Mad Cow - Demotapes

Here's a long gone noise rock from Zagreb that I know almost nothing about and have never seen live, but I used to like this CD a lot. I haven't heard it for a rather long time and I don't know how well it holds up now, have a listen and hear for yourself, if you please.

Track listing:

1. Put Your Pants Down (2:31)
2. Evil Comes (3:04)
3. Dead Pigeon (3:18)
4. Mad Cow (2:25)
5. Delirium (2:40)
6. Incest (2:25)
7. Bager (3:37)
8. Devil Tree & Girl (2:52)
9. ReIncest (2:51)
10. Corroded Bodies (2:57)
11. Gimme My Bottle Back (5:42)
12. Desperate Man (4:09)
13. Bager (alt. version) (3:41)
14. Devil Tree & Girl (alt. version) (3:03)
15. Gimme My Bottle Back (alt. version) (6:17)

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Very Expensive Porno Movie - Postfucking Happiness

I bought this CD in 1999, at the "Zivjeti kvalitetnije" anarcho-crust festival in the hills near Pozega, Croatia (also the site of the wonderful Dirty Old Festival, in its 12th year now!). I remember how I arrived at the festival site, went straight to the record stalls, and spent all the money I have brought for the next two days on: one cassette (I don't remember which one), one fanzine called Zedno uho, one 7" record (the Red Aunts one), and this here CD. After two days of begging strangers for a drop of mayonnaise, stealing cigarettes out of people's car trunks and getting wasted on homemade brandy, I came home and was finally able to enjoy this fine peace of Dutch-via-Croatia noise rock art. The great artwork containing MS Paint sketches, hardcore porn movie stills and violent children's poems is a bonus you won't be getting here, but I will share the music, which is, well, a very good aural representation of the artwork.

Track listing:

1. Fuck You (3:49)
2. Top (1:33)
3. Oral (0:54)
4. Anal (3:14)
5. Vaginal (0:14)
6. Sedlo (2:41)
7. Kokos (1:56)
8. Djevojcicice (2:10)
9. Ste kad jeli govno (0:12)
10. Pet puta bez vadjenja (2:42)
11. Barbie alcos (1:40)
12. Exer sise (3:46)
13. INTRO (3:44)
14. Zubari (4:13)
15. Smokva (3:32)
16. The Man with the Hat (2:02)
17. Na ustama drek drzali (0:11)
18. Jebem ti mater (2:23)
19. Moana Pozzi's Soul (2:25)
20. V.E.P.M. (3:19)
21. John Holm's Death (4:33)

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(You'll notice that this file is hosted on MediaFire, not MegaUpload - the reason is simple, I have RTFM-ed the MegaUpload Terms of Use and found out that all files hosted by them are deleted 90 days after the last download. I will move all the old files to MediaFire in the next few weeks.)

Brkovi - Live in Mocvara 09.07.2005.

This photo is from another show, but I think it's too perfect not to be used here.

Brkovi are an outrageous folk-metal-punk mindfuck from Zagreb. They have two albums out, which you can order from their web site; this is an early live recording featuring their original singer, who is not in the lineup anymore. You can download two more of their early shows from this blog; they're all great-sounding, incredibly fun and feature loads of songs which were never recorded in a studio, thus preserving them from undeserved obscurity.

Track listing:

1. Intro (0:58)
2. Zenska glavo zakon sam ti ja (3:28)
3. Djevojcice (3:04)
4. Kum (2:47)
5. Opasno se drogiram (3:11)
6. Tek je 12 sati (3:16)
7. Zapamti, ja sam gazda (3:32)
8. Lutam majko (4:29)
9. King Tomac (3:19)
10. Shota (4:45)
11. Zena je rijec sa 4 slova (2:32)
12. Znam ti osmijeh (5:02)
13. Brkovi u finalu, jaro u kanalu - Outro (7:13)
14. Zapamti, ja sam gazda (3:22)
15. Djevojcice (3:55)

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Various - Jamaican Ska - 18 Original Jamaican Ska Classics

I am a big fan of the original 1960's ska and rocksteady, and this cheap compilation has made me such about a decade ago. The above picture is not the artwork included with the CD - it is a low budget venture with generic artwork and no liner notes, and its obscurity made it impossible to even find a picture of it on the Internet. All tracks are great - my favourite would probably be the Skatalites saxophonist Tommy McCook's beautiful instrumental "The World Needs Love" (and it does), but none of the others are too far behind it, so low budget or no low budget, the disc is a nice introduction to this wonderful music. U-Roy's tender "Wear You to the Ball", the Ethiopians' elegant "Everything Crash" and Justin Hinds and the Dominoes' sweet "Here I Stand" are also highlights. Enjoy!

