Monarch / Grey Daturas - Dawn of the Catalyst (2007)

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Artist(s): Monarch / Grey Daturas
Title: Dawn of the Catalyst
Format: 12"
Year: 2007
Label/Catalog: Throne CHAPTER 32

Yes, this was also released on CD, thus I shouldn't be posting it as per my own rules, but someone on another site requested a vinyl rip and the ripping process takes too much effort to only post the finished product in one place.

Two long and ominous tracks from France's MONARCH and Australia's GREY DATURAS. If you don't like heavy songs that churn and drawl for over 15 minutes then stay away.

One potentially noticeable tick near the end of the GREY DATURAS track that, while audible, was impossible to single out in the waveform.


As side note, the URL to the download contains three sixes in a row. If Andrew Beattie ever reads this he will understand.

Various Artists - Nihil (2000)

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Artist(s): Various Artists
Title: Nihil
Format: 2LP
Year: 2000
Label/Catalog: Cold Meat Industry CMI.80

IRM / INSTITUT / NOD / SHARON'S LAST PARTY

Here is a great noise/power electronics double LP compilation from Cold Meat Industry circa 2000. IRM offer up 5 of their best tracks on the A side. INSTITUT is my least favourite on here, but they have the shortest side (just over 14 minutes, while every else has 20-25). At the end of the NOD side there is a repeating sample of a female voice saying "and now you will die" which makes their side for me. SHARON'S LAST PARTY, an IRM side project, off up 5 tracks plus a DANIEL JOHNSTON track tossed into the mix. Not a cover. The actual song "Love Never Ends" by DANIEL JOHNSTON himself is here.

Not much to say about the rip itself, unfortunately the only audible ticks/pops were at the very end of the IRM side and were too numersome to remove without damaging the song. They're really just at the tail end for a second or two. You may not even notice them unless you're listening on headphones.

D.O.A. - Triumph of the Ignoroids (1979)

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Artist(s): D.O.A.
Title: Triumph of the Ignoroids
Format: 12"
Year: 1979
Label/Catalog: Friends FR-001

D.O.A. in the Body Shop at the first George Straight Battle of the Bands on June 23, 1978. Fairly good recording quality and the rip itself came out nicely. There are four pressings of this record. The first 12" in 1979, with a black and white cover, displayed Margaret Trudeau's woman part and "Let's Fuck" was "Let's F*ck". Second 12" pressing, which is what this rip is from, also from 1979 was a blue and white cover with Thatcher's snatch-er removed, the word "censored" placed dead centered on the cover, and "Let's F*ck" became "Let's **ck". Third press, from 1981, which is and isn't a bootleg restores everything the original had minus Thatcher exposed. It is a bootleg because the band didn't authorize it, has xeroxed (and blurred) covers, and blank labels. It isn't a bootleg because it was still released on Friends Records. The fourth press was in 1990 on Lady Kinky Karrot Records out of Germany on 7" format with a pink and white cover and a fifth track titled "Utopia". Exact details on that pressing are unknown to me, they don't go for a whole lot on the internet marketplace, so perhaps one day the mystery will be solved.

Some wild stuff for a 1978 battle of the bands. Tracks here are: "Nazi Training Camp", "Want Some Bondage", "Rich Bitch", and "Let's Fuck".

While these tracks were included on the "Greatest Shits" anthology from 1990 (and again in 2005), they omitted the intro to "Woke Up Screaming" which can be heard at the end of the A-side, and that is why, folks, this rip is here. A whopping 25 seconds of material not officially released in 33 years.

First release on Friends Records which would later go on to do the first two D.O.A. albums, along with stuff from the Subhumans, Secret V's, and a handful of other things.

David M from NO FUN lent the 4-track and the final tape was mixed by Ron Obvious.

Suppression with Facialmess - Collaboration EP (1999)

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Artist(s): Suppression / Facialmess
Title: Collaboration EP
Format: 7"
Year:1999
Label/Catalog: Clean Plate CP21

Just some OK noise, nothing special here. Scott Hull was once in SUPPRESSION (not on this release) and Clean Plate continues to have one of the most diverse catalogs in hardcore.

