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Vivir Sin Civilizar

GuerssenAdmin — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 22:00:00 +0000

You don’t have to look hard to find a consistently astonishing band within the garage rock genre; look to Spain, specifically the Asturian seaside city of Gijón. Over there, one of the legendary names of the notoriously raucous Spanish garage scene continues to build upon their steadily carved-out legacy that’s crossed eight albums, nearly two dozen singles, and excursions across the time zones of the Old World and the Americas. This band is Doctor Explosion, and their international trajectory stems from their long-kept reputation as one of Spain’s more dynamic rock n’ roll machines, instigating live experiences that spark such reactions as madness, exhilaration, and the almighty, reptilian-brain’d get-down feeling one conjures from the loins upward!
Since their trans-Atlantic partnership with Slovenly Recordings for their latest record, Superioridad Moral, Doctor Explosion has maintained momentum with several new single releases on their Discos Circo Perrotti label. But their latest raison d’etre is revisiting where their wild-beat mission began with the reissue of their debut record, Vivir Sin Civilizar. With the reworked production and remixing overseen by founding member Jorge Munoz-Cobo at his renowned studio Estudios Circo Perrotti, his below claim validates that this version of the record is the definitive representation of the Doctor Explosion sound he initially sought during those recording sessions 32 years prior.

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Vivir Sin Civilizar (Digipack)

GuerssenAdmin — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 22:00:00 +0000

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Hypstrzation

GuerssenAdmin — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:00:00 +0000

Incendiary and tough ’70s punked out performances of ’60s garage classics! If their blazing stomping cover of ‘in the Midnight Hour’ that kicks this off doesn’t get your blood pumping, to quote Louis Jordan, jack or jill or anything else — you dead. REVIEW: “It’s ironic that ’60s revivalist bands often produce records that are as rare and difficult to find as the records from which their material is sourced. Such is the case for this Midwest band’s fantastic 1980 Bomp LP, “Hypstrization!” Despite the backing from Bomp, the album went unnoticed by many ardent garage rock fans, only to attain a level of cult desirability among collectors in later years. The band themselves were an anachronism, reviving mid-60s garage rock in the teeth of late-70s punk, thrilling and confounding audiences in fraternal halls, local ballrooms and bowling alleys throughout the upper Midwest. What made it work, and what comes across so clearly on these live recordings, is that the group was fully committed to the sounds they produced, and the fuel of fellow punk bands (both local like The Suicide Commandos, and god-like, such as The Ramones) made their snarling, thrashing garage rock a lot more than a pose.”

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BBC Collection 77-78

GuerssenAdmin — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 23:00:00 +0000

At the time of their first two albums – 1977’s “In The City” and 1978’s ‘This Is The Modern World’ – Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler were frequent guests at radio sessions organized by the British public radio station. This album collects 16 performances from the period, with five tracks from the debut album, six from the successor, A-sides (‘All Around The World’, ‘News Of The World’, ”A’ Bomb In Wardour Street’) and B-sides (‘Carnaby Street’) of singles and a sneak peek from the follow-up ‘All Mod Cons’ (‘Billy Hunt’). Incendiary performances in a style that combined punk and contemporary new wave with 60s mod beat with strong reminiscences of The Who and The Kinks, while Weller’s songwriting talent was already bearing ripe fruit.

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The London Sessions / Toe Rag 1996

GuerssenAdmin — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:00:00 +0000

Limited and numbered edition of 500 units.
In the second half of the 90s, some scenes such as the sixties revival continued to bet for recording and analog format. Following the path marked by Doctor Explosión, and when they had two EPs published that today are the subject of voracious collecting, The Mocking Byrds traveled to London’s Toe Rag studios in 1996 to record their first full-length. 28 years Later, it will be released in a limited and numbered vinyl edition of 500 vinyls as well as digitally under the title “The London Sessions / Toe Rag 1996”.

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Forever And A Day (test pressing)

GuerssenAdmin — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 22:00:00 +0000

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The Silverbeats (Black)

GuerssenAdmin — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 22:00:00 +0000

“The first time I saw the SilverBeats… the band took the cramped stage at the window near the front door. Fronted by James Tessier, who appeared to be the missing link between The Standells, the band’s sound was simple, fuzzy and perfect. These cats were no strangers to reverb. Tess’ original compositions came to life with electrical transmissions from Dan Mullen’s lead guitar. The primal garage rock sound of ‘Over and Over’ was balanced by Tess’ soft-spoken vocals. ‘You Did Here Wrong’ could have been plucked from any top shelf album of lost nuggets. ‘In the Sound Room’ points to endless possibilities of mind expansion. This is the good stuff. LSD before it was cut with strychnine. — Blaine Schultz
First reissue of rare cassette-only underground neo-psychedelic punk steeped in Pebbles-era rock, from this Milwaukee band which featured Dan Mullin (Plasticland) on guitar and the talents — songwriting and otherwise — of iconic underground maven Tess (James Tessier). ‘I Want Speed’ shows The SilverBeats’ affinity to West Coast psychedelia. And it’s no coincidence that they cover the Human Expression’s ‘Calm Me Down,’ rich with harmony vocal, and The Pretty Things’ ‘Midnight to Six (Man),’ replacing the original’s rough R ‘n’ B-edge with a slight psychedelic tinge — a real showpiece for drummer Mike Hughes. Another killer is ‘Over And Over,’ penned by Tess (like all the other originals on this album). It layers beautiful, trippy guitar, a catchy vocal melody, lots of echo, strange effects, and weird sounds before it closes, and we move on to the jolly, jumping ‘Love Comes Knockin.’ Comes with an 8-page booklet featuring a description by journalist David Luhrssen of the Milwaukee underground music scene which produced Plasticland, Daszu, the band Ör, and the Violent Femmes, among others.

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The Silverbeats (Transparent Coke)

GuerssenAdmin — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 23:00:00 +0000

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Sixties Japanese Garage-Psych Sampler

GuerssenAdmin — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 23:00:00 +0000

Here’s for the real thing! A late 60s Japanese compilation investigating the so-called “group sound” movement. Includes early recordings by a series of musicians later to perform with legendary bands such as the Flower Travellin’ Band, Speed Glue & Shinki, Les Rallizes Denudes and Foodbrain. Must have !
Tracklist:
Side A 1 Golden Cups – Love Is my Life 2 Dynamite – Tunnel To Heaven 3 Outcast – Long Tall Sally 4 Carnabeats – Chu! Chu! Chu! 5 Tempters – Tell Me mOre 6 Beavers – Why, Baby, Why? 7 Bunnys – Burning, Burning Side B 1 Mops – I’m Just A Mops 2 Spiders – Anything You Want 3 D’Swooners – PLease Please Trina 4 Zoo Nee Woo – Lonely Highway 5 Fingers – Gloria 6 Outcast – Everythings Alright 7 Bunnys – Hey! Chance

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