Track listing:

1. Judge Dread - Al Capone (2:54)
2. Blue Rivers and The Maroons - Guns of Navarone (3:19)
3. The Pyramids - Jesse James Rides Again (2:33)
4. U-Roy - Wear You to the Ball (2:33)
5. Justin Hinds and The Dominoes - The Higher the Monkey Climbs (3:00)
6. John Holt - Tonight (2:31)
7. Hopeton Lewis - Boom Shaka Lacka (3:13)
8. Rockers Express - Phoenix City (3:01)
9. Stranger Cole and Patsy - Hog in a Cocoa (2:20)
10. The Skatalites - Lucky Seven (2:53)
11. Laurel Aitken - The Ska Is the Limit (2:40)
12. The Ethiopians - Everything Crash (2:38)
13. Lester Sterling and Stranger Cole - Bangarang (2:45)
14. Justin Hinds and The Dominoes - Here I Stand (2:28)
15. Tommy McCook - The World Needs Love (2:12)
16. Dennis Alcapone - Musical Alphabet (2:55)
17. Nora Dean - O Mama (2:18)
18. The Mopeds - Whisky and Soda (3:50)

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Sonny Vincent's Shotgun Rationale - Cocked

Sonny Vincent was the singer and guitar player for the New York punk rock band The Testors back at the tail end of the '70s, a participant in the original CBGBs/Max's Ramones-Television-Talking Heads scene, who never got a break in the mainstream - not even the punk rock mainstream these bands had created. Unstable lineups, disagreements with record companies, rock'n'roll lifestyle and jail time had all affected his unfortunate career, although his music alone should in my opinion be considered nothing less than classic. The Testors' material (mostly unreleased during the band's tenure) has been compiled several times over the years, most recently by Swami Records on an amazing double-CD/double-LP compilation which is still in print, meaning you really should buy it. After the break-up of the Testors he has led a long solo career, playing with probably every great punk rock musician ever (they are too numerous to list here, but we're talking members of the Velvet Underground, the MC5, The Stooges, The Dead Boys, The Voidoids, Hüsker Dü, The Replacements, The Devil Dogs, The Damned, Television, Black Flag, Rocket from the Crypt, Sonic Youth, The Lazy Cowgirls, Dumbell, etc., etc.), and released a number of albums on various record labels, some still in print, some not. This CD came out back in 1995 on a German label whose name is on the back of the CD case which is all the way on the opposite side of the room, but anyway, it's not in print anymore and you can only find it second hand, and with a hefty price, too. I couldn't find it on blogs or torrents either, so I'm uploading it here for your potential enjoyment. The material is two thirds re-recordings of old Testors tunes, with great playing and sparkling clean production, and one third then-new songs written for the then-current band. It varies from poppy ballads to almost hardcore scorchers, and is in my opinion one of his most consistent collections. Download it below and then go to Interpunk.com, type "Testors" in the little search box and buy the Swami compilation and/or the more encompassing 1972-2002 anthology which covers almost his whole career.

That's me with Sonny and his next-to-last band, uploaded here for your ridiculing pleasure.

Track listing:

1. I'm Allowed (2:35)
2. You Don't Break My Heart (2:22)
3. Don't Tell Me (1:16)
4. Full Circle (2:21)
5. She's Not Changed (1:49)
6. Detention (1:31)
7. No Changes (1:44)
8. I See (1:14)
9. Very Loose Screw (4:01)
10. California Day (3:08)
11. One Friend (2:27)
12. Candy Girl (3:21)
13. Primal Call (1:45)
14. Primitive (1:15)
15. Lonely Nights (3:10)

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The Swindle - Prevara

This is an obscure gem from the Pula scene, and as almost every band ever to come out of Pula was great, so was this one. The genre is rockish, midtempo punk, with great tunes and somewhat vague lyrics which I don't mind and neither should you. The tape was recorded in late 1990 and early 1991, and released on KUD Idijoti's guitar player Sale Veruda's label, Bonaca. I have only heard about this band once, and had never heard them until I found a copy of the tape in a second hand store a few years ago. Internet searches reveal next to nothing about this band, so for what it's worth, this is an exclusive - hope you like it.

