Vlayman: “Knot4Granx”

Knot4Granx
c. ’15 Vlayman

Drums:
nettage

Bass:
HnrB2AFl-Brick-dbx166A
HnrB2AFl-MMhd130-RE320-PM1000-dbx1666A

RthmGtrs:
RedFrnds(ShortTimer_DigiVrb)-AKG1000-UA110(pad)
RedFrnds(ShortTimer_DigiVrb)-MXL860(durham)-UA710(pad)

LdGtr:
LP(ShortTimer_DigiVrbBarberDD_MXRd+)-AKG1000-UA110(pad)
LP(ShortTimer_DigiVrbBarberDD_MXRd+)-MXL860(durham)-UA710(pad)

Vox:
SP TB1-Eureka
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Vlayman: “Mercenary, Mercenary”

Mercenary, Mercenary
c. ’15 Vlayman
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Body armour fits you so tight
Turn out the lights, Turn out the lights
Camoflage in the dark night
Turn out the lights

Got yer weapons and yer comms locked down
Goin’ to town, Goin’ to town
Gonna fire off a couple o’ rounds
Goin’ to town

CH:  Don’t know who’s next yer gonna bury
Yer a mercenary, mercenary
Kinda girl who’s never nothin’ but scary
Yer so mercenary, mercenary

Bridge
27Mercenary 5 x

Combat boots and black eye-liner
Nothin’ finer, Nothin’ finer
Leather jacket with a black silk liner
Nothin’ finer

Packed yer weapon and yer soft perfume
Lead ’em to doom , Lead ’em to doom
Turn out the lights and you leave too soon
Lead ’em to doom

CH:  Don’t know who’s next yer gonna bury
Yer a mercenary, mercenary
Kinda girl who’s never nothin’ but scary
Yer so mercenary, mercenary

CH:  Don’t know who’s next yer gonna bury
Yer so mercenary, mercenary
Kinda girl who’s never nothin’ but scary
Yer a mercenary, mercenary

Drums: nettage
Bass: Alvz-Brick-dbx1666A_MMhd130(soak)-RE320-PM1000-dbx166A
RthmGtrs: WildKat(VariousDano-SwolePkl-CormedBeef)-ProJr-E609-ISA1(pad)-Sym522
LdGtr: RedFrndz(HashBrown-SwolePkl-CormedBeef)-ProJr-E609-ISA1(pad)-Sym522
Voc: SP TB1-Eureka
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Review-age

As postered at TOMB and now compiled here:
The Blue Oyster Cult, Tyranny and Mutation: how they played this stuff so in ’73 is beyond me, as well as why the first two records weren’t huge hits. Buck Dharma rules! I did have to tell a buddy who whined about the relatively quiet bottom end level, turn it UP.

Patterson Hood, Heat Lightening Rumbles in the Distance: this guy is an absolute treasure, this album a complete gem.

The Joy Formidable, Wolf’s Law: I really want to really like it, but it’s just OK, with that fucking basketball drum sound like Bush’s and that whiny Pumpkins-clone band’s latest.

Low, the invisible wrong: gets me high.

Mudhoney, Mudhoney: a work of grunge genius, what is not a oxymoron, dude.

Isidore, Life Somewhere Else: where Kilbey takes us to church, with a different congregation.

MBV, Isn’t Anything: I’m still listening to the original mixes these many years later, still trying to figure out why this stuff works, if what’s-name is a genius, and if I like it. I’ll have to listen again.

Danzig, Danzig II-Lucifuge: R. Rubin, B. O’Brien and J. Scott make this sound great, and the band, like on the first record, has silly songs, silly names and a bad enuff ‘tude to make it rock. Whatever happened to J. Christ?

Lou Reed, Animal Serenade: sheer misanthropic poetry, done with very little percussion, and F. Saunders as MVP.

Johnny Marr, The Messenger: I so want to like this, and don’t – over-produced and generic despite the very occasional flashes of genius.

Latest Bowie and Cave; I prefer the latter, so far.

Bowie’s latest is really growing on me.

Shooter Jennings, Black Ribbons: Wow! I’ve heard it once, I’ve gotta think about it, but it’s interesting as hell, some cool songs, lotsa weirdness with a political message.

Richard Thompson’s latest: Excellent, of course.

Echo & The Bunnymen, The Fountain: their last from a couple years ago, quite good inna mellow kinda way.

The National’s latest: love it.

Luna, lunapark: hadn’t heard this inna cuppla years, it’s aged surprisingly well, and such a cool band – I miss ’em.

