Bauhaus - In The Flat Field (1998 CD Reissue)

This is the American CD version of the first album by the british Proto-goth/Post-punk band Bauhaus, originally released in 1980 on 4AD I think. It was originally poorly received but received an underground cult following. No singles were released from the album, but the CD version includes a bunch of non-album singles from around the same time. Nowadays its often viewed as a post-punk goth classic, if your gonna listen to any goth for the first time, then I recommend that you get this, it was my first album of "Goth" material (Spring 2008 lol). Infact for a long time (around 6 months), until listening to The Cure . I thought that Bauhaus was the only good Gothic band ever. Now I listen to Bauhaus, All Gone Dead, Sex Gang Children, The Cure.... its a very long list. So enjoy.

Tracklist:

1. Dark Entries
2. Double Dare
3. In The Flat Field
4. God in an Alcove
5. Dive
6. Spy in The Cab
7. Small Talk Stinks
8. St. Vitus Dance
9. Stigmata Martyr
1o. Nerves
11. Telegram Sam (T.Rex cover)
12. Rosegarden Funeral of Sores (John Cale cover)
13. Terror Couple Kill Colonel
14. Scopes
15. Untitled
16. God in an Alcove (Flexi version)
17. Crowds
18. Terror Couple Kill Colonel (Version)

All tracks written and composed by Bauhaus, except for track 11 (Marc Bolan) and track 12 (John Cale)


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Black Flag - Nervous Breakdown EP

This was the first EP by the LA Punk band Black Flag. It was the only album recorded with vocalist Keith Morris and drummer Brian Migdol. Both left by 1979, Morris formed his own band, the Circle Jerks. Little is known about what happened to Migdol, but it is known he played in a country rock band in the 90's. The EP was the first release on the newly formed SST Records, it was originally meant to come out on Bomp! Records but the band felt it was taking too long for it to be released, so they took the masters and the EP was released in October 1978. 200 copies were orignally pressed with a different cover than the one above (Black on white) another version of the EP was red on white. The entire EP can be found on The First Four Years. Its a great introduction to Black Flag, belive me Henry Rollins' Black Flag is more for the Hardcore fans.

Tracklist

1. Nervous Breakdown
2. Fix Me
3. I've Had It
4. Wasted (Greg Ginn, Keith Morris)

All tracks composed by Greg Ginn except noted

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All Gone Dead - Fallen and Forgotten

This was the only release by the british Deathrock Revival band All Gone Dead. Its a great album that I found the other day when I was on VampireFreaks. Kinda like a modernised Theatre of Pain meets Rise Against, which I like to call, Melodic Deathrock. Nothing else I can say so lemme give you as history of the band;

All Gone Dead were formed in London in 2004 by ex-Tragic Black bassist Stich as a solo experiment. Somewhere along the line, another Goth musician, Markabre, join. Stich's then girlfriend (now wife) Barb would join shortly afterwards as the band's bassist. Then Mike Mihai ended up joining. Making the band a quartet. Markabre would soon leave due to musical differences. Despite this, the band kept on going, releasing a three demo, 2005's Concieving The Subversion. It got them an award for best unsigned Goth band in the German Gothic Magazine. In 2006 they released their only album, Fallen and Forgotten, which got them a cult following AND an appearence at Wave Gotik-Treffen. Sadly, they broke up in 2008. According to their myspace page, All Gone Dead is dead.

All Gone

Tracklist:

1. G (Enerating)
2. The Holy City of Krabala
3. Newspeak (Room 101)
4. Just 80 Miles West
5. Skritch 'N' Drill
6. Vivid Still Beating
7. O (Perating)
8. Orchids in Ruin
9. Within But Not Before
10. Withing But Not Before
11. Sunday Went Mute
12. The Aftertaste
13. D (Escending)

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Siouxsie Sioux - MantaRay

The first solo album by ex-Banshees frontwoman Siouxsie Sioux. Compared to much of her work with The Banshees, its a lot darker and way more electronic, almost Dark Cabaret like. Somewhat a bridge between Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Dresden Dolls, Gwen Stefani and BB King. Anyways awesome album, if you liked any of Siouxsie's work with The Banshees or The Creatures than freaking get this!

Tracklist:

1. Into A Swan
2. About to Happen
3. Here Comes That Day
4. Loveless
5. If It Doesn't Kill You
6. One Mile Below
7. Drone Zone
8. Sea of Tranquility
9. They Follow You
10. Heaven and Alchemy

Tracks 1-3 were released as singles. The album reached #39 on the UK album chart and #2 on the Italian Alternative Music charts.

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Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada

This was an EP released by the now possibly defunct Canadian Post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor (GYBE). I'm saying that because the band went on haitus in 2003, but never confirmed a break up. But six years is long enough to say they broke up for sure. Now the band are often labeled a Post-rock band, despite their objections, okay, I think they're Post-rock to be honest. But who cares? The Canadian Post-rock scene is dead, Post-rock is obsolete, its something we can only look back to and remember, wtf, I only discovered Post-rock after the style had faded in 2008, the bands had either disbanded or became a lot more conventional.

Tracklist:

1. Moya
2. Blaise Bailey Finnegan III

trivia: A section of track 2 steals lines from an the song Virus by Iron Maiden.