Malefaction - Worship Nothing (2000)

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Artist(s): Malefaction
Title: Worship Nothing
Format: 7"
Year: 2000
Label/Catalog: Commode

Grind-esque stuff from Manitoba circa the turn of the century and later G7 alum. Six tracks, including a SLAYER cover.

Various Artists - Blobs Vol. 2 (1991)

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Artist(s): Various Artists
Title: Blobs Vol. 2
Format: 7"
Year: 1991
Label/Catalog: Way Out! WO 002

SHOW BUSINESS GIANTS / THE SQUIRRELS

Second volume of the "Blobs" 7" series featuring bands from Victoria. No idea if there was every a volume 3 or beyond. Tom Holliston returns and his SHOW BUSINESS GIANTS go through two alright tracks. THE SQUIRRELS on the b-side, however, are what do this for me. Doing a cover of "Seasons in the Sun" with a little boy singing the lead is brilliant. While I suppose this is more of a split than "Various Artists", it's still part of 'various artists' series, so that's that. This is another from a friend's collection that I know little to nothing about.

Various Artists - Blobs Vol. 1: Four Victoria Bands (1991)

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Artist(s): Various Artists
Title: Blobs Vol. 1: Four Victoria Bands
Format: 7"
Year: 1991
Label/Catalog: Way Out! WO 001

HANSON BROTHERS / SHOW BUSINESS GIANTS / SHOVLHED / THE VINAIGRETTES

Four Victoria bands from the early 90s with, naturally, a lot of NOMEANSNO connections (THE HANSON BROTHERS being their alter egos, and Tom Holliston also being in THE SHOW BUSINESS GIANTS). Not much else to say here, another record I borrowed from a friend to rip, so I have very little personal knowledge on this one. The songs aren't half bad. THE VINAIGRETTES like Paul Newman.

"The in sound from Way Out!"

Itch - Euphoria (2000)

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Artist(s): Itch
Title: Euphoria
Format: CD
Year: 2000
Label/Catalog: n/a

I have nothing to go on here. Borrowed a few things from a friend in the interest of ripping and this was one of them. This is Mark Critchley's project, so there's a NOMEANSNO connection. Originally a band from the early-mid 90s in Victoria, this is their "10 year anniversary special" single/EP. Three tracks, all centered around the first gulf war, and oddly suitable for what was to occur in just over a year's time.

With a NMN connection there of course has to be some humour buried in the mix and while the lyrics are pretty clear on their points, you get some goodies like: "Father Catholic, little porno angels" in Seen Not Heard and "Reap what you sow, GI Joe / Join the shame, GI Jane" in No Life. Sound-wise we start off with nearly 6 minutes of news samples from the war, Seen Not Heard is just Mark being a balladeer with a piano, and No Life is what's to be expected when you've got a NOMEANSNO member in a band: fast-proggy-jazz-punk.

Not-entirely-trivia: No Life was recorded live in Zurich, 1996. The CD is shaped like an atom bomb and was released in a 7" cover.

No Fun - Don't Leave Me Hanging b/w It Came From Heaven (1981)

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Artist(s): No Fun
Title: Don't Leave Me Hanging b/w It Came From Heaven
Format: 7"
Year: 1981
Label/Catalog: Werewolf T-Shirts WTSE 7

Wow. What a change from their early 7"s to this. I haven't heard any of their 1980 material (if there is any) but it'd be interesting to get the missing piece of progression. From oddball not-quite-new-wave, to what's more or less radio friendly powerpop(ish) on the A side. The B side brings back some familiar sounds with chord progressions that would fit on either of the first two EPs perfectly. It looks like David M. is the only original member at this point. Unless Jim French is the same Jimmy Hamelin from the prior EPs.

UPDATE 07/24/13: Straight from David M. himself: "Jim French and Jimmy Hamelin are two different people, but they did know each other." Thanks David!

Nothing to note about the rip. A near mint record so nothing to cause any problems. If only everyone cared for their collection this much.

"Oinksededoinksdoink" music, and, as always, "PRO Canada".

