FURL TRACKS

Whisky David

2012-02-15T11:42:00.005-06:00

Wow. My new theme song. "Whisky" from '75 by the Whisky lovin' Whisky David. He sounds like a really drunk ZZ Top but funkier. Can't go wrong here...

Party, Party

Willie Mitchell

2012-02-14T23:57:00.005-06:00

Here's some happiness for your old man winter blues wherever you are. Cheer up, you're almost through it. Mr. Mitchell is here to save you. Willie unfortunately passed away recently, I've been listening to him- digging through the vast amount of grooves he blessed us with. I'm going to give you three of my favorites, and two are covers of unlikely tracks that he distinctly made his own. First is his cover of the Young Rascal's "Groovin'" from the album above. Most of you will recognize it immediately due to the fact it is one of the most seminal samples of all time used by the Wu. Next is the track "20-75" which is rich with style and Willie's signature touch. Lastly is a cover of Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love" that is infectious to say the least...

Gloria Walker & The Chevelles

2012-02-04T15:15:00.002-06:00

"You Hit the Spot Baby"- 1968

Willie Bobo

2012-02-03T00:11:00.005-06:00

"Fried Neckbones & Some Home Fries" -1966

Stitch

2012-01-30T14:13:00.004-06:00

Satan! If this doesn't make you want to lose it then most likely you're dead inside. Behold the power of Stitch bitches. From Sweden and from '82.
Devil's Deal

AKA

2012-01-29T21:10:00.007-06:00

Essential listen here furls. Indonesia's AKA wraps psychedelic, funk, prog and fuzz into their unique sound, here's their whole anthology Hard Beat released last year. Listen to "Do What You Like" below and check out the riff followed by funky ass break-beats. Some of the best shit I've heard in a long time. Thanks Mr. Wyld Chyld for this...
Hard Beat

Wu

2012-01-27T20:51:00.001-06:00

The best hiphop album of all time has to be, unequivocally, 36 Chambers.

The 2008 BET documentary “Wu-The story of Wu Tang Clan,” tells the story of the Wu, this is a real picture of who the Wu were and are now. I’d seen it a few years ago I think I actually watched it with Noah, and because there’s not much else out there about Wutang, I got it again just as a refresher.

I’m sure most people have seen this, but if you haven’t yet, check it out. There’s lots of old footage from videos and old interviews with most of the members. There’s also a good bit about ODB and his release from prison.

There is also a 2009 doc called “Dirty: The official ODB Documentary” which I’ve been searching for but as far as I can tell it’s not available. If anybody knows where I can find it, hit me up.

Tribe

2012-01-23T04:50:00.002-06:00

And now for something completely different.

Today we’re going to flip the script well away from the dark and depressing and move into the world of hiphop. First up is one of the greatest groups to come out of Manhattan, the Tribe Called Quest.

Michael Rapaport’s 2011 documentary “Beats Rhymes and Life: The travels of a Tribe called Quest” documents the beloved rappers tracing back their roots to the group and how the whole thing started.

It’s a dope retrospective that’s made with a sortof sober style that gives it a foundation as a serious film. The story of tribe is pretty well known, they all hooked up in the mid eighties dropping their first album in 1990 with four subsequent albums coming out over the decade. Nearly all of them I would consider classics now save for maybe the Love Movement. I remember in college I would have days where I’d put on the first 4 albums and listen to them back to back, all day long.

Now it’s nearly 30 years since their inception and Rapaport was right in his timing to make a focused documentary. It’s funny seeing them all grown up, until now the dudes from Tribe were always the scrawny kids with quick one line interviews in hiphop documentaries.

It’s a pretty interesting story, naturally there’s the beef with q-tip who’s kinda a bitch in my opinion, but whatever that’s what happens with most long running groups. Overall though, I’d say check this doc out if you’re a fan, it’s really fun to watch, if you’re anything like me you’ll be pretty well captivated by the nostalgia of it all, singing along with the tracks as they play in the background, remembering how much you were into that track or that album. Let us not forget that hiphop was actually really good music once, check it out for a refresher in what once was...

Black Metal

2012-01-20T21:44:00.001-06:00

Huh, well I guess that was a movie about black metal, but it wasn’t really. It was more so a movie about church burnings I guess. I don’t really care about church burnings. Arson is bad, sure, but I don’t see churches as much more than buildings, and if nobody's inside then, well, it’s not that big of a deal.

The movie features some prominent figures in Black Metal and gives a good foundation to understanding it as a misinterpreted type of music, or at least it clearly wasn’t Satanic. I don’t really know why the churches were burned, I guess it was a rejection of Christianity and cheers to rejecting it and making a statement.

It’s interesting how the media perpetuated the whole thing, creating this ‘brand’ as Eponymous puts it.

Unfortunately the movie doesn’t really get into the music at all, no live footage, no crazy shit on stage, there’s no real connection between the content of the music and the people. No explanation is really given to what the music is and where it comes from. I guess that’s what I was looking for and got a bunch of info about arson.

