Sonic Youth - Shadow Of A Doubt [Volta Boot]

Taken from the single "Sugarcrush."
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/jogru-sugar-itunes

The debut album "Weird Sister" is out now on Slumberland Records (US) & Fortuna Pop! (UK)

LP/CD: smarturl.it/jgws-album
iTunes: smarturl.it/jgws-itunes

Thrilling Cardiff-based noisepop five-piece Joanna Gruesome will be releasing their terrific debut album via Fortuna POP! (Europe) and Slumberland (USA) in September. Brimming with irresistible pop melodies and spiked with dissonant fuzzy jangle, their songs are shot through with loud discordant feedback and super-fast, hardcore punk drumbeats. This album sees their first foray away from recording in a living room to a proper studio under the guidance of producer MJ of the much lauded Hookworms.

Kicking it against sexism and homophobia, nothing is off-limits, drawing inspiration from DIY scenes such as Riot Grrrl/noisepop/C86 /K Records as well as post hardcore like Drive Like Jehu/Converge and the art rock of The Velvet Underground and My Bloody Valentine, Joanna Gruesome offer a staggeringly diverse album, unexpectedly quiet and surprisingly loud.

Joanna Gruesome comprise Alanna on vocals, Owen on guitar, Max on bass, George on guitar and Dave on drums. They all met in an anger management counseling group. During the course they were told that writing, making music, dancing or painting could relieve tension and help reduce feelings of anger. One initiative involved a project where they were assigned a group to compose and perform a song in front of other members. Initially they found each other infuriating but gradually acknowledged their musical chemistry and decided to continue with the band outside the therapy group.

Most of the album was written during a month long stay in a seedy west Brighton hotel (now closed down) called The Hell House. The residents were pretty strange, kept attempting occult rituals/using Ouija boards etc and many of the songs were written to distract from the weirdness. Heart-wrenching and exhilarating in equal measure, these are not cheerful songs.

Awash with nods to mental illness and the dark recesses of the mind, the record is littered with references to the devil or zombies and allusions to comic books. “Secret Surprise”, in which mental illness takes a physical form and is fought using razor blades. Or "Anti-Parent Cowboy Killers," which is about stealing a scooter and driving it into the ocean when you should be in school LEARNING. Or "Sugarcrush," about spending a summer burning knitwear.

They have built-up a phenomenal live reputation, blending obnoxiously loud guitars and the occasional band uniform, with a high energy performance dispersed with quieter reflection, boy/girl vocals and teenage angst.

“Abrasion, anger, attitude. One guitarist is in the audience, but this isn’t too much of a stretch. There are slower parts where the musicians take a second to breath. There are noisier bits where the musicians take a second to reflect. There are thumpy bits where the musicians take a second to dance and enjoy themselves. Everyone’s smiling. Everyone’s hugging themselves. What a glorious mess of a noise to be a part of. What a glorious sense of community.” Everett True, Collapse Board

"A brilliant band from Cardiff who love their fuzzy melodies and songs dripped in scuzzy reverb." Huw Stephens, Radio One.

Joanna Gruesome - Tugboat (Galaxie 500 cover)

The Jesus And Mary Chain - About You

minimalism is more difficult to create in any memorable way than any of the multi-layered multi-changeable maximalism ever written- and WAY more fun n hypnotik to listen to. Hope Sandoval by any standard RULES minimalism.

Hope Sandoval & the WaRm InVeNtIoNs - "Blue Bird" -  Live 2009, London

Dean Wareham (vocals, guitar) plays the Galaxie 500 classic live at St Pancras Old Church, London, in December 2013. He is joined by Britta Phillips on bass, Anthony LaMarca on drums and Jason Quever on guitar.

This recording is available on the cassette only live album 'Dean Wareham Live At St Pancras Old Church, London, December 2013', which will be released on May 20, 2014.

Dean plays the following UK dates:

May 20 – Bristol, Exchange – Tickets
May 21 – Brighton, Prince Albert
May 22 – Leamington Spa, Zephyr Lounge
May 23 – London, Islington Assembly Hall
July 26 – Indietracks Festival

Dean Wareham 'When Will You Come Home' (Live)

Adorable - Sunshine Smile

Taken from 5 EP or from Souvlaki bonus tracks.


Extended version is fan made.


It belongs to Slowdive.

5 EP

Missing You

Slowdive - Missing You (Fan made Extended Version) (Slightly Slowed)

MEMORY

Bill Nelson "First Memory" [Chance Encounters in the Garden of Lights]
Jon Hopkins "Small Memory" [Insides]
Deerhunter "Memory Boy" [Halcyon Digest]
Elliott Smith "Memory Lane" [From A Basement On The Hill]
Harry Nilsson "Thanks for the Memory" [Sessions 1967-1975 - Rarities ]
Laurie Anderson "The Beginning of Memory" [Homeland]
Leonard Cohen "Blessed is the Memory" [Songs of Leonard Cohen]
Daniel Johnston "Lost in My Infinite Memory" [Is and Always Was]
XTC "In Loving Memory Of A Name" [Mummer]
Roger Eno & Harmonia Ensemble "Classical Music for Those with No Memory - 4th Movement" [In a Room]
Willie Nelson "Your Memory Has a Mind of Its Own" [God's Problem Child]
David Bowie "Memory of a Free Festival (Pt. 2) " [Re:Call 1 - Five Years (1969 - 1973)]
Lili Haydn "Memory One" [Place Between Places ]
Cindy Wilson "Memory" [Change]
Bill Nelson "Memory Babe" [After the Satellite Sings]
Peter Murphy "Memory Go" [Ninth]
Lucinda Williams "Bitter Memory" [The Ghosts of Highway 20]
Harold Budd "To The Memory Of Sorriano Phillips" [All Frontiers]
An April March "Memory" [Still In A Dream: A Story Of Shoegaze 1988-1995]
Meat Beat Manifesto "Unavailable Memory" [Moog (Original Film Soundtrack)]
Yukihiro Takahashi & Steve Jansen "Memory Without Consequence" [PulseXPulse]
Afro Celt Sound System with Rae and Christian "Persistence of Memory" [Pod ]
P.M. Dawn with Richie Rich "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss" [Red Hot + Dance]
Robert Plant "Memory Song (Hello Hello) " [Fate of Nations]
The Rolling Stones "Memory Motel " [Black And Blue ]
Harold Budd and Cocteau Twins "Memory Gongs" [The Moon and the Melodies]
múm "Smell Memory" [Yesterday Was Dramatic – Today Is OK]
Björk "Body Memory" [Utopia]

MEMORY

FLUXGEO

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