ARCKANUM "Læ Elr"

A new track from the upcoming Arckanum album ”Sviga Læ." I can't wait to hear the whole record...

Real Estate “Out Of Tune” b/w “Real Estate” 7″

Finally! Some new Real Estate music:

Real Estate – “Out Of Tune” b/w “Real Estate” 7″ Out 10/12 on True Panther.

Ink & Dagger

Rumor is the reunited Ink & Dagger will be playing some LA shows in September. Until then enjoy some of this footage :

INK AND DAGGER at the Melody bar - New Brunswick, NJ 1995


Ink and Dagger LIVE at MI Mind Over Matter Fest - Wayne (Detroit), MI - March 7th - 9th, 1997



Ink & Dagger - Road To Hell / Newspaper Tragedy / Crawler ( 2010 Reunion )

In Respect of Aindra Prabhu.

In Respect of Aindra Prabhu.







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Nineties Hardcore and Zines / Burning Fight

After reading Brian Peterson's fantastic book on the Nineties Hardcore scene, Burning Fight, I've been digging into my old record and zine collection. Expect old zine scans, photos and nineties music goodness over the next few weeks. For now enjoy videos from two of my old favorites.

DAMNATION A.D.


INK & DAGGER

The Mysterious Monsters

I picked up this documentary gem at Amoeba this weekend. Watch the full movie below split into two parts. Here's a short description:
"One of the many notorious 70's "unknown" documentaries, The Mysterious Monsters covers topics such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster. Pictures, sounds, and videos of these two monsters are examined by Peter Graves, the host. Psychics, hypnotism, and the history of Bigfoot in many ancient cultures is also scrutinized."

Part 1


Part 2

Death In June - Runes and men - Leipzig 1992

Fenriz / Darkthrone / Until The Light Takes Us

I've been listening to Darkthrone's new album "Circle The Wagons" on repeat over the past week. The new record is a extension of the bands 80's thrash leanings that they've been exploring over the last few records. Highly recommended!

The also highly recommended Black Metal documentary featuring Fenriz of Darkthrone, Until The Light Takes Us, is now available for pre-order at Factory 25. I just secured my copy of the deluxe DVD edition.

... and a musical history lesson with Fenriz :


HOW MUCH PRIMITIVE CAN YOU GET?!?!?!

DEATH IN JUNE "The Accidental Protege" video

This is one of my favorite Death In June songs set to the haunting imagery of Leni Riefenstahl's film The Blue Light. Usually fan videos are pretty bad but whoever did this nailed it.

108 "Spoken Words"

Anyone who knows me knows one of my favorite bands is 108. No other band has had the deep impact on me that they have. Even today I'm still striving to live up to the philosophy of Gaudiya Vaishnavism that they exposed me to.
Below is a cassette the band self released in 1991. It's a mix of spoken word, demos of songs, and other random bits. I remember my friend Bryan giving me a copy of this when I was 15 and listening to it all the time. Recommended not only for the die hard 108 fans. You may even learn something along the way.
108's new record "18.61" is coming out on Deathwish soon. Even though Robert Fish has left the band recently they are still planning on forging ahead.


108 - "Spoken Words" Cassette
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IN SEARCH OF...

While searching on Youtube I stumbled across episodes of my favorite TV show when I was growing up: "IN SEARCH OF...". Hosted by Lenord Nimoy, it orginally aired between 1976 to 1982. Being before my time, I was lucky to be able to catch late 90's reruns on the History Channel.
Each episode focused on a mystery like Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster, or Easter Island. One of the things that really made the show was the music by Rinder and Lewis. It was particularly effective in creating an aura of mystery and suspense. Think Boards Of Canada only more dark and 70's. Below is one of my favorite episodes about Coral Castle in Florida. More episodes can be found at www.youtube.com/user/g8trman77#g/u.
If anyone has a collection of music from this show please get in touch! There was a record that was put out in the 70's but it was composed of disco remixes of themes from the show. It's almost unlistenable but I posted it below for the curious.


IN SEARCH OF ORCHESTRA - "In Search Of..." LP
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Coral Castle Part 1

Coral Castle Part 2

Coral Castle Part 3

New mixed media piece

I'm working on a new series of mixed media pieces. Here is a sample of one that is finished.

Death In June - Misery and Purity

Just got the book Death In June - Misery and Purity in the mail yesterday. Being a rare find I was super happy to win this gem on eBay. I'll post some more pics of the inside soon.

DOWNLOAD: Death In June "To Drown A Rose" (Featuring John Balance of Coil)

Death In June "Fall Apart" Berlin 1992

REAL ESTATE / backyard jam

Filmed at the "BACKYARD SHOW" in the suburbs of Jersey August 1, 2009. Real Estate jamming in a backyard in New Jersey at dusk is exactly how you want to hear their blissful tunes.

Real Estate - Green River > Suburban Beverage from Chocolate Bobka on Vimeo.

FOALS - Spanish Sahara

A breathtaking video for the new Foals song. I can't wait to hear the upcoming full length.

METRO/SEA FEB2010 MIXTAPE

METRO/SEA FEB2010 MIXTAPE. With all of the good feedback I got from the last mixtape I decided to make another. This mix features a lot of artists I've recently discovered like Best Coast, Real Estate, Beach Fossils, Ducktails, Small Black, Blessure Grave and others.


METRO/SEA - FEB2010 MIXTAPE
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01. Jay Reatard "It Ain't Gonna Save Me"
02. Beach Fossils "Daydream"
03. Surfer Blood "Neighbour Riffs"
04. Small Black "Despicable Dogs"
05. Washed Out "New Theory"
06. Beach Fossils "Lazy Day"
07. Best Coast "Sun Was High (So Was I)"
08. Real Estate "Younger Than Yesterday"
09. Blessure Grave "Take It to Your Grave"
10. Portraits Of Past "Through To An End"
11. Ducktails "Wishes"
12. Jefferson Airplane "Comin' Back to Me"
13. Ulver "Not saved"

COIL "Fire Of The Mind"

One of my favorite Coil songs

Too good not to repost

Dwight D. Eisenhower goes 80's

COIL "At The Heart Of It All"

RIP Jay Reatard

NICK DRAKE - A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake

A documentary on the great Nick Drake.

TAMARYN "Return to Surrender"

Somewhere between the sounds of Siouxie Sioux and Cocteau Twins you'll find Tamaryn.



New 7" on True Panther Sounds

SYNTH BRITANNIA

Here's another great BBC documentary I found. This one is on the post-punk synthesizer music scene of 1970's and 80's Britain (New Order, Cabaret Volatire, Gary Numan, etc). Below is part 1 of 9. Go to zarezagreb2's Youtube Channel to see the other parts.

Synth Britannia - Part 1/9

DYLAN THOMAS documentary

Here is a very well done BBC documentary on the great Welsh writer Dylan Thomas.

part 01 of 07


part 02 of 07


part 03 of 07


part 04 of 07


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