It’s all good though, kinda interesting but I would have really liked some more nuts and bolts so to speak. That and some on stage animal sacrifice. Then it’d been pretty damn good.

Although there is a suicide scene which looks pretty goddam real.

Thats all
-T

Krautrock

2012-01-18T04:52:00.002-06:00

Krautrock. That’s a hell of an name for a genre, but there it is. This Documentary by the BBC which aired a couple years ago traces this genre of bizarro German goodness over its ten or so year reign (1968-1977). The bands include Noid, Can, Faust, Amon Düül and most noteably Kraftwerk.

I’m not exactly sure what possessed me to get this I think I was researching Kraftwerk and came across it. It’s really interesting though as a lot of it’s taken from the perspective of post war Germany. There are some good interviews and some really rare really out-there concert clips. And, if you’re interested, there’s a great collection of Krautrock albums floating around out there which can shed further light onto the good, bad and ugly of what is Krautrock.

Ugly Things

2012-01-17T17:15:00.004-06:00

Hands down one of the best garage comps I've heard in a long time. This came out in '92 I believe, weird I never got a hold of it till recently. Ugly Things is all Aussie bands with a few familiar names such as The Master's Apprentices "Poor Boy" and the Lost Souls "This Life Of Mine," but every song on the comp hits. Listen loudly and enjoy ya louts...
I'm Your Witchdoctor

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats

2012-01-16T13:15:00.003-06:00

Finally posting some recent music, here's one of my favorite albums of 2011. Some nice original heavy doom/psych/garage/murder/occult/rock for your ears. These dudes are out of the UK, and kinda came out of nowhere. This is their sophomore release aptly titled Blood Lust, here's the track "Ritual Taste" below...
Horror Time

Strawberry Path

2012-01-16T12:33:00.004-06:00

Japanese psych furls Strawberry Path with "Woman Called Yellow Z" off When the Raven Has Come to the Earth from '71. Same dudes from Flied Egg but heavier and bluesy.
Yeah

The Golliwogs

2012-01-15T21:01:00.003-06:00

Great B-side to "Brown-Eyed Girl" called "You Better Be Careful" by the The Golliwogs from '65. Of course, it was The Golliwogs before it was Creedence Clearwater Revival. All you CCR haters should stop following my blog now please.
Right Here

Leslie West

2012-01-15T20:06:00.005-06:00

Hey y'all, finally back- fixed my pathetic, broken PC and have some goodies for all my people to hear. Thanks Teddy for your support and additions in the documentary realm, all those docs are great, my personal favorite is Decline Part 2. Funny shit. Keep it up my main furl, it's nice to have a partner in crime to make up for my inconsistent posting and sheer laziness. I return with this serious fuzz monster that I've been listening to non-stop, I'm sure you'll probably do the same. "Dream of Milk and Honey" is off '69's Mountain, an album that is sometimes credited as an Mountain album but is actually solo Leslie West and members of Mountain. Anyways, have a listen and it's nice to be back...
Here

Holy shit Anvil

2012-01-11T22:10:00.000-06:00

Alright, time for a real post.

Herro, everybody, I gotta start by apologizing for any typos b/c I'm typing today through a massive hangover, a late night full of Thai food, Bombay G+Ts, and lots of Tiger beer. Today it's time for a real movie, it's time for motherfuckin Anvil. The first two posts here were more or less historical documents, I posted them b/c they’re noteworthy or whatever. But Anvil, holy shit.

This is a movie you have to see. Have you heard of Anvil? Yes, no, maybe so? Shit I hadn’t, but after watching this flick I’m sure I’ll never forget them.

Anvil is a Canadian Metal band, they were popular in the eighties along with all the other bands featured in Decline part 2, they are in fact regarded as one of the original metal bands, having a major influence over the whole scene. The thing is, after a brief period in the spotlight, something didn’t work out and they quickly faded into obscurity.

But they have never stopped playing shows or recording albums. This movie, filmed in 2008 follows this ancient rock band on their final push to really become rock stars by recording their 13th album and touring Europe. You’ve gotta check it out, you'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll wish you'd have actually bought the DVD if you are a pirate.

One further note, Anvil's second label 'Hypnotic Records' was formed by the then-manager of the greatest band of all, Helix.

The Decline Part 2

2012-01-08T20:44:00.000-06:00

Dude. Two words, Hair Metal. Filmed from 1987 to 1988 Part 2 covers exactly that. Alice Cooper, Ozzy, Poison, Queensryche, Megadeath, Motorhead, and countless other bands I’ve never heard of, all blathering away about what it’s like to be a rockstar.

While I found Part 1 to be a badass account of a fuckoff crazy underground world, Part 2 is much less so. The interviews are a fantastic display of mouth diarrheaed jerkoffs spewing brainless garbage into the camera. Not to say I didn’t enjoy the movie immensely, it’s a fantastic account of a bygone era in music which produced, not one, but two reality TV stars and an American Idol host. And if that’s not enough it also produced some of the best and laughably worst rock and roll ever recorded. Check it out for your much needed dose of Hair.

