ISIS

Isis should need no introduction if you are reading this blog. Below are two live shows and the "Oceanic Remixes Reinterpretations" album. "Oceanic Remixes/Reinterpretations" featured artists such as Justin Broadrick, James Plotkin, Mike Patton, and others remixing tracks from the Isis "Oceanic" album. The photo above was taken by the talented Mike Jensen.


ISIS - "Live1"
http://www.mediafire.com/?31oykjz02tj


ISIS - "Live At Groningen"
http://www.mediafire.com/?csw5tbzyyyy


ISIS - "Oceanic Remixes/Reinterpretations"
Disc 1 - http://www.mediafire.com/?8glredepqeh
Disc 2 - http://www.mediafire.com/?8mg1c1y2nzh

HUGGY BEAR

Huggy Bear was an English riot grrrl band, formed in 1991 in Brighton, England. Rising up in tandem with the Olympia, Washington-based riot grrl movement led by feminist bands like Bikini Kill, Huggy Bear called themselves "boy/girl revolutionaries," both in reference to their political philosophy and the gender makeup of their band. Below are a few of their albums and 7 inches. "Taking The Rough With The Smooch" LP is one of my personal favorites but all of their releases are worth a listen.


HUGGY BEAR - "Taking The Rough With The Smooch" (LP)
http://www.mediafire.com/?4a9jznfzyoc


HUGGY BEAR - "Weaponry Listens To Love" (LP)
http://www.mediafire.com/?6zemt9jiy4t


HUGGY BEAR - "Our Troubled Youth" (12 inch)
http://www.mediafire.com/?17omthmg2df


HUGGY BEAR - "Long Distance Lovers" (7 inch)
http://www.mediafire.com/?4ejytz9yx92


HUGGY BEAR - "Main Squeeze" (7 inch)
http://www.mediafire.com/?8cyix3y3dmq


HUGGY BEAR - "Rubbing The Impossible To Burst" (7 inch)
http://www.mediafire.com/?1xysfbxf4nh


HUGGY BEAR - "Shimmies In Super-8" (7 inch)
http://www.mediafire.com/?dyoktryvbzm

JESU

Hands down one of my favorite bands to emerge recently is Jesu. It's main creative force is the mega-talented Justin Broadrick (Godflesh, Napalm Death). Jesu's sound is a mixture of shoegaze, drone, ambient, and industrial. If you haven't had a chance to hear them I highly suggest you get acquainted. Below is a live show from 2004 (thanks to James) and 2 tracks that were featured on the Japanese only version of the recently released "Lifeline" EP. Also below is part 1 of a mini Jesu documentary. The 2 other parts can be found on youtube. Enjoy!


JESU - "Live In Glasgow - 2004.08.04"
http://www.mediafire.com/?9vzaxjtvwch


JESU - "Lifeline (Japanese Bonus Tracks)"
http://www.mediafire.com/?4fggy9ujxgv

KINGS OF CONVENIENCE

Here is another favorite of mine. Kings of Convenience are an indie folk-pop duo from Bergen, Norway. Consisting of Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe, the musical group is known for their delicate tunes, calming voices, and intricately subtle guitar melodies. Below is their first s/t out of print album and a bootleg rarities disc. The bootleg disc has an amazing cover of the Joy Division song "The Eternal." Check it out.


KINGS OF CONVENIENCE - "Kings of Convenience"
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TI2RH7HJ


KINGS OF CONVENIENCE - "B Sides and Rarities 1999-2002"
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T1EI4TGE

Control

I've mentioned a few times how excited I am to see the movie Conrol this Sunday... Well this clip just made me even more excited. Check it out :

JOY DIVISION

I have tickets to see the highly anticipated movie Control this weekend. To celebrate I decided to post the Joy Division "Complete BBC Recordings" album. Also below is another trailer for Control. Enjoy!


JOY DIVISION - "Complete BBC Recordings"
http://www.mediafire.com/?attnmggm9jn

RADIO BERLIN

Radio Berlin were a angular dark wave band from Canada that existed between 1998 to 2005. For fans of I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness and Film School.


RADIO BERLIN - "Glass"
http://www.mediafire.com/?5mv3pbutzmm


RADIO BERLIN - "The Selection Drone"
http://www.mediafire.com/?bvmt9pht19o

DESIGN - MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK

Below is the front and back cover of the new Motion City Soundtrack album "Even If It Kills Me" which I designed. It was released today. Go check it out.

XO SKELETONS

XO Skeletons just posted their entire album for free to download. The link below comes straight from the band. Featuring Wes from Some Girls/Give Up the Ghost. Get down!