The Cult, Choice of Weapon: it’s The Cult, like ’em or not – I do, about the only “current metal” band I listen to.

Miles Davis, Round Midnight: remastered, so tasty.

PJ Harvey, Rid of Me: loud and funny, intense and noisy, also interesting as hell.

 

Lucinda Williams – excellent guitar work and songs;
Thurston Moore – SY all the way-sounding;
Mark Lanegan – loverly dark pop;
Robert Plant – world-musicish, great sounds and performances;
Roco DeLucca – bought it for the Tchad Blake production, what is awesome, don’t care for the songs or singer;
U2 – how can this band be so under-rated? Only by being so omnipresent and annoying – it really is an excellent record.

Buncha live stuff offa NYCTaper, and Steve Wynn’s Northern Aggression, Jason Isbell’s Southeaster, Bob Mould’s eponymous, and latest Bryan Ferry, all of what I like (lotsa Marr on the latter – lotsa guitars).

Been really digging the latest My Bloody Valentine, especially cranked in the monitors – the production arrangements (by what I mean how he uses the delays and compressors and verbs and other FX and mutes and such) are excellent.

And completely different (but mebbe not so much), T-Ride’s eponymous release.

Finally, Mould’s Silver Age – he really is quite the creative writer and arranger with what is essentially a three piece with overdubbed guitar.
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The Hungry Drunx: “Smooth (Keep it)”

Smooth (Keep it)
c. ’15 The Hungry Drunx

All the little girls, tryna impress each other
The way they dress, they snuck out on they mothers
And the boys got the toys revvin’ at the line
They’re lookin’ fine, lookin’ fine

All they really had try to do
Is keep it smooth
Keep it smooth

I remember, walkin’ with you in the dark
We spent some time under the willow tree in the park
And if I really tightly close my eyes
I can see, baby mine, those starry skies

All we really had to do
Was keep it smooth
Keep it smooth

That was a summer, summer slowly changed to fall
But we had it all, we had it all
And if I could I’d live that time again
if you could, would you, my friend?

All we really had to do
Was keep it smooth
Keep it smooth
All we really had to do
Was keep it smooth
Enjoy our youth

All the little men, tryna impress each other
All they want’s, a girl just like their mothers
And the girls want more than just a good time
And they’re lookin’ fine, lookin’ fine

All they really had to do
Was keep it smooth
Keep it smooth
All they really had to do
Was keep it smooth
Enjoy their youth
All they really had to do
Was keep it smooth
Keep it smooth
AAll they really had to do
Was enjoy their youth
Keep it smooth

Drums: Snarl
BassHnrJazz-Brick-dbx160XT
HnrJazz-Brick-MMhd130(pwrSoak)-RE320-ISA1
Vox: Apex-ISA1-RN LA
RthmGtrs: HnrHdless(BarberDD-ShortTimer-DigiVreverb)-ProJr-E609-1589B(pad)
LdGtr: RedFrnds(FulltoneDpro-ShortTimer-DigiVreverb)-ProJr-E609-1589B(pad)-MXL860-UA710(pad)MS
Handclaps:MXL860-UA710(pad)_&_E609-1589B(pad)
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Vlayman: “Daedelus”

Daedalus
c. ’15 Vlayman

My name is Daedelus,
and I used to invent things
I was just tryna make it better for us,
when I made them wings

I didn’t see what I was doing then
I couldn’t see what I was doin’
I didn’t see what I was doing then
I didn’t see
I couldn’t see

My son was Icarus
and he loved to have his fun
but now he’s, he’s dead to us
he flew too near the sun

When you talk of the arrogance of man on Earth
we walk above the worms and such, we start at birth
We don’t see how we’re fuckin’ up

Drums: DonnS
Bass: HnrJazz-PM1000-dbx160XT
SennMKH-PM1000-RNLA
Paul(MXR+)-ProJr-E609-PM1000-RNLA
RedFrnds-TT-EVnd-PM1000-RNLA
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The Hungry Drunx: “That Mogadishu Music”

That Mogadishu Music
c. ’15 The Hungry Drunx

Hey yeah, it’s got a beat you can groove to
Oh yep, a rhythm you gotta move to
Or away, if ya wanna survive today
That Moga-dishu music

A-rat-a-tat-a-tat, says the Armalite
It’s a chorus sound goes on all night
Don’t even end when comes the sunrise
That Mogadishu music

And who gets the hit, you don’t mebbe know
Who’s in the shit, takes the bullet blows
No end of it, another encore flows
That Moga-dishu music