A New Face on the Scene

2012-01-05T00:21:00.001-06:00

Hey everybody, my name’s Ted and I live in Vietnam. I’ve asked mister Furtracks himself if I could come onto this site and add a few things I’ve been into lately, and he's graciously excepted my offer.

I’m gonna switch things up though, over the next few weeks I’ll be putting up a series of posts referencing not tracks or albums I’ve come across but music documentaries I’ve dug up or ran into while trouncing around the internet realm.

There’ll be a bunch of different shit on here, so if one week’s not your style, check back the following and there may be something totally different.

One other thing is that I can’t put the files up for direct download as they’re too big. I can however suggest you check your friendly neighborhood torrent site where you can d/l nearly all that will be posted. And of course they’re mostly avail through legit means on iTunes or Amazon or however else ya’ll crazy kids are watching movies these days.

Today I’ll start off with the LA punk rock documentary “Decline of Western Civilization Part 1”

The first thing I dig about this flick is that it never made it to DVD so the copy I have was captured from a VHS tape giving it certain wobbly shitty street cred.

It was filmed from 1979 to 1980 in LA and features bands like Black Flag, the Circle Jerks, the Germs, and Fear, among others. I think it’s a pretty badass look into the world which was LA punk. No posers, no real agenda, just intimate interviews in people's shitty hovels and crappy kitchens. All paired with lots of furl-fuckin-tastic concert footage.

It shouldn’t be too hard to find online, I’m guessing nearly impossible to find otherwise. Let me know if you have troubles and I can help you out.

The Invincibles

2011-11-07T10:26:00.002-06:00

"My Heart Cries" 1965

Happy Halloween Furls!

2011-10-31T12:20:00.005-05:00

Here's a couple of my favorite Halloween themed tracks that are sure to make your Halloween even more furly. What's Halloween without Roky Erickson? Here's "I Walked With a Zombie" off The Evil One from '80...

Here's a great funky burner by Gene "Bowlegs" Miller titled "Frankenstein Walk" from '69...

This track is killer. Halloween or not. October Country with "My Girlfriend is a Witch" from '68...

Susan Cadogan

2011-10-26T15:06:00.003-05:00

"Do It Baby" 1975

Here

Apple-Glass Cyndrom

2011-10-24T15:34:00.003-05:00

Great heavy feel good psychedelia here my furls. This is their only 45 released, both sides are full of fuzz and organ which is probably why I love this so much. Here's both "Going Wrong" and "Someday" from '69...

Going Wrong

Someday

Pinnacle

2011-10-21T00:04:00.003-05:00

"Thumbscrew" 1974. Addicted to this.

Assassin

Astors

2011-10-20T23:46:00.004-05:00

"In the Twilight Zone" by the Astors. Stax Records, 1965

Here

The 8th Day

2011-10-17T12:54:00.003-05:00

Stone cold killer groove here. The 8th Day with "Cheba" from '73.

Here

The Coasters

2011-10-11T15:32:00.003-05:00

Doesn't get much better than The Coasters. Songs such as "Down in Mexico" and "Smokey Joe's Cafe" are among my favorites, here's "Bad Blood" from '61.

Yakety Yak

Nazareth

2011-10-10T17:08:00.004-05:00

"Razamanaz" from '73. Way before "Love Hurts." You know that song, in other words, these dudes used to rock hard in Scotland.

Son of a Bitch

The Ascots

2011-10-07T15:10:00.003-05:00

Smooth soul by The Ascots, "She's So Indifferent to Me Now" from '78.

Mr. Furlly

The Gurus

2011-10-05T16:17:00.006-05:00

Hey y'all I'm back after my long hiatus. Here's the rad track "Come Girl" by the Gurus from '66. This is very Monks-ish with some nice sitar work added in...

Here

Josefus

2011-05-17T14:44:00.006-05:00

Killer Texas bluesy psych. Whole album Dead Man from '69 below...
I Need A Woman

Greg Perry

2011-05-17T14:31:00.003-05:00

"Come On Down(Get Your Head Out Of The Clouds)"- 1975

Lulu Reed and Freddy King

2011-05-17T14:20:00.003-05:00

"You Can't Hide"- 1963

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

2011-05-17T14:10:00.003-05:00

"Midnight Moses"- 1972

Jerusalem

2011-04-26T12:29:00.004-05:00

"When The Wolf Sits"- 1972

Lazy Nickels

2011-04-26T12:12:00.004-05:00

"35 Design"- 1968

Image via Cloak and Dagger

Them

2011-04-26T11:55:00.003-05:00

Classic shit I just picked up on vinyl. Them with the Muddy cover "Baby Please Don't Go" from 1971.

Andwellas Dream

2011-04-26T11:51:00.002-05:00

"Sunday"- 1969

Apaslar

2011-04-26T11:20:00.003-05:00

"Gilgamis"- 1969

UFO

2011-04-19T23:29:00.003-05:00

"Rock Bottom" off Phenomenon from '74...

