Black Cat Music - October November

1. The Bridal Veil

2. The Suicide Party

3. Stay West

4. Heart of Chrome

5. Down Pretty Low

6. The Jet Trash

7. In the Lights

8. The Clouds of Glass

9. Thirteen Foot Waves

10. The French Exit

11. Kiss Until Kiss

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Quest for Fire - S/t

1. Bison Eyes

2. Strange Waves

3. The Hawk That Hunts The Walking

4. I've Been Trying To Leave

5. You Are Always Loved

6. Next To The Fire

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Kid Dakota-So Pretty

1. Crossin' Fingers

2. Smokestack

3. Bathroom

4. So Pretty

5. Summer Cold

6. Pairin' Off

7. Coalminer

8. The Overcoat

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Godheadsilo- Skyward in Triumph

The formula is simple, a bass player and a drummer, that's it. Possibly the original "power duo" (Lightning Bolt, Black Cobra), Godheadsilo place a special emphasis on the heavy. This shit will rip your nuts off.

tracklist

1. Echo Challenge
2. Booby Trap
3. Chuckanut Overdrive
4. Just Friends
5. Guardians of The Threshold
6. Dan vs. Time
7. Buttress of Solitude
8. French Loan
9. Skyward in Triumph

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Flower Travellin' Band - Satori

1. Satori Part 1

2. Satori Part 2

3. Satori Part 3

4. Satori Part 4

5. Satori Part 5

6. Map

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Mammoth Grinder - Rage and Ruin

1. Two More Classes Until Blackout Weekend
2. Iron pigs
3. Voice of rage and Ruin
4. Digging Holes
5. Shitting glitter
6. Dead Rednecks
7. God is Stuck in a Black Hole
8. Curse Breeder Bottom Feeder

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Husker Du- New Day Rising

A milestone of american hardcore punk. Clearly a starting point of anything "pop-punk", but don't let that dreaded moniker fool you into thinking this is some watered down Green Day fare. While this record certainly contains the pure melodicism of their later work, it does so without sacrificing any of the relentless ferocity of their early records. The best album of their careers and one of the best albums of the decade.

tracklist

1. New Day Rising
2. Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill
3. I Apologize
4. Folk Lore
5. If I Told You
6. Celebrated Summer
7. Perfect Example
8. Terms of Psychic Warfare
9. 59 Times The Pain
10. Powerline
11. Books About Ufo's
12. I Don't Know What Your're Talking About
13. How To Skin A Cat
14. Watcha Drinking
15. Plans I Make

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Ludicra- The Tenant

Best metal album of 2010, thus far. highly recommended

tracklist

1. Stagnant Pond
2. A Larger Silence
3. In Stable
4. The Undercaste
5. Clean White Void
6. Truth Won't Set You Free
7. The Tenant

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Loscil- Endless Falls

Latest from Kranky mainstay Loscil, ambient dubby chill. Last track features a vocal piece by Dan Bejar

1. Endless Falls
2. Estuarine
3. Shallow Water Blackout
4. Dub For Cascadia
5. Fern and Robin
6. Lake Orchard
7. Showers of Ink
8. The Making of Grief Point

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Supersilent- 9

Seems like you can't visit any of the major Norwegian electronic free jazz blog these days without hearing about the latest from Supersilent.

tracklist

1. 9.1
2. 9.2
3. 9.3
4. 9.4

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Supersilent- 9

Spacemen3- Recurring

The last album. By this point the relationship between Pierce and Kember was so frayed that they clouldn't enter the studio together. As a result this is two albums, with each artist taking up a side. The result is a surprisingly solid album that deserves more attention, and of special interest to either fans of Spectrum, E.A.R or Spiritualized

tracklist

1. Big City
2. Why Couldn't I see
3. I Love You
4. Just to See You Smile
5. Set Me Free/I Got the Key
6. When Tomorrow Hits
7. Feel So Sad
8. Hypnotized
9. Sometimes
10. Feelin' Just Fine (Head Full of Shit)
11. Billy Whiz/ Blue pt. 1

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Loop- Gilded Eternity

often considered an early forerunner to shoegaze due to their buried vocals and wall of guitar sound, Loop played some of the most druggy kraut inspired riff heavy space psych ever recorded. Phenomenal!

tracklist

1. Vapour
2. Afterglow
3. The Nail Will Burn
4. Blood
5. Breathe Into Me
6. From Centre To Wave
7. Be Here Now
8. Shot With a Diamond
9. The Nail Will Burn (Burn Out)
10. Arc-Lite (Sonar)

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Pale Saints- Comforts of Madness

Best "shoegaze" album ever. period.

tracklist

1. Way the World Is
2. You Tear the World In Two
3. Sea of Sound
4. True COming Dream
5. Little Hammer
6. Insubstantial
7. A Deep Sleep For Steven
8. Language of Flowers
9. Fell From the Sun
10. Sight of You
11. Time Thief

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Amon Duul II- Yeti

Amon Duul II were on the outer fringes of the already outer fringe scene of late 60's early 70's german experimental rock (aka krautrock). This is some of the most out there druggy free-kraut-improv-psych ever recorded. I'm guessing these people were on some shit that gets you in touch with some other shit, if you know what i'm saying. Makes King Crimson sound like Stars of The Lid.

