More music to come very soon. For the two people who voted Thank You.

Until then check out this incredible painting by Francis Bacon.

Snow Goddess (live acoustic)

This is Sleepy Sun. Soon this band is gonna blow up. I just know it. Absolutely phenomenal! I can't wait for the next LP. I believe it is done and hopefully they will release early 2010. Buy Embrace!

King Hobo

King Hobo is a rock band from Sweden, formed in 2005. Jean-Paul Gaster from Clutch met Opeth keyboardist Per Wiberg at the Sounds of the Underground Tour. They jammed together, and allowed other musicians to join them, with the motto of "get funky or get out". Later, they gathered at a home Wiberg rented in Sweden, and invited Kamchatka guitarist Thomas Andersson and Ulf Rockis Ivarsson, among others, to record an album in one week.^[1] The band has thus far released one self titled album.^[2] The band is called "a triumph of musicianship drawing on all the talent at the groups disposal.--wikipedia

Axis Mundi

Though they sound from another country, gypsy punks Gogol Bordello actually hail from New York City and therefore its only fitting the band return to their home for their first official live release, Live From Axis Mundi. Joined by a disc full of b-sides and rarities from the band, this cd/dvd set may just be one of the best buys you can find this holiday season.

Before we begin, let me preface that if you’ve never seen Gogol Bordello perform, you owe it to yourself to at least watch a trailer for this release. Regardless of your taste in music, there’s no way you can deny the sheer entertainment quality of this band. For further proof, look no further than HERE and HERE.

I think it goes without saying that b-sides/live albums are intended for a band’s already developed fan base. Rarely does one come across a new musical passion when going over the rare cuts from any act. However, the CD accompaniment to the live DVD does have some great gems to be found. For those wondering how the band sounds without the bunch of the electric sound, there’s a complete BBC sessions featuring both gems and some deep album cuts to show you he true skill of the musicians in the band. It’s funny how even when stripped of the amplification this band can still make you tap your toes and want to start a party. It really speaks volumes about how well they work their craft. Outside of this, there’s a terrific cut from the Super Taranta sessions that begs to question why it was ever left off the album and an intriguing demo cut of :Immigrant Punk:: that really gives a bare bones look into the early stages of songwriting in the band. Now, of course, these cuts don’t hold too much weight in longterm value for most, but they’re something any fan of the group should at some point hear.

Moving on, the real meat of this release come on the second disc, the live performance from the band’s old stomping ground, New York City. Over the course of 15 tracks the band seems to at least dip their toes in nearly every imaginable genre of music all while dancing, singing, clapping, drinking, shouting, playfully fighting, drinking more, telling jokes, and all around being the crazy gypsies they want us all to see them as. Before the opener, “Ultimate” even ends, I wager you will be just as sold on the band as their devout following already has become. The energy put forth by every person on stage is nearly too much to handle at times as even the multiple camera angles can barely hold the madness in frame. It’s enthralling and the addition of music videos and behind the scene footage make it a collector’s item fans won’t soon part with.

For those unfamiliar with the band, there’s obviously little to gain from purchasing Live From Axis Mundi by Gogol Bordello. However, even the least dedicated fan is sure to become enthralled with the footage the band provides on this release and the accompanying b-sides are simply icing on the cake. It’s a must for any follower of these gypsy punks and I wouldn’t be surprised if this release didn’t persuade a few more music fans to hop on the bandwagon. --James from Under the Gun

Wildcatting

Something like a fireball spurting monster truck, but bafflingly graceful, like a soaring, contorting trapeze acrobat: Wildcatting are so ostentatious and overwhelming in their slamming tumultuous riffs, so devastating in their tightly-locked rhythms and lightning-bolt-hysteria fuzz solos, …yet, so succinct, able to wind their beastly napalm-shock-therapy-rock down to the most lucid of brush-stroke subtlety, and give you that brief eye of the storm heave before the roller coaster drops again; and, before you know it, they’re building it back up with some metallic Gregorian haunt-feedback churn, melting the walls before sending in the swift, decisive wrecking ball.
Soft-spoken demigods, valiant gunslingers from a sun-baked cellophane Leone picture, meticulous yet raucously ramshackle, like kung-fu scientists – these potential saviors of instrumental guitar-and-drum rock formed as stereotypically simple as the ol’-set up of mutual acquaintances meeting and jamming in basements. Curious that four scrawny, shaggy mid-Michiganders with thrift store shirts and trucker hats can make other bands, metal-heads or casual indie-rockers tremble as though thrown at the feet of the wrathful Zeus himself. Guitars roar over spastically streaming mutant-jazz percussion fits; each composition is an epic dissertation.
The four met around Milford, MI, northwest of Detroit, with three fellow pedal-heads, guitarists Scotty Iulianelli, Ben Audette, and bassist Nick Jones joining the relentless jujutsu-drummer Brandon Moss (who originally played with Ann Arbor’s beloved avant-indie-rockers Bear Vs. Shark.) Through their second year, they holed up together in Scotty’s studio in the basement of a big cluttered house in the woodsy boondocks north of Milford. The goal was to capture the blistering ferocity of their live set onto this epic little disc – titled: How to Survive a Sneak Attack, an exhilarating odyssey of avant-garde experimentalism mixed with a palpable investment in classic-rock’s hook-filled structures and grimacing guitar grittiness – Deerhoof’s erratic broken-spoke rigidness with the MC5’s brazen and unabashed primal garage gut-punch; Can’s spooky expansive jamming with Led Zeppelin’s forceful guitar trounces revved to near-self-destructive tempos – yet never losing its grip. –Jeff Milo, September 2008

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New Rituals

From deep in the cosmos of Iowa comes Mondo Drag, orbiting the planet’s garage, psych, space, sludge and stoner rock. With a wall of sound all their own, an arsenal of guitars, and a head full of clouds, they are on a rock n’roll mission.
Formed by Johnnie Cluney (drums/vocals), Nolan Girard (rhythm guitar/vocals), John Gomino (keyboards/saxophone), Dennis Hockaday (bass), and Jake Sheley (lead guitar) the band is flying head-first into the future, while channeling artists from the past; Pink Floyd, Pentagram, Blue Cheer, even Hendrix are part of their musical lexicon, while Sonic Youth hint to their current references.
The band has been playing with artists such as Sleepy Sun, Dead Meadow, Witchcraft, Black Diamond Heavies, Radio Moscow, Jennifer Gentle, The Dodos, La Octracina, Cass McCombs, Cave, Awesome Color, Monotonix, to name just a few. --Alive Records

Our Brother the Native

Here’s a veritable cacophony of tribal beats, Native American textures and screeching chants that are vibrant, experimental, and challenging...

Our Brother The Native, on the other hand, are producing sounds that liberate us from our mundane, repressed existence and tell us that throwing off these contemporary problems and embracing the more primal part of our nature has great value. This is ambitious and vivid stuff built on widescreen visions and distant horizons.--spacerock