Have A Nice Life - Deathconsciousness Parts 1 & 2

Because of the positive feedback on my last post, I am going to post Have A Nice Life's full length which is a 2 part album spanning 5 years of recordings from 2 gentlemen by the names of Dan Barrett and Tim Macuga who make up this fantastic band along with various collaborators. I really, really love this record. It's dark and catchy, it's moody and ethereal, it has the darkwave sound that I am such a complete sucker for without ever being cheesy or sounding cliché. I don't own an actual hard copy of this although I should, despite my lack of a cd player other than in my car. But boy howdy, what I wouldn't do to own this on vinyl. One perk of owning a hard copy is that it comes with an insert that.. well, just read this.. 

"Over 80 pages in length, written by a University of Massachusetts History professor, this book explores the deep religious symbology we used for inspiration while writing the record. The songs contain elaborate references to 12th century apostasies; the book will help those without a background in religious history to understand their meanings."

cool. 

You may download the record here, although I definitely encourage everyone to go to www.enemieslist.net where you can order the cd or a digital download for a mere $5 which includes the artwork and booklet in .pdf format. It's worth it. 

Part 1 - The Plow That Broke the Plains
track1 - A Quick One Before the Eternal Worm Devours Connecticut
track2 - Bloodhail
track3 - The Big Gloom
track4 - Hunter
track5 - Telephony
track6 - Who Would Leave Their Son Out in the Sun?
track7 - There Is No Food

Deathconsciousness - part 1


Part 2 - The Future
track1 - Waiting For Black Metal Records To Come In The Mail
track2 - Holy Fucking Shit: 40,000
track3 - The Future
track4 - Deep, Deep
track5 - I Don't Love
track6 - Earthmover

Deathconsciousness - part 2

Have A Nice Life - Time of Land

Fuck, this is so good. I love this band. Can't wait for the next full length. 

don't ask questions.. just download this and love it. 
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Billy Bragg - Back To Basics

All they taught you at school was how to be a good worker. The system has failed you, don't fail yourself.

I like to pretend that I am a british teenage girl raging around my room to this record.

I also like to pretend that as Billy Bragg ages, he is actually slowly turning into a turkey. 

 















amiright?

enough jibber jabber..

Track1 - The Milkman of Human Kindness
Track2 - To Have and to Have Not
Track3 - Richard
Track4 - Lover Town Revisited
Track5 - A New England
Track6 - The Man in the Iron Mask
Track7 - The Busy Girl Buys Beauty
Track8 - It Says Here
Track9 - Love Gets Dangerous
Track10 - From a Vauxhall Velox
Track11 - The Myth of Trust
Track12 - The Saturday Boy
Track13 - Island of No Return
Track14 - This Guitar Says Sorry
Track15 - Like Soldiers Do
Track16 - St. Swithin's Day
Track17 - Strange Things Happen
Track18 - A Lover Sings
Track19 - Between the Wars
Track20 - The World Turned Upside Down
Track21 - Which Side Are You On? 

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Lemuria - The First Collection

Love love love love love love love love love love love this record. 

Girl fronted pop punk from Buffalo, NY. Catchy melodies, really great lyrics, awesome male and female vocals, sweet drums. I truly just adore everything about this band. Sheena, you are my hero. Seriously. 

Track1 - Hours
Track2 - Lick Your Lips
Track3 - Bugbear
Track4 - Keep Quiet
Track5 - Rough Draft
Track6 - Bristles and Whiskers
Track7 - Sophomore
Track8 - In a World of Ghosts...
Track9 - Who Would Understand a Turtle?
Track10 - Bee Spit
Track11 - The Origamists Too
Track12 - It's Not a Lie, It's a Secret
Track13 - Bookworm
Track14 - The Origamists
Track15 - Home for the Holidays
Track16 - Piranha
Track17 - Trivial Greek Mythology
Track18 - The Origamists II

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Isis - Oceanic

If you don't already have this album, you are missing out big time. In my opinion, this is the total sweet spot during Isis' career. This album came out in 2002 and it is thee perfect balance between their earlier metal and hardcore influence and their now almost totally ambient sound. This is, by far, my favorite release of theirs. It's very heavy, but can still put me to sleep. I think it is a perfect album from beginning to end. 

Track1 - The Beginning And The End
Track2 - The Other
Track3 - False Light
Track4 - Carry
Track5 - -
Track6 - Maritime
Track7 - Weight
Track8 - From Sinking
Track9 - Hym

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Le Pré Où Je Suis Mort - S/T

Because I somehow managed to earn an A in my French class this past semester, I am going to post some French screamo. Le Pré Où Je Suis Mort is a bit more mellow than some of the other european screamo I have heard, kind of nestling into a nice mid-point between screamo and post-rock. Their songs are a bit on the long side, but manage to hold my attention and never feel boring. These 4 tracks are all that has been released so far, but you can order the cd, lp and canvas tote bag for 10 euros, which is like around 12 dollars in usd at www.comisnotwords.com.

p.s. 
Le pré où je suis mort means in the field where I died. All my struggles with the passé composé became worth it when I was able to translate this. It's the small things ya know.