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sparklehorse- It's a Wonderful Life

RIP Mark Linkous

tracklist

1. It's a Wonderful Life
2. Gold Day
3. Piano Fire
4. Sea of Teeth
5. Apple Bed
6. King of Nails
7. Eyepennies
8. Dog Door
9. More Yellow Birds
10. Little Fat Baby
11. Devil's New
12. Comfort Me
13. Babies on the Sun

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Striborg- Autumnal Melancholy

Aptly dubbed "The Black-Metal Jandek", Striborg has spent much of the last decade self-recording his own albums from his seclusion deep in the Tasmanian forests. The songs alternate between burzumic atmospheric pieces, and worded fair typically consisting of home recorded drums and guitar and his signature high pitched croak. AmateurishIy recorded with a seemingly early Mountain Goats inspired buzz covering everything. Imangine Gollum singing misanthropic dirges from deep under his mountain, disturbing stuff indeed. Extremely fucked-up brilliance.

tracklist

1. The Scrying Mirror
2. The Void and Cloudless Sky
3. As a Hermit Hiding in the Trance of Night
4. In Opressive Silence
5. The Manifestation of Black Residual Energy
6. Autumnal Melancholy
7. Meandering in Sorrow
8. Transfiguration of Terror

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Bruce Springsteen- Nebraska

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White Hills- s/t

tracklist

1. Dead
2. Counting Sevens
3. Three Quarters
4. Let the Right One In
5. We Will Rise
6. Glacial
7. Polvere di Stelle

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High On Fire- Snakes For The Divine

tracklist

1. Snakes for the Divine
2. Frost Hammer
3. Bastard Samurai
4. Ghost Neck
5. The Path
6. Fire, Flood, and Plague
7. How Dark We Pray
8. Holy Flames of The Fire Spitter

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Swell Maps- Jane From Occupied Europe

The least typical post-punk band.

tracklist

1. Robot Factory
2. Let's Buy a Bridge
3. Border Country
4. Cake Shop Girl
5. Helicopter Spies
6. Big Maz in the Desert From the Trolley
7. Big Empty Field
8. Mining Villages
9. Collision With a Frogman .Vs. The Mangrove Delta Plan
10. Secret Island
11. Whatever Happens Next. . .
12. Blenheim Shots
13. A Raincoat's Room
14. The Stairs Are Like an Avalanche (Bonus Track)
15. New York (Bonus Track)

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Faust- IV

Faust, particularly the mighty "IV", took the electronic experimentation of their krautrock peers like Cluster and Kraftwerk and added a certain WTF!! that made them a major influence on some of avant-garde rocks least compromising acts like Swell Maps, Pere Ubu, Dead C and Sonic Youth, bands that would influence many others in turn. A true musical Landmark

tracklist

1. Krautrock
2. The Sad Skinhead
3. Jennifer
4. Just a Second (Starts Like That!)
5. Picnic on a Frozen River, Deuxieme Tableux
6. Giddy Smile
7. Lauft...Heisst Das Es Lauft Oder Es Kommt Bald...Lauft
8. It's a bit of a Pain

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Titan- A raining Sun of Light & Love for You....

An albums worth of blistering heavy space psych. A sac ripping riff fest of epic proportion. Makes me forget why I'm not supposed to lounge around on soft pillows, smoking opium 24-7.

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Sunn 0)))- Flight of the Behemoth

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Bunkur- Bludgeon

Extremely ummm..... primitive

tracklist

1. Bludgeon

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Bloody Panda- Summon

Best Doom record of 2009

tracklist

1. Gold
2. Pusher
3. Saccades I
4. Saccades II
5. Miserere
6. Grey
7. Hashira

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Moss- Cthonic Rites

Slower than a continental Plate, and just as heavy, vocals that would give Khanate the creeps, not for the faint of heart. Hail, doom!

tracklist

1. Crypts of Somnamblunce
2. The Gate

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Leviathan/ Xasthur Split

Xasthur:

1. The Eerie Bliss And Torture (of Solitude)

2. Keeper of Sharpened Blades (And Ominous Fates)

3. Conjuration of Terror

4. Instrunental

Leviathan:

5. Unfailing Fall into Naught

6. The Remotest Cipher (Beside the Last Breath Banished)

Two grown men screaming like girls about loneliness and shit. Still way better than 99% of the stuff out there.

