Back From The Dead Vol.5 - 60s Nuggets

  Semanas después del descubrimiento anterior, el profesor Imhotep seguía convencido de que el yacimiento arqueológico ocultaba algo mucho más importante que un puñado de cámaras funerarias. Mientras exploraba un pasadizo parcialmente derrumbado, la Expedición Arqueológica Estación Zombie descubrió una gigantesca puerta de piedra que había permanecido sellada durante siglos.

  Cuando por fin consiguieron abrirla, el equipo entró en una inmensa cámara cuyas paredes estaban cubiertas por estanterías excavadas directamente en la roca. Pero, en lugar de papiros o estatuas milenarias, cada nicho albergaba pequeñas cajas perfectamente numeradas, cada una de ellas con un single de 45 revoluciones conservado en un estado impecable. Aquello parecía un gigantesco archivo musical, organizado con un cuidado casi obsesivo por algún misterioso coleccionista de un pasado remoto.

  Los Laboratorios de Restauración Sonora de Estación Zombie devolvieron muy pronto aquellos discos a la vida. Sus surcos escondían nuevas descargas de garage, beat, rhythm & blues y psicodelia, grabadas entre 1964 y 1970 por grupos que apenas llegaron a publicar unos pocos singles antes de desaparecer para siempre.

  Cada nuevo disco recuperado conduce a la misma e increíble conclusión...

bajo las arenas del desierto...

no descansan los faraones.

  Descansan las raíces más salvajes del rock'n'roll.

Trashlist:
01- The Avengers - Be A Caveman (1965)
02- The Five Canadians - Never Alone (1966)
03- Bruthers - Bad Way To Go (1966)
04- Ranger Sounds - Ricordami (1966)
05- The Bold - Gotta Get Some (1966)
06- Zakary Thaks - Green Crystal Ties (1968)
07- The Intruders Five – Ain't Comin' Back (1966)
08- The Sabers - Skinny Minny (1967)
09- Thee Sixpence - My Flash on You (1966)
10- Strange Movies - (I Can) Feel It Coming (1970)
11- Castaways - Ain't Gonna Cheat On Me (1966)
12- The Inn-Sect - Let Me Tell You About The Things I Need (1967)
13- The Rockin' Ramrods - She Lied (1964)
14- Edges of Wisdom - The Past (1966)
15- State Of Mind - Move (1966)
16- The Blox - Hangin' Out (1967)
17- Sloths - Makin' Love (1965)
18- Los Hitters - Delicuente (1966)
19- Unrelated Segments - Story Of My life (1967)
20- Rupert's People - Dream On My Mind (1967)
21- The Spats - She Done Moved (1966)
22- Them - But It's Alright (1968)
23- Los Vikings - Fuera de atracción (1968)

Resurrected By Imhotep

Sesiones Marcianas #18 JAZZMANIA!

  Mucho antes de que el rock'n'roll revolucionara la música popular ya existía un universo musical rebosante de energía, ritmo y libertad. En los clubes, salones de baile y emisoras de radio de los años treinta y cuarenta, el jazz, el swing y los primeros sonidos del rhythm & blues marcaban el pulso de una generación que vivía al compás de las grandes orquestas y los pequeños combos.

  Esta nueva Sesión Marciana reúne veintiuna grabaciones realizadas entre 1934 y 1950 que conservan intacta toda la vitalidad de aquella época extraordinaria. Voces irresistibles, secciones de viento deslumbrantes, ritmos contagiosos y una mezcla única de elegancia y exuberancia convierten cada interpretación en una pequeña explosión de talento e imaginación. Desde el swing refinado de Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw y Charlie Barnet hasta el desbordante sentido del espectáculo de Cab Calloway, Louis Prima, Woody Herman y Roy Eldridge, el recorrido también se adentra en el hot jazz, el jump blues, los primeros pasos del rhythm & blues y una deliciosa colección de curiosidades del pop de la época.

  Una sesión que demuestra que, mucho antes de la llegada del rock'n'roll, el espíritu rebelde, el gusto por el espectáculo y la fuerza rítmica que acabarían transformando la música popular ya estaban ahí.

