Creature With The Atom Brain - The Birds Fly Low (2012)

1. Hit The Sky
2. Wolf Eye
3. Southern Wind
4. The Beauty Of The Rain
5. Black Rider Run (feat. Mark Lanegan)
6. The Dust Of Time
7. Sayonara
8. Nightlife
9. Break Me Blue
10. Red River
11. Slide
12. R-Frequency (bonus track)
13. The Birds Fly Low (bonus track)

Lovely, charming and delicious piece of rock. I discovered them on tour a few months ago with Mr.Lanegan and they caught my attention inmediatly. Sometimes psychedelic, sometimes stoner, but always rock, made with a huge class. Nothing more to say, enjoy it!

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King Crimson - The Power To Believe (2003)

1. The Power to Believe I: A Cappella (0:44)
2. Level Five (7:17)
3. Eyes Wide Open (4:08)
4. Elektrik (7:59)
5. Facts of Life (6:44)
6. The Power to Believe II: Power Circle (7:43)
7. Dangerous Curves (6:42)
8. Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With (3:17)
9. The Power to Believe III (4:09)
10. The Power to Believe IV: Coda (2:29)

King Crimson is one of those bands that doesn´t need introduction. With more than 40 years creating music and countless albums, this is the band that has been able to achieve the succes and the respect of all kind of musicians and fans of metal, rock, jazz, etc. All of this leading by its brain, Mr.Robert Fripp, the perfect experimenter. Because this is of what this album goes, of experimentation and evolution in music. Here there are no boundaries nor limits, just what Mr.Fripp is capable to imagine. This is not an easy listening album, King Crimson never was. This is just another step forward in its music. A little-known gem inside its discography. Enjoy these geniuses!

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Mark Lanegan - Blues Funeral (2012)

01. The Gravedigger’s Song
02. Bleeding Muddy Water
03. Gray Goes Black
04. St Louis Elegy
05. Riot In My House
06. Ode To Sad Disco
07. Phantasmagoria Blues
08. Quiver Syndrome
09. Harborview Hospital
10. Leviathan
11. Deep Black Vanishing Train
12. Tiny Grain Of Truth

Yeah! One of the most anticipated albums for this 2012 is already here. And I have to say that at first listening it sounds a little bit..."dark wave"? Listening songs as "ode to sad disco", "harborview hospital" or "gray goes black" it looks like if you were listening Peter Murphy, or bands as Trembling Blue Stars. This is not bad, because the voice of mr.Lanegan still being here. His immense voice and highlights as "st louis elegy", "phantasmagoria blues" or "deep black vanishing train" make this album, once again, a jewel, and surely, from now on, one of the best albums of this year. I let you proudly with Mark Lanegan and his band. 

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Yamantaka//Sonic Titan - YT//ST (2011)

1.- Racoon Song 1:10

2.- Queens 3:50

3.- Oak Of Guernica 2:44

4.- Reverse Crystal/Murder Of A Spider 6:41

5.- Hoshi Neko 4:43

6.- A Star Over Pureland 7:00

7.- Crystal Fortress To The Sea Of Trees 5:03

Delicious piece of psychedellic weirdness. These guys of  Montreal with an asian roots, don´t play the "typical" psychedelia, here there is much more. From the ritualistic rock/doom sound of Jex Thoth that wrap all the album until the sludge of "A Star Over Pureland", and even some pop sonorities like in "Hoshi Neko", makes a really interesting album.The hypnotic female vocals really helps to get into their music. Highly recommended.
You can buy a physical copy here.

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Ghoul - Transmission Zero (2011)

1. The Lunatic Hour 04:06
2. Off With Their Head 03:16
3. Destructor 03:05
4. Death in the Swamp 01:34
5. The Mark of Voodoo 02:52
6. Brain Jerk 04:30
7. Blood Feast 03:43
8. Morning of the Mezmetron 08:17
9. Transmission Zero 03:29
10. Tooth and Claw 02:28
11. Metallicus Ex Mortis 02:29

A rare way to mix death metal, thrash and rock and roll. It´s sounds familiar but not the same as always. Interesting stuff. Good videoclip by the way. Give them a chance.

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Jack And The Bearded Fishermen - Places To Hide (2011)

01. Scenario

02. Roam Until The End
03. Closed
04. Beginner
05. DF Code
06. Between The Ghosts
07. Invisible Song
08. 42 Minutes Later
09. Hands Up Old Man
10. Places To Hide

I don´t know how can I decribe this album. Some kind of mix between hardcore, rock, sludge, stoner... I don´t know, but it really likes me, so that´s enough for me to share this album with you. Enjoy it!

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The Carburetors - Pain Is Temporary, Glory Is Forever (2004)

01 Intro
02 Burning rubber
03 Allright, allright
04 Highway of rock 'n' roll
05 God damn (It's good to be right)
06 Fire it up
07 Goin' down
08 The presidents
09 Frontpage babe
10 She's got the touch
11 Get in line
12 All alone
13 Burnout
14 Fast forward rock 'n' roll
15 Getaway (Kiss) (Bonus track)
16 Chinese rock (The Ramones) (Bonus track)
17 Grinder (Live) (Judas Priest) (Bonus track)

Rock´n´roll from Norway with people of Chrome Division. What we get here? hard rock in norwegian style, it means, a dirty garage rock with a punk spirit, like Peter Pan SpeedRock, Chrome Division, Motörhead... an energetic record full of epic chorus! Very good stuff.  