 

Track listing:

1. Jedini (3:17)
2. Ja zelim (4:17)
3. Novac (3:45)
4. Svjetlo (2:03)
5. Koliko godina... toliko savjeta (3:29)
6. Bager (3:06)
7. Budi covjek (4:44)
8. Januar (3:42)
9. U dubini (3:05)
10. Prljave igre (2:37)

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KUD Idijoti - MEGA IDIJOT COLLECTION

If you know anything about Croatian/ex-Yugoslavian punk rock, you know that KUD Idijoti are the greatest band we ever had. They have lots of LP's and singles, all of them great; two legitimately released live tapes, both great; three demo tapes, all great. All this stuff you can find on other blogs, but I have found six of their German shows dating from 1989 to 1994, recorded by the mysterious "Barny Trouble" (whoever and wherever you are - thanks, mate!), and to my knowledge, unavailable anywhere else. Just some of the highlights: the "Disco Is Not Dead/Daddy Cool" medley; the hardcore version of "Darwill"; all the riotously funny stage banter in rudimentary English; and of course, all the brilliant music. Most shows are complete (the Bonn one isn't), some sound excellent, some quite good, some not quite good - the "Darwill" intro on the Hofingen show sounds like Nomeansno playing Cock Sparrer's "Because You're Young" - oh what a wonderful proposition! - but everything is worth having and hearing. So without much further ado...

Live at Der Zelle, Reutlingen 07-04-1989
Track listing:

1. KUD Idijoti - Darwill (2:16)
2. KUD Idijoti - Kako da zivim bez para (1:10)
3. KUD Idijoti - Prezivjeti (2:26)
4. KUD Idijoti - Io sono... dittatore (1:59)
5. KUD Idijoti - Ljudi kao ja (3:03)
6. KUD Idijoti - Maja (2:57)
7. KUD Idijoti - Mi smo ovdje samo zbog para (3:50)
8. KUD Idijoti - Spavaj, spavaj (2:37)
9. KUD Idijoti - Hocemo cenzuru (3:07)
10. KUD Idijoti - Cirkus (1:35)
11. KUD Idijoti - Ratna pjesma (2:09)
12. KUD Idijoti - Tko zna... (6:41)
13. KUD Idijoti - Pula (2:41)
14. KUD Idijoti - Vajk na bolje (2:33)
15. KUD Idijoti - Disco Is Not Dead (2:21)
16. KUD Idijoti - O bella ciao (1:48)
17. KUD Idijoti - Kad sunce opet zadje (1:56)
18. KUD Idijoti - Ja sam te ludo volio (1:19)
19. KUD Idijoti - Bandiera rossa (5:51)
20. KUD Idijoti - Hocemo cenzuru (3:21)
21. KUD Idijoti - Za tebe (5:41)

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Live at Pantheon, Bonn 03-04-1990
Track listing:

1. KUD Idijoti - Kako to moze (3:24)
2. KUD Idijoti - Ratna pjesma (2:18)
3. KUD Idijoti - Cirkus (1:56)
4. KUD Idijoti - Mi smo ovdje samo zbog para (3:49)
5. KUD Idijoti - Minijatura (2:11)
6. KUD Idijoti - Kad Sunce opet zadje (2:07)
7. KUD Idijoti - Tko zna... (6:26)
8. KUD Idijoti - Hocemo cenzuru (3:10)
9. KUD Idijoti - Spavaj, spavaj (2:48)
10. KUD Idijoti - Vajk na bolje (2:24)
11. KUD Idijoti - Disco Is Not Dead (2:57)

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Live at Jugendzentrum, Hofingen 06-04-1990
Track listing:

1. KUD Idijoti - Spika (0:56)
2. KUD Idijoti - Darwill (2:21)
3. KUD Idijoti - Io sono... dittatore (1:53)
4. KUD Idijoti - Kako da zivim bez para (1:10)
5. KUD Idijoti - Prezivjeti (3:09)
6. KUD Idijoti - Lutke na koncu (3:22)
7. KUD Idijoti - Kako to moze (3:29)
8. KUD Idijoti - Ratna pjesma (2:10)
9. KUD Idijoti - Cirkus (1:56)
10. KUD Idijoti - Mi smo ovdje samo zbog para (3:35)
11. KUD Idijoti - Maja (2:37)
12. KUD Idijoti - Tko zna... (6:59)
13. KUD Idijoti - Kad Sunce opet zadje (1:59)
14. KUD Idijoti - Hocemo cenzuru (3:07)
15. KUD Idijoti - Spavaj, spavaj (2:39)
16. KUD Idijoti - Vajk na bolje (2:25)
17. KUD Idijoti - Disco Is Not Dead (2:58)
18. KUD Idijoti - O bella ciao (1:40)
19. KUD Idijoti - Minijatura (2:16)
20. KUD Idijoti - Ja sam te ludo volio (1:09)
21. KUD Idijoti - Bandiera rossa (4:51)

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Live at Ballroom, Munich 13-10-1990
Track listing:

1. KUD Idijoti - Smrt (4:39)
2. KUD Idijoti - Io sono... dittatore (1:56)
3. KUD Idijoti - Prezivjeti (2:26)
4. KUD Idijoti - Kako da zivim bez para (1:27)
5. KUD Idijoti - Lutke na koncu (3:33)
6. KUD Idijoti - Kako to moze (3:38)
7. KUD Idijoti - Necu da radim za dolare (3:31)
8. KUD Idijoti - Zbogom Marija (4:20)
9. KUD Idijoti - Mi smo ovdje samo zbog para (3:14)
10. KUD Idijoti - Ja sam te ludo volio (1:25)
11. KUD Idijoti - Kad Sunce opet zadje (2:09)
12. KUD Idijoti - Ratna pjesma (3:23)
13. KUD Idijoti - Hocemo cenzuru - Ljudi kao ja - Maja (5:36)
14. KUD Idijoti - Vajk na bolje (2:19)
15. KUD Idijoti - Disco Is Not Dead + Daddy Cool (3:05)
16. KUD Idijoti - O bella ciao (2:29)

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Live at Jugendzentrum, Filderstadt 14-12-1991
Track listing:

1. KUD Idijoti - Io sono... dittatore (2:00)
2. KUD Idijoti - Kako to moze (3:21)
3. KUD Idijoti - Darwill (2:04)
4. KUD Idijoti - Kako da zivim bez para (1:36)
5. KUD Idijoti - Hocemo cenzuru (2:53)
6. KUD Idijoti - Maja (3:12)
7. KUD Idijoti - Minijatura (2:06)
8. KUD Idijoti - Pjesma o ribaru Marinu, Mari i moru (2:38)
9. KUD Idijoti - To nije mjesto za nas (problemi) (0:52)
10. KUD Idijoti - To nije mjesto za nas (2:29)
11. KUD Idijoti - Tko zna... (6:49)
12. KUD Idijoti - Disco Is Not Dead + Daddy Cool (3:11)
13. KUD Idijoti - Mi smo ovdje samo zbog para (3:12)
14. KUD Idijoti - Ima li ovdje zivota prije smrti (2:32)
15. KUD Idijoti - Nostra bandiera (2:32)
16. KUD Idijoti - Kad Sunce opet zadje (2:01)
17. KUD Idijoti - Det en distraksn (1:22)
18. KUD Idijoti - O bella ciao (1:47)
19. KUD Idijoti - Bandiera rossa (5:33)
20. KUD Idijoti - Uvod u tehnolosku revoluciju (disco verzija) (0:57)
21. KUD Idijoti - Darwill (1:25)
22. KUD Idijoti - Det en distraksn (1:26)

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Live at Bernhausen, Stuttgart 30-04-1994
Track listing:

1. KUD Idijoti - Spika (1:29)
2. KUD Idijoti - Prezivjeti (3:08)
3. KUD Idijoti - Ratna pjesma (2:55)
4. KUD Idijoti - Kako to moze (3:22)
5. KUD Idijoti - Cupa (1:32)
6. KUD Idijoti - Hocemo cenzuru (3:50)
7. KUD Idijoti - Nema vise snifera (3:11)
8. KUD Idijoti - Darwill (1:25)
9. KUD Idijoti - Pjesma o ribaru Marinu, Mari i moru (3:15)
10. KUD Idijoti - Ne zaboravi (2:54)
11. KUD Idijoti - Disco Is Not Dead (2:19)
12. KUD Idijoti - Det en distraksn (1:12)
13. KUD Idijoti - T.G.N. (2:05)
14. KUD Idijoti - Mina-mina (1:20)
15. KUD Idijoti - Kad Sunce opet zadje (2:31)
16. KUD Idijoti - Za tebe (3:10)
17. KUD Idijoti - Minijatura (2:13)
18. KUD Idijoti - Intermezzo (1:22)
19. KUD Idijoti - Io sono... dittatore (1:53)
20. KUD Idijoti - To nije mjesto za nas (3:06)
21. KUD Idijoti - Amerika (Anti-anti) (2:59)
22. KUD Idijoti - Glupost je neunistiva (4:21)
23. KUD Idijoti - O bella ciao (2:22)
24. KUD Idijoti - Bandiera rossa (7:06)
25. KUD Idijoti - Narkofan (5:49)

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And as a special bonus, here is a rip of their old VHS tape "Djuro Was Sold Out". The image quality is sadly very, very low, but the audio is not so bad - so until a better rip surfaces, you'll have to make do with this one.

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Touch & Go 25th Anniversary Shows

Big Black, of course.

The world's best record label, Touch & Go Records, held a 25th anniversary festival some five years ago, which featured some great, great bands, some of which hadn't played for ages before, and haven't played again ever since (Scratch Acid, Big Black). Here is an assortment of live recordings from that festival (the whole Big Black mini-set is thankfully included, for historical purposes at least) which used to be featured at this blog, but are not available anymore.

The wonderful Mr. Todd Trainer of Shellac.

Track listing:

Day One:

1. Shipping News - (Morays or) Demon (4:28)
2. Shipping News - Axons and Dendrites (5:47)
3. Supersystem - Born into the World (6:17)
4. Supersystem - The Pinnacle of Experience (2:54)
5. Girls Against Boys - Rockets Are Red (5:19)
6. Girls Against Boys - Super-Fire (3:28)
7. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - Sons of Cain (4:00)
8. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - Suspect Device (3:09)
9. !!! - Must Be The Moon (4:27)
10. !!! - All My Heroes Are Weirdos (3:49)

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Day Two:

1. The New Year - Chinese Handcuffs (3:59)
2. The New Year - Reconstruction (3:23)
3. Uzeda - Gold (3:01)
4. Uzeda - Steel Man (3:03)
5. Pegboy - Superstar (3:27)
6. Pegboy - Dangermare (3:01)
7. Tim & Andy - lr72 (8:09)
8. The Ex - Sister (5:48)
9. The Ex - Unknown (6:25)
10. Killdozer - New Pants and Shirt (4:22)
11. Killdozer - La Grange / Cyst (5:43)
12. Jon & Kat - You Must Have Walked Across My Mind Again (3:43)
13. Jon & Kat - Last Fair Deal Gone Down (4:44)
14. Didjits - Plate in My Head (2:50)
15. Didjits - Who's Ready to Get High (3:06)
16. Negative Approach - Pressure / Fair Warning (1:04)
17. Negative Approach - Dead Stop (2:38)
18. Sally Timms - Corporal Chalkie (4:28)
19. Sally Timms - God's Eternal Love (5:02)
20. Scratch Acid - Monsters (2:01)
21. Scratch Acid - Mess / El Espectro (6:46)
22. Big Black - Intro (0:52)
23. Big Black - Cables (2:19)
24. Big Black - Dead Billy (5:48)
25. Big Black - Pigeon Kill (3:27)
26. Big Black - Racer X (3:35)
27. Shellac - Canada (2:55)
28. Shellac - Billiard Player Song (12:43)

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Day Three:

1. Arcwelder - Truth (2:50)
2. Arcwelder - Cranberry Sauce (2:57)
3. Quasi - All the Same (3:52)
4. Quasi - Peace and Love (3:43)
5. Monorchid - Curse of the Potty Trained Children (2:50)
6. Monorchid - New Tricks (3:22)
7. Enon - Ashish (4:51)
8. Enon - Which Way to Go? (2:48)
9. Three Mile Pilot - 97-MT (3:52)
10. Three Mile Pilot - Aqua-Magnetic (7:48)
11. Tara Jane O'Neill - Howl (6:27)
12. Tara Jane O'Neill - Famous Yellow Belly (7:40)
13. Seam - Berlitz (3:12)
14. Seam - Sweet Pea (3:32)
15. Brick Layer Cake - Sitting Pretty (4:26)
16. Brick Layer Cake - Stars (7:01)
17. Black Heart Procession - Not Just Words (4:03)
18. Black Heart Procession - You Got Lucky (4:51)
19. Coco Rosie - K-Hole (4:32)
20. Coco Rosie - South 2nd (3:47)
21. Pinback - Syracuse (3:59)
22. Pinback - Non-Photo Blue (3:41)
23. Calexico - Sunken Waltz (2:29)
24. Calexico - Alone Again or (4:01)
25. Calexico - A Letter to Bowie Knife (3:32)

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Komunalni otpad - Demo + live

This is my best friends' punk band from the nineties. I haven't listened to this stuff for almost ten years, and listening to it now, I have to admit that it sounded much better IN the nineties. The playing on the demo is all over the place, the sound quality of the later live tracks is rather poor, and the earlier live tracks have both of those problems. Still, I can find enjoyment in these songs, especially the best ones, like "Siromastvo", "Kisna glista" or "Demokracija". This band is a part of the history of Osijek punk scene and its music should be available, so here it is.

Oh and by the way, the photos for the cover were taken by me, so thanks for not crediting me, FRIENDS.

Track listing:

1. Dzungla od asfalta (0:55)
2. Svijet u lancima (0:48)
3. Gitarist (1:18)
4. Kad si sretan (1:42)
5. Sindikalci (1:15)
6. 1-2-3 (1:18)
7. Kisna glista (1:26)
8. La Bamba (1:32)
9. Demokracija (1:20)
10. Siromastvo (1:49)
11. Meso je najbolja hrana (1:43)
12. Gadovi (1:31)
13. Cenzura (1:03)
14. Svijet u lancima (live) (0:51)
15. Kisna glista (live) (1:52)
16. Dragi sine moj (live) (2:24)
17. Siromastvo (live) (2:05)
18. R'n'r (live) (1:30)
19. Demokracija (live) (1:27)
20. Lesevi (live) (1:16)
21. Siromastvo (live) (1:50)
22. Mirko Fodor je peder (live) (1:16)
23. Odmakni se (live) (1:43)
24. Ne ostavljaj me (live) (1:46)
25. Rodjen na tlu (live) (1:23)
26. Meso je najbolja hrana (live) (1:41)
27. Ranovej (live) (1:49)
28. MDC (live) (1:46)
29. Rodjen na tlu (live) (1:32)
30. Kisna glista (live) (1:20)

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Pucka kuhinja - Demo + Live in Djakovo

Unfortunately I don't have access to a working scanner, so this is the best I could do with a digital camera.

Pucka kuhinja were a fun punk rock band from Osijek. They played during the mid- to late nineties, then stopped, then started playing again a few years ago with a couple replacement members. They play much better now, which makes them a less great band in my opinion - I like this more amateurish stuff much better. They have a new CD titled "Jel karas ti sta?" which you can probably get somewhere, but this is the original demo tape and a short live recording from 1996, taken from old cassettes. The songs' subject matter ranges from losing one's liver to homemade brandy to rewriting the Lord's prayer as a call to glue sniffing, with a few stops in between at diseases, shit, and old women selling their prosthetic limbs so they could afford combat boots and mohawk haircuts. Why can't the Arcade Fire write about such worthy topics?

Track listing:

1. Baba (3:31)
2. Dan kad sam ostao bez jetre (2:01)
3. Glad (1:17)
4. Klinika za krpanje (2:17)
5. Govno opet napada (2:15)
6. Trilogija o babama (2:22)
7. (skontavanje) (live) (0:55)
8. Baba (live) (3:14)
9. Klinika za krpanje (live) (2:09)
10. Dan kad sam ostao bez jetre (live) (2:12)
11. Molitva (live) (2:15)

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Magneta Lane - Singles and Sessions

I've got a hangover. Fuck you.