Image via Silt Fence

Black Merda

2011-04-12T12:11:00.003-05:00

"Prophet" -1970

Purple Image

2011-04-09T12:25:00.004-05:00

Whelp, prepare to get your mind blown. Purple Image's S/T release from '70 is a heavy psych/funk/soul crasher that defies all convention during the early 70's. Purple Image somehow combines the raw funk of Parliament, the distorted guitar of Jimi and the smooth harmony of the Stylistics into their one and only album. Here's the whole album below, but check out "Living In The Ghetto" if you're skeptical...

Why

Bubble Puppy

2011-04-08T16:25:00.003-05:00

Austin representin'! Classic Texas psych from Bubble Puppy, "Hot Smoke & Sasafrass" from 1968...

King Coleman

2011-04-08T16:08:00.005-05:00

The Jam. "Down In The Basement"

Jack Rabbit Slim

2011-04-08T14:52:00.001-05:00

"Long Time Dead"

Guest Mix: Southern Fried

2011-04-08T14:20:00.004-05:00

Big thanks to Jon Oda for this impressive mix of heavy psych treats. Highlights of Southern Fried include Iron Knowledge's "Show Stopper, Tommy James' killer "Midnight Train" and a rad cover of "Down By The River" by the Dutch Rhythm & Steel Show. It was a pleasure to listen to this, I suggest you do too. Send me more music anytime Jon, great work. Here's the playlist:

Patch of Grass - Jeff Cooper And The Stoned Wings
Showstopper - Iron Knowledge
Born Under A Bad Sign - Fear Itself
...Get Back - The Diedre Wilson Tabac
The Ultimate Prophecy - J.D. Blackfoot
Death's Finale - J.D. Blackfoot
Cycles - J.D. Blackfoot
Waiting To Be Born - J.D. Blackfoot
Midnight Train - Tommy James
Fire Ring - The Children
Down By the River - Dutch Rhythm & Steel Show
Motorcycle - King George Discovery
Get Your Mind Straight
Trilogy - Kak
Flower Pot - Load Stone
Bridge of Sighs - Robin Trower

Southern Fried

Shocking Blue

2011-03-26T13:02:00.002-05:00

Nothing obscure here, a killer track that's always looming in my rotation. Just in case you forgot here's Shocking Blue with "Love Buzz" from '69...

Merry Clayton

2011-03-26T12:49:00.002-05:00

She sang on the original, then she did her own version. "Gimme Shelter"- 1970

The Motions

2011-03-26T12:39:00.002-05:00

"Take The Fast Train"- 1968

Zior

2011-03-26T11:54:00.003-05:00

"Angel of the Highway" off Every Inch A Man from '72...

Selda

2011-03-21T11:46:00.004-05:00

Finally back after the madness of SXSW, here's the queen of Turkish psych Selda with "Ince Ince" off her S/T release from '76 reissued by Finders Keepers. Thanks to David for introducing me to this- great work my friend...

The French Church

2011-03-10T13:06:00.003-06:00

Little band out of Wisconsin with a fierce sound. With heavy distortion and fuzz, here's "Slapneck 1943" from '67...

Goliath

2011-03-10T12:50:00.003-06:00

Hot Rock & Thunder is the only release by this heavy prog band out of Kentucky in '72. Check out "Dead Drunk Screamin'"...

Al Wilson

2011-03-09T13:08:00.003-06:00

Psychedelic soul from '71...

The Wicked Lady

2011-03-09T12:45:00.004-06:00

Hells Angels fuzzy biker rock out of England from '69. "Run The Night" off The Axeman Cometh...

Isley Brothers

2011-03-03T23:33:00.003-06:00

Today Was A Good Day. The Isley Brothers with "Footsteps In The Dark" off Go For Your Guns from '77...

The Lost Souls

2011-03-02T15:19:00.005-06:00

"This Life Of Mine"- 1965

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Labi Siffre

2011-03-02T14:51:00.004-06:00

"Doctor Doctor"- 1975 off Happy...

Skip James

2011-02-23T15:24:00.003-06:00

"The Devil Got My Woman"- 1931

Grand Funk Railroad

2011-02-20T18:32:00.003-06:00

These dudes need no introduction, just a great jam by a great band. This is one of their overlooked favorites, "Nothing Is The Same" off Closer To Home from '70...

Flied Egg

2011-02-16T16:19:00.004-06:00

Rad Japan heavy prog "Rolling Down The Broadway" off Dr.Siegel's Fried Egg Shooting Machine from '71.

Crystal Stilts

2011-02-11T11:25:00.002-06:00

"Departure"- 2009

Wu-Tang

2011-02-10T19:18:00.004-06:00

"Winter Warz"- 1996

Caretakers of Deception

2011-02-10T18:31:00.003-06:00

Great garage psych romper from '67...

