UFOMAMMUT - Idolum (2008)

Yes. More Italian Rockers...

Formed in 1999, Italian avant-rockers UFOmammut are a psychedelic sludge band with influences ranging from Neurosis, Kyuss, Pink Floyd and early Sabbath. Consisting of core trio Poia (Guitars, Synths), Urlo (Bass, Vocals, Synths, Fx) and Vita (Drums), they invite Lorenzer of ‘Lent0’ and vocalist Rose Kemp to add their magic to two tracks. With an evil running time of 66minutes and 6 seconds, the Italian trio deliver 7 hard-hitting tracks which range from 5-10 minutes, the exception being the half hour monolith ‘Void/Elephantom’ which closes proceedings. The sound of UFOmammut is a unique combination of crushing post-metal fused with elements of stoner rock and space-rock. Occupying a similarly rough and unpolished aesthetic as early Isis, their sound simmers with an apocalyptic power which is inset with spacey undercurrents. (from expertmusic.com)

01. Stigma
02. Stardog
03. Hellectric
04. Ammonia
05. Nero
06. Destroyer
07. Void/Elephantom

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Truckfighters - Mania (2009)

The brand new Truckfighters cd, for our friend Romain, since its new and easy to get, I will take the link down in one week.
It sounds like Truckfighters........

01. Last Curfew
02. Monte Gargano
03. The New High
04. Majestic
05. Monster
06. Con of Man
07. Loose
08. Blackness

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Astronautas - Electro-Cidade (2004)

Our friend Jody Frosty dared me to post some Brasilian rock bands...and it's true, We never posted any Brasilian band (even thouhg one of my all time fav band is from Brasil, Sepultura), so.. here it is my friend..I found this on his blog @ a-conspiracy and is very interesting, I have to pay more atention to Brasilian Rock scene.."O mais Grande do mundo"

Astronautas is a band from Recife, Brazil that make a sound with a bunch of guitars with some electronics effects in way half industrial, half stoner. In this second record, the band shows a great production with all the rhythyms and solos are very clear and well balanced, wich makes a musculous sound. Fantastic record! Top 3: "Cidade Cinza", "Tecnologia" e "Revolver #3".

1.Cidade Cinza
2.Tecnologia
3.Comunicação Em Bossa Moderna
4.Não Faço Nada
5.Máquinas
6.De Sol A Sol
7.Sentimentos
8.Monotonia
9.Fora de Controle
10.Negar é Afirmar
11.Compulsivo
12.Revolver # 3
13.Calma

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The Knives - Filthy Angel (2007)

The other Nick Olivieri's band / side project... , well, I like better Mondo Generator, but you never know... they are not so different.
Enjoy

1. 44 Seconds
2. Running Out Of Fuse
3. Last Man On Earth
4. Die Young
5. Don't Feed The Wolves
6. Trojan Horse
7. Sweet Tragedy
8. Filthy Angel
9. My Worst Nightmare
10. Last Picture Show/Climb Your Cross

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BTW, Big jack, if you are reading this, check your mail bro..

QOTSA - Basement Sessions UK (2009)

This is a set they made in January, for the UK Tv series "The Basement Sessions". A short set of 5 songs, with Michael Shuman and Dean Fertita...
The audio doesn't achieve best quality, but its interesting though..

1.Millonaire
2.Mexicola
3.Turnin on The Screw
4.Monsters in the Paraasol
5: I Think I Lost My Headache

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ALIX - Ground (2004)

If you dig Pj Harvey, then, you don't wanna miss these italian guys (and frontgirl).


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CHERRY CHOKE - Cherry Choke (2009)

"This is the debut album of Mat Bethancourts (Josiah, The Beginning, The Kings Of Frog Island...) new band. Between garage, psychedelic and hard rock - friends of english 60´s bands such as KINKS and CREAM, interesting..

1. She Turns Me On
2. The Lie
3. Ride My Black Balloon
4. Reflections In Black
5. Jezebel
6. Cheetan
7. I Can See The Girls Grow
8. The Need
9. In My Mind
10. Fridays In June

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Ten East - Robot's guide to Freedom (2008)

The second Album of this super band... check out these names :Gary Arce (guitar), Mario Lalli (guitar), Bill Stinson (drums), Scott Reeder (bass), Bryan Giles (guitar), Greg Ginn (guitar, keys), Billy Cordell (bass). Can you possibly imagine the outcome?...

01. Nocturnal Migration
02. Sun Filter
03. Hogbreath
04. Ocean Dome
05. Octopad
06. Silkworm
07. Hexxon
08. Moon Tail
09. Where the Hunted Hide
10. Lockjaw

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Black Flag - The Process of Weeding Out (1985)

Their instrumental album "The Process of Weeding Out" Aptly named because many fans loathed this album as a departure from hardcore which "weeded out" those fans and also because most of the band with the exception of Henry Rollins had begun to get stoned frequently and the music on this ep certainly reflects that. Stoner Jazz Hardcore Jams to the max.
Enjoy this Greg Ginn masterpiece

01.Your Last Affront
02.Screw the Law
03.The Process of Weeding Out
04.Southern Rise

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Bongzilla - Gateway (2002)

It's time for some Sludge here in the Gome...
I find it hard to place them genre-wise, but simply for the sake of comparison: they're a little more mid-tempo than most sludgecore, but not aggro mid-tempo like Cavity or something. Their guitar sound is very round, thick, and heavy, but not terribly abrasive, which is closer akin to stonerrock. The vocals shred like crusty sludgecore. The weed lyrics are straight up stoner. Would you call this sludge? I don't know...