Infest - Live KXLU (2001)

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Artist(s): Infest
Title: Live KXLU
Format: LP
Year: 2001
Label/Catalog: Deep Six DS20

Recorded live on KXLU on July 1, 1991. The back of the LP states 12 tracks on side one, as far as I can tell there are indeed 12, just not how it says. I'm no INFEST expert, and the included lyric sheet doesn't even have half the songs on it, so figuring it out by that route is impossible. My findings are this: track A6 "Once Lost" also contains "You're A Star" played immediately after, which is why it is one band on the record. I do not believe "Just Act Blind" is included though the cover states as such.

At any rate, a decent rip. At the beginning of each side you can hear a reccuring noise, only in the right channel and it seems to go away before too long. When I initially started ripping this the right channel was much quieter than the left, so perhaps they turned it down for this reason. Everything else is great. Not much of the band talking, but the songs are good and the quality is nice.

If you know the real tracklist, please leave a comment!

Bastard Noise - The R.A. Sessions (2000)

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Artist(s): Bastard Noise
Title: The R.A. Sessions
Format: 7"
Year: 2000
Label/Catalog: Riotous Assembly R.A.#13

This record is from an ERIC WOOD-only era of BASTARD NOISE and remains one of my favourite BN releases. Every track is solid, and "The Approval Of Constant Rape" is phenomenal. There's also absolutely nothing wrong with the actual vinyl or rip, if you didn't know it was from a record you honestly would not be able to tell with this one.

The Mummies - 1994 Peel Sessions (1994)

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Artist(s): The Mummies
Title: 1994 Peel Sessions
Format: 7"
Year: 1994
Label/Catalog: ("bootleg")

According to THE MUMMIES themselves, this is a bootleg. A number of things strike me as that not being entirely true. For one, who else besides THE MUMMIES would have one side play at 45RPM and the other at 33 1/3, but have both sides labeled as 45? Well, a lot of bands, but it's an asshole move akin to THE MUMMIES antics of norm. The other thing is that they included this on the second volume of their Runnin' On Empty compilation of singles/rarities (hell, all stuff from THE MUMMIES is essentially a rarity)/etc. So who really knows. What we do know is, it's THE MUMMIES and it's the John Peel Sessions. March 13, 1994.

I have to mention that you hear a continuing (albeit slightly buried in the mix) thumping every rotation on A1 ("The Fly"), but after 18 seconds it's gone for good. Caused by a little spec on the record. One other thing I'll have to note is that for a split second after a couple of the tracks you can hear someone start to talk, but then it fades out and continues on to the next song. They removed these split-second moments for Runnin' On Empty Vol 2, but for the sake of accurate archiving I have left them in tact. And, sadly, we get no John Peel or MUMMIES banter like what we're treated to on the Uncontrollable Urge b/w Girl U Want "bootleg" 7", which are cuts from this incredible show in Hollywood, September 6, 1991.

Channel imbalance? Apparently not an issue.

Whether you noticed or not, it seemed like a lot of the latest rips have a channel imbalance with the left being significantly louder than the right. Worriedly, I've just spent the better part of the night trying to figure out what was wrong. After endless frequency and phase analysis, testing of cables, sine wave tests, audio system test records, entirely different external soundcards, and recording mono records in stereo, I have discovered that this is not - I repeat - NOT an actual issue. It's made up and all in my head.

Want proof? Download and listen to NO FUN's "At The Disco" which was posted a few days ago. You'll notice the right channel is the loud one. This is not due to cables being plugged into the opposite inputs accidentally, this is simply a coincidence that several records in a row all favour the left channel over the right. Further proof is the rip I'm about to post in a little while (THE MUMMIES "Peel Sessions" bootleg) favours the right channel ever so slightly. So, yes, coincidence, fluke, fear-inducing, whatever you want to call it: it's not real.

If somehow my findings change and it is actually a problem, all the affected rips will be re-uploaded in due time.

Happy listening.

Monitor - Beak b/w Pet Wedding (1979)

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Artist(s): Monitor
Title: Beak b/w Pet Wedding
Format: 7"
Year: 1979
Label/Catalog: World Imitation L-6000

A post-punk/proto-industrial LAFMS band that existed from 1977-1982. Often collaborating/playing live with BOYD RICE in the early NON days, one notable show being NON / 45 GRAVE / MEAT PUPPETS / MONITOR at the Press Club in 1981 (of which there's a bootleg floating around somewhere). This 7" boasts a guest appearance from the man himself, BOYD RICE, on vocals and "pinwheel". Some pretty no wave action on these two quick cuts. Male and female vocals take the lead on each track respectively. They'd later release a full length, once again on their own World Imitation label along with the first MEAT PUPPETS 7", do a brief stint as THE TIKIS, a surf rock version of MONITOR, and then move on.