The World Ends

2011-02-08T14:06:00.008-06:00

More African Psych Funk coming your way again from the country of Nigeria, The World Ends: Afro Rock & Psychedelia In 1970s Nigeria developed by Soundway Records once again proves the vast amount of amazing music to come out of this west African country. The comp is 32 tracks of funky, fuzzy psych and afro-rock that gives the middle finger to convention. It's split into two parts which can be picked up below, here's a small taste by The Strangers titled "Onye Ije." This is a must have my furls...

Vol. 1
Vol. 2

Dirty Filthy Mud

2011-02-03T18:44:00.003-06:00

"Forest Of Black"- 1968

John Ussery

2011-02-01T16:51:00.005-06:00

"Low Rider"- 1973

Flash & The Memphis Casuals

2011-01-31T16:07:00.003-06:00

"Uptight Tonight"- 1966

Dramatics

2011-01-27T13:12:00.003-06:00

"The Devil Is Dope"- 1973

Image via Drinking The Swill Of Your Life

Ruth

2011-01-27T12:23:00.004-06:00

"Polaroid/Roman/Photo"- 1985

Doris and Kelley

2011-01-19T17:28:00.004-06:00

Another slice of soul bliss that has been lost in the abyss for years, the perfect psychedelic soul track "You Don't Have To Worry" by Doris and Kelley from '67. Big thanks to the unmatched, dedicated blog Derek's Daily 45 for unearthing this gem, the old lady and I have been listening to it incessantly. If anyone has any info on this 45, please let me know!

Earth and Fire

2011-01-19T16:59:00.004-06:00

Finally back online, been busy lately with work and whatnot, but now it's time for a little taste of heavy Dutch proggy goodness. Yes, that's right, Earth and Fire's '70 S/T debut. Think Shocking Blue but heavier with a prog twist. Rad! Wyld Chyld recommended the first track on the album "Wild and Exciting" which is very aptly titled. A titanic heavy riff with crazy prog changes and great vocals from lead singer Jerney Kaagman. I then soon discovered how good the whole album was and just had to post it, considering this all I've been listening to the last week. Here's "Wild and Exciting" for you to hear below, then the obvious next step is to download the rest of the album below that. Oh yeah, the album also includes nine bonus tracks! Enjoy...

Vivid Shady Land

4th Coming

2011-01-13T23:28:00.003-06:00

4th Coming, "The Dead Don't Die Alive"- 1970

Image via FFFFound

Green & Wood

2011-01-12T15:23:00.004-06:00

Another piece of slowly growing on me good shit, here's another underrated release from '09 by LA doom purists Green & Wood. If you take Pentagram, Witchcraft, and sprinkle in a little Melvins and Big Business you would come up with something close to Green & Wood. But even that doesn't really describe them thoroughly, there's also hints of psych and 70's prog arrangements that creep in from time to time. They're coming through Austin tonight, so I'm going downtown to tune in and probably trip out!
Enjoy...
War In The Sky

Psych Funk-Sa-Re-Ga!

2011-01-10T12:14:00.003-06:00

Another installment of international psych funk from the Stones Throw label, the same people that brought you Psych Funk 101 and Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas. But this time the compilation hails from the country of India, as my furl Wyld Chyld explains it: Think Bollywood hippie exploitation soundtracks mixed with freaky Ennio Morriccone style trippyness and balls out crazy dance music! With Fuzz guitar! Couldn't of said it better myself, thanks for having me check this out Wyld Chyld! These comps still remain to blow my mind, Psych Funk Sa-Re-Ga! is a collection from '70 to '83 that includes many tracks from Kalyanji Anandji and R.D. Burman, the two apparent top funky Indian cats of their time. Check out "Dharmatma Theme Music" and "Dance Music From Hare Rama Hare Krishna." Here's the full album, enjoy...
Mary Long

Vibrant Vietnam

2011-01-07T21:21:00.009-06:00

Hey yall, today we got a new furl in the mix, a guest post from Ted, and appropriately I'm putting up this insane mix of pre-war Vietnamese jams. The stuff ranges from traditional-ish, to garage-ish, to go-go dance-ish...it's weird, it's cool, it's Vietnam. The story behind the making of the mix (which was in no way me) is really dope, check out the story of digging for and dusting off these old crazy shits. Check out the story and the original album art (really cool) Here

Vibrant Vietnam

Junior Kimbrough And The Soul Blues Boys

2011-01-05T11:25:00.006-06:00

Another Fat Possum classic, this time from Junior Kimbrough. His debut All Night Long released '92 is a one of a kind Delta electric blues album, read up on him here. Enjoy...
Stay All Night

Big Barney

2011-01-04T16:00:00.003-06:00

"The Whole Thang"- 1972. Dennis Coffey on guitar. I can't believe I ate that whole thang!

