Top-13 releases of 2014

In no particular order, endorse in good evil spirits:

Opéra Mort - Dédales (Alter)
School Shootings - School Shootings (Casual Punks)
D. Edwards - Teenage Tapes (The Death Of Rave)
Steve Gunn - Way Out Weather (Paradise Of Bachelors)
Sam Gas Can - I Sat Around Today (Crash Symbols)
Horsebladder / Farewell My Concubine - After You / American Telepathic Scumbag (Hot Releases)
Big Blood - Unlikely Mothers (Blackest Rainbow)
La Race - 4 cm De Mon Amour (tanzprocesz, Animal Biscuit, Et Mon Cul C'est Du Tofu?)
Acid Baby Jesus - Selected Recordings (Slovenly Recordings)
Tom Kovacevic - Universe Thin As Skin (Immune)
Olivia Neutron-John - Injury Train And I'm Never Getting Off It / Vulnerability (Gilgongo Records)
Hatchers - S/T (Heat Retention Records, Send Help)
Jack Ruby - Hit And Run (Saint Cecilia Knows / Feeding Tube) 

TOP-13 of 2011

OWL HEAD WOODEN MAN - Night Music (Don't Trust the Ruin)
JULIA HOLTER - Tragedy (Leaving Records)
ANGELS IN AMERICA - Narrow Road to the Interior (Ehse Records)
OPERA MORT - Des Machines Dans Les Yeux (Bimbo Tower Records)
BERN PORTER & MARK MELNICOVE - Music for Children of All Ages Vol.1 (Turned Word)
DIRTY BEACHES - Badlands (Zoo Music)
TEARIST - Living: 2009-Present (Thin Wrist Recordings)
WEYES BLOOD & THE DARK JUICES - The Outside Room (Not Not Fun)
THE DREAMS - Morbido (Kill Shaman)
ACID BABY JESUS - LP (Slovenly)
THE MEN - Leave Home (Sacred Bones)
PSYCHEDELIC HORSESHIT - Laced (Fat Cat)
FASENUOVA - A la Quinta Hoguera (Discos Humeantes)

The feeling of love

After a decade where bands used to search something unique for their sound there is this new wave of universal bands not using weird equipment nor puzzle their heads for 'new' song structures. They play rock and roll. Naked songs from naked hearts. Party never died.

Reparation time

Vinyl Microstore partied hard last Saturday. Sounds and images from another decade. Teen age repressed. We felt free. Chain and the Gang. Acid Baby Jesus.

More punk than funk

I always felt that way. Credit to the Wipers. It was a damn fine night the last day's night. Once again, the guys at Katarameno Syndromo did it! We all had a blast. Also thanks to homeopathy. Venue's name means 'cursed syndrome' and venue itself is dark humid smokey basement w/ no ventilation and people smoking their guts out. The ideal place for a person w/ Dry Eye Syndrome like i recently became. Fuck yeah, i'm a punk. Against all odds. Whatever doesn't work, doesn't matter. As long as i'm having A GOOD TIME.

Caveman Joe played first. Sweaty. Three-chord early Dwarves style macho punk. A little bit psychy, a bit surfy. Guitarist tried to lit up his chest hair but they were way wet to get lighten up. Drunk rock! The type of rock you play every time like there will be no tomorrow. They fucking ROCKED like that!














The second band was Acid Baby Jesus, another local group. Well, they surely didn't sound like it. And the name itself might not be representative. With a fine blend of 13th Floor Elevators, The Velvet Underground, The Make Up plus some fresher NOW sound of the likes of Golden Triangle, Fungi Girls, The Oh Sees and Sic Alps, hell yeah that was a set! Not too short, not that long. I acted fast enough and purchased a copy of their debut cassette before it sells out. These young guys are quite promising. Amazing songs, great vocals, nice vintage warm sound, plus they know how to party. A baby has just been born. Baptized in acid. Father is God.














Crash Normal's set was the last. Duo of brother/sister from France. Εxemplary performance of what a guitar and keyboard can do, when you have some awesome sharp songs. Highlights were their new single 'Flying to NY' and the 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' cover. They filled the room w/ positive energy. Still whistling their songs, one day later. Go buy their records!!!