Copper and the Bloody Nose

why is that our fault?

It's also the fault of the nation of Ireland, because of the band's minitour in that country earlier this year.
Somebody's paying the band too generously and giving them opportunities to tour foreign countries which leads to a situation where I'm not able to see ´em.

But seriously, based on their touring schedule of the last few years, you have better chances to witness them live if you live in the UK or the states.

I'm also blaming the finnish gig organizers for being such pussies.

(yes, you can sense that this is written during a fit of bitterness)

Btw, here's an recent interview for anyone who cares:
http://www.monkeyclaus.org/?p=49

I am also interested in checking out Acid Mothers Temple. I heard them at a friend's/Inhuman's house and I thought they were really interesting.

HA! Well I'll be seeing their London show, FOR SURE.

AMT are pretty cool but they have like 10 million different releases, most collaborating with other bands. But for the most part, they do some cool noise with a bunch of psychadelic stuff.

In case that's an attempt to exasperate me, then you fail because my friends who've seen them a couple of times have been viciously doing that for a period of time already. I can cope with it.

But I strongly advise you to go and maybe get a couple of their albums, and speaking of which, I'm sure I own more circle albums than anyone else here.

i'm going to hazard a guess that i own more fushitsusha records than anyone here, although i doubt anyone is envious of that

my two pence:

mouthus - their slow globes LP is very good and grew on me a lot, if you can't find it then download it because it came out in a limited quantity

high rise - superb, like a spazzed out Band of Gypsys meets motorhead, get whatever records you can

comets on fire - these guys are similar to high rise in a way, although not so much motorhead more of a spaced out blue cheer, field recordings from the sun is a great record.

Charalambides - these guys are one of my favourite bands around at the moment, joy shapes is an easily obtainable and great record, most of their releases are very limited though. their siltbreeze releases from the 90s, market square, union and houston (out of print, and sometimes a little pricey) are quite different to the later stuff, more song based but excellent too. then there's all the side projects & solo stuff....

Bardo Pond - amanita, lapsed & on the ellipse are my 3 favourites, but they're a difficult band to go wrong with. big laughing jym isn't so good. make sure you see them live before you die.

roy montgomery - check out hash jar tempo, his super-group with bardo pond. i have a split 7" by him and the azusa plane which is really really wonderful too, i got it for about £1 on ebay. and temple IV is lovely album.

merzbow - rainbow electronics (the first one) is pretty much the best noise record i've ever heard, there's so much detail. it's probably quite difficult to find outside japan so soulseek might be the best option.

Redman - muddy waters is supposed to be the best redman album although i haven't heard it, he's a good rapper and everything, but the albums i've heard from him have been a bit patchy, but he's done some great tracks for sure.

the shadow ring - you can get their 7"s cheap on ebay, and they're all very good and weird. otherwise i'd recommend Hold On To I.D. or Lighthouse as they're very good and probably not impossible to track down. their last record I'm Some Songs was shit though.

Fushitsusha - get anything they put out up to the year 2000, avoid everything after that. PSF 50 "pathetique" is a good one to start with.


Yoshimi & Yuka - really nice and unique
The For Carnation - what porkmarras said
Kites - rubbish
God Is My Co-Pilot - rubbish
Chrome - half machine lip moves!
Archie Shepp - i've never really got the appeal with shepp
Third Eye Foundation - what pork said
Experimental Audio Research - from what i've listened to/seen live you aren't missing much
Tangerine Dream - Zeit, Alpha Centauri
Windy And Carl - instrospection, depths, conciousness, terrastock 6 live set too
the Incredible String Band - the hangman's beautiful daughter, layers of the onion.

Khanate - i don't get it with this band at all, i'd just say listen to early swans instead

I am way envious of that, i have a copy of the first double life album and its amazing. I would like to get some but the only store in Sydney who had them closed down and they cost $33 each on CD. Damn Australian dollar being worth so little!!

Really? I have heard good things about it. What's so bad about it?

You can get their quite easily. You can get them direct from the Swill Radio site although it seems to be down at the moment.

Can i also mention that E.A.R. had Eddie Prevost in their ranks and he is one to be revered?

the EAR record i have also has kevin shields on.

Iain, i'm some songs is just noodling inept keyboard improv. no songs, no lyrics and none of the music sounds like it was made by them banging things in a garden shed on a rainy day. anyway, 3 of their albums are out of print and tend to go for at least £25 on ebay

Yeah Kevin Shields.

At one point i'll up 'California Nocturne',wich has Kevin Shields,Eddie Prevost and Sonic Boom playing together.

Which ones are OOP may I ask?

i'm also envious of that!! in fact, i haven't downloaded any fushit albums since i want to get the ones that are in print and then download and burn everything that's not...might do it the other way around if i have enough disc space and when i get more cd-rs.

the new charalambides, a vintage burden, is very fucking awesome. i definitely like what i heard; tom and christina carter solo are pretty cool also (those i heard before charalam).

as for acid mothers temple, i say start with univers zen ou de zero a zero and then go from there. some albums are more quiet (minstrel in the galaxy) or louder/heavier (pretty much everything done as the cosmic inferno).

i'll give some insight on others later on when i have more time.

Thinking? Boy, you best get on that.

waxwork echos
city lights
put the music in its coffin


plus the LPs on swill radio are limited to 500 copies hundred i believe


get the 7"s if you can, mouth on mouse, tiny creatures and some of us/wallet of wasps are all superb

im not really interested in hearing in any new bands at the moment.

There literally are no places where I live to look for anything new, interesting or on vinyl. I only have fucking Best Buy and WalMart. And even in the city you cant find shit...

That type of predicament invariably leads to nihilism, or so I've heard.

heheh