Johnny Kidd & The Pirates

2010-12-30T16:07:00.002-06:00

"Shakin' All Over"-1960

Naam

2010-12-29T12:26:00.002-06:00

By far one of my favorite albums right now- Naam's S/T debut from '09. From their website:
...Disgusted by the lack of heavy, psychedelic rock and roll, We deliver our deafening sermon to bring a new dawn for all civilization. The vast seas cannot drown Us, the darkest caverns cannot conceal Us, We will conquer insurmountable foes. We are war, We are peace, We are time and space, We are infinite, We are Naam...
Black Ice

Shades of Black Lightning

2010-12-27T12:52:00.006-06:00

"Yesterday's Dream"- 1968

2010-12-24T14:05:00.003-06:00

Paul Martin, "The Last Remains Of Our Love" - 1967

Image via Silt Fence

Kool Keith

2010-12-22T02:51:00.006-06:00

Christmas has came early, I forgot I had this mix of Kool Keith tracks that I made a couple years back- so I'm now giving it to you. A perfect soundtrack to your holiday season equipped with the best Matthew has to offer. Kool Keith has made around roughly 36 albums, and 16 are represented on this mix. As most of you know KK has went under many different aliases over the span of his career, changing between the mostly three styles of Dr. Dooom, Dr. Octagon and Kool Keith. Some of you may have never heard The Cenobites before, the album Keith and The Godfather Don made shortly after the Ultramagnetic MC's disbanded- it's really good. Dr. Octagonecologyst and Sex Style are easily my favorite albums, but throughout his extensive catalog lies some off the wall and great shit, especially his early work. Now you can be both naughty and nice this Christmas just like the two sides of Kool Keith. Ho, Ho, Ho Bitches and enjoy:

Sex Style- Kool Keith Sex Style
Drugs- Kool Keith Spankmaster
Lost in Space- Kool Keith Black Elvis/Lost in Space
Earth People- Dr. Octagon Dr. Octagonecologyst
Kool Keith Housing Things Ultramagnetic MC's Critical Beatdown
I Run Rap-Dr. Dooom First Come First Served
Souped Up- Masters Of Illusion Kutmasta Kurt Presents Masters Of Illusion
So Bad- Analog Brothers Pimp To Eat
Lex Lugor- Kool Keith & Godfather Don The Cenobites
Break U Off- Kool Keith Diesel Truckers
Blue Flowers- Dr. Octagon Dr. Octagonecologyst
Bionic Fuse- Mr. Nogatco Nogatco Rd.
Apartment 223- Dr. Dooom First Come First Served
Keep It Real... Represent What?- Kool Keith Sex Style
Diamond District- Kool Keith Project Polaroid
Watch Me Now- Ultramagnetic MC's Critical Beatdown
Halfsharkalligatorhalfman- Dr. Octagon Dr. Octagonecologyst
Do Not Disturb- Dr. Dooom Dr. Dooom 2
Kick A Dope Verse- Kool Keith & Godfather Don (feat. Bobbito) The Cenobites
I'm Seein' Robots- Kool Keith Black Elvis/Lost in Space
Diamonds- Kool Keith Matthew
Aliens- Dr. Octagon The Return Of Dr. Octagon
Talk To The Romans- Kool Keith Project Polaroid
Welfare Love- Dr. Dooom First Come First Served
Get Off My Elevator- Kool Keith Sex Style

My Nuts

The Testors

2010-12-21T22:25:00.003-06:00

"Let's Get Zoed Out"- 1976

2010-12-20T15:37:00.002-06:00

I'm finally back, and of course I brought some heat. Lou Johnson with "The Beat" off With You In Mind from '71. Sheeeiittt...

Mikey's Furl Tracks Mix

2010-12-07T16:16:00.006-06:00

Just got a present in the mail from my main man Mikey who always brings the heat, three mixes of obscure soul, punk and garage. I love getting music in the mail- it was like Christmas morning today, a bunch of new shit to play with. Here's the mix he made especially for the blog, a killer mix of old punk/garage with bands such as Silver Chalice, Death and the Afrika Korps. This is why trading mixes is the best, I've never heard San Diego's The Penetrators before, and the track "Warlord" is a fucking rad rocking, gritty jam and probably my favorite on the mix. Man, when I come across bands like this I think: Holy shit how have I never heard this before? And: I've been living without this in my rotation for how long? Pure inspiration to always keep diggin', always new stuff out there to find. Thanks again Mikey, expect something in the mail here eventually- good luck with the new gig and enjoy the crib. All right, time to crack open a Tecate and get down to this...

Livin' Downtown- The A.D.'s
Jailbait Janet- Afrika Korps
Scam- Corpse Grinders
Politicians In My Eyes- Death
Fallout Shelter- Dennis Most and the Instigators
Talking In My Sleep- The Discreet Doll Band
Cry Real Tears- Gizmos
I'm Sure We're Gonna Make It- Ivy Green
Screwed Up- Menace
Warlord- Penetrators
Wasted- Silver Chalice
Hit and Run- Satanic Rites

Oh yeah, I just couldn't resist- It was the best Halloween costume of the year, way better than our "ZZ Topless."
Furl

Harry Nilsson

2010-12-06T22:07:00.004-06:00

Party time. "Jump Into The Fire" off Nilsson Schmilsson from '71.