                      Maxine Sullivan

 

                             Artie Shaw And His Orchestra

     Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra

Tracklist:
1. Maxine Sullivan: If I Had A Ribbon Bow (1940)
2. Duke Ellington / Joya Sherrill: I'm Beginning To See The Light (1944)
3. Charlie Barnet / Mary Ann Mc Call: Wanderin' Blues (1940)
4. Artie Shaw / Pauline Byrne: Don't Fall Asleep (1940)
5. Charlie Barnet: Murder At Peyton Hall (1941)
6. Artie Shaw: Special Delivery Stomp" (1940)
7. Alvino Rey & The Four King Sisters: Tiger Rag (1940)
8. Louis Prima & Wingy Manone: House Rent Party Day (1934)
9. Stuff Smith & The Onyx Club Boys: Old Joe's Hittin' The Jug (1936)
10. Woody Herman: Caldonia (1945)
11. Lucky Millinder: Who Said Shorty Wasn't Coming Back (1950)
12. Woody Herman: Who Dat Up Dere? (1942)
13. Roy Eldridge: All The Cats Join In (1946)
14. Charlie Barnet: Redskin Rhumba (1945)
15. Charlie Barnet: Ogoun Badagris (Voodoo War God) (1939)
16. Chu Berry & His Stompy Stevedors: Maelstrom (1937)
17. Cab Calloway: Jive ( Page One Of The Hepster's Dictionary ) (1938)
18. The Three Peppers: Serenade In The Night (1937)
19. Hot Lips Page Band: Harlem Rhumbain' The Blues (1940)
20. Bob Crosby: The Big Noise From Winnetka (1939)
21. Woody Herman: The Golden Wedding (1940)

Curated by Pere Milta

FantasticRetroSounds #17 Endless Summer Vol.2 - Motor Surf Special (Lost 60s Surf & Hot Rod Rock)

  Antes de que acabe el verano, aquí os ofrezco la segunda parte de Endless Summer, una mezcla de surf rock y temática hot rod, vocal e instrumental.A destacar varios temas de Gary Usher en sus diversas agrupaciones, un compositor y músico de sesión dedicado de lleno a estos estilos.

  Esto es Estación Zombie y estás escuchando FantasticRetroSounds. ¡A disfrutarlo!

Tracklist:
01 The Glaciers - Aspen (1964)
02 The Glaciers - Pole Jump (1964)
03 The Dave Myers Effect - Checkered Flag (1964)
04 Gary Usher - The Beetle
05 Gary Usher (The Sunsets) - Playmate Of The Year
06 ("Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" trailer) Alberto Combo - The Green Monster
07 Gary Usher (The Pyramids) - Midnight Run
08 Gary Usher (The Pyramids) - Custom Caravan
09 Manuel & The Renegades - Rev-Up
10 Homer Denison Jr. - Chickie Run (1959)
11 Gregory Dee & The Avanties - Olds-Mo-William (1964)
12 The Orlons - Surfin' (1963)
13 The Squires - BaTmoBILE
14 Gary Usher (Dave Myers & His Surftones) - Gear!
15 Gary Usher (The Super Stocks) - This Bike Of Mine (previously unreleased)
16 The Tornados - Ridin' The Wind
17 The Go Go's - The Wild One
18 The Road Runners - Road Runnah
19 Duane Eddy And The Rebelettes - Your Baby's Gone Surfin' (1965)
20 The Society - Nicotine Fit (1964)
21 4 Hairy Policemen - For Hairy Policemen
22 Ellie Gee & The Jets - Red Corvette (1963)
23 The King Pins - Rod Hot Rod (1964)
24 The Munsters - Ride The Midnight Special (1964)
25 Tom & Jerry - Surfin' Around The Clock (1963)
26 Jan & Dean - Fun, Fun, Fun
27 The Beach Boys - Drive-In (1964¿)

Selected by Rafa "Igor" Murillo

Cheap and Nasty #4 Lost Punk Rock Hits 77-82

 

  After three volumes digging through the outer edges of punk, Cheap and Nasty returns with another collection of songs that never set out to conquer the charts, but were determined to leave a scar on everyone who heard them.

  Between 1977 and 1982, punk had long since ceased to be a purely British phenomenon. Its shockwave had spread across the globe, giving rise to distinctive local scenes and hundreds of small independent labels releasing records on shoestring budgets, fuelled by attitude and absolutely no intention of asking for permission.

  This fourth volume brings together some of those lost gems. From the savage blast of Pure Hell, one of the very first African American punk bands, to the raw fury of Raped, The Panik and V2 in the United Kingdom; through the uncompromising intensity of The Ex in the Netherlands, the Australian underground represented by X and The Suicide Squad, the explosive sounds of Japan courtesy of Mirrors and Flesh, and a handful of American bands that kept punk's roughest, most streetwise spirit alive.

  As with every Lost Punk Rock Hits collection, immediate anthems, infectious melodies and razor-sharp guitars sit alongside bands that managed to record only one or two singles before vanishing forever. Some would eventually achieve cult status, while others remained forgotten for decades, but they all shared the same urgency and the same irresistible need to make noise.

  The session closes with a fascinating historical curiosity: the teenage Beastie Boys, long before becoming one of the most influential groups in hip hop, reminding us that punk has always been a meeting place for musicians determined to break every rule.

  Twenty-seven songs rescued from the darkest corners of the international underground.

  Because the greatest Lost Punk Rock Hits are still waiting to be discovered.