1. Their Party Days (CBC Session) (2:28)
2. Daggers Out! (CBC Session) (3:18)
3. The Constant Lover (CBC Session) (2:55)
4. 22 (CBC Session) (2:24)
5. Medusa (CBC Session) (3:11)
6. Ugly Socialite (CBC Session) (2:33)
7. Wild Gardens (CBC Session) (3:07)
8. Lady Bones (3:20)
9. Follow Me (2:08)
10. Cheap Linguistics (2:53)
11. September Came (NapsterLive) (2:36)
12. Untitled (NapsterLive) (3:15)
13. Broken Plates (NapsterLive) (2:45)
14. The Constant Lover (SONiCs Session) (2:59)
15. 22 (SONiCs Session) (2:24)
16. Their Party Days (SONiCs Session) (2:45)
17. Artistic Condition (SONiCs Session) (2:14)

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Red Aunts - SFTRI Picture 7"

 The Red Aunts were a wonderfully ramshackle female punk rock quartet who released five full length LP's during their existence, the second and third of which ("Bad Motherfucken 40 o-z" and "#1 Chicken") are absolutely essential if you like this kind of stuff. This seven incher was released on the Sympathy for the Record Industry label in 1993 and contains four exclusive tracks, the first of which is a Clash cover. It is now out of print but you can (and should) find it on eBay for a not-too-ridiculous price, however here is the MP3 version if you're not into vinyl gravedigging.

Track listing:

1. Retard Jenny Jones (2:18)
2. Foxhole (2:50)
3. Teach Me to Kill (2:33)
4. Meanstreak (1:51) 

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New Bomb Turks - The Biggest Combo

Most of the New Bomb Turks' early singles and compilation appearances are collected on the incredible "Pissing Out the Poison" compilation. Most of their final non-album material is collected on the rather good "Switchblade Tongues, Butterknife Brains" compilation. But only some of the material released between those two eras is compiled on the rather shitty "Big Combo" disc, which included a fraction of the rare stuff, alongside readily available album tracks. I had this CD, hated it, and finally sold it. So this is an improved version, which contains all the exclusive tracks from it, mixed with an abundance of other singles, covers and live recordings, and even some early stuff that "Pissing Out the Poison" omitted. I couldn't be bothered to list sources for all the tracks - there are plenty of discography sites which you can consult for that info - but roughly, this is the breakdown:

Disc 1: (mostly) chronologically arranged single tracks, compilation tracks and covers, topped off with a few live covers taken from bootlegs.

1. Bottle Island (3:37)
2. Jim Motherfucker (2:34)
3. Up for a Downslide (2:44)
4. Dogs on 45 Medley (4:04)
5. Feel It (1:31)
6. Fuck It (1:17)
7. I Hate People (2:11)
8. I Don't Need Your Lovin' (3:27)
9. My Hopes Are Copacetic (3:59)
10. Sexual Dreaming (1:59)
11. Stick It Out (2:19)
12. (Still) Never Will (1:57)
13. Job (1:47)
14. Professional Againster (2:48)
15. Jivin' Sister Fanny (3:58)
16. Life Stinks (3:34)
17. Eyes of Satan (2:07)
18. Jaguar Ride (2:18)
19. Double Marlon (rough mix) (1:54)
20. Don't Kimosabe Me (demo) (2:51)
21. So Long Silver Lining (live) (2:12)
22. Hammerless Nail (live) (2:37)
23. Tail Crush (live) (2:50)
24. All the Right Places (3:16)
25. Turning Tricks (Glynt Mix) (1:54)
26. Slut (live) (3:53)
27. Teenage Kicks (live) (1:55)
28. Waiting on a Friend (live) (1:46)
29. I Wanna Be Your Man (live) (3:38)
30. TV Eye (live) (2:50)

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Disc 2: A John Peel session from 1993, the "Live '93" EP recorded for the VPRO radio station, one more VPRO session, the music from the WFMU session from 2002. I hope you like the song "Tall Order" because you'll hear it three times on this disc.