Down By The River

2010-12-02T10:35:00.005-06:00

While we're on the topic of covers, I've had this instrumental "Captain Purple Rides Again" by Round Trip Ticket for a while now, its a smooth fuzzy jam:

I then recently realized this is an instrumental remake of the Neil Young cover "Down By The River" by Purple Snow. "Captain Purple Rides Again" makes sense now, as this is one bad-ass cover, a dark soul burner with a completely different edge than the original Neil Young version. The haunting chorus, unique singing and funk beat equals one of the best covers I've heard in a long time...

Big Bird

2010-12-01T11:17:00.004-06:00

Eddie Floyd's Stax classic "Big Bird" from '68 is a overlooked gem within Eddie's and even Stax's extensive collection. Floyd wrote this song in a London airport while waiting to return to the States for Otis Redding's funeral in late '67. The driving beat and passion within "Big Bird" has been covered and sampled a number of times, and not to say I'm a huge fan of covers, I just can't get enough of that driving beat originally played by Booker T. Jones. So over the years I've dug up a collection of the artists who did the song justice, but first here's the original if you've never heard it:

Here's a great cover by Rosetta Hightower, the powerful ex-lead singer of one of Philly's finest girl groups The Orlons from the early 60s. She recorded this after moving to England, it has more of a rock, somewhat Temptations psychedelic sound to it. Check it...

Next is a funky sloppy instrumental cover by The Presidents titled "Which Way" from the early 70s. Good shit here, these D.C. furls do it right but not too tight...

Last but not least is Tav Falco's Panther Burns with "Gentleman in Black" off their album Disappearing Angels from '96. Of course this in one of their later albums, they use the "Big Bird" riff for this dark, slow rockabilly track. Tav Falco is responsible for helping artists such as Charlie Feathers, Jesse Mae Hemphill and R.L. Burnside into the spotlight. Check them out if you haven't already...

Trifle

2010-11-30T13:49:00.004-06:00

Here's a couple of tracks off Trifle's album First Meeting from '71. Such as the case of many obscure early 70s prog albums, usually one or two tracks really stand out while the rest tend to be in my opinion unlistenable or toil within other genres of music such as folk and soft jazz. But occasionally everything comes together and a monster of a track is born, like "New Religion" with it's long drawn out organ intro that transitions into a killer chill riff. I'm also throwing in "Devil Comin'" which contains a nice psych groove...

Riders Of The Mark

2010-11-23T12:33:00.002-06:00

Once in a great while I'll come along something that really blows my mind, this is one of those times. Here's the obscure mental song "The Electronic Insides & Metal Complexion That Make Up Herr Doktor Krieg" by Riders of the Mark from '67. Insane fuzz psych at its finest, I'm also throwing in the b-side "Gotta Find Somebody" that is way tamer but good nonetheless. This is their one and only 45, wow...

Psychedelic Aliens

2010-11-22T19:54:00.004-06:00

African psych just released on Academy Records by the Psychedelic Aliens. Been waiting a while for Psycho African Beat to drop, and it was well worth the wait. They only recorded eight tracks in their short existence in '71 and they're all on this LP, I don't say this much, but if you were going to buy an album it should be this one for obvious reasons. And it sounds really good on vinyl...
We're Laughing

Solomon Burke/Melvin Bliss

2010-11-18T11:39:00.007-06:00

Soul music has recently lost two innovators and performers, Solomon Burke and Melvin Bliss. Burke is easily one of the best soul singers of all time, especially within tracks such as "Home In Your Heart" which is one of my favorites from the big fella...

Melvin Bliss was responsible for dropping one of the best break beats ever, and of course just plain killer track, 1973's "Synthetic Substitution." This track has been sampled by countless hip-hop artists such as Wu-Tang, Ultramagnetic MC's, De La Soul and Public Enemy. Rest easy gentlemen, you will be missed...

Japanese Garage Compilation

2010-11-17T10:48:00.003-06:00

Amazing collection of 60s beat from Japan released in 2000. GS I Love You: Japanese Garage Bands of the '60s features bands such as The Spiders who I posted way back, The Outcasts and The Cougars. Swing West has a funny cover of Aurthur Brown's "Fire" also. If you like 60s garage/beat, this is essential...
You Gat A Call Me

The Glass House

2010-11-16T09:47:00.004-06:00

A great soul cut off Thanks I Needed That by The Glass House titled "I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore" from '72. The Glass House is mostly known for their jam "Crumbs Off the Table" off their debut Inside The Glass House released in '69. These are very overlooked albums, and this track ranks up there for me when it comes to early 70s soul such as William Bell, The Stylistics, The Delfonics, The Dramatics and Willie Hutch. Enjoy...