Trashlist:
01. Pure Hell - Noise Adicción (1978, USA)
02. Raped - Escalator Hater (1977, UK)
O3. The Panik - Modern Politics (1977, UK)
04. The Sick Things - Street Kids (1977, UK)
05. The Sods - Plaything (1979, UK)
06. The Features - Drab City (1978, UK)
07. V2 - Nothing To Do (1978, UK)
08. Acme Sewage Co. - I Can See You (1977, UK)
09. Mirrors - Out Of Order (1979, Japón)
10. Lost Kids - Radden Dig (1979, Dinamarca)
11. The Ex - Sucking Pig (1980, Holanda)
12. The Suicide Squad - I Hate School (1979, Australia)
13. The Undead - A Life Of Our Own (USA, 1982)
14. Modern Warfare - Delivered (1980, USA)
15. Ice 9 - Out, Out, Out (1979, USA)
16. Vains - The Loser (1980, USA)
17. Symptoms - Be on top (1980, USA)
18. Chronics - Test Tube Baby (1978, USA)
19. The NY Ravers - Violent Due To Environment (1981, USA)
20. The Twenty Seven - Catastrophe (1979, USA)
21. Rubber City Rebels - Such A Fool (1977, USA)
22. Rocks - You're So Boring (1978, Australia)
23. X - Hate City (1978, Australia)
24. Flesh - おきまりの午後 (1979, Japón)
25. Beastie Boys - Egg Raid On Mojo (1982, USA)
26. Ground Zero - Living In Tandem (1982, Pittsburgh, USA)
27. Ground Zero - Prima Donna (1980, Boston, USA)

Unearthed by Tony Rivers

Sesiones Marcianas #17 FREAKMANIA!

  La señal marciana vuelve a atravesar el espacio con una nueva transmisión cargada de electricidad, fuzz y actitud. Esta vez el destino es el territorio donde el garage rock comenzó a mutar hacia algo más salvaje, más psicodélico y, en muchos casos, precursor directo del punk que estallaría pocos años después.

  Freakmanía! reúne una colección de himnos nacidos entre la segunda mitad de los años sesenta y los primeros setenta, cuando cientos de bandas empezaron a romper las reglas del rock tradicional. Guitarras abrasivas, órganos hipnóticos, voces desafiantes y canciones que parecían llegar desde un universo paralelo donde la imaginación pesaba más que la técnica.

  A lo largo del recorrido aparecen auténticos clásicos del underground como The Third Bardo, The Seeds, The Music Machine, Kenny & The Kasuals, The Moving Sidewalks o The Deviants, acompañados por grupos de culto como The Outcasts, Unrelated Segments, The Ugly Ducklings o Dr. Spec's Optical Illusion. Todos ellos forman parte de esa generación de músicos que ayudó a tender el puente entre el garage, la psicodelia y el futuro proto-punk.

  La parte final de la sesión mira ya hacia los primeros años setenta con figuras tan inclasificables como Kim Fowley y los irreverentes Pink Fairies, demostrando que aquel espíritu inconformista nunca desapareció, simplemente evolucionó hacia formas cada vez más libres y provocadoras.

  Desde Estados Unidos hasta Europa, Freakmanía! propone un viaje por una escena donde convivían la urgencia del rhythm & blues, la experimentación psicodélica, el rock más crudo y una actitud que acabaría inspirando a generaciones enteras de músicos.

  Una nueva expedición marciana por el lado más inquieto, ruidoso y visionario del rock underground.

Tracklist:
1. The Third Bardo: "I'm Five Years Ahead Of My Time" (1967)
2. Rob Hoeke r&b Group: "When People Talk" (1966)
3. The Moving Sidewalks: "99th Floor" (1967)
4. The Elastik Band: "Spazz" (1967)
5. The Seeds: "Tripmaker" (1966)
6. Dr. Spec's Optical Illusion: "She's The One" (1967)
7. The Outcasts: "1523 Blair" (1967)
8. The Chob: "We're Pretty Quick" (1966)
9. The Music Machine: "Wrong" (1966)
10. The Boniwell Music Machine: "Double Yellow Line" (1967)
11. The Rationals: "Leavin' here" (1966)
12. Unrelated Segments: "Cry, Cry, Cry" (1968)
13. The Ugly Ducklings: "Nothin'" (1966)
14. Thee Midniters: "Jump, Jive, And Harmonize" (1967)
15. Kenny & The Kasuals: "Journey To Tyme" (1966)
16. The Deviants: "Slumlord" (1968)
17. Kim Fowley: "Animal Man" (1968)
18. Kim Fowley: "Barefoot Country Boy" (1968)
19. Kim Fowley: "Motorboat" (1973)
20. Pink Fairies: "Chambermaid" (1973)
21. Pink Fairies: "City Kids" (1973)
22. Bob Seger & The Last Heard: "Sock It To Me Santa" (1966)
23. Jim Hughes: "Soorangi" (1970)

Curated by Pere Milta

FantasticRetroSounds #16 Rhythm & Blues - Dancefloor Vol.2

 

  

  Ahí vamos con la segunda parte de Rhythm & Blues Dancefloor. Una hora de música negra repleta de rock, R&B y Northern Soul cañero para menear el esqueleto, con bandas muy poco recordadas pero geniales. Bueno, también encontraréis a Sister Rosetta Tharpe y James Brown como los más conocidos, pero con interpretaciones algo oscuras.