1. Greenthumb
2. Stone a Pig
3. Sunnshine Green
4. 666 lb. Bong Session
5. Trinity (Gigglebush)
6. Gateway
7. Keefmaster
8. Hashdealer

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De Con - Balls for Days (1995)

Judging for the cover, it looks like a "skate-punk" record, and you know what? It is indeed, so, what the fuck is doing a skatepunk album on the Gome? Well, let me tell you the magic words....
"Brant Bjork".... I think this is the fastest he ever played drums.
So, is it good? Hell yeahh, I'm not that much into punk rock but i could say this is not bad at all..
Grab your board and enjoy..
You'd better enjoy it(It took me more than a year to get this album)

1.Mirror
2.Bitch
3.All Wrapped Up
4.Changing Sun
5.Speed Freaks
6.Sweet Valley High
7.Gimme Space
8.Little Green Man
9.Politix
10.Nothing Else

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The Glasspack - American Exhaust (2001)

A deadly combination of Whisky and weed, I love this band, maybe for its simplicity, though they have very elaborated riffs and a unique sound. I think that they offer more than a traditional Southern whisky addicts motherfuckers band.

1. Hall Of The Mountain Speedlab
2. Smut
3. Whiskey House
4. Shut Up & Ride
5. Powerbait
6. One Kentucky Night
7. Jim Beam & Good Green
8. Sunday Afternoon

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Hotel Wrecking City Traders - EP (2006)

Its amazing what these guys can do with just a guitar and a drum kit.... thats all these folks from Melbourne need.. and sounds interesting, check them

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The Stooges - RAW POWER (1973)

A fucking classic, never go out of style. A brillant piece of work, back in '73.
Do I need to post a preview?? I guess I don't

1. "Search and Destroy"
2. "Gimme Danger"
3. "Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell"
4. "Penetration"
5. "Raw Power"
6. "I Need Somebody"
7. "Shake Appeal"
8. "Death Trip"

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Ahkmed - Adventures Involving Nudity (2002)

Trust me, you will dig this one, a band from Australia, fuking fuzzy. If you liked "Low Rider" this is your shit.

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VIC DU MONTE'S IDIOT PRAYER - PREY FOR THE CITY (2005)

Not a standart GOME fare, but it worth to pay a listen, related somehow with the dessert boys.

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RAMON ZARATE - RAMON ZARATE (2008)

I have to be honest with you, I don't know what a fuck is this, and how it came to me, the important thing here is that you must pay a listen.

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NATAS - NUEVO ORDEN DE LA LIBERTAD (2009)

Since it's a brand new record, and its not hard to find at all, I'll post this as a preview...
I'll take it down in 5 days... listen to t, and then get it..
Thanks to peluka : )
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HULK - COWBOY COFFEE & BURNED KNIVES (2005)

Great Belgian stonerband, featuring Brant Bjork, Chriss Goss, Jesse Hughes & David Catching. Recorded at the famous Rancho de la Luna studio's in California.


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OJM - HEAVY (2002)

You' ll dig this, another Italian band, sounds like Fu', sounds like brother Brant, very smooth...

I have more from them, ask me if you want some more..

Cheers baby....

1. The Sleeper
2. Revelations
3. You Come
4. T.V. Eye
5. Mix Up!
6. As I Know
7. Strange Dreams
8. Follow The Leader
9. Theorem

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ACROSS THE RIVER - N.O. demo (1986)

I think I found something interesting here...this is the Kyuss song "N.O." played 8 years before its official release in "Welcome To Sky Valley"...

ACROSS THE RIVER – “N.O.” (unreleased demo, 1986) Truly, the beginning of everything bearing the Desert Rock toetag. ACROSS THE RIVER were from the high desert, and were Mario Lalli (YAWNING MAN, FATSO JETSON, SORT OF QUARTET, TEN EAST etc.), Scott Reeder (THE OBSESSED, KYUSS, NEBULA etc.) and Alfredo Hernandez (KYUSS, YAWNING MAN, VIC DU MONTE’S PERSONA NON GRATA, etc.). They were young and totally hot n nasty in a bitchen BLACK OAK ARKANSAS meets midperiod BLACK FLAG kind of way. Sadly, they were too early for all them just-post-hardcore kids to fully grok. Plans for a release on SST (working title: Live At County Line) never came to pass...
For now, I have been told that there are like 4 or 5 ATR songs that were recently found on a multitrack... I could get only this one for now, but I will reply with more...
Enjoy my GOMIES...