XO SKELETONS - "Bored By Heaven"
http://www.mediafire.com/?afmb3zkl9id

ELLIOTT SMITH

Being a huge Elliott Smith fan I wanted to post this find I had a few years ago. I found it in a small indie record store in Philadelphia a few years back. "No Name B Side And Live" is a bootleg CD that gathers rare, live, compilation, and vinyl only tracks. Many of these tracks were NOT featured on the "New Moon" album that was just released and featured rare tracks as well. The best part of the album is the last 10 tracks that feature a live set and an interview with Elliott from a KCRW radio performance. Enjoy!


ELLIOTT SMITH - "No Name B Side And Live"
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5ZF7DQ3C

THE EPIDEMIC

The Epidemic was a side project of the multitalented Andy Dixon. Andy is best known for his work in the band The Red Light Sting and his current music creation Secret Mommy. The Epidemic saw Andy "combining an indie rock sensibility with vague electronic flashes and jilting experimentation with arrangements." Be sure to download the album "I Am Completely Operational." It is one of my personal favorites.


THE EPIDEMIC - "I Am Completely Operational"
http://www.mediafire.com/?13g1jymtwai


THE EPIDEMIC - "Now Museum, Now You Don't"
http://www.mediafire.com/?0ommjm91mjb

THE BLOOD BROTHERS

The Blood Brothers are another band that should need no introduction. Not many bands have had such strong reactions. Whether you love them or love to hate them, The Blood Brothers have made an undeniable mark. They've released five full length albums on just about as many labels. Members have contributed to other bands like Neon blonde, Head Wound City, Soiled Doves, and the most recent Jaguar Love. Below are three of my favorite Blood Brothers records along with the "Rumors Laid Waste" EP which collected miscellaneous songs recorded between 1998 to 1999.


THE BLOOD BROTHERS - "This Adultery Is Ripe"
http://www.mediafire.com/?7gmo0mcyuih


THE BLOOD BROTHERS - "March On Electric Children"
http://www.mediafire.com/?8dwmzbylerm


THE BLOOD BROTHERS - "Burn Piano Island, Burn"
http://www.mediafire.com/?dymbvjdvajj


THE BLOOD BROTHERS - "Rumors Laid Waste"
http://www.mediafire.com/?1n9vkx4ymdn

JOY DIVISION

I wanted to post some hard to find Joy Division releases in celebration of the new Joy Division movie called Control. In theatres this October, it was directed by the famous Anton Corbijn. If the trailer posted below is any indication of the film it looks like this is going to turn out to be one of my favorite movies of all time.


JOY DIVISION - "No More Ceremonies" (Live - The Lyceum, London, 29 Feb 1980)
http://www.mediafire.com/?axc0a20m93m


JOY DIVISION - "Let The Movie Begin" (Interview excerpts & various live or studio recordings)
http://www.mediafire.com/?0lxggostzce


JOY DIVISION - "Warsaw Demos" (Early Joy Division tracks)
http://www.mediafire.com/?91my3dgjthb

LEVIATHAN

Like I had said on my Lurker Of Chalice post, most of the "demos" Jef Whitehead puts out under his Leviathan and Lurker Of Chalice monikers always sound more like fully realized albums rather than demos. The demo output for Leviathan is massive. Check out the Metal Archives to see what I mean. Below are some Leviathan demos I've collected. If anyone has any other demos that are not below PLEASE post them in the comments. I'd love to get them all. Some notes on the albums below: the "Verräter" album is a "best of" compilation from all the demo releases. There are two "Howl Mockery at the Cross" albums below - the 2001 version is the original demo version - the 2005 version is another "best of" demo compilation that has different songs from the 2001 version and also has an amazing Death In June cover. All of these records are highly recommended.


"MisanthropicNecroBlasphemy" (2000)
http://www.mediafire.com/?a21wzctded9


"Sacrifice Love at the Altar of War" (2001)
http://www.mediafire.com/?2zmnbbtfxqx


"Intolerance (XI)" (2001)
http://www.mediafire.com/?6zvzdhmdvlz


"Howl Mockery at the Cross" (2001)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ejyj90xiyxd


"White Devil, Black Metal" (2002)
http://www.mediafire.com/?bybn3n1lb2m


"Verräter" Disc 1 (2002)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7X8H64D5
"Verräter" Disc 2 (2002)
http://www.mediafire.com/?4myxxctjmxt


"Howl Mockery At The Cross" (2005)
http://www.mediafire.com/?enitajary4q