Track1 - Vision
Track2 - Une Fois de Plus
Track3 - Terre Promise
Track4 - Silence

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oops..

I am sorry if any of you had issues downloading the Mono album or extracting the Merchandise tracks. I fixed both links and they should work. If there's every any issues, please comment or email me and I will get them fixed right away.

The Amps - Pacer

 I am beyond excited that people are actually reading this blog and hopefully downloading and enjoying the music I've been posting. I am going to try and post a few times a week, so keep checking back and feedback is very welcomed and appreciated.

So, The Amps were an alternative indie rock band started by Kim Deal in the mid 90's. In the event you do not know who Kim Deal is, she was the bassist for the Pixies and later formed and played guitar in the Breeders. When I was in Jr. High, we had to watch channel 1 in home room which was like a teen news show, and Last Splash was used as the theme song. I loved that song and that was my introduction to both the Breeders and the Pixies. The Amps only put out one record that kind of flopped before Kim went back to the Breeders and some of the other members went on to play in Guided By Voices.

Track1 - Pacer
Track2 - Tipp City
Track3 - I Am Decided
Track4 - Mom's Drunk
Track5 - Bragging Party
Track6 - Hoverin
Track7 - First Revival
Track8 - Full On Idle
Track9 - Breaking The Split Screen Barrier
Track10 - Empty Glasses
Track11 - She's A Girl
Track12 - Dedicated

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Zola Jesus - Stridulum EP

I have the hugest crush on this girl. And the fact that she is 4 years younger than me is highly intimidating. Major boner over here. This is less noisy than previous releases and it sounds wonderful. Girl goth drama at it's finest. 

Track1 - Night
Track2 - Trust Me
Track3 - I Can't Stand
Track4 - Stridulum
Track5 - Run Me Out
Track6 - Manifest Destiny
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Mono - One Step More and You Die

In honor of Mono playing one of the most intense and amazing live shows I have ever seen last night, I am posting their second full length record. If you have not heard of mono, they are an intensely powerful instrumental post-rock band from Tokyo, Japan. All of mono's music is very guitar driven, but feel like this one is even more so and less orchestral than later releases. This band consistently blows my mind with the scope of emotion they can capture in their songs. Their music can transform effortlessly from twinkling and joyful to downright painful in a matter of minutes. If you haven't heard Mono yet, seriously, take the time to listen and thank me later. 

Track1 - Where Am I
Track2 - Com(?)
Track3 - Sabbath
Track4 - Mopish Morning, Halation Wiper
Track5 - A Speeding Car
Track6 - Loco Tracks
Track7 - Halo
Track8 - Giant Me on the Other Side
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Sonic Youth - Bad Moon Rising

Because I posted the Cult Ritual cover and because Kim and Thurston are my main role models in life, here is Sonic Youth's second full length album from 1985. This album contains the original Death Valley '69 with goth princess Lydia Lunch.

Track1 - Intro
Track2 - Brave Men Run (In My Family)
Track3 - Society Is A Hole
Track4 - I Love Her All The Time
Track 5 - Ghost Bitch
Track6 - I'm Insane
Track7 - Justice Is Might
Track 8 - Death Valley '69
Track 9 - Satan Is Boring
Track 10 - Hallowe'en
Track 11 - Flower
Track 12 - Echo Canyon

Cult Ritual - 3rd e.p. (Manson Girls e.p.)

Since I posted the Merchandise EP, I figured I would post Cult Ritual's 3rd EP, also known as the Manson Girls EP. Cult Ritual is a hardcore punk band from Tampa, Florida. It's fuzzy and chaotic and all their records have sweet artwork. If you like it, you can download their full discography on http://cultmaternal.blogspot.com. I am choosing to post the 3rd EP because of their cover of Death Valley '69.

 































Track1 - Guiltless
Track2 - Electric Depression
Track3 - Death Valley '69



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Merchandise - S/T e.p.

This is the self-titled E.P. from Merchandise, a post-punk band from Tampa, Fl. To be honest, I don't really know much about this band. I know this e.p. was recorded 2-ish years ago, i adore the bass tone on the recordings, and one of the dudes from Cult Ritual is in the band. (I really am the last person on earth that should have a music blog). This e.p. really is awesome. It's catchy and mostly pretty melodic and bordering right on the edge of being kind of dark. I'm Still Right, Target and It's a Man's World are my favorites. Enjoy.

Track1 - ________
Track2 - I'm Still Right
Track3 - Target
Track4 - Kill the Light
Track5 - Moving Out
Track6 - It's a Man's World
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Converge - Y2k EP

This is the first post in my attempt to create a music blog..

Here it goes..

I am sure I am the last person on earth to realize that Converge put out an E.P. in 1999 as a limited 7" for their European tour with a killer cover of disintegration. Welcome to the world, Kelsey. Needless to say, it's sweet.. 

 

Track1 - Serial Killer
Track2 - Snowblind (live)
Track3 - Disintegration

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