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I was in Jackpot records in Portland a few weeks ago. They were blarin' some spooky garagey kinda stuff. I bought it. Golden Triangle "double jointer"..Its reverby, a little scary..and well, joyous and FUN at times. I dunno..good stuff, Another interesting thing about it is it needs "air" to sound right..Sounded GREAT in the record store..swirlin around amongst the bins and freeky people..It didnt sound all that hot on the car stereo..and I mean that in the GOOD sense..It's atmospheric..thus needing some atmosphere to sound really good..I like how it sounds from across the room at home on a jam-box..Thats my kinda stuff..I got a CD, but I bet the vinyl is super smokin'...also, evidently, there's a scene for this kinda music coming out of brooklyn,NY...my research shows me a bunch of freaky early 20's kids freekin out on some retro lo-fi surf sounds and some mighty dazzling outfits. I cant say I'm real hip to what's new these days, bein a 41 year old rock n' roll factory shmuck, but I try to keep my ear to the (under) ground and it appears to be rumbling right now. Good to hear the youngins playin' instruments and not record players..but hey, thats just me.
Picked up a vinyl copy of LIVE SKULL "Dusted" at House of Records in Eugene. another NY record, but from 1987..pretty much the ancestral roots of the aforementioned music..Dark, atmospheric..pulsing and disturbing. Not a whole lot of joy in these cuts,.They came out of the scene that gave us Lydia Lunch, Sonic Youth, and the Swans..Pretty dark..Personally I think its a classic.Thalia Zedek's vocals are freakin' amazing.
Last week I picked up some really good ska and dub reggae stuff. More on that another time. Enjoying supporting my local record stores.