March Mix 2(or Phil Collins grows hair suddenly)

[SG]

The Gathering-On Most Surfaces
Godspeed You Black Emporer-Hastings
Patti Smith-Free Money
Das Damen-Somewhere Sometime
Guided By Voices-Navigating Flood Regions
Eric`s Trip-Smother
Dinosaur Jr-Kracked
Hellacopters-Freeway To Hell
Mean Red Spiders-Red/Blue
Memphis Minnie-Bumblebee
Early Day Miners-Into Pines
Richard Thompson-Poor Ditching Boy
Some Girls-The Getaway
Duke Ellington-Tulip Or Turnip

[Robert]

He does? Shocking news! And another good mix title!

Excuse my ignorance, but what is, and how is, das damen, mean red spiders and the gathering?

[SG]

Das Damen were a New York band from the mid `80s up to the early 90`s.One of them works now for Matador records.The record I have is ok but not that amazing,kinda early Soul Asylum meets Replacements sounding;they sometimes got compared to Dino but the only thing similar to J in the record I have is the use of the wah wah.
Mean Red Spiders are a canadian shoegazer band,kinda MBV and Lush-ish.
The Gathering are a dutch band,usually categorized as metal.Their singer Anneke has a cool voice,I`m getting kinda obsessed with them the last few months.

[Bucky Ramone]

Like SG said, the Gathering are Dutch, started as a kind of death metal band fronted by a Bjork-like singer, they turned a little goth later, and with each album they developed their own unique sound further, didn’t like them in their early days, but their latest album ‘Souvenirs’ is a very fine one (although it may be hard to find as it is released on their own label, after being kicked off major label earlier… )

[Robert]

Cool, thanks for the info! Mean Red Spiders and The Gathering sounds like something I should check out!

[SG]

The Gathering`s Souvenirs is`nt hard to find here,I saw it just last week,still have`nt bought it yet.Anneke is`nt on their first two albums as DB said are more death metal.So far I have How To Measure A Planet(a double album and maybe their best)and Nighttime Birds.They have a new album out soon,a live acoustic album called Sleepy Buildings.The track listing looks great so I`m looking forward to that! it`s on their old label Century Media not their own(called The End).

[Robert]

So far I’ve checked out Nighttime Birds and How To Measure A Planet. And liked them.
I might have gotten my hopes up a bit too high when death metall were mentioned but her vocals were great and Mayhem are releasing a new album so I’ll get my fix anyways

[SG]

"Robert" wrote:

So far I’ve checked out Nighttime Birds and How To Measure A Planet. And liked them.
I might have gotten my hopes up a bit too high when death metall were mentioned but her vocals were great and Mayhem are releasing a new album so I’ll get my fix anyways

Cool! they stopped the death metal direction when Anneke joined.I heard they have a DVD available which would be cool to see

[Robert]

Yeah, I’m definetely up for that DVD

[SG]

Found the DVD on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000087F4Q/qid=1080236207/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_3_4/702-4559440-0434458″>http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B … 40-0434458

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