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Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos - The Prosthetic Cubans (1998)

1. Aurora En Pekin 5:31
2. Aqui Como Alla 4:51
3. Como Se Goza En El Barrio 3:29
4. Postizo 4:55
5. No Me Llores Mas 5:39
6. Los Teenagers Bailan Changui 4:49
7. Fiesta En El Solar (LP Version) 5:05
8. La Vida Es Un Sueño 3:30
9. Esclavo Triste 6:06
10. Chosterio Plena 2:46 

Let´s gonna try with something different. The eclectic guitarist Marc Ribot, in one of his uncountable works and collaborations, recorded this album with The Prosthetic Cubans. A really enjoyable record of jazz/rock full of latin rythms and a brilliant guitar work. I hope you like it, despite it is not the usual stuff that you can find here.

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Grinderman - Grinderman 2 (2010)

01 - Mickey Mouse And The Goodbye Man
02 - Worm Tamer
03 - Heathen Child
04 - When My Baby Comes
05 - What I Know
06 - Evil
07 - Kitchenette
08 - Palaces Of Montezuma
09 - Bellringer Blues

There are people who do what they do is good. This is the case of Nick Cave. Second album with Grinderman, and a second chance to listen  this gentleman perfoming the songs with his habitual viscerality and savoir-faire. Highlights "evil" and "palaces of montezuma". Not for beginners.

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Soulsavers-Broken (2009)

1. The Seventh Proof (instrumental)
2. Death Bells (Mark Lanegan & Gibby Haynes)
3. Unbalanced Pieces (Mark lanegan & Mike Patton)
4. You Will Miss Me When I Burn (Mark Lanegan & Red Ghost)
5. Some Misunderstanding  (Mark lanegan)
6. All the Way Down (Mark Lanegan)
7. Shadows Fall (Mark Lanegan & Ritchie Hawley)
8. Can’t Catch the Train (Mark Lanegan)
9. Pharaoh’s Chariot (Mark Lanegan & Jason Pierce)
10. Praying Ground (Red Ghost)
11. Rolling Sky (Mark Lanegan & Red Ghost)
12. Wise Blood (instrumental)
13. By My Side (Red Ghost)

Do you know when you listen an album, and doesn´t mean much at first time, then it get lost and keep forgotten for a while? Then a while after you recover and listen again the album and everything changes. And what a change! This is pure magic. Robert Machin and Ian Glover, the brains of the creature, are surrounded by an impressive collection of collaborators: Mike Patton (Faith No More), Will Oldham (Palace Brothers), Jason Pierce (Spiritualized), Righard Hawley and Gibby haynes (Butthole Surfers), Rosa Agostino (a.k.a Red Ghost), and of course Mark Lanegan, the voice who makes that album becomes as brilliant. The whole record is sublime, but it´s worth to point some of the highlights: All the way down, You will miss me when I burn, Some misunderstanding, Shadows fall... Once again, music for the soul.

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Isobel Campbell&Mark Lanegan-Hawk (2010)

  

01- We Die and See Beauty Reign

02- You Won't Let Me Down Again

03- Snake Song

04- Come Undone

05- No Place to Fall

06- Get Behind Me

07- Time of the Season

08- Hawk

09- Sunrise

10- To Hell and Back Again

11- Cool Water

12- Eyes of Green

13- Lately

Mark Lanegan (or The Voice) goes on with the third album  together with Isobel Campbell. Following the steps of their past works, the duo combines the powerful and deep voice of Lanegan with the most sweet and smooth voice of Campbell, besides some collaborations like Willy Mason. Of course it is not the best project, and certainly nor the best Lanegan´s album but still remains a good choice. Also we can find a couple of covers of  Townes Van Zandt, "Snake Song" and "No Place To Fall". 

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The Soulbreaker Company - Ítaca (2010)

01. It's Dirt
02. Oh! Warsaw
03. Sow The Roses
04. Rude Perfume
05. Colours Of The Fire
06. Where Mermaids Sing Loud
07. No Way Back Home
08. Hail While She Leaves
09. Take A Seat On The Moon
10. Saviours
11. Sandstorm

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Ghost-Elizabeth EP (2010)

1.- Elizabeth (3:54)
2.- Ritual (4:22)

3.- Death Knell (4:35)

4.-  Prime Mover (3:58)

5.- Death Knell (4:40)

Awsome 7" from this swedish band. Highly adictive!

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Radio Birdman-Radios Appear (1977)

1. Aloha Steve & Danno  (3:57 m:s)
2. Non Stop Girls  (2:41 m:s)
3. Anglo Girl Desire  (3:07 m:s)
4. What Gives?  (2:26 m:s)
5. Murder City Nights  (2:24 m:s)
6. Man With Golden Helmet  (5:40 m:s)
7. Descent into The Maelstrom  (4:22 m:s)
8. Do The Pop  (2:33 m:s)
9. Hand Of Law  (4:43 m:s)
10. New Race  (2:44 m:s)
11. Love Kills  (3:42 m:s)
12. Monday Morning Gunk  (4:28 m:s)
13. TV Eye (4:21 m:s)
14. You're Gonna Miss Me (2:41 m:s) 

This is one of the best rock/punk albums of the 70´s. A really inspired work of a band that never had the success that they deserved.

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