If the vinyl was any thinner this would have to be called a flexi disc. Incredibly flimsy, but the sound is still superb after all these years. Enjoy!

Dead Kennedys - Moral Majority (Live 1982)

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Artist(s): Dead Kennedys
Title: Moral Majority (London 4th July 1982)
Format: LP
Year: ???? (recorded 1982)
Label/Catalog: HC Live Classics HCLC-009 (bootleg)

This is one of the quietest records I have ever heard. Quiet in terms of surface noise. Granted the only place to worry about that is at the beginning and end of each side since this is a continous cut, but it is dead silent. HC Live Classics, while being a bootleg label, generally do a good job in the end. Only major notes with this one is you hear the crowd at the end of A7 (Moral Majority) continued at the beginning of B1 (The Man With The Dogs) which subsequently fades out and then the song starts. I tried to play around with it a bit to have it all at the end of A7 but it wasn't working out, and for the sake of accurate archiving I left it untouched. Here then, is nearly 40 minutes of the DEAD KENNEDYS. There are some parts of the set that were cut (probably Jello's banter) as you can hear the change in recording. Other than that this is a great sounding set from a time when they had a ridiculous amount of momentum. Easy Bay Ray is out of character and actually gets pretty sloppy from time to time, but it's more than understandable with how FAST some of these songs are played here. Overall a great performance from one of my all-time favourite bands.

T.S.O.L. - Anticop (2001)

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Artist(s): T.S.O.L.
Title: Anticop
Format: 7"
Year: 2001
Label/Catalog: Nitro 15837

The original members sans Todd Barnes, who died of a brain aneurysm in late 1999. Fairly different than their stuff from the early 80s, both musically and vocally (Jack Grisham's singing voice seems to get higher as he gets older). Like it or not, this is here, if only for the B-side ("White American"), though I personally didn't mind Disappear (the album "Anticop" is from), but they've unfortunately lost most of their appeal to me now.

The loudness war is in full effect here. This record is so incredibly hot that I could hear it coming out of my stylus alone at a near-comfortable level! Something is weird on "White American", it sounds like some bad inner-groove distortion on the left channel, but it comes and goes. I'll try for a better rip in the future, it's possible the vinyl is damaged (and it's on clear wax which makes it even harder to tell). A shame because "White American" doesn't appear anywhere else.

T.S.O.L. - Man And Machine b/w Peace Thru' Power (1990)

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Artist(s):  T.S.O.L.
Title: Man And Machine b/w Peace Thru' Power
Format: 7"
Year: 1990
Label/Catalog: Posh Boy PBS 24

An early version of "Peace Thru' Power" from their first studio session in 1981 with slightly different lyrics ("A lonely teenage daydream / of things I might just be", instead of "A lonely teenage daydream / of things I just might be", pretty substantial, hey?) and nearly identical music. "Man And Machine" is the same take that kicks off the Weathered Statues EP on Alternative Tentacles from 1982.

T.S.O.L. - 1980 Demo (1994)

 

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Artist(s): T.S.O.L.
Title: 1980 Demo
Format: 7"
Year: 1994
Label/Catalog: (bootleg)

The demo that got them signed to Posh Boy. Includes early versions of "80 Times", "Superficial Love", and "Silenty Majority" as well as the only studio recording of "You Don't Have To Die".  500 hand numbered copies, with this being #69. This is one of three records I got in early 2006 that were all numbered "69", which I always thought was a bit strange.

Sourced from a cassette (generation unknown) and pressed on some pretty thin vinyl, this record isn't bad considering. Tape hiss is present but it's nothing major and is to be expected. One major tick/pop manually removed near the end of "Silent Majority". All dropouts are from either the cassette copy or original tapes.