Hell yeah, it’s a rhythm you gotta move to
Oh yep, got a beat you gotta groove to
Dance away, you may not survive today
That Moga-dishu music

Drums: SNARL
Basses: HnrJazz-Brick-2160XT
HnrJazz-Brick-Marlboro-RE320-ISA1
Vox: AT3036-VC1Q(pad)
LLdGtr: Paul-TT-EVnd-ISA1
RtLdGtr: G&Lf100(DOD250)-ProJr-E609-UA110
RthmGtrs: G&Lf100(DanoRockyRd-DOD250)-ProJr-E609-UA110(pad)_MXL860-UA710(pad)MS
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Vlayman does shogaze: “Glory (I felt)”

Glory (I felt)
c. ’15 Vlayman
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Seen me a star burst, seen it explode
why it was does that, I still don’ know
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Baby have gone nova, face all black and red
Baby cain’t mebbe come back, ‘sploded her head

In the ways she used to move me
I felt Glory

Superposition collapse, two places or more right now
Ever lastin’ question, art of the greater cloud
I’m diein’ slow here, locked in this box
Shrodinger never knowed me, Shrodinger couldn’t stop
Solo
In the ways she us ed to move me q
I felt Glory
In the ways she used to move me
I felt Glory
Stop
Bridge
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Every kisss a paradox, not just upside down
Subatomic lover-girl, I’ll see you back around

In the ways she used to move me
I felt Glory

DRums: nettage
Bass: HnrJazz-Brick-160XT
Gts: G&Lf100(MXR78-AxleGrease-HolyG)-ProJr-E609-UA110(pad)_-MXL860(durham)-UA710(pad)MS
G&Lf100(SwolePkl-AxleGrease-HolyG)-ProJr-E609-UA110(pad)_-MXL860(durham)-UA710(pad)MS
Vox: D5-VC1Q(pad)
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New: The Hungry Drunx collection: *Funky Drummer*

1. Funky Drummer_w_Grankspoine 02:38
2. Devastated 03:13
3. Strange Daze & Nights_w_Grankspoine 03:31
4. Tension_w_Mark Cline 04:17
5. That Comfort Stuff 04:02
6. Outta Love 05:34
7. Short & Sweet_w_Grankspoine 03:22
8. I’m Nowhere 04:02
9. A Fact 04:08
10. Time To Waste 04:30

A Portlandian drummer and a Chi-town noisemaker,
joined by a Ainglish multi-sompin’ onna few trax and
a Californater on another, rock yer tits off.
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The Hungry Drunx: “A Fact”

A Fact
c. ’15 The Hungry Drunx

Ah-Ah
There ain’t no way
I can tell you
How to leave
With yer pride intact

Ain’t no joke son, It’s a fact

Ah-Ah
There ain’t no chance
Of gettin’ over it
You oughta know
Just what you lack

Ah-Ah
There ain’t no reason
Yer momma left you
Just was her time
To get on back

Ah-Ah
There ain’t no leavin’
The killin’ season
Now that the sun
has turned to black

Drums: Snarl
Bass: HnrJazz-Brick-dbx160XT
Vox: CadM9-Eureka
GtrsG&Lf100(RoctronAgold)-ProJr-E609-UA110(pad)_MXL860(durham)-UA710(pad)_M/S
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The Hungry Drunx: “That Comfort Stuff”

That Comfort Stuff
c. ’15 The Hungry Drunks

Sara Lee-ah she makes a good pound cake
Yeah, Sara Lee-ah, she sure knows how to bake
And if I don’t get to eat me some o’ that soo-oo-oon
I think my heart just might break
Betty Crockpot ain’t got no competition
When it comes to that double fudge brownie tradition
And if I don’t get to eat me some o’ that soo-oo-oon
I think my heart just might break

It ain’t to easy keep this boyish figure
It ain’t that easy without alla that comfort stuff
No, it ain’t easy to keep this boyish figure
Ya gotta get enuff

Johhny Fastwalker sure makes me into quite the talker
Yeah he sure knows the medicine I like take
And if I don’t get to drink me some o’ that soo-oo-oon
I think my heart just might break
Joseph Seasickgram keeps me buyin’ olives
I need the bottled brine to help me stay awake
And if I don’t get to mix me some o’ that soo-oo-oon
I think my heart just might break

Drums: Snarl
Bass: Alvarez-Brick-dbx160XT
Vox: ADKa6-PM1000-RNLA
Gtrs: G&Lf100(MXR+-HolyG)-ProJr-SennE609-UA110(pad)_ProJr-MXL860-UA710(pad)MS
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