Tracklist:
01 Little Marcus & the Devotions - Lone stranger went mad
02 Chello's - Chicken Back twist
03 Magnificent Monta-Gue - The breather
04 Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs - College girl
05 Han Blackman & the Killers - Itchy koo
06 Marie Knight - I thought i told you not to tell hem
07 James Brown - Shout and shimmy
08 The Combo Kings - Mish mash soul
09 Kansas City Playboys AKA International Kansas City Playboys - Everybody's goin' wild
10 Kansas City Playboys AKA International Kansas City Playboys - Quittin time
11 Johnny & Lily - Suffering city
12 Clifford Curry - Ain't no danger
13 JB Band (James Brown Band) & Yvonne Fair - If i knew
14 Lloyd Nolen - I don't know about you
15 Ray Agee - Real real love
16 The Kittens - Wait a minute
17 Moody & the Deltas - Everybody come clap your hands
18 La Shell & the Shelletts - You better check your self
19 Gene Chandler - Mr. Big Shot
20 James Brown - Three hearts in a tangle
21 Mill Evans - I've got to have your love
22 Charlie Romans - Twenty four hour service
23 Belita Woods - Grounded
24 Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Up above my head i hear music in the air

Selected by Rafa "Igor" Murillo

Born In The Garage Vol. 15 KIM FOWLEY: Strangers From The Sky (The Wild World of Kim Fowley '62-'81)

  Few people fit the world of Born In The Garage better than Kim Fowley. Producer, songwriter, singer, talent scout, manager, promoter, actor, writer, professional provocateur and, to many, one of the greatest catalysts in the history of rock'n'roll. An impossible figure to classify, he spent more than two decades leaving his mark on some of the strangest corners of popular music.

  Equally at home in rock'n'roll, garage, psychedelia, bubblegum, glam, proto-punk and new wave, Fowley never seemed interested in following trends. He preferred to get there first... or ignore them altogether. His career is packed with eccentric records, brilliant ideas, outrageous concepts and songs that, even today, remain unlike anything else in rock music.

  This session traces almost twenty years of that extraordinary career. From his wildest early sixties experiments to his productions of the eighties, via garage-psychedelia classics such as The Trip and Strangers From The Sky, pop oddities, bizarre radio commercials, bubblegum explosions and recordings where humour, irony and provocation always went hand in hand.

  Fowley was also a pivotal figure behind the scenes. He discovered artists, produced countless recordings and ultimately helped shape one of punk rock's most influential bands: The Runaways. This session, however, focuses on his most personal side, that of a musician who turned every record into a laboratory of ideas where absolutely anything could happen.

  Loved by some and loathed by others, Fowley never sought approval. His universe was populated by eccentric characters, science fiction, pop culture, absurd humour, faded glamour and a seemingly inexhaustible imagination. That's precisely why he remains one of the great outsiders of American rock.

  Born In The Garage Vol. 15 is a journey across the chaotic planet of Kim Fowley.

  A place where rules never existed...

and where the strangest idea was almost always the best one.

Trashlist:
01- Underground Lady (1965)
02- Pop Art' 66 (1965)
03- Reincarnation (1967)
04- The Trip 81967)
05- Big Sur, Bear Mountain, Ciros, Flip Side, Protest Song (1965)
06- Surf Pigs
07- Music Is The Magic (1966)
08- Something New And Different (1966)
09- They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha Haa! (1966)
10- Astrology (1963)
11- Lights (1966)
12- Daybreaker (1962)
13- Strangers from the Sky (1967)
14- Don't Be Cruel (To A Heart That's True) (1967)
15- Outrageous Radio Spot (1968)
16- Bubble Gum (1968)
17- Hide & Seek (1968)
18- Shake A Lady (1968)
19- Ultimate Animal Radio Spot (1968)
20- Night Of The Hunter (1970)
21- I'm Bad (1972)
22- I Hate You (1973)
23- Motorboat (1973)
24- Hollywood Confidential (1978)
25- Zero-Zero (1981)
26- Face On The Factory Floor (1981)

A Teenage Sound Disaster by Mr. Fuzzley