The semi-official write-up from Posh Boy: Dave Fergusson of London liked his cassette copy of the original T.S.O.L. demo recordings so much that he released an edition of 500 copies with a folded xerox picture sleeve; Posh Boy subsequently obtained the rights to the demo's from the band and added the 2 best recordings 80 Times and the never before released You Don't Have To Die to the German release of the Thoughts of Yestreday CD (Musical Tragedies/EFA). For reasons unknown, Nitro chose not to release these tracks on their own re-issue even though they were included in the purchase agreement.

D.O.A. - White Noise Tour (1980)

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Artist(s): D.O.A.
Title: White Noise Tour
Format: 7"
Year: 1980
Label/Catalog: Sudden Death (bootleg)

This record sounds like shit. The actual vinyl itself doesn't have much surface noise and the only major ticks/pops are at the end of "Let's Fuck" (which is incorrectly labeled as "Fuck U" on the back cover) and the beginning of "Fortunate Son", so the reason this sounds like shit is because a) it's a bootleg punk recording from 1980, and b) it's D.O.A. who never have been the greatest sounding or performing band live. Five songs recorded in Vancouver at some point in 1980. Though this has "1980 Sudden Death Release" written on the back cover, it is indeed a bootleg with blank labels and scratched out matrix numbers in the dead wax.

Includes a very early version of the track "D.O.A." which would later appear (in much improved form) on the apparent-term-coining Hardcore '81, and a CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL cover, of all things.

"Imported from the Great Canada Wastelanders" and, from what I recall, sold before/during/after their first US tour. I don't remember where I read that so I could be mistaken and as it's a bootleg, it definitely wasn't sold by the band.

Oh, and the bass is HUGE.

No Fun - At The Disco (1979)

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Artist(s): No Fun
Title: At The Disco
Format: 7"
Year: 1979
Label/Catalog: Werewolf T-Shirts WTSF 2

My least favourite of NO FUN's offerings. Their tracks on the Vancouver Complication take top spot, and the debut 7" (posted below) falls into second place. However, this is still a worthy 7" in the canon of early Vancouver punk. They also seem to be the reigning kings of long-as-fuck 7"s, this one clocking in at roughly fifteen minutes.

With this being a 33 year old punk record there's surprisingly little wrong with it. A bit of surface noise in the super-quiet parts (i.e. between tracks) and a couple ticks/pops near the end of "Cowtown".

"Oinksdedoinksdoink" music.

No Fun - No Fun (1978)

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Artist(s): No Fun
Title: No Fun
Format: 7"
Year: 1978
Label/Catalog: Werewolf T-Shirts WTSF 1

After TIM RAY's debut single in late 1977, this is the first Vancouver "punk" 7" of any note. The following month D.O.A. would release their Disco Sucks EP and the rest is more widely known history from there. Though not technically a "Vancouver band" (they were from Surrey?, can't recall right now), they played in the city enough to get them a spot on the infamous Vancouver Complication compilation that would come out the following year on Pinned Records. More info on NO FUN, TIM RAY/AV, D.O.A., the Vancouver Complication and early Vancouver punk in general here.

Another 34 year old Vancover punk record. Some stray ticks and pops throughout, most of the major ones were manually removed. The rest remained to preserve audio quality. There's still a potential to really spend a lot of time manually removing all of them, but I think most people will just be happy to have this classic gem. Plus, I bet you've never heard a sixteen-and-a-half minute 7" before, hey?

AV - AVEP (1978)

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Artist(s): AV
Title: AVEP
Format: 7"
Year: 1978
Label/Catalog: Quintessence QET 001

Though I prefer the version of ‘Dying in Brooklyn’ TIM RAY did with THE DRUTS (which appears on the CD reissue of the Vancouver Complication) this is an important document of early Vancouver punk/new wave and was the first release on Quintessence which later went on to release singles and EPs from D.O.A, POINTED STICKS, and SUBHUMANS (the Vancouver one, naturally), among others. Not to mention TIM RAY was, in his own right, an important figure in the late 70s/early 80s Vancouver scene and if you wanted to read up on him you can do so here.

This is a 34 year old punk record and the fact it's held up this well is nearly a miracle. There's a potential to clean up some of those stray ticks and pops but other than that, until I find a better copy or someone puts out a TIM RAY discography (desperately needed), this is as good as it's going to get. This is MUCH better than my previous rip done before the Jico SAS upgrade.

