Melt Banana - Cell-Scape

Melt Banana seems to be one of those bands that polarizes its listeners. You hear them, and within about 10-15 seconds will be able to make a judgment, which usually falls under one of two view-points: 1)Melt Banana is a highly original and energetic band that you just can't get enough of, or 2) people actually listen to this shit? I, obviously, adhere to the former. The music here is fucking crazy, I will say this right out. The singer is a Japanese girl with a really high voice who squeaks over distorted nasty guitar lines, funky bass lines, and frantic I can't beat the shit out of these drums hard enough drumming. And although I am not always in the mood for Melt Banana, when I am, I want to hear nothing else. Highly recommended, especially to those of you who liked OOIOO. Oh, I almost forgot, Melt Banana's singer normally sings a lot higher than what most would call her natural singing voice. If you wanna see what she sounds like singing 'normally', put on track 9, If It Is The Deep Sea, I Can See You There.
Enjoy: http://www.mediafire.com/?2dnomn2ujme

Shit Is No Longer Fucked Up

The Gentle Giant link is now up. I accidentally uploaded another cd with 'giant' in the title and linked to that cd.

Ween - Craters of the Sac

"Craters of the Sac is a semi-official MP3-only album by Ween. Because Elektra Records released Paintin' the Town Brown, which was to be Ween's first online independent release, Dean Ween leaked the "album" to the Internet in 1999 to succor their fans and show them how much Ween appreciated them. Consisting entirely of almost colossally bizarre studio cuts that may never have even been intended for album release, it's less an actual album and almost more along the lines of a bootleg compilation. Although it appears in Ween's chronology as being released after Paintin' the Town Brown (1999) and before White Pepper (2000), at least one song ("Put the Coke on My Dick") came out of the Mollusk sessions of 1997.

The band, to this day, while knowing fans have this album, and acknowledge it in passing, still do not take responsibility for it's appearance on the Internet. However, it has been rumored by the band that one day fans may see the appearance of Craters II: Back to the Sac.

The tracks "Big Fat Fuck", "How High Can You Fly?" and "Monique the Freak" also appear in remixed form on Ween's 2005 album of unreleased tracks, Shinola, Vol. 1."

- From Wikipedia

I got this cd in a Ween demos and b-sides download off of www.browntracker.net. If you're a ween fan and haven't checked this site out, i highly recommend it. they have tons of live shows, rare recordings, demos, etcetera. This album rules. Just look at the cover. My favorite tracks are probably All Thats Gold Will Turn To Black, Makin' Love in the Gravy, Put The Coke On My Dick, and The Stallion Part 5. Check em out.

Track listing:
1. All That's Gold Will Turn to Black
2. Big Fat Fuck
3. Suckin' on the Blood from the Devil's Dick
4. How High Can You Fly?
5. Makin' Love in the Gravy
6. Monique The Freak
7. The Pawns of War
8. Put The Coke On My Dick
9. The Stallion Part 5

Get it here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?y3ycd5fncrq

Bobby Beausoleil and the Freedom Orchestra - Lucifer Rising

Bobby Beausoleil was a fucked up dude. This is another cd that you really shouldn't feel bad about downloading, considering ol' Bobby is in jail for murdering a teacher. Beausoleil was a member of the Manson Family, so what else could you really expect?

Aside from the incredible moral dilemmas of trying to justify Bobby Beausoleil as a person who deserved anything, whatever, this cd is still pretty incredible. The cd is a soundtrack for Kenneth Anger's film of the same title. Beausoleil was set to star in the film, but it wasn't long before he and Anger had a falling out. The music is excellent; a sweeping, lush orchestration creeps up on you, and the transitions between drifting ambience and hard, heavy sound weave beautifully. Check it out.

Get it here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?1nmuwu0ykm2

Warren Zevon - Wanted Dead or Alive

It's hard for me to write a review for this record of Warren Zevon's (even though we plan on posting a good deal of his music), because of just how much his music means to me. He is possibly my favorite singer-songwriter, ever, and this is him at his youngest, and quite possibly, his most tender. Zevon was always big into music theory (he was personal friends with Stravinksy), yet he never shunned simplicity. To me, this is one of the most important tensions in music, and Warren Zevon balanced it like no one else I've ever heard. It's a shame, he was one of the most underrated musicians of his time. Definitely recommend checking this cd out.

Get it here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?mjn4zzx12tz

Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste

Gentle Giant is an extremely unique band drawing influences from Jazz, Rock, Folk, and Classical music. Each musician was a multi-instrumentalist, and it shows on this album. There are woodwinds, vibes, strings, and all sorts of other fun stuff. Recommended to fans of Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, and The Mahavishnu Orchestra. As always, enjoy!
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?xwzyjq3zrt2
P.S. Wreck is a particularly groovin' track.

The Residents - For Elsie

If you have never heard of The Residents, reading this description will not do the band justice. In short: The Residents are a collective of four anonymous musicians that play experimental music and wear giant eyeballs on their heads (except for one band member, whose eye was stolen and replaced with a black skull. Supposedly a curse was put on the stolen eye). They're from San Francisco, and have been around since the early '70's.

I have struggled for quite some time over which of The Residents' cd's I should post as each offers something entirely different. For awhile I was leaning toward not posting any of their stuff because of the amount of time that is put into the design of their cd's. But then I found For Elsie. I don't think this cd is in print anymore and it was in extremely limited distribution when it was originally released.

What we have here musically is a 28 minute re-interpretation of Beethoven's timeless piece, Fur Elise. Let me just say that I hate cover songs. But as I said, this is not a cover, it is a re-interpretation and is highly original. Although this is not particularly representative of The Residents' sound at any one period, this is, in my opinion, one of the best things they have released. Enjoy!

http://www.mediafire.com/?zjymziodmmg