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Maybe Next Xmas

A track from The Summer Sessions by Speed the Plough.

Fuzzy

Eyes Without A Face- Billy Idol
cover by Marisa Bettina

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Eyes Without A Face

This cover of Bob Dylan's classic song was recorded live at WFMU in East Orange New Jersey on Saturday Nov. 10th 1991 on Nick Hill's "Live at the Music Faucet" show

Gary Lucas--acoustic guitar, fx
Jeff Buckley--vocals, drum, harp

Originally released on WFMU's fundraiser cd
"They Came, They Saw, They Blocked the Driveway" 1992

engineered by Irene Trudel

photo taken at Coney Island by Chris Buck 2/92

Absolutely live, no overdubs

Farewell Angelina--Gods and Monsters (Gary Lucas and Jeff Buckley)

Have you ever been listening to an old song and you hear a part that just blows you away and you think I wish this part just went on forever and ever? Then you remember you can put it in your computer and make that happen. And while it's in the computer you wonder what would happen if you add a bunch of noisy droning virtual synthesizers halfway through? This is one of those times. 

Nife Life (Danergy)

From Allos Musica Ensemble's Gnossienne, released on the Allos Documents label. Visit http://allosmusica.org for more info. 

James Falzone: clarinet
Ronnie Malley: oud
Jeremiah McLane: accordion
Tim Mulvenna: hand drums and percussion

A Shadow For Thomas Merton

Mom, coping during covid.

The original version of a long-time Speed the Plough staple, believed to have been recorded in 1995 but never released.
Written by John Baumgartner
Recorded by Don Sternecker at Mix-o-lydian Studios
John Baumgartner – vocal, keyboards
Toni Baumgartner - vocal, orchestral bells
Brenda Sauter - bass, vocal
Richard Barnes - guitar
Marc Francia - guitar
Christopher O'Donovan - drums
Original tape digitized by Richard Barnes
Restoration by Don Sternecker

Beautiful Place

A song from the "Before and After Silence" collection by John and Toni Baumgartner of Speed the Plough, with contributions from friends far and wide.
The players are:
John Baumgartner - keyboards
Toni Baumgartner - vocals, flute, soprano sax
Marc Francia - guitar
Michael Baumgartner - guitars
John Demeski - drums
Brenda Sauter - bass
Ed Seifert - mandolin
Song by John Baumgartner
Mixed by Don Sternecker at Mix-o-lydian Studios
Mastered by Scott Anthony at Storybook Sound
Drums recorded by Don at Mix-o

Once

Following on from 2016's "Ocean Blue" EP and 2018's "September Love" LP, Stockholm's Stephen's Shore are back with a brand new EP entitled "Brisbane Radio".

The lead single is "Brisbane Radio", ”a streets of Stockholm popsong".

Pre-order the limited 7" EP or digital. Link in Bio.

Stephen's Shore - Brisbane Radio

Part 2- DJ set at Maxwell's before, during and after a Speed the Plough performance

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Speed the Plough is a New Jersey-based band that has been playing since 1984. Founded by John and Toni Baumgartner and Marc Francia, the band has had numerous line-ups over the years, including former members Rich Barnes and Chris O’Donovan (of Wild Carnation), Stanley Demeski and Brenda Sauter (of The Feelies), writer Jim DeRogatis, John Neilson (Wharton Tiers), and veteran DJ Frank O’Toole. Speed the Plough rose out of the ashes of The Trypes, a band formed in 1982 by John, Toni, Marc and Elbrus Kelemet, and later joined by Feelies Glenn Mercer, Bill Million, Dave Weckerman, Stan Demeski and Brenda Sauter.  

STP released four full-length albums on the East Side Digital label: Speed The Plough (1989), Wonder Wheel (1991), Mason’s Box (1993) and Marina (1995). In addition, they released a limited edition single on the French label Acetone and had songs featured in two independent films: Strangest Deams (1990) and Paradise Park (1993).  

After a long hiatus, STP was re-launched in the Summer of 2009 with John and Toni’s son Mike on guitar and Marc’s sons Ian and Dan on drums and bass, respectively. They recorded Swerve, the band’s first album in 15 years, which was self-released in May 2010. Later that year, they recorded three new songs, dubbed The Summer Sessions, which were released in September.  

2011 continued to bring exciting developments. First, Ed Seifert joined the band, bringing his distinctive guitar-picking and vocal talents. And in August, STP released their sixth full-length album, Shine, on Dromedary Records.

2012 saw the April release of a retrospective of The Trypes short career, Music For Neighbors, on Acute Records. The reception to the music was more than could have been expected, with raves from nearly all quarters, including Pitchfork, Dusted, Other Music, and Prefix.

The highly-regarded indie label Bar-None Records released the Speed the Plough compilation, The Plough and the Stars in September 2013. It features a CD that includes 17 songs from our first four (out-of-print) albums on East Side Digital, tucked in a 12" package featuring a bonus split LP, with six brand new songs in a collection we call Tag Sale on one side and five live tracks from our 1993 appearance on WFMU’s Live Music Faucet on the flip. 

Another development early in 2013 saw the departure of Dan and Ian to pursue their own musical projects. So the band recruited Cindi Merklee on bass and vocals, and John Demeski, filling the drum seat once occupied by his father Stanley two decades before.

The band’s eighth album – Now – was released by Steve Fallon’s Coyote Records in January of 2016, marking the return of that legendary label after more than two decades.

…And Then, was recorded in 2017 by John, Toni, Mike and Ed, joined by former bassist Dan Francia and drummer Ken Meyer (Life in a Blender, The Thousand Pities) at Mix-o-lydian Studios and at the band’s home studio, Ruff Tracks. It represents a return to the band’s more stripped-down origins…sparse, a little psychedelic, heartfelt. And, in a departure, two covers – Eno and Bartok. Trying to keep good company.

The release also includes two bonus tracks by the original members of The Trypes – John, Toni, Marc, Glenn Mercer, Brenda Sauter, and Elbrus Kelemet – revisiting songs from the band’s beginnings.

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