Are You Sleepy - The Gerbils

The Gerbils was an American indie rock band that formed in Ruston, Louisiana in 1992 and disbanded in 2006. Part of the Elephant Six Collective, the band released two albums and toured nationwide during their tenure. The band consisted of Scott Spillane, John D'Azzo and Will Westbrook, college roommates in Ruston, LA. Along with sometimes-cellist Penny Burbank, they released a couple singles on a variety of record labels from 1996-1998 before recording

#indie #indie rock #lo-fi #elephant 6 #nmh

Hit and Run - Jack Ruby

There is more than one artist with this name: 1. Jack Ruby was a short-lived proto-No Wave band from New York featuring George Scott of the James Chance & the Contortions fame. “Seven years ago, a guy named Gary Reese wrote me and said he was friends with the late Contortions bass player George Scott, and that he could probably help me out with some information on the mythic band Jack Ruby. Up until that point, nobody knew of any surviving recordings by this unit.

#garage punk #noise #no wave #punk rock #noise rock

Electronic Panorama: Utrecht - Various Artists

Warning! Deleting this artist may remove other artists and scrobbles from your library - please handle this with caution! Note: You can view albums tagged as 'Various Artists' in your library here. The term Various Artists is used in the recording industry to designate releases featuring contributions from multiple performers. It commonly appears on compilation albums or collaborative recordings where no single artist attribution applies. On digital platforms such as Last.

Mono stereo - Fred Bigot

Fred Bigot's early "Panasonic meets rockabilly" sides have been compiled and sequenced in such a way that you can’t help but think that you’re listening to a 21th century version of KLF's "Chill Out" except the country and Elvis references have been deleted and changed to things you people wouldn't believe like the sounds of attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion and C-beams that glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate. You know, shit like you’d read about in a Samuel Delany book or something.

Christmas Island / Meth Teeth Split 7" - Christmas Island

Hailing from sunny San Diego, California, Christmas Island's music is happy and poppy on the surface, yet there is a dark undercurrent to their brand of lo-fi pop punk. Simultaneously joyous and almost twee while secretly depressed and deeply disturbed. Citing Tronics, Urinals, Television Personalities, the Clean, Versatile Newts and The Fall as influences, Christmas Island are Beach Boys style pop by way of the late 70's- early 80's UK DIY scene.