Wednesday, June 10, 2009

80s Wednesdays #4

This is OMD's 3rd, and most successful, album. It seems to be their best effort according to critics... and this remastered version has 7 bonus tracks included.

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Architecture & Morality

Year: 1981
Bitrate: ~224 MP3
Download: Uploading.com

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Circulatory System Leak

OK. So its been about 8 years... and the 2nd Circulatory System album is coming out in August! But, this is the leak, which isn't supposed to be the final mix. They say they didn't make the final mix until after this leak came out, and this version sounds muddy by comparison. Whatever, still a treasure to find-

Circulatory System - Signal Morning
Year: 2009
Bitrate: 320 MP3
Download:
Part 1
Part 2

Monday, June 08, 2009

A good Smile bootleg

I just came across this great bootleg of The Beach Boy's "Smile." It's a complete reconstruction of what it would've sounded like using the old bootleg tapes. It's based off of Brian Wilson's finished version that he released in 2004, so it flows together well and listens like a real album. It's also in stereo. Here's what the creator says:
"Brian Wilson's 2004 arrangement of SMiLE as performed by the Beach Boys back in the day. In glorious STEREO, just like it says on the cover. We decided to do it the way we imagined which necessitated edits, manipulation, speed tempo and pitch correction, etc. Despite killing all the sacred cows it sounds mighty fine to us."

<- Click this picture of the inside to see how they reconstructed each song... I've been listening to Brian Wilson's 2004 release lately, so this is a real treat :) The first "part" of this download has the 17-track album; the 2nd part has bonus tracks and the album artwork.

The Beach Boys - Smile ["Purple Chick" Bootleg]

Year: 1967???
Bitrate: ~256VBR MP3
Download:
Part 1
Part 2

Listen: The Beach Boys - Heroes and Villains [Purple Chick bootleg]
thank god for what cd.

Friday, June 05, 2009

Hallelujah EP

The Hallelujah EP is a 7-song release featuring some original mixes and some remixes by Paul Oakenfold...

The Happy Mondays - Hallelujah EP

Year: 1989
Bitrate: 192 MP3
Download: Uploading.com
Listen: The Happy Mondays - Hallelujah [Club Mix]

Going to NYC

I'm leaving for New York City now. If anyone has a cool show or event that they are going to tomorrow in the city, drop me a message here, or tweet @ me. www.twitter.com/georgedelarge

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Uploading.com

Uploading.com seems to be functioning well again as of yesterday, I hope it stays this way

80s Wednesdays #3

If you downloaded last week's New Order album, this is the one that follows it...
From Wiki:
"Low-Life is the third studio album of the English rock band New Order. Released in May 1985, Low-Life is considered to be amongst New Order's strongest work, displaying the moment in which the band completed its transformation from post-punk hold overs to dance rock pioneers. The album shows New Order's increased incorporation of synthesizers and samplers, while still preserving the rock aspects of their earlier work."

New Order - Low-Life
Year: 1985
Bitrate: 192 MP3
Download: Uploading.com
Hear it:New Order - The Perfect Kiss


Also you might as well hear this... the new single from Mirror Kisses, "Love On U."
Mirror Kisses - Love On U [WORLDWIDE MIX]

www.myspace.com/mirrorkisses

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Late Music

The full-length album, The Late Music, was born out of a small message hidden in the liner notes of The Olivia Tremor Control's Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle, requesting that people submit recordings of dream descriptions to the band. The album consisted of seven untitled pieces incorporating the submissions with different other ambient sounds and musical fragments.

Black Swan Network - The Late Music

Year: 1997
Bitrate: 224 MP3
Download: Uploading.com



This is, in fact, some weird shit... and will be the last Elephant 6 stuff I post for a while.

More Elephant 6 from the golden era...

"The Frosted Ambassador started out in 1977 in the group Chronicle Ape And The New Sound. A disappointing solo career in the early 80's prompted his retirement from music and relocation to Belgium to study toast. The master cassette of this unreleased album was found buried under a goose (Freedom Goose) by an American serviceman living overseas, who accidentally sent the tape home to his family in Georgia in place of an intended audio letter (coincidentally concerning the quality of crispy bread in Europe). This tape eventually resurfaced in 1995 in a shoe suspended over a colonial wig in a Georgia thrift store."

The Frosted Ambassador - S/T

Year: 1999
Bitrate: ~224VBR MP3
Download: Uploading.com

Friday, May 29, 2009

Jumping Fences

The Olivia Tremor Control - Jumping Fences EP
Year: 1997
Bitrate: ~256VBR MP3
Download: Uploading.com

1. Jumping Fences
2. Optical Atlas
3. Language of Stationary Travelers
4. Green Typewriters (Outer Themes And Explorations)

another rare music download

Dream Sequences

This album was released in 1996 along with OTC's debut LP, Dusk at Cubist Castle, and is meant to be played at the same time as Dusk to create a quadraphonic sound. This album sells for $32 used on Amazon, just because it's so hard to find. Keep in mind this really wasn't intended to be listened to by itself, and it's very minimal. You requested:

The Olivia Tremor Control - Explanation II: Instrumental Themes and Dream Sequences

Year: 1996
Bitrate: 192 MP3
Download: Uploading.com

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

80s Wednesdays #2

I almost forgot!

New Order - Power Corruption and Lies [2008 Collector's Edition]
Year: 1983
Download:
Disc 1
Disc 2