And now ladies and gentlemen that you have been introduced to the Out Four and the ggrrrrrrreat Pickpockets,
let me please tell you about the famous split ep project of the center of France versus the south :
"Surf and Tiels*" , or more common : "Out Four contre Pickpockets" !!
This ep was made in 1997 just before the break of the two bands. The idea was to record some surf and garage tracks of each friends and to launch it on the market. But the technical productor (Lord Diabolik) forgot to tell about the fact the ep should only be edited at 100 copies ! (and numeroted !)
So once the thing done, what we have ? a record that went away in few days (weeks). Too sad.
But that's history, because today, bam ba baaaammmmm :
Here it is, in great lo-fi, like you all love, ain't you ? Out Four contre Pickpockets split ep
(Herecin 001) 1998
Face A
1 No Special time (Listen)
2 I'm gone to realize (listen)
3 Surf out n°1 (Listen)
(Face B)
1 La touche
2 Tijuana surf
3 Je sais
ps : as I already gave you the three songs of the Pickockets in a previous post (see "the demo"), I just post the A side, ok ?
As wrote in the comments with my friend Ryp of Twilight Zone, here is the (first ?) album by the Bambi Molesters, this fine surf garage band from Croatia. I must tell you now that this band was first introduced to me by a cool guy named Zdenko Franjic. We trade together a lot of things some years ago and he made me discover a great part of the yugoslav, Croatian, Cszekoslovak scene from the 60's to the 90's. Thanks to him.
Well, enough things have been said about the Bambi Molester, you could find some cool words in the Twilight zone blog, so I'll give you just the official infos on this CD :
Line up : Ladda Furla, bass Hrvoje Zaborac, drums Dinko Tomljanovic, Hagstrom guitar Dalibor Pavicic, guit., vocals
Tracklisting Play out of tune / Slusaj Najglasnije ! Zagreb, 1995
1 Wanganui 2 She's so soft inside 3 1000 songs 4 Idle moments 5 Her delta's blues 6 Good times (Nobody's Children) 7 Catatonya 8 Little beacch bunny (Usher/Christian) 8 Cradle snatcher 10 I can't believe it (Pere Ubu) 11 Charlie Brown Manson
ps : Zdenko also gave me at that time a compilation with many bands called "Bombardiranje New Yorka" (included : Satan Panonski, Messerschmitt, The Spoons, Losi Decki, Bamby Molesters, Zadruga...etc). The titles of the BM here are "Blackballed" and "Invasion of the reverb snatchers". I put the first one on mp3. (see the cover on Le blogd-hector) “Blackballed“
Enjoy all ! http://rapidshare.de/files/26489789/0007bm06.rar.html
...When we talk about surf music, and 90's surf music in particularly, some people forget to talk about a band which had represented a lot for some afficionados of the style in the mediterranean frontier at the beginning of the 90's.
I want to talk about the Pickpockets, this great band formed on the ashes of the Hawaï Men (two eps on Cinelux label), whose leader Franck Zwiller disbanded after two eps and an avorted album project. (no talking about an officious musical participation on the french promo of the great Tarantino's Pulp Fiction movie with their french adaptation of The Urge Overkil classic.) (!!)
A dozen of gigs, some tracks published on different comps (one on Animal Records), some papers (a great one with photo on “Le Club des années soixante") and the story was done.
Franck's gone ahead in a more anonymous and hilarous way (always deeper) in endorsing the Rat fink attitude (and cap) with his Lord Diabolik second identity.
Here again, he put a superb k7 demo that only few fans have kept an ear on, and after some shows (opening for a memorabilia special Ed Wood's night, with go go dancers and horror films in background), the only shape remaining was a very strange and very collector ep I have already talked about in my other blog. ("Le Vampire de Bryghton Pear", limited edition of 100 vinyl ep only, with poster).
Nota bene : The purpose of the Pickpocket's demo I propose here was originally to became a real album... but it never was. So it's not a polished product, nor a finished album, it's just a real kicking ass demo !! and it should have been too sad to let it take water on my cellar, so here it is, right from the cave.
Well, once said that, all I can say, is... was it a dream, was it the reality ?
All you have to do is to judge by yourself, right now with this premier track, and soon after in dowloading the entire thing. (17 tracks).
Les Pickpockets : Diabolikement vôtre (from demo)
**Enjoy a great band, a band which added humour with french hilarant words, in the tradition of Nino Ferrer and great dialogists like Michel Audiart (Franck was/is a fan), and the best of the surf/garage production.