1. Tall Order (Peel Session) (2:12)
2. Deathbedside Manner (Peel Session) (1:52)
3. We Need More (Peel Session) (1:15)
4. Never Will (Peel Session) (1:19)
5. I Hate People (Peel Session) (2:14)
6. Taller Order (Live on VPRO 1993) (4:36)
7. Girl Can Help It (Live on VPRO 1993) (4:08) *
8. Born Toulouse-Lautrec (Live on VPRO 1993) (2:21)
9. Grounded Ex-Patriot (Live on VPRO 1993) (2:39)
10. Deathbedside Manner (Live on VPRO 1993) (2:02)
11. Mr. Suit (Live on VPRO 1994) (2:05)
12. Brother Orson Welles (Live on VPRO 1994) (3:53)
13. T.A.S. (Live on VPRO 1994) (3:44)
14. Straight-On Chaser (Live on VPRO 1994) (2:54)
15. Got No Proof (Live on VPRO 1994) (3:50)
16. I Got Your Bitter End (Live on VPRO 1994) (2:38)
17. Weekend (Live on WFMU) (1:56)
18. Hassle St. (Live on WFMU) (2:43)
19. Pretty Lightning (Live on WFMU) (3:31)
20. Grifted (Live on WFMU) (3:01)
21. End of the Great Credibility Race (Live on WFMU) (3:08)
22. So Long Silver Lining (Live on WFMU) (2:02)
23. Last Lost Fight (Live on WFMU) (2:29)
24. Radiobeat (Live on WFMU) (2:36)

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* This track does appear on "Pissing Out the Poison", so if you're more anal about this stuff than me, feel free to erase it from your playlist.

Disc 3: the "Drunk on Cock" and "Beruhren meiner Affe" EPs, and the interview tracks from the WFMU session.

1. Intro (0:10)
2. American Soul Spiders (2:15)
3. Grounded Ex-Patriot (2:49)
4. Tall Order (2:38)
5. This Place Sucks (0:48)
6. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (2:32)
7. File Under: Defiled (8:36)
8. Slung Jury (2:28)
9. Double Marlon (1:51)
10. Spanish Rose (2:30)
11. Scapegoat Soup (Evil Toy Remix) (2:13)
12. Interview Part 1 (2:18)
13. Interview Part 2 (1:38)
14. Interview Part 3 (3:41)
15. Interview Part 4 (1:10)
16. Interview Part 5 (11:56)
17. Interview Part 6 (1:07)

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I also have a few complete NBT shows, so if anyone is interested in those, leave a comment here and I'll post them. Actually, you can leave a comment anyway, they are free you know! :)

Kvaka 22 - Kvaka 22

Kvaka 22 ("Catch 22" in Croatian) were a noise rock band from Zagreb who released this tape on the great "Kekere Aquarium" label back in 1994. I don't know anything else about them, and don't even like this tape very much, but maybe someone will be happy to have this - I don't think it's available anywhere else on the Web, and the transfer from tape was done by me a long time ago. The sound quality of the tape I had wasn't great (who knows what generation the dub was), so it's not great in MP3 either. Sounds similar to Santiago Durango's post-Big Black "Arsenal" project, if memory serves me right.

Track listing:

1. Suti (2:43)
2. (P)osveta (5:30)
3. Rupa (3:01)
4. Moj dan (3:49)

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Naked Raygun - Live at WRUW

I wonder how many times I will use the phrase "best band ever" on this blog. Today the best band ever is Naked Raygun of Chicago, who you should listen to every day or you have, to paraphrase Mark Prindle, "been living your life incorrectly - go back and start again". I fell in love with them after hearing their song "I Remember" on a Homestead Records compilation back when I was in high school, a perfect pop song if there ever was one - you won't hear it on this live session for a Cleveland radio station, but you will hear many other incredible tunes, starting and ending with their two "hits", "Treason" and "I Don't Know". This is a live recording but the sound quality is excellent, and the set includes their cover of "Folsom Prison Blues", which I have not seen anywhere else. Enjoy!

Track listing:

1. Treason
2. Metastasis
3. Strip
4. Coldbringer
5. Dog At Large
6. The Promise
7. Walk In Cold
8. Jazz Gone Bad
9. Wonder Beer
10. Peacemaker
11. Vanilla Blue
12. Entrapment
13. Home
14. Backlash Jack
15. Hips Swingin'
16. Home of the Brave
17. Crowd Noise
18. Folsom Prison Blues
19. Surf Combat
20. I Don't Know
21. Outro

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