a nice pair, indeed. whether it's on his blob or his tumbla, our hermano Spencer consistently comes correct with gold standard rips. this thyme it's yet another wicked sick hundergrum platter. gracias hombre. & don't miss his acid rumba drop either, amigos
claro, the mothership has landed, manifested in the extreme generosity of one Avant Gardener & his magnifico captain entropy tumblr. if ya enjoy Morena y Clara, this is the collection that hipped me to em & likely the top contender fer soundtrack of the evening. what the hell are ya waiting for?
A1 Juan Muro - Vuestro mundo A2 Alcy Agüero - Quiero bailar A3 Los Goya - Árbol sin raíz A4 Pedro González - El samurai A5 Microns - Liberación A6 Juan Carlos Calderón - Marcha de Aída A7 Barbara - Conquistador de cartón
B1 Los Tíos Queridos - Por eso vuelve, por favor B2 Juanito Márquez - Barahunda B3 Tinglado 13 - I Miss You B4 Jou Cogra - Crater satánico B5 Alfredo Domenech - Arabesco B6 Greg Segura - Distorsionando B7 Polos opuestos - Smartypants
i endeavor to investigate most comps of this nature, digitally diggin fer gold, even if they don't owlwaze take me higher. that being said, there's a few fun tracks on this completely under-the-radar funky soundtracky collection from last year [specially on side b], but i'm betting hundergrum's acid rumba is even better. anyone holdin? anywaze, 320 rips, fer preview porpoises ;)
A1. Obertura A2. La Marca De Anubis A3. La Comitiva Celeste A4. Meritaton Y El Nilo A5. Isis Y Osiris A6. Resurrección
B1. Atlas B2. Mantis Religiosa B3. Ella Es Intangible B4. El Hombre Sin Nombre B5. Peter Pan B6. Soy El Vacio
DRO-004
A1. El Cantor De Jazz 2:34 A2. Posesión 2:33 A3. Arcoiris 1:46
B1. Sangre De Ángel 2:22 B2. "Enigma" Y Tu Voz 2:21
as promised, here's Los Iniciados, the sinistral satanic sister band to Aviador Dro, who had to be like the most prolific collective of artists in 1982 Spain. that year alone they released 6.66 records on their own Dro imprint, in addition to makin several videos & perfoming like crazy. the sounds herein might be likened to the Residents having a funeral party with Only Theatre of Pain-era Christian Death, en español. don't even trip, just peep the clip. 320 sacrificial séances later
La Chica de Plexiglás [Movieplay, 1980] Nuclear, Si 7'' [Dro, 1982] Programa En Espiral 12'' [Dro, 1982]
Aviador Dro [short for El Aviador Dro y sus Obreros Especializados] formed in Madrid in 1979 & might best be described as Spain's answer to Devo. They were an essential part of the Movida Madrileña movment, Madrid's version of new wave, & were involved with theater, politics & even a sinister satanic synth side project called Los Iniciados [immediately forthcoming]. In 1982 they created Dro, one of the first Spanish independent punk labels. here goes some of their best early jams, 320 glorious gloops later
01 L'emporda 02 El cant dels Ocells 03 La Reina de les fleurs 04 La Unica [obligada de tible] 05 Per tu ploro 06 Joquines d'una Pastora 07 Devant de la Verge 08 L'arc de Sant Marti 09 Bona Festa 10 Escolte'm [obligada de tible] 11 La processo de Sant Bartomeu 12 El Saltiro de la cardina 13 Maria de les Trenes 14 Els Degotalls 15 Encisadora 16 Caquetage [valse pour tenora] 17 Sangre Morena [paso doble] 18 La scintillante [valse pour tenora] 19 Pescadors bons catalans 20 Juny 21 Sol Ixent 22 La noia alegre que no sap plorar 23 La Santa Espina
The 'cobla' is a uniquely Catalan wind band comprising 11 instrumentalists, which emerged at the same time as the new 'sardana' [circular, open dance], the Sardana Llarga [long sardana] during the second half of the 19th century. This transformation of Catalan music was born out of important movements of the time - the 'modernist' movement which accompanied the change from traditional, essentially rural, society to the modern, industrial society. The second was the Catalan Renaixenca concerned with linguistic conservation and political autonomy.
Old instruments such as the 'sac de gemecs' [bagpipes] and 'tarota' [rustic oboe] disappeared and were replaced in the 'cobla' by: the 'flabiol' [short wooden flute]; the 'tambori' [small drum]; two 'tible' [woodwind, similar to clarinet]; two 'tenora' [woodwind, similar to clarinet or oboe]; 2 trumpets; 1 trombone; 2 'fiscorn' [similar to small tuba] & 1 double bass.