Tracklisting Les Pickpockets demo (1996) :
1 Intro
2 Instru 1
3 Diabolikement vôtre
4 Instru 2
5 Ne nous fâchons pas
6 Katalunya
7 Instru 3
8 Ghostrider in the sky
9 ?
10 ?
11 Les Tontons flingueurs
12 Je veux ma photo en première page
13 Et si un jour tu dois partir...
14 Je sais
15 La Touche (Splinter/Tax)
16 Reste toi-même, seule (Urge Overkill)
17 Je cherche (Les Lutins)
"Nathaniel Mayer represents Detroits Raw street Doowoop vocal harmonies (leading his group the fabulous Twistlights) and as well he gives one a superb taste of early 1960's Detroit Soul that led to the sound known as the Motor-town sound shortened by Berry Gordy to be know as "Motown", the label and sound which changed the music industry in the early 60's. This CD features Nathaniel entire recorded works, twenty classic raw Deroit R&B/Soul treasures." (from the notes)
As I was first introduced to Nathaniel Mayer by Benny of french Larsen fanzine/label, I give you right now the link to his cool site where you could find an entire page (but in french) dedicated to this great forgotten man. (plus others, and many records to discover)
You must also buy to Benny this special issue of Larsen called Guide B Soul (in fact he edited 2 volumes) where many wild, rare and underrated soulmen are exhumed.
Listen to "From now on " (Fortune 1966, face B de "Village of love"):
The CD : Village of love Gold Dust Records (Italia, 1996) Tracklisting :
and the link to this incredible record : http://rapidshare.de/files/26110934/0006NM06.rar.html pw, as usal : wtai
Otherwise, ...when I first wrote this note on the blog, I didn't gave the file for the album, pretexting that it was long to transfering the k7 on numeric file. That explains the comments. But now it's done, so let's go ! No history, just a little anecdote : This great sampler of IRS was given to me by my late brother, Madgloo the great, when I was on the hospital, in 1982. (no no, nothing serious, thank you). Let me tell you it was the absolute alternative punk remedy ! Here it comes, in great uploading, right from the k7. ...Talking about this great comp, I ask if someone can upload some Alternative TV caus I just know this track ! ?
Fleshtones : Cold cold shoes Oingo boingo : Only a lad Skafish : Disgracing the family name Patrick D Martin : Computer datin' Squeeze : Backtrack Police : Fallout Wall of Voodo : Can't make love Payolas : Jukebox Chelsea : I'm on fire The Cramps : Uranium rock Alternative TV : Action time vision Fashion : Sodium penthatol negative
file : http://rapidshare.de/files/28871961/0009igh06.rar.html pw : wtai as usal
"Easily on my Top Ten list of long-out-of-print records that deserve a CD reissue. The title track is a slam-bangin' chunk of rock and funk that's pushed by a great session band including guitarist Jesse Carr and drummer Johnny Sandlin, and is easily Dogg's finest moment on record. But the rest of this is great too, ranging from the consumer nightmare "Synthetic World" to the paternity blues of "Mama's Baby, Daddy's Maybe." Plus, Dogg is a great singer, and his dizzying range gets a workout on these songs. Good luck finding a copy." (AMG, by John Dougan)
That's because I love this album that I put it today on action-time. This uploading is made from my own ancient french edition vinyl copy, (Disques Vogue), that implies some desagreements for all of you that are Hifi addicteds. But You"ll understand that at this point, that's not the principal. Caus all the music is here, and it's soooo great !
Listen to Redneck
ps : Thank you brother MadGloo for this one, I can't remember where you find it, but this was the big deal !
Tracklisting : 1. Total Destruction To Your Mind 2. Synthetic World 3. Dust Your Head Color Red 4. Redneck 5. If I Die Tomorrow (I've Lived Tonight) 6. I Was Born Blue 7. Sal-A-Faster 8. The World Beyond 9. These Are Not My People 10. Everything You'll Ever Need 11. The Baby Is Mine 12. Mama's Baby, Daddy's Maybe
Oh, yes, some links : one for the super bio and disco of Swamp Dogg on : brinkster.com (no covers, but you surely can find it elsewhere)
the second for a fun site listing all the worst album covers ever, (and two of Swamp Dogg) : rateyourmusic.com
and to finish, for the french readers, Hector wrote a cool paper in the zine “Here“, in the 90's which was a special Swamp Dogg. So if you're interested, I can perhaps propose a PDF file of this one.
Oh, yes, the file : http://rapidshare.de/files/25952042/0005swd06.rar.html pw, of course is wtai
And now ladies and gentlemen that you have been introduced to the Out Four and the ggrrrrrrreat Pickpockets,
