Redskadrila - Promo + Live in KSET

This is the complete recorded legacy of a band some of my friends were in; three demo songs and two live shows recorded over their rather short career (a little over a year between the first and last gig, if I remember correctly). They played in a style I believe is called "combat ska", but this really isn't my scene - I can say I enjoyed their live shows a whole lot, but also that these recordings don't sound THAT great to me now; that's probably alcohol related though. If I try to be objective I'd say they were a rather good band with potential to become much better, which was never realised; if you're into this kind of stuff, they're definitely worth a listen.

Track listing (mildly accurate; please mail corrections if you have any):

1. Omladinac (4:22)
2. Potrosio si zivot (3:28)
3. Vasa demokracija (3:14)
4. Adelante comandante (live) (2:24)
5. Potrosio si zivot (live) (3:07)
6. Nepoznata (live) (3:49)
7. Zivimo jako dobro (live) (4:08)
8. Omladinac (live) (4:07)
9. O bella ciao (live) (2:03)
10. Jos jedna noc za nama (live) (3:18)
11. Vasa demokracija (live) (3:52)
12. Stalingrado (Banda Bassotti) (live) (3:15)
13. Adelante comandante (live) (3:16)
14. Potrosio si zivot (live) (3:56)
15. Nepoznata (live) (4:04)
16. Zivimo jako dobro (live) (3:50)
17. Omladinac (live) (4:02)
18. O bella ciao (live) (2:15)
19. Vasa demokracija (live) (3:48)
20. Jos jedna noc za nama (live) (3:05)
21. Go On Home British Soldiers (Banda Bassotti) (live) (4:38)
22. Nepoznata (live) (3:50)
23. Go On Home British Soldiers (Banda Bassotti) (live encore) (4:50)

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Napalm Death - Grind Kaijyu Attack - Live in Japan

This is the Napalm Death side of the out of print limited edition (500 copies were pressed) live split LP with Nasum, recorded in Osaka on January 9th 2004. I haven't uploaded the Nasum side as it is identical to the "Doombringer" CD which is a regular release you can, and should buy. It's short and sweet at six songs/18 minutes, split evenly between their then most recent two albums, "Enemy of the Music Business" and "Order of the Leech". The sound quality is excellent and so are the tunes, and if you're like me and missing this rare recording bugged you, here's a cheap way to solve the problem. Enjoy!

Track listing:

1. Narcoleptic (2:37)
2. Taste the Poison (1:47)
3. Next on the List (3:29)
4. To Lower Yourself (3:09)
5. Can't Play, Won't Pay (3:19)
6. The Icing on the Hate (3:29)

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Crime & the City Solution - Zivi v Ljubljani

Same story as yesterday, a Birthday Party offshoot performing live in Ljubljana during the latter part of the Eighties - this time, featuring Mick Harvey, and having featured Rowland S. Howard (he was out before this show). This show was recorded on September 16th 1988 if the Internet is to be trusted, the cassette rip is rather nice sounding (although there really is no need for the FLAC format I found and kept it in, because some people prefer hissy unlistenable bootlegs to be preserved in 10 MB-a-minute formats), so enjoy.

Track listing:

1. All Must Be Love (5:42)
2. The Greater Head (4:24)
3. On Every Train (3:37)
4. Angel (6:09)
5. Stone (4:20)
6. New World (4:43)
7. Hunter (2:45)
8. Dangling Man (4:47)
9. Encore (3:49)

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Zivi v Ljubljani

Here is another one from the FV Music edition of "official bootlegs", featuring Nick Cave during the "Kicking Against the Pricks" tour. The sound quality is mostly rather good, although "Train Long Suffering" and "Wanted Man" unfortunately sound like shit for the most part due to a chewed source tape - I hope modern cassette enthusiasts will appreciate this "warm analogue sound".

Track listing:

1. I'm Gonna Kill That Woman (3:47)
2. Your Funeral, My Trial (4:11)
3. Long Time Man (5:26)
4. Train Long Suffering (3:53)
5. Wanted Man (5:33)
6. The Singer (3:37)
7. All Tomorrow's Parties (5:28)
8. Muddy Water (4:52)
9. I'm Gonna Kill That Woman (dif. source) (3:52)
10. Long Time Man (dif. source) (5:18)
11. All Tomorrow's Parties (dif. source) (5:28)
12. The Singer (dif. source) (3:42)

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Coal Palace Kings - Bovina

The Coal Palace Kings are (were?) a nice country-punk band (that's country as if played by punk rockers, but still country; not really Nine Pound Hammer-type stuff) I know nothing about, and whose one single I accidentally own and enjoy. It's short and sweet so give it a try.

Track listing:

1. Bovina (3:46)
2. It's Too Late (3:44)
3. Middle of the Day (2:29)

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Joe 4 - Live in Sarajevo 2011 + bonus

Joe 4 are a great noise rock band from Croatia, a rare thing these days. Their sound is, to my ears at least, somewhere in the vicinity of Shellac/The Jesus Lizard (foreign), or Why stakla/Cog (Croatian) - and you can do much worse reference-wise, right? They have one 10" record and a compilation appearance out (with a Cog cover, rough mix of which is included here as a bonus track), which you can probably get directly from the band at http://joe4.bandcamp.com; they have also just finished recording their debut LP with a guy called Steve Albini. Google search says he did a Bush record before so expect some really great post-grunge melancholy! For a taster of their music here is a live recording from Sarajevo, quite good sounding but nowhere near actually seeing them live (you can't properly record on tape the fact that the singer is a body builder in short shorts). Thanks to the guys for letting me share this, admittedly not completely representative recording (it seems you can't properly record his voice either), and best of luck to them - although, judging by the amount of effort they are putting in the band, they probably won't need much of it to accomplish whatever it is they want to accomplish (marry Gwen Stefani).

Track listing:

1. Johnny (4:11)
2. Pop Is (3:23)
3. His Profile (3:40)
4. Cards Song (2:29)
5. Pigman (4:09)
6. Simon Says (2:52)
7. Spartacus (4:13)
8. Mars na Ilovu (3:16)
9. Simon (Cog cover - rough mix) (2:59)

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Cog - Live Guranje s litice 29.04.2006

Here's a great-sounding (except for an unfortunately low level of the vocals) show by the great Cog, recorded and preserved by the guy who probably did the most for archiving Croatian '90s underground scene (and beyond), Igor Mihovilovic. It's from the latter part of their career, but it does feature two early "hits", "Belly Dancer" and "Puppet Play", which the bastards never played whenever I saw them past 1998 or so. The legend has it that they have even written a song in English called "Stare" so they could play it when somebody from the crowd yelled "Sviraj stare!" (play the old stuff) - but I haven't come across a recording of that song, and if they did play it, I don't remember (there was usually drinking involved). Thank you, Igor!

Track listing:

1. Intro (0:56)
2. Boombar (2:57)
3. 101 (3:26)
4. Darryl (Tech-Marvel) (4:11)
5. Argo (4:03)
6. Butcher Shop (4:45)
7. Micrographia (3:30)
8. Queen Ann's Revenge (3:45)
9. Puppet Play (2:16)
10. Belly Dancer (1:40)
11. Onvolvo (3:01)
12. Gambler (4:17)
13. Up Anchors, Down Sails (4:36)
14. Truckers and Rrivers (3:42)
15. Level (2:36)
16. These Robes Are Worn By Strangers and Strangers' Sons (3:50)
17. Puppet Play (Soundcheck) (2:03)

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