Giraffes? Giraffes! - More Skin with Milk-Mouth

Cool spastic math-rock, don't really have time to go in-depth here because I'm eating leftover bratwurst right now so just listen to one of its songs and see if you like it. It's sounding really nice in my living room right now.

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Cassiber - A Face We All Know

I like my rock and roll weird and interesting (and... shall I say, disconcerting?) and Cassiber delivers all that in spades. A source of inspiration for the likes of Yoshihide Otomo and his band Ground-Zero, it is German improvisational avant-garde rock that just does all sorts of really interesting songs unlike anything I've ever heard. Perhaps it is comparable to the likes of John Zorn type stuff (but they don't use sax in this album). Some of the sounds consist of German-accented vocals wailing and commanding through sound effects, all types of goofy organs, bass plucks, and awesome drumming. It crosses genres, moods, styles and expectations, in funny and unnerving ways. I'm doing you all a favor exposing you to this ingenious and innovative band, and I'll be sure to post their other albums shortly.

So... you're a philosopher??

Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind

This EP came out a while ago, but since I've noticed that most Animal Collective fans I've talked to haven't heard of it, let alone listened to it, I feel it behooves all of us to have it up on the Knuckles. This album has a unique sound for AC: Pensive, deep, moody, but very trippy while still being distinctly Animal Collective. It departs from their energetic, ecstatic kids-running-around-in-the-sprinkler sort of sound that you heard in their Merriwether sound. These guys have calmed the fuck down on this album and it works out great because then it draws you in slowly and becomes more atmospheric and shit. This was the First Animal Collective album I listened to (a late bloomer for that bandwagon, I know) so I may have some bias, but this goes out as my favorite Animal Collective album listened to thus far. A darker, more mature experience, like the introspective experience of a nightime drug trip in the woods as opposed to the bikeride acid trip in the middle of the day feel of their other albums. Let's see how their upcoming album pans out; I heard they're going back to their noise roots, so that'll be exciting to say the least.

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Battles - Gloss Drop

Amazing album, way better than their last one. Awesome math rock, great percussions, weird as hell and really energized. Yamataka Eye is featured on one of the songs, but he doesn't do much. Im not in love with every single song on this album, but when it's good, it's really really really good.

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Harry Pussy - What Was Music? A: In an Emergency...

Harry Pussy is comprised of this really insane married couple who make some of the most bizarre noise rock that is comparable to banging together garbage cans while people are trying to sleep. Sounds sort of like early Boredoms, except with more guitar and it makes you want to cry. Incredible. This is seriously what Sex Pistols should've sounded like if they wanted to not suck.

What Was Music?

A: In an Emergency You Can Shit on a Puerto Rican Whore

Zach Hill - Face Tat

Zach Hill is the drummer from Hella, and Face Tat is the coolest fucking album ever. It came out not too long ago, and I'm just blown away by both the technical mastery and the chaotic energy of it. Not only is Zach one of the best drummers around, but he's a fucking mad man and puts together some of the most energizing punk-noise chaos around. This album is like a cross between Boredoms, Black Lips, Hella, dirty synth music and amphetamines. There's a fierce energy pulsing through this whole thing and it's just a great listen. Just watch the video below, its from a song on the albummm. This guy's a fucking champ.

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R@d1oh3@d - Th3 K1ng 0f L1mß5

Its a pretty damn short album, but it has a lot of nice dark pretty moments that I dig. If you liked the quieter moments of Kid A and In Rainbows, then I say go for it.

BTW, the link is in .FLAC format. Anyone can use .FLAC very easily, but I think .FLAC files have to be reformatted if you want to play it in iTunes. I recommend using the free program XLD if you're a mac user.

Also, the link might say that it is "temporarily unavailable", but keep trying, it has not been deleted, at least not yet. It'll work after a few tries. I think it just says this a lot because the link is being used so much that it gets busy and shit.

Fuck it, their last album was free, wasn't it??