Bobbie Gentry

2010-11-12T23:52:00.003-06:00

Drop my line down a crawdad hole...Do him in with a scaly bark

The Leaving Trains

2010-11-10T21:26:00.004-06:00

Just picked up The Leaving Train's third album Fuck on vinyl which is a great album, but probably not as good as their second Kill Tunes from '86. Way more punk than their first release Well Down Blue Highway in '84, this album could be described as Gun Club meets Circle Jerks circa mid 80s. The Leaving Trains had a revolving line-up throughout their history but was formed by the cross-dressing crazy-ass front man Falling James Moreland who I'm sure you've heard of. I'll save the research for you. This album also has a couple good morbid ballads if you're into that kind of thing with "Warning Track" and "Kinette," but tracks such as "A Drunker Version of You" and their Saints' cover "Private Affair" make the album. Here's a feeler "Cigarette Model" below along with the full album, it's hard to understand why this band didn't blow-up back in the 80s...

Falling

Crunk Junk Vol. 7

2010-11-09T21:35:00.003-06:00

Thought I was done servin'? Shheeeiitt... Vol. 7 is here and worse than ever, but you know I mean that in the best way possible. More leaks from Gucci and OJ including the banger "32 & Brick Squad" which is up there with "Half A Brick." Some real funny shit also, such as "Monopoly" and my favorite "Twitter That" cause you know real gangstas don't twitter. Have fun with this one and play real loud in the kitchen...

In My Car (Tha Puff Bus)- Wiz Khalifa feat. Juicy J
Meet Me In The Tunnel- Mo Pain
Weirdo- Gucci Mane
Hit Dat Hoe- Diamond
Front Door Swagin- Mace ft Ray Vicks, Calliope Var
Big Money Talk- Lil Chuckee Feat Tity Boi
Twitter That- Slim Dunkin ft. Gucci Mane
Monopoly- Jon Geezy
Cocaine Ft. Yo Gotti- Twista
Pouring Up- Eldorado Red, Bambino Gold & Fat Boi Grizzy
Loud- OJ Da Juiceman
Gross- Gucci Mane
Papercuts- Mystikal & Lil Wayne
You Know What It Is- Gucci Mane & Waka Flocka
32 & Brick Squad- Oj Da Juiceman
Mrs. Green- Killa Kyleon
Gangsta Hop- Waka Flocka
Trick or Treat (It's Halloween)- Ray Vicks

Waka Flocka Flame!

Happy Birthday Furl Tracks!

2010-11-05T17:46:00.007-05:00

Happy first birthday Furl Tracks! I say you've had a pretty good first year of existence, besides your complete lack of respect for authority and sometimes snail-paced download speeds. You were born a rebel which I believe adds to your lore, that and of course the copious amounts of free music you dish out. All in all you've had a good run giving the gift of music to a wide array of audiophiles around the world. I know, sometimes your originality lacks, but that's probably due to the constant neglect you've endured which is not your fault. There, there, don't be sad- this is a happy day, I'm sure you'll have many more years of filling your audience's lofty earholes ahead of you. Now go eat your cake...

Magic Sam

2010-11-04T10:40:00.004-05:00

Hands down one of the best Chicago blues albums West Side Soul by Magic Sam from '67. Easily considered just as talented as the likes of Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, Magic Sam tragically died just two short years after the release of this album of a heart attack. Sam's distinct sound is best represented in the tracks "All Your Love" with his high voice and unique chords along with his remake of "Sweet Home Chicago." Electric soul here folks, this album was reissued last year, it's a great listen on vinyl if you pick it up...
I Wanna Boogie

Songs The Cramps Taught Us Vol. 3

2010-11-03T21:53:00.004-05:00

Nat Couty - Woodpecker Rock
Macy Skipper - Bop Pills
The Blues Rockers - Calling All Cows
Mac Rebennack - Storm Warning
Larry Phillipson - Bitter Feelings
Terry Dunavan - Earthquake Boogie
The Sonics - He's Waiting
The Fanatics - I Will Not Be Lonely
The Instrumentals - Chop Suey Rock
Dell Raney - Can Your Hossie Do The Dog
The Shades - Strollin' After Dark
Jackie Lee Cochran - Georgia Lee Brown
Lonnie Allen - You'll Never Change Me
Jerry Warren - Rompin'
Kai-Ray - I Want Some Of That
Junior Thompson - How Come You Do Me?
The Rhythm Rockers - Madness
Warren Smith - Uranium Rock
Kit & The Outlaws - Don't Tread On Me
The Flower Children - Miniskirt Blues
The Standells - Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White
Dave Day - Blue Moon Baby
Shorty Long - Devil With The Blue Dress On
Ronnie Dawson - Rockin' Bones
Mel Robbins - Save It
Jimmy Lloyd - I Got A Rocket In My Pocket
Charlie Feathers - One Hand Loose
The Fendermen - Mule Skinner Blues
Paul Revere & The Raiders - Hungry
The Embers - I Walked All Night
The Bostweeds - Faster Pussycat Kill Kill

Vol. 3