sharing the wealth

Here are two Mediafire accounts I found a while back that I actually thought had been taken offline, but are now back up. Both have a bunch of really awesome screamo and emo rarities. This is where I found that Circle of Friends split. Enjoy!

http://www.mediafire.com/screamoisdead
http://www.mediafire.com/emoisdead

Sinkhole discography

So I recently came across an archived goldmine of awesome pop punk. Boston's Sinkhole, active from 1992 to 1997, have everything they ever did on Archive.org, and I'm passing the goodness on to you. Live up the end of summer with some nice, vaguely Jawbreaker-esque pop punk.


Groping for Trout (1993)


Space Freak (1995)


Core Sample (1996)


Retrospectacles (2000)

Teeth of Mammals/Narwhal/Petethepiratesquid/Kias Fansuri - Circle of Friends: 4 Way Split

Teeth of Mammals/Narwhal/Petethepiratesquid/Kias Fansuri - Circle of Friends: 4 Way Split


This is a pretty global split. Teeth of Mammals are from Pennsylvania, Narwhal are from England, Petethepiratesquid are from Germany, and Kias Fansuri are from Malaysia. It's a nice tight release, and is a fine sample of what these bands are all about. A nice mix of the chaotic and melodic, overall, and recommended listening if just for the first track alone.

http://www.mediafire.com/?vgmk3yzzmmz

R. Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders - Singing in the Bathtub

R. Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders - Singing in the Bathtub (1978)


Sadly, this is the only other record by R. Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders. It's chock-full of the weird 20's-esque bluegrass of their previous record. After R. Crumb moved to France, it became more difficult for the band to be together, although they theoretically do play together still, mostly without R. Crumb. Again, another delightful summertime record with a closer that makes me think about post-apocalyptic America for some reason.

http://www.mediafire.com/?jjiyo5l1z2d

R. Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders - Chasin' Rainbows

R. Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders - Chasin' Rainbows (1976)



A crazy and very danceable bluegrass record by famed comix artist R. Crumb and a bunch of his friends. The combination of wonky, surreal lyrics (there's even a theremin!) with typical Crumb touches on the lyrics (particularly on "Fine Artiste Blues") makes this record one of my favorites to play for a feel-good summertime. Ukuleles are the fucking best. While the title track is the best, the whole record is a must listen.

http://www.mediafire.com/?myzzyun2bud

Dälek - Gutter Tactics

Dälek - Gutter Tactics (2009)


Their latest record is more along the lines of the last one, but with still more darkness. I need to listen to this album once or twice more before I can really pass judgement on it.

http://www.mediafire.com/?lhebihwkybk

Dälek - Abandoned Language

Dälek - Abandoned Language (2007)


This record draws more on the shoegaze influence, in my opinion, and is more relaxing as a result. Better for working and relaxing, but still with quite a bit of bite.

"It's purely hip-hop, in the purest sense. If you listen to what hip-hop has historically been, it was all about digging in different crates and finding different sounds, and finding different influences to create. If Afrika Bambaataa wasn't influenced by Kraftwerk, we wouldn't have 'Planet Rock.' So, in that sense, what we do is strictly hip-hop.

If there is a difference. It's that the palette of sounds we work with is more varied than what has been called hip- hop in the last 10 years. Somehow, as hip-hop grew, it's been put into this box. I think it's funny when people are like, 'That's not hip-hop. It's this and this and this.' You can try to rationalize it as whatever you want to rationalize it as." - MC Dälek, around the time this album came out

http://www.mediafire.com/?umwjjm0mwin