Actionauts - Hash Assassin b/w Vagabond (1983)

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Artist(s): Actionauts
Title: Hash Assassin b/w Vagabond
Format: 7"
Year: 1983
Label/Catalog: Zulu ULUZ 1

Early-mid 80s Vancouver punk/new wave and the first release on Zulu Records.

Man Is The Bastard / Agathocles - Throne of Apprehension / Provoked Behavior 7" (1994)

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Artist(s): Man Is The Bastard / Agathocles
Title:Throne of Apprehension / Provoked Behavior
Format: 7"
Year: 1994
Label/Catalog: Pessimiser / Theologian T-25

Only place to find the MITB tracks "From Behind Trees" and "Laos".

Various Artists - Revive Us Again (1993)

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Artist(s): Various Artists
Title: Revive Us Again: The Voices of Inspiration of a Machination World
Format: 7"
Year: 1993
Label/Catalog: Machination NATION 1

AGATHOCLES / MEDICINE MAN / RUPTURE / HIATUS / MAN IS THE BASTARD / EXCREMENT OF WAR / NATIONS ON FIRE

The only place you'll find the MITB tracks "Funeral for Cargo" and "Goodbye".

Iron Lung - Cancer b/w Life of Pain (2007)

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Artist(s): Iron Lung
Title: Cancer b/w Life of Pain
Format: 7"
Year: 2007
Label/Catalog: Iron Lung LUNGS-003

The last track on Sexless//No Sex backed with a BLACK FLAG cover.

Agoraphobic Nosebleed / The Endless Blockade (2009)

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Artist(s): Agoraphobic Nosebleed / The Endless Blockade
Title: Split
Format: 7"
Year: 2009
Label/Catalog: Relapse RSS1083

THE ENDLESS BLOCKADE offer up tracks from the Primitive sessions and AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED play more of the same. Mastered by Scott Hull (duh).

Mike Diana on the artwork: "Here is a sketch I did, was thinking a giant flying skull that has a face of manson with X carved in forhead. Its a giant skull so lots of people are in the mouth,nose hanging on, he is not eating them but saving people from the flames in the city below." 

*ripped prior to Jico SAS upgrade

Iron Lung / The Endless Blockade - Broadcast Negativity (2008)

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Artist(s): Iron Lung / The Endless Blockade
Title: Broadcast Negativity
Format: 12"
Year: 2008
Label/Catalog: Fuck Yoga FY17

Was supposed to be out in time for their 2007 European tour but got delayed, naturally. A live radio show set from each.

The songs on both sides are meant to be a continuous track as it's a live performance, however the master disc was created with gaps. To make this rip as seamless as possible I removed the gaps and everything now flows smoothly. No other post processing was performed.

The Endless Blockade / Warzone Womyn (2006)

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Artist(s): The Endless Blockade / Warzone Womyn
Title: Split
Format: 12"
Year: 2006
Label/Catalog: 625 Thrashcore 189

THE ENDLESS BLOCKADE re-recorded "Island" for this record (sans Kiyasu, plus King) after losing the original take (read about that here).

The Endless Blockade - Come Friendly Bombs (2006)

 

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Artist(s): The Endless Blockade
Title: Come Friendly Bombs
Format: 7"
Year: 2006
Label/Catalog: Dada Drumming DD29 / I Deal IDR003

The surviving pieces from the session that was to be Turn Illness Into A Weapon (details here). Second press from 2008 had different artwork.

*ripped prior to Jico SAS upgrade

The Endless Blockade - Demo (2005)

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Artist(s): The Endless Blockade
Title: Demo
Format: 7"
Year: 2005/2008
Label/Catalog: Fuck Yoga FY19

THE ENDLESS BLOCKADE's first demo tape from 2005 repressed on 7" in 2008 by Fuck Yoga. Recorded as a trio with Nolan alone on vocal duties and featuring Kiyasu on drums.

*ripped prior to Jico SAS upgrade

Hardcore Records in MoFi Sleeves

One guy and his records doing what he can to provide good quality rips of albums that generally get terrible quality rips. Eventually he may be joined by another guy or two with their records and their attempts at providing good quality rips of albums that generally get terrible quality rips.

I do this for myself, but I upload them for other people to enjoy. Nothing in print.