hors d'oeuvres, anyone?

You've never heard of The Hors D'oeuvres? Well, neither have I. I was shopping at Square Records in Akron a few years ago and saw a few copies of this peculiar single for sale. The shoppe owner informed me someone had asked if he could sell some deadstock of this peculiar 7" that had been sitting in his home for decades. The owner obliged and I bought one, as I can't say no the weirdness.

The "songs" sound a bit like Pere Ubu and Devo spit in each other's faces and recorded the events, so don't expect anything "traditional". The a-side is The Marvin in Outer Space and the b-side is I'm Turning into a Fly. Expect weird, in case you didn't get the subtext, and enjoy!

shake down

I know, I know, I'm really slow. Life happens, right? So here's a little post, just a "version" of one of my favorite tracks from the early 2000s that hasn't gotten a reissue despite it being hinted as coming several times over the last few years. This is the Morgan Geist Version of The Rapture's House of Jealous Lovers. As much as I love the original version, I was on a mission to hunt down an original 12" with this version. So enjoy this for right now and I'll be back this weekend or early next week at the latest. And thanks for your patience. Enjoy.

in advance of June 7th, why not an early present?

If you know me, you know whose birthday it is this Friday. It'll be three years since his passing. I'm still working on my book, of which he plays a major role, and I'm hoping to have a rough assembly done by the end of this month or early into July. Needless to say, his music is very important to me.

A year ago, a group of collectors named the Coco Bros assembled and mastered a compilation of mostly excellent quality unreleased tracks. They didn't end up sharing it widely because the bootleg community had been under threat by the estate of the artist I'm talking about today. In that year, nothing major has happened in the bootlegging community, and since all of these tracks were circulating before and are only collected in here to facilitate an introduction to this material, they gave me permission to share it. These are the MP3s, though a lossless version if also available.

To reiterate my point from the last paragraph, none of these tracks are exclusives. If you're already a die-hard fan, you've probably heard all of them. If not, I'm sure you'll find plenty to explore. Let me know if you have any questions. Enjoy.