This release compiles arkhival historic recordings by various bands first issued on 78rpm records between 1920 & 1930. sounds like somethin i heard in my childhood, but i can't trace time. 320 remerciements à mon cher frère espilos. plus
01. Tocata Y Fug Fusioon 3:41 02. Furia Furia 03. Un Consejo Los Roller 04. Cambio Huracanes 05. En Mi Nube (Get Off My Cloud) Sonya 06. Soy Un Sonador Rudy Ventura 07. Ciclos Fusioon 08. Un Lugar Fuerza 09. Yamasuki Rudy Ventura 10. Por Las Viejas Calles Control 11. Farsa Del Buen Vivir Fusioon 12. Good Gally Miss Molly Los Huracanes 13. El Juego Del Amor Brisk 14. Cuentame Cosas Tuyas Los Ros 15. Ella Tiene El Cabello Rubio Albert Band 16. Jefe Ironside Los Mismos 17. Camino Cortado Los Roller 18. La Verdad Soledad Miranda 19. Veo Visions Los Gritos 20. Zorongo Alfonso Santisteban 21. Escucha Nina Top Show 22. Space Oddity Hermanos Calatrava
'Finders Keepers return with another expertly sequenced compilation, this time taking a closer look at legendary Spanish imprint 'Belter' who have now been around for fifty years. Featuring rare tracks from the likes of Soledad Miranda [Vampyros Lesbos], Los Mismos and Fusioon, plus bizarre versions of tracks written by Curved Air, David Bowie, Quincy Jones, Wayne Fontana and Yamasuki, its another one of those precious releases that sounds like some kind of mixtape put together by someone with exquisite taste in killer, largely unknown music - which is more or less exactly what it is. Finders keepers excel at this sort of thing and seem to have made it their mission to bring to wider recognition record labels who have tirelessly brought the world unconventional, pioneering, quirky and little appreciated gems, united by a dislike of conformity of any kind. Belter Records, with their familiar yellow graphic bands and blue / silver or brown / yellow labels, punctuate racks of other Spanish delights in a country whose habitual record buying market was initiated and facilitated by a self-made home grown institution. This is were you'll find hip hop producers rubbing shoulders with mods and proggers, shying away from the sun, contemplating a supposedly authentic paella supper and repeatedly flipping over the endless rivers of 7" circles and squares in search of another 'Absolute Belter'. The Belter repertoire has touched each continent, proudly defiant in the face of fascism, technology, revolution, capitalism, patriotism, bad fashion, good vibrations and dubious humour, and now comes to you via another indispensable Finders Keepers selection - get investigating.' - boomkat hype
another fun comp from the weird beards at finders keepers. they sure make 'world musique' fun & definitely deserve our support, which is why i thoughtfully promote their fine prana-expenditure in this realm. this heavy trip was found just floating around in cyberspace like so many others. 320 death blows to the dome
A1 - Los Cirros - Hay Muchos Como Yo A2 - Los Mil-Lers - Despues De La Vida A3 - Shalom - Un Nombre...Jesus A4 - Proa - La Gloria De Dios A5 - Gaston Jocou - Aufa Aufa A6 - Pablo Y Richard - Donde Fuiste A7 - Units - Fuera Las Guerras
B1 - Los Amis - What Have You Seen B2 - Los Cirros - Lack a Day B3 - Conjunto Luz Verde - Mundo, Escuchame B4 - Enarak - Ama B5 - Bremen's - Mundo De Hoy B6 - Shalom - Te Amo, Mi Hermano
'From the compilers of the acclaimed Andergraun Vibrations series, comes Pentecostes Vibrations, an incredible comp featuring some of the rarest and unknown Spanish Xian recordings from the '60s/'70s. While searching for rare records to be included in the Andergraun volumes, the Hundergrum diggers found some recordings that were too Xian to be included on that series, so the idea of Pentecostes Vibrations was born. It features Xian bands or groups that recorded for Christian/religious labels. Let's not forget that Spain during the '60s and '70s was under the Catholic fascist regime of Franco, so pop music was inevitably affected by religion. But you won't find any lightweight Christian singers here. Just garage, beat and psych sounds. They've rescued records from old religious libraries, flea-markets, born-again-Christian boot sales and private collections. All tracks are taken from original 45s and LPs, including some unknown private pressings and ultra-obscure 45s with only a handful of copies known among collectors. Dig the killer garage Farfisa sounds of Los Cirros and Enarak, rural fuzz by Gaston Jocou, acid-folk by Units, teen garage folk-rock by Conjunto Luz Verde and Bremen's, proto-prog-fuzz by Shalom, xian-psychedelic-beat by Los Amis and Proa, obscure xian psych rock by Pablo Y Richard, baroque acid-psych by Mil-Lers.' ~ press release hype
nuttin much to add. heady & languid xian psych folk from spain with some sweet harmonies, echoic plate-reverb passages & a few mid-paced rawkin numbaz. a definite grower & perfect for that sunday morning coming down set. dios mio
