Robert P likes to travel for free. This is the best Guided by Voices song I've heard them since the 'classic' line up reconvened:
http://soundcloud.com/firerecords/guided-by-voices-she-lives-in
Thursday, 8 November 2012
Wednesday, 7 November 2012
Arbouretum
Arbouretum were most pleased to be compared by me to Crazy Horse and Velvet Underground, obviously two massive influences on their inspiring songs. The quartet were on top form at Kraak Gallery, especially guitarist Dave Heumann, who seems to play with more intensity every time I see them. The songs with two drummers were also a weighty treat. I nabbed Dave's setlist so it can now be revealed that they played these songs:
Run Honey Run
Down by the Fall Line
Mohammed's Hex
All at Once the Turning Weather
World Split Open
New Scarab
Tonight's a Jewel
False Spring
Coming Out of the Fog
I thought it strange that I only knew two other people at this gig amongst gigs. Down on the street afterwards met Kiki of No womb and we hit Manchester's finest pub The Castle for a late drinking session. In the pub were Jon and Tim from Rapid Pig and later on Arbouretum turned up and I had a drunken chat with Dave Heumann. It seems they would have played an encore if only we'd all made a bit more noise and shouted for one after the nine song set. The good news is that Thrill jockey will be releasing their new album next year, I think he said January.
Here is a stream of the John Martyn cover with which they started their set, from the tour CDR of mostly cover songs.
http://soundcloud.com/dave-heumann/run-honey-run
New Scarab was a highlight of the set and you can hear the studio version here
http://soundcloud.com/thrilljockey/arbouretum-new-scarab
Run Honey Run
Down by the Fall Line
Mohammed's Hex
All at Once the Turning Weather
World Split Open
New Scarab
Tonight's a Jewel
False Spring
Coming Out of the Fog
I thought it strange that I only knew two other people at this gig amongst gigs. Down on the street afterwards met Kiki of No womb and we hit Manchester's finest pub The Castle for a late drinking session. In the pub were Jon and Tim from Rapid Pig and later on Arbouretum turned up and I had a drunken chat with Dave Heumann. It seems they would have played an encore if only we'd all made a bit more noise and shouted for one after the nine song set. The good news is that Thrill jockey will be releasing their new album next year, I think he said January.
Here is a stream of the John Martyn cover with which they started their set, from the tour CDR of mostly cover songs.
http://soundcloud.com/dave-heumann/run-honey-run
New Scarab was a highlight of the set and you can hear the studio version here
http://soundcloud.com/thrilljockey/arbouretum-new-scarab
Tuesday, 6 November 2012
Political Manifesto for the Anti-Capitalist Party
1. No nuclear power, all electricity to be generated by solar, wind, geothermal and tidal means.
2. All arms trading to be made illegal and all politicians who facilitated it such as Arseface Cameron to be put on trial for mass murder by proxy.
3. Tony Blair to be tried for war crimes and starting an illegal war.
4. All empty (second / tax break) homes to be reclaimed by the state and used to house the homeless.
5. Very high tax to be levied on aviation fuel, petrol and diesel.
6. Train and bus fares to be subsidised and drastically reduced.
7. Eating meat only allowed for those prepared to catch and kill the animals themselves.
8. Dairy industry to be phased out.
9. Tobacco to be banned, but cannabis and LSD to be made legal and available in measured dosages.
10. Close all concentration camps for the immigrants.
11. A total ban on all genetically modified foods and toxic additives such as tartrazine and aspartame.
12. All vivisection to be made illegal.
13. All corporations to be billed for the pollution and disease they cause.
14. Usury and all other numerous banking scams to be outlawed.
15. All credit card debts to be cancelled.
Our motto: Screw the economy, environment first!
2. All arms trading to be made illegal and all politicians who facilitated it such as Arseface Cameron to be put on trial for mass murder by proxy.
3. Tony Blair to be tried for war crimes and starting an illegal war.
4. All empty (second / tax break) homes to be reclaimed by the state and used to house the homeless.
5. Very high tax to be levied on aviation fuel, petrol and diesel.
6. Train and bus fares to be subsidised and drastically reduced.
7. Eating meat only allowed for those prepared to catch and kill the animals themselves.
8. Dairy industry to be phased out.
9. Tobacco to be banned, but cannabis and LSD to be made legal and available in measured dosages.
10. Close all concentration camps for the immigrants.
11. A total ban on all genetically modified foods and toxic additives such as tartrazine and aspartame.
12. All vivisection to be made illegal.
13. All corporations to be billed for the pollution and disease they cause.
14. Usury and all other numerous banking scams to be outlawed.
15. All credit card debts to be cancelled.
Our motto: Screw the economy, environment first!
Monday, 5 November 2012
Mugstar - Axis
The new Mugstar album AXIS crashed straight into my top ten albums of 2012 at No 4 or 5 (vs. Silver Age by Bob Mould) only beaten by godspeed, Killing Joke and of course Swans. Tangeria is such an uplifting song, sunny like Harmonia on Neu Autobahn (out-Planking Plank!), but why have they not played it at the gigs I've been to recently?
You can hear a stream of the whole album here
http://thequietus.com/articles/10632-listen-mugstar-axis
You can hear a stream of the whole album here
http://thequietus.com/articles/10632-listen-mugstar-axis
Orbit
I very much enjoyed ORBIT at the Mill yesterday, esp. Gnod out-TGing the Gristle at the back of the Mill with strobes, globes and dry ice, and Queer'd Science with their hardcore hate disco at the Pint Pot. It was a magnificent event. Cheers to Bill for the free late night drinks and Chris and Neil of Gnod DJing and getting me up and dancing to Motorhead, Joy Division and Can!
Thursday, 1 November 2012
Tanzanian Jackass
The Tanzanian jackass who has previously offered to attack me, have other people attack me, and tried to extort £150 off me, amongst other tedious puerile idiocy, informed me on Tuesday that I am "already dead" as I parodied her public dressing down of her pet parasite who she said for all in the house to hear was a "pathetic little man, in denial." That was very foolish because if indeed I am already dead I have nothing to lose by killing both of them. Fortunately I am not unsane enough to believe all the bullshit that leaks from the loudmouth of this psychopathic liar, so have done little else but reply to her pathetic taunting which was something like: "Ah, are you all alone with no one to talk to?" by informing the ignorant bitch that I was talking to her, and if I had no one to talk to at that particular time logically she did not exist. She had walked into a heavy curse.
"Jolly good," I said, "CEASE TO EXIST!"
"Jolly good," I said, "CEASE TO EXIST!"
Trick or Treat?
Halloween went off like fireworks at Kraak with Rapid Pig, the wild detuned guitar quintet Klaus Kinski and the heavy bass/drum duo 100% Beefcock and the Titsburster.
There were a couple of other recent gigs I neglected to mention earlier, both at the Mill. Last Harbour played their best one yet against a film backdrop, as did Queer'd Science at a free event, ably followed by Salford Media City who got the people movin' and groovin'
I think the Manchester music scene is at its healthiest in years right now.
There were a couple of other recent gigs I neglected to mention earlier, both at the Mill. Last Harbour played their best one yet against a film backdrop, as did Queer'd Science at a free event, ably followed by Salford Media City who got the people movin' and groovin'
I think the Manchester music scene is at its healthiest in years right now.
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