The Cure - Pornography

This was, if I'm right, the fourth album by the British Post-punk/Alternative rock band The Cure. At the time of its recording, The Cure consisted of a trio, Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst and Simon Gallup, all of which shared writing and composition credits on the album. Its a really good introduction to The Cure, trust me, Disintegration is mediocre at best. Anyways the album marked the end of their original "Dark/Gothic" phase (Seventeen Seconds, Faith, Pornography). Afterwards, the future of the band was unsure, the group nearly disbanded, but instead would keep playing, moving away from their "Gothic" sound a more commercially viable sound. However, the band would frequently be refered to as a goth band from then on, despite frontman Robert Smith's objections.

Tracklist:

1. One Hundred Years
2. A Short Term Effect
3. The Hanging Garden
4. Siamese Twins
5. The Figurehead
6. A Strange Day
7. Cold
8. Pornography

All songs written and composed by Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst and Simon Gallup.

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Dead Can Dance - The Serpent's Egg

The fouth album by the Australian Neoclassical Dark Wave duo Dead Can Dance, it shows the band in its second stage, departing their original Post-punk/Goth style for a more Avant-garde sound. The album was recorded in an apartment building in London in 1988, released in that year in most of the world but not until 1994 in the US. Its a great album and a good introduction to Dead Can Dance.

Tracklist:

1. The Host of Seraphim

2. Orbis de Ignis

3. Severance

4. The Writing on My Father's Hand

5. In the Kingdom of the Blind the One-Eyed Are Kings

6. Chant of the Paladin

7. Song of Sophia

8. Echolali

9. Mother Tonguea

10. Ullyses

All songs written and composed by Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard

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Jello Biafra and The Melvins - Sieg Howdy!

This was the second (and so far last) album done by the collaborative music project Jello Biafra and The Melvins. Which was composed of all the members of The Melvins, and musician/activist Jello Biafra, best known as being part of the Dead Kennedys, No WTO Combo and his attempt at running for president in 2000. Anyways great album of Punk Metal material, some of these songs are remixes of tracks from the group's previous album Never Breathe What You Can't See. Great album, if you like any of Jello's work with the Dead Kennedys then you'll definetly like this.

Tracklist:

1. Halo of Flies (Alice Cooper cover)

2. Lighter Side of Global Terrorism (Extended Space Melt version)

3. Lessons in What Not to Become

4. Those Dumb Punk Kids (Will Buy Anything)

5. Wholly Buy-Bull

6. Voted Off The Island

7. Kali-Fornia Über Alles 21st Century (Dead Kennedys cover)

8. Dawn of The Locust (March of The Locusts Deadverse remix)

9. Enchanted Thoughtfist (Enchanted Al remix)

10. Caped Crusader (Subway Gas/Hello Kitty mix)

All songs by Jello Biafra and The Melvins

Go to jello2012.com to help us get Jello Biafra drafted for president. Join the revolution XD.

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Joy Division - An Ideal For Living EP

This was the first EP and release that the British Post-punk greats Joy Division put out back in 1978. Prior to its release, the band went under the names Stiff Kittens and Warsaw. Its believed that lead singer Ian Curtish came up with the name Joy Division, taking it from a term used to describe prostitution wings of Nazi concentration camps in Yehiel De-Nur's book The House of Dolls. Thanks to the EP, the band were signed to the then newly formed Manchester-based Indie label Factory Records and release two albums. However they would disband in 1980, with the death of lead singer Ian Curtis.

Seriously

Tracklist:

1. Warsaw
2. No Love Lost
3. Leaders of Men
4. Failures

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Justice - D.A.N.C.E. Remix EP

Its a remix EP that the French Electro-House duo Justice put out back in 2007, its composed of remixes and alternative versions of their song D.A.N.C.E., which you may remember received some noticable exposure on MTV back in '07. Anyways great EP if you wanna own something by Justice, it was my first Justice EP.

Lol, tracklist:

1. D.A.N.C.E. (Radio edit)
2. D.A.N.C.E. (Justice remix)
3. D.A.N.C.E. (Mstrkrft remix)
4. D.A.N.C.E. (Alan Braxxe remix)
5. D.A.N.C.E. (Extended)

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Neu - Neu 75

This was the 3rd, and last album by the German Krautrock duo Neu!. Neu! were formed in 1971 in Dusseldorf, Germany by Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother, who were both in the German Krautrock (now Electronic) band Kraftwerk at one time. Neu! 4 is often viewed as the band at their best, the first half of the record was composed recorded in the vein of previous Neu! albums, while the other side of the record contrasts the first half, making use of Electric Guitars and proto-punk screaming. The album was legally issued with the consent of both Rother and Dinger sometime in the mid-2000's.