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Year of No Light- Nord

Year of No Light are a post-metal band from where else? France. These guys definitely wear their influences on their sleeves, as it were. When you first listen to it you'll be convinced it's Isis (albeit with some Neurosis and a touch of converge thrown in. a couple nods to Jesu perhaps) In this case, that is definitely a good thing. This album full of incredible builds, super heavy dirge riffs, and impassioned vocal workouts blended flawlessly with neurosis like ambience, and soaring guitar melodies. And all of it done at such a high level of skill that "Nord" Clearly stands toe-to-toe with the best work it's predecessors have done. A new album is long overdue

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Labradford- Mi Media Naranja

Seminal release from kranky records. It's easy to see why bands like Godspeed You Black Emperor and Deerhunter/Atlas Sound were so keen on having the label release their records.

tracklist

1. S
2. G
3. WR
4. C
5. I
6. V
7. P

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Trashcan Sinatras- Cake

The most criminally overlooked album in the history of british guitar pop. Trashcan Sinatras weave intricate tapestries of infectious guitar pop, it's the type of album you can listen to for years and still find new things. Wether your mood be one of celebration or reflection, you'll find this album more than up to the task. You'll be hard pressed to find something as sweet yet filling as "Cake" (yes, I went there!) Not to be missed!!!

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Eyehategod- Take as Needed for Pain

Remember when you would go to your grandma's on holidays, and she would play that old-timey southern sludge rock. Well, I don't. I guess your grandma is just cooler than mine.

tracklist

1. Blank
2. Sister Fucker, Pt. 1
3. Shoplift
4. White Nigger
5. 30$ Bag
6. Disturbance
7. Take as Needed for Pain
8. Sister Fucker, Pt. 2
9. Crimes Against Skin
10. Kill Your Boss
11. Who Gave Her the Roses
12. Laugh It Off

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Oranssi Pazazu- Muukalainen Puhuu

The problem end of year lists is there are so many albums released during any given year that one can only give a very small percentage of them a fair listen. I just found this slice of finnish prog black metal that came out last year, and it is a piece of unmatched goodness, totally epic blackened space prog. I mean what else would you expect from a black metal album with an astronaut on the cover and a band logo shaped like a bird?! 2009 album of the year!!!

tracklist

1. Korppi
2. Danjon Nolla
3. Kangastus 1968
4. Suuri Pää Taivaasta
5. Myöhempien Aikojen Pyhien Teatterin Rukoilijasirkka
6. Dub Kuolleen Porton Muistolle
7. Muukalainen Puhuu
8. Kerettiläinen Vuohi

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Citay- Dream Get Together

Ezra Feinberg(Piano Magic) and Tim Green(Fucking Champs, Earthless, Weakling) aka Citay have crafted a highly infectious, poppy, neo-psych album that absolutely fucking shreds!! Easy album of the year Contender.

traclklist

1. Careful With That Hat
2. Return From Silence
3. Dream Get Together
4. Secret Breakfast
5. Mirror Kisses
6. Hunter
7. Fortunate Sun
8. Tugboat

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Citizens Arrest - A Light in the Darkness

1. Serve And Protect

2. In the Distance

3. Fortress

4. A Light in the Darkness

5. Woodstock

6. Without Peace

7. Death Threat

8. I Won't Allow

If you like catchy, fun, good time music don't download this. If you enjoy screaming "DEATH THREAT" at the top of your lungs: Do. Props to whatever blog i downloaded this from.

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Bohren and Der Club of Gore- Midnight Black Earth

"horror jazz". Late rainy night back alley saxophone balladry. Completely chill and yet completely chilling. Highly recommended!!

tracklist

1. Midnight Black Earth
2. Crimson Ways
3. Maximum Black
4. Vigilante Crusade
5. Dsestroying Angels
6. Grave Wisdom
7. Constant Fear
8. Skeletal Remains
9. The Art of Coffins

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Black Mayonnaise- Ttssattsr

Do you like good music?

