. The Residents -- I'll Go Crazy
5. Renaldo & The Loaf -- The Elbow is Taboo
6. Michael Perilstein -- Tess, I part as AI, Liz do go to Godzilla's; a trap is set.
7. Renaldo & The Loaf -- Hambu Hodo
8. Renaldo & The Loaf -- Extracting The Re-Re
9. Renaldo & The Loaf -- Critical/Dance
10. The Residents -- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
11. Psycho Acoustic Sounds -- Covered Wagon
12. Snakefinger -- Bad Day In Bombay (Parts I and II)
13. Snakefinger -- Move
14. Renaldo & The Loaf -- Here's To The Oblong Boys
15. Mark Mothersbaugh -- My Home Town
16. The Residents -- The Festival of Death (excerpt)

DJ Bylamplight presents: No TV

Somewhere on the Net I found A Tribute To Some Bizarre, an ambitious effort to digitize the most bizarre electronic punk vinyl in eight parts. This totals more than seven hours of music and took me three months to digest. Besides having a lame title I'd say there are many weak songs in the collection; I managed to pull all the ones I really liked into a one hour comp. The result: some of the most twisted no wave and post punk I've ever heard. In the original spirit of the first comp, please share this with everyone you know!

(photo by adustyfairytale)

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Tracklist (song, artist):

The Poet -- Kitchen and the Plastic Spoons
Fortschritt -- Hirnheimer
Mechante Souris -- Ninove
Fred der Ritter -- Vono
Black Souls Under White Skies (DEMO) -- Bill Pritchard
Je Veux Ma Mamam -- Bene Gesserit
Love is Like Violence -- Ted Milton
Studieren -- Teja Schmitz
Das Vodkalied -- Pankow
TV Addict -- Last Man In Europe
T.V.O.D. -- Nejet Nok
Italian Robots -- N.O.I.A.
Nattens Drömmar -- Nasa
Dresden -- 20:20 System
Agentes -- Agentss
Whom Do I Have to Ask -- Lemon Kittens
Tempus Fugit -- Tara Cross
Emperor Song -- The Neutronics
It never rains in outer space -- Futurhythm

Yours, DJ Bylamplight

'rock mix' by Lowdjo

Inspired by Dj ByLampLight's wonderful post-punk compilation Lowdjo recorded a 'rock mix' with quite some of his guitar heroes he listened to from about the age of sixteen until today. Jumping from one decennium to another..

About twenty tracks in less than an hour!

Tracklisting:

dinosaur jr. - start choppin
the ramones - i wanna be your boyfriend
the jesus and mary chain - in a hole (peel session)
the real kids - reggae reggae
the fall - victoria (peel session)
world domination enterprises - asbestos lead asbestos
mudhoney - you got it
afghan whigs - retarded
bauhaus - she's in parties
the new york dolls - shadow line
mars - helen forsdale
walter steding with robert fripp - hound dog
magazine - boredom
crass - do they owe us a living
bikini girl - rebel girl
tu seras terriblement gentille - i need a kiss
josef k - the art of things
the cheeraks - ring o' fire
the slits - vindictive (peel session)
frustration - blind

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Another World War (Post-Punk Begins)

In a stroke of good luck [or fate?] I recently acquired a large collection of 1980s Punk / Post-Punk / Hardcore LP and 7" records. This was an amazing period for "indie" rock music because of two things:

First, the dust was settling from the Punk explosion of the 70s and bands were feeling OK about experimenting outside of the "Punk" sound. I.E. bands were using synths, clean guitars, softer production, etc. Yet, the raw energy and expression known as Punk was still alive and well in the 80s. Secondly, the Garage movement from the 60s that started it all was about to see a new wave of acknowledgment from all the compilations coming out in the late 70s and early 80s. (The first wave started with Nuggets, released 1972.) The interest in compilation LPs snowballed in the 80s perhaps due to the success of the Pebbles comps (Vol. 1 released 1978); all these comps no doubt influenced Punk bands of the time. Not to mention, these comps probably also played a small part in mod revival. My own fascination with the 60s Garage sound, as you already know, is showcased in a few parts of the Turn On Your Lamplight series.

I'm still working through this newfound collection — mostly trying to digitize as much as possible for the CHIRP library — but here's the first comp of some interesting 7's I found. It sprinkles in some definitive sounding "Post-Punk" and one Ska tune but retains a focus on the raw Punk sound. Warning: May induce vigorous head nodding and / or twitches.

Yours, DJ Bylamplight

Another World War (Post-Punk Begins)

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Shark -- Those Helicopters (1980)
Eskimo -- Those Helicopters (1980)
Both Sides -- The Rivals (1980)
Greasy Spine -- Volcano Suns (1986)
Drive It Off -- The Visigoths (1985)
Don't Leave Me Alone -- Pagans (1987)
King Of Spain -- Galaxie 500 (1988)
Sold On You -- Gordon The Moron (1979)
Holiday In Cambodia -- Dead Kennedys (1980)
Venus In Leather -- Trilobites (1985)
Sea Cruise -- Volcano Suns (1986)
Go Go -- Super K (1986)
Baggy Trousers -- Madness (1980)
Adventure Remix -- Plastic Idols (1980)
Warm Leatherette -- The Normal (1978)
100 Fools -- Deniz Tek (1981)
Lucifer Over Lancashire -- The Fall (1986)
Recurring Nightmare -- Super K (1986)
Tugboat -- Galaxie 500 (1988)