Klaus Dinger died on March 21st, 2008.

Tracklist

1. Isi (Easy)

2. Seeland (Sea Land, the name of various locations)

3. Leb Wohl (Farewell)

4. Hero

5. E-Musik (Ernste music, or serious music)

6. After Eight

All tracks written and composed by Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger.

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Bloc Party - Little Thoughts EP

An EP that British Post-punk revival/Alternative Dance band Bloc Party released back in 2004. Its a great EP and its thanks to this EP that I really started to listen to Bloc Party, I was introduced to Bloc Party when I played Helicopter on Guitar Hero III. Like any of the band's work prior to Intimacy, it is Post-punk revival music. No match to Intimacy but still good.

Tracklist:

1. Little Thoughts
2. Tulips
3. Storm and Stress
4. Helicopter
5. Skeleton
6. Tulips (Minotaur Shock remix)

All songs written and composed by Bloc Party

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News: Bloc Party have announced that they will release a remixed edition of Intimacy soon.

Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead

This was the first single by the great British Post-punk band Bauhaus. Its often viewed as being the beginning of the Gothic Rock genre (I disagree, it was Post-punk, proto-Goth). Anyways there have been two versions of this single. On composed with the A-side being Bela Lugosi is Dead and B-side being Boys. And one with the above tracks plus a demo version of Dark Entries on the B-side after Boys. This here is the latter version of the record. This single/EP has been continously in print for the past 30 years and the titile track wasn't availble on a format other than vinyl until the release of the greatest hits compilation Crackle-The Best of Bauhaus. Anyways its a great recommendation to anybody willing to discover Bauhaus or anyone new to "Gothic" music in general.

note: Apologies to Daniel Ash, Bauhuas guitarist, I know you dislike of the Goth term applied to your music.

Tracklist:

1. Bela Lugosi's Dead
2. Boys
3. Dark Entries (Demo)

All songs written and composed by Bauhaus.

Recorded on January 26th, 1979 at Beck Studios in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. Originally released in August 1979

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Franz Ferdinand - Tonight: Franz Ferdinand

The latest album by the British Alternative Dance/Dance-punk/Post-punk revial band Franz Ferdinand. In the words of the band's members, its the bands most experimental album. If you ask me its a hell of a lot better than their earlier stuff. Its a loose concept album based on the effects of partying and drinking on one night and the effects that it takes the next morining. Anyways seriously recommended, probably the best album to be released so far this year. So get it!

Tracklist:

1. Ulysses

2. Turn It On

3. No You Girls

4. Send Him Away

5. Twilight Omens

6. Bite Hard

7. What She Came For

8. Live Alone

9. Can't Stop Feeling

10. Lucid Dreams

11. Dream Again

12. Katherine Kiss Me

13. Lucid Dreams (Original Version)*

* bonus track

All songs written and composed by Franz Ferdinand

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The Sisters of Mercy - Some Girls Wander by Mistake

A 1992 album by the great Post-punk/Goth/Alternative rock masters The Sisters of Mercy. (apologies to Andrew Eldritch for using the G word). The album is entirely composed of singles, b-sides, rarities and covers that weren't seen on regular studio albums. Ranging from the years 1980-1983 and yes I know The Sisters have been around for some time. Anyway its a good album if your into proto-goth post-punk music. I recommend it to any fans of The Sisters of Mercy and "Gothic" (apologies again) music. Enjoy.



Tracklist:



1. Alice

2. Floorshow

3. Phantom

4. 1969 [The Stooges cover]

5. Kiss The Carpet

6. Lights

7. Valentine

8. Fix

9. Burn

10. Kiss The Carpet (Reprise)

11. Temple of Love [Extended Version]

12. Heartland

13. Gimme Shelter [Rolling Stones cover]

14. The Damage Done

15. Watch

16. Home of The Hitmen

17. Body Electric

18. Adrenochrome

19. Anaconda

All songs written by The Sisters of Mercy except noted

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