If your answer to the previous question is no, then I have a rare treat for you. This saucer of pure audio diarrea would sound something like a cross between Godflesh, Sunn0))) and Hawkwind, if those bands consisted entirely of autistic eight-year olds on heroin. Home recorded Lo-fi retard space-sludge with cave man vocals possibly recorded in an actual cave. I would kill to see this guy land a spot on "american-idol". Afterthought: The lyrical content is probably "ttssattr!" not "aargghh!"

tracklist

1. Ttssattsr
2. Delirium
3. Narcotic Fog
4. Floating Body I
5. Spherics
6. Floating Body II
7. Struck by Lightning
8. Graveyard
9. Ttssattsr

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Neanderthal - Fighting Music 7"

I am a Matt Domino and Eric Wood fanboy. I can't stop listening to the new Bastard Noise and Low Threat Profile albums.

1. Crawl

2. Neuter

3. Brain Tourniquet

4. Mind Eraser

5. Kill, Eat and Breed

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Tortoise- Millions Now Living Will Never Die (import)

Tracklist

1. Djed
2. Glass Museum
3. A Survey
4. The Taut and Tame
5. Dear Grandma and Grandpa
6. Along the Banks of Rivers
7. Gamera (bonus)
8. Goriri (bonus)
9. Restless Waters (bonus)

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Burn -s/t ep

1. Shall Be Judged

2. Godhead

3. Drown

4. Out of Time

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Earth- 2

The album that started it all. Dylan Carson sold Kurt Cobain the shotgun, and made distortion cool

tracklist

1. Seven Angels
2. Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine
3. Like Gold and Faceted

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Codeine- Frigid Stars

Alongside bands like Low, Bedhead, and American Analog Set, The Aptly named Codeine were part of the "slowcore" scene of the mid 90's. Codeine play extremely slow tempo guitar rock, try to imagine doom metal without the metal and replace the doom with reflective resignation and you have codeine. Perfect mood music for staying in on a rainy day such as this.

tracklist

1. D
2. Gravel Bed
3. Pick Up Song
4. New Year's
5. Second Chance
6. Cave-in
7. Cigarette Machine
8. Old Things
9. 3 Angels
10. Pea

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Oxbow- Fuckfest

A thank you to the good folks at Hydrahead for reissuing this brutal slab of naked terror

tracklist

1. Curse
2. 30 Miles
3. The Valley
4. Bull's Eye
5. Yoke
6. Hunger

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Four Tet- There Is Love In You

Time to relax a little

Tracklist

1. Angel Echoes
2. Love Cry
3. Circling
4. Pablo's Heart
5. Sing
6. This Unfolds
7. Reversing
8. Plastic People
9. She Just Likes To Fight

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Harvey Milk- Harvey Milk

The "lost" first album, which was, I believe, recovered recently while the band was looking under the couch cushions for beer money.

tracklist:

1. Blueberry Dookie
2. Plastic Eggs
3. Merlin is Magic
4. Dating Pressures
5. My Father's Life's Work
6. Probolcok
7. Smile
8. Jim's Polish
9. F.S.T.P.
10. Anthem

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Deathspell Omega- Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice

This slab of intellegent, progressive, technically masterful black metal demonstrates why France has the hot hand right now

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This Heat- Deceit

Best post-anything album ever! Avant-garde as hell and still punk as fuck!

Tracklist

1. Sleep
2. Paper Hats
3. Triumph
4. S.P.Q.R
5. Cenotaph
6. Shrinkwrap
7. Radio Prague
8. Makeshift Swahili
9. Indepence
10. New Kind Of Water

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Jesus Lizard- Liar

"Wellll fuuck this raaaaaaaiin!!!"

Tracklist

1. Boilermaker
2 Gladiator
3. The Art Of Self-Defense
4. Slave Ship
5. Puss
6. Whirl
7. Rope
8. Perk
9. Zachariah
10. Dancing Naked Ladies

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Ancestors- Of Sound Mind

Another excellent release from the fine folks at TeePee records. when making a prog/pshych record it's easy to be too self indulgent. Ancestors, get it right on this release, with plenty of heavy riffs and driving solos blended perfectly with subtle atmospherics and keyboards. Did I mention heavy? One of 2009's best.

tracklist

1. From Nothing
2. Mother Animal
3. Not The Last Return
4. Bounty Of Age
5. A Friend
6. The Trial
7. Challenging
8. The Ambrose Law

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Discharge- Hear Nothing See Nothing Say nothing

essential!

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Weakling- Dead as Dreams

San Francisco metal legends Weakling released one album, "Dead as Dreams", never toured, and broke up. Reportedly two years in the making, "Dead as Dreams" melds black metal, post rock, ambience, and noise into seamless song suites that are epic masterpieces. One of the best metal albums of all time.

Tracklist
1. Cut Their Brain And Place Fire Therein
2. Dead As Dreams
3. This Entire Fucking Battlefield
4. No One Can Be Called As A Man While He'll Die
5. Disasters In The Sun

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