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KMFDM - Kickin' Ass single

This was the first single released by the German Industrial music group KMFDM. It was taken from one version of the album What Do You Know, Deutschland? The single was out of print until 2008 when KMFDM Records reissued it on 7" vinyl, this pressing was limited to 250 copies and as a result, the single is once again out of print. Anyways the band originally disbanded briefly in 1999, due to differences between band members. Infact, their original last album, ironically titled Adios was released on the same date as the Columbine Massacre, something that shooter Eric Harris noted the coincedence of the dates being exactly the same. Another fact was that it was released on Adolf Hitler's birthday, drawing even more controversy to the band. Anyways great single. Get over it Joe Lieberman, they never hurt anyone.

Tracklist:

1. Kickin' Ass
2. Itchy Bichy
3. Lufthans

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Monday, April 20th marks 10 years since the Columbine Massacre.

The Sisters of Mercy - Vision Thing

So far the latest studio album by the British "Goth"/Post-punk/Hard rock band The Sisters of Mercy. Vision Thing was released on November 13th, 1990 on EastWest records. By now, the Sisters had abandoned their Post-punk sound for a more Hard Rock influenced sound. Arguably the first attempt to combine Goth rock with Hard rock (apologies to Andrew Eldritch for using the "G" word). So technically, proto gothic metal, in the words of Andrew Eldritch "A fine album". Q Magazine included it in their Fifty Best Albums of 1990'. The album itself is a criticism of then president George Bush, the title is taken from an interview with George Bush, when suggested that he focused more on long term policies rather than short term ones, he responded "Oh, the vision thing.



Tracklist: (All songs composed by Andrew Eldritch except noted)



1. Vision Thing

2. Ribbons

3. Detonation Boulevard (Andrew Eldritch; Andreas Bruhn)

4. Something Fast

5. When You Don't See Me (Andrew Eldritch; Andreas Bruhn)

6. Doctor Jeep (Andrew Eldritch; Andreas Bruhn)

7. More (Andrew Eldritch; Jim Steinman)

8. I Was Wrong



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Various Artists - New York Thrash

The "historical" Hardcore punk compilation New York Thrash, as the name says, it was a compilation album released by ROIR in 1982, documenting the New York Hardcore scene of the early 80's, featuring such bands as the Bad Brains, Adrenalin O.D. and the Beastie Boys. Yes, the Beastie Boys had actually formed as a Hardcore punk outfit in the early 80's, but by the late 80's, their sound had drifted into a Hip Hop direction, which was actually better lol, seriously, Beastie Boys work in Hip Hop is better than their Hardcore. Anyways, New Yorks Hardocore scene was late developing compared to most other cities (i.e. Washington DC, Phoenix, LA, San Francisco). It also included more bands from outside of New York City, many coming from New Jersey (e.g. Beastie Boys) and Long Island. Also, it should be noted that the Bad Brains are from DC. But were briefly based in New York due to an unnofficial ban at most DC nightclubs, caused by the bands often unpredicted stage antics of lead singer H.R.. Anyways excellent album, great to blast off your earphones and develop a short-lasting case of Tinnitus.

Tracklist:

1. I Hate Music - The Mad

2. Getaway - Kraut

3. Shotgun - Heart Attack

4. Social Reason - The Undead

5. New Years Eve - Adrenalin OD

6. Illusion Won Again - Even Worse

7. Cry Now - Fiends

8. Here and Now - Nihilistics

9. Nightmare - The Undead

10. Taxidermist - False Prophets

11. Regulator (version) - Bad Brains

12. Riot Fight - Beastie Boys

13. Love and Kisses - Nihilistics

14. Asian White - Fiends

15. Last Chance - Kraut

16. Emptying the Madhouse - Even Worse

17. Paul's Not Home - Adrenalin OD

18. Scorched Earth - False Prophets

19. God is Dead - Heart Attack

20. The Hell - The Mad

21. Big Take Over (version) - Bad Brains

22. Beastie - Beastie Boys

Sorry, I don't have the reissue, which contains two more tracks by The Stimulators, not to be confused with a German band also called The Stimulators. New York Thrash was originally published on cassette in 1982 and reissued on CD with bonus tracks by the above artist in 1998.

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Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped Album Sampler

An EP that Sonic Youth put out in 2006. All these songs were later released on Rather Ripped, hence the name. Anyway I uploaded this because a) Its hard to find in its original form (pun intended), b) its good and c) Its a great way to decide whether or not you should get the Rather Ripped album, I'll admit that I don't have Rather Ripped, but it sounds like a good record, especially the cover!

Tracklist:

1. Incinerate
2. Reena
3. Do You Belive in Rapture
4. What a Waste

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All songs composed by Sonic Youth, vocals on tracks 1 & 3 by Thurston Moore, 2 & 4 by Kim Gordon

Interpol - Precipitate EP

An EP by the American Indie/Post-punk revival band Interpol, released in 2001. Incase you didn't know of them, Interpol are a New York based indie band formed in 1997 by a bunch of students at New York University, infact all the original members attend NYU, the band went under the names Las Armas and The French Letter before settling for Interpol, which was taken from vocalist Paul Banks being teased in school, students would say "Paul Paul Interpol" in a spanish accent. Anyways the band ended up achieving noticeable success in the UK and US by the mid-2000's and now, if you ask me, their the only Post-punk revival band achieving any mainstream recognition, most of the other mainstream revival bands, such as Bloc Party, Foals and Franz Ferdinand, have changed their direction to the new Alternative Dance scene's, noticeably in Britain.

Anyways

1. Precipitate
2. Song Seven
3. PDA
4. A Time to Be Small

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This EP is now out of print, only 500 copies were produced, one of these was sold for over $500 in 2007.