Akron/Family - Love Is Simple

Some dank folk tribal rock with tambourines and shit. A lot of the album consists of fun playful jams with whatever instruments they have at the studio that day, but often times the album just goes fucking weird on you with some really cool dark weird territories (namely the primal freakout in the song "Lake Song/New Ceremonial Music for Moms", which is the best song on the album). All around a fun and unique rock experience, with plenty of sweet jams and enough left turns and wildness to be worth a listen.

Sunrise, Sunset

Mama Rosin-Tu As Perdu Ton Chemin

Ragged and dirty Zydeco Straight from the bayou's of switzerland, yes thats right switzerland. These guys could wake the swamp itself with their high energy, low-down,garage rockin-zydeco.

The Cajun Saying, "Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez"(let the good time's roll) describes the feeling of the album as whole. Each song feels like you're staying longer at a creole kegger in some welcoming swamp town.

Cajun Hell

Estradasphere-Palace of Mirrors

Heavy hitting rock experimental rock. Definitely a cool album. With tracks that vary in style from jazzy big band to secret agent surf, from Eastern sounding folk weirdness to electronic madness. This one has something for every one. Estradasphere kind of sounds like the trans-siberian orchestra having a bad acid trip while exploring the adams family mansion.

The Unfolding Pause of The Threshold

The 13th Floor Elevators- The Psychedelic Sounds of The 13th Floor Elevators

The pioneers of psychedelic rock. Classic 60's psychedelia. Good jams with fantastic vocals. But probably the trippiest sounds on the album were made by a jug and microphone. I've never really heard of or heard a jug be used in anything else but hillbilly,bluegrass and country style music and i most certainly i have never heard it been used in a psychedelic rock band before. A band that was really ahead of their time useing screaming and feedback in rock music. GOOD SHIT

Never knew how trippy a jug was

Sad Lovers and Giants-Epic Garden Music

Here we have Sad Lovers and Giants. A post-punk band i've really been getting into as of late. Just real and honest, catchy songs filled with both hope and loneliness. Fun synth sounds with brush strokes of pleasantly reverbed guitar riffs make these guys a must listen to for fans of The Cure, Joy Division, Blessure Grave etc.

When we were dancing
I saw the look in your eyes
Now we are strangers
Lost in a sea full of sighs

Grinderman- Heathen Child video from grinderman 2

nick cave and a select group of his bad seeds are back with their side-project Grinderman.

Wolves,Women,Lazers, and nick cave taking down the roman empire what more could you want?

Ten In The Swear Jar(XITSJ)-My Very Private Map

XITSJ is Jamie stewarts band that eventually became Xiu Xiu. Imagine an accordion heavy and how should i say, eh, less gay sounding Xiu Xiu(not that he doesnt sound fucking fantastic in xiu xiu he just sounds more like he likes girls in this band)

My chest burns

John Butler - Ocean (song)

Yes, his dreadlocks make him look like a douchebag, and his fingernails are just plain creepy, but you can't deny that John Butler is a pretty boss guitar player.

Neu! - Neu!

I'm not sure why it took us so long to post this album, but here it finally. Required listening for anyone who follows our blog at all.

Hallogallo

Brian Eno - Must Correspond in Pattern

If this album was an animal it would be a water buffalo stampeding, due to it's wild and driving rhythms and majorly majestic riffage. If you are a fan of instrumental music you will love this album.

it has got to correspond.

Lou Reed and John Cale - Songs for Drella

I've kinda been on a Lou Reed binge this summer, I probably know why but that's not important. This is a concept album done by Lou Reed and John Cale about Andy Warhol. It's sometime sung through the voice of Warhol, sometimes it is sung in the third person about Warhol and other times it is sung from the perspective Cale and Reed about their relationship's with Warhol. this has become a new favorite of mine.

Goodbye Andy

Rocket From The Tombs - The Day The Earth Met The..

protopunk wildness. Crazy overdriven bass and guitar with the energy of like i don't know at least 10 water bison. Also they do an instrumental version of raw power that is to die for.

Never Gonna Kill Myself Again

Ramones - End of The Century

Ever since i found out Tom Waits covered Danny Say's I've been wanting to revisit this album. I did. It was worth the re-listen. It's a different kind of ramones album its slower and more produced, but it still keeps that ramones sounding fun.


we can't go surfing cuz its 20 below!