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THE FREEKS - THE FREEKS (2008)

My bad, i should have posted this long time ago...check out this names...
Ruben Romano (Nebula / Fu Manchu)
John Mcbain (Monster Magnet / Wellwater Conspiracy)
Scott Reeder (Kyuss / Across the River)
Isaiha Mitchell (Earthless)
Lorenzo Woodrose (Baby Woodrose / On Trial)
Jason Corbin (Bartenders Bible / The Casbah)
John Cobett (Hammers of Misfortune / Ludicra)
Jack Endino Skin Yard / Earthworm)
Mr. Bernie Worell (Wizard of Woo & Woo Warriors / Funkadelic / Parliament)

Judging from the names it should be a genuine Stoner-supergroup, but do not expect a Desert Sessions part 11. The Freeks is an entirely different cup of tea, or to be precise, a different slice of cheese

1. Hellacopter Drop
2. Lost and Never Found
3. It is Written
4. Look Ahead
5. Excuses
6. Descent of the Yellow Chrysalis
7. The Go-Go Get
8. At the Station
9. Coming On
10. The Tribal Council Adjourn
11. Lunette
12. Basque in the Splendor
13. Tillboks Till Stockholm
14. Absorb
15. Invasion of the Earthworm (Uncle Jacks Lost Freek-Out)
16. Dance of the Moth Queen
    

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EARTHLESS - SONIC PRAYER (2005) **FIXED**

Once again, thnx to our anonymous friend...we bring to you this lovely dessert jam...
Stoner rock heroes Earthless are from San Diego. The bandmembers are drummer Mario Rubalcaba from Clikitat Ikatowi and Kawabata Makoto's Hot Snakes, bassist Mike Eginton from Electric Nazarene, and guitarist Isaiah Mitchell from Nebula. The trio plays a brand of slow, prodding, jam-heavy guitar freakout and bass throb echoing everyone in this scene. The difference, however, is that Mitchell can actually play the hell out of his guitar...

1. Flower Travellin' Man
2. Lost in the Cold Sun

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FUNKADELIC - FUNKADELIC (1970)

If you enjoyed my treatment of Free Your Mind... and Maggot Brain, then I highly recommend you check out this version of FUNKADELIC's eponymous debut. Like the aforementioned albums, I find this record to be an essential record that's often disregarded because of the bad production. Funkadelic sets off the trailblazing career of George Clinton, Eddie Hazel & company in grand fashion. The highlights are probably the bookends, "Mommy, What's a Funkadelic?" and "What Is Soul?" (by the way, soul is the ring around your bathtub), but there's some excellent material in between. I find "Music for My Mother" to be one of the band's strangest trips, and perfect background music for crumbling some of your town's finest. This crew would go on to create a number of classics, but Funkadelic is a classic debut, and an interesting look inside the chaos that would come to the forefront later that year.

1. Mommy, What's a Funkadelic?
2. I Bet You
3. Music for My Mother
4. I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody's Got a Thing
5. Good Old Music
6. Qualify & Satisfy
7. What Is Soul?

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MC5 - HIGH TIME (1971)

While Kick out the Jams is commonly (and deservedly) hailed as a rock & roll classic, the equally solid High Time is often lost in its shadow. This was the mighty MC5's swan song and recorded under much duress (though you'd never guess that from the performances). What the album lacks in the band's trademark political venom, it makes up for with solid production, courtesy of Geoffrey Haslam, and a strong set of songs. Hell, Wayne Kramer's "Poison" is my favorite MC5 song. The production here is great, considering it was '71. The sound of High Time is audibly better than other Detroit releases from its time period (FUNKADELIC, STOOGES, etc.) in that you can not only hear the bass, but you can hear it carrying the band as a functional aspect of the rhythm section. Check it out on the galloping closer, "Skunk". If the 13th Floor is a microcosm of intelligent rock fans, which I believe it is, the Faithful will always be torn down the middle when it comes to Back in the USA. We should be able to agree unanimously, though, that the MC5 came in, and went out, with a timeless classic.

1. Sister Anne
2. Baby Won't Ya
3. Miss X
4. Gotta Keep Movin'
5. Future/Now
6. Poison
7. Over & Over
8. Skunk (Sonically Speaking)

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THE MONKS - BLACK MONK TIME (1966)

This incredible and influential piece of rock history comes to us compliments of our main man KSN. I'd always heard ABOUT this record, but never actually heard it before KSN shared the wealth. I found myself absolutely blown away by the music here. Black Monk Time certainly defies classicifation, especially considering the era and musical climate of its release. This is angry, experimental garage rock with the occasional wink-and-nudge that fans of DEAD KENNEDYS, BLACK FLAG and the MINUTEMEN will appreciate. THE MONKS' brand of rock is neither melodic or soothing. It's extremely heavy and driving, which is remarkable in itself, considering that this record predates traditional guitar distortion. If I had to make a comparison, I'd probably use The Velvet Underground & Nico, though with shrill and frantic electric organ in place of John Cale's violin. Of course, it has to be noted that Black Monk Time actually PREDECED VU&N. Honestly, I feel like I've been missing out on a key part of rock history - especially the style of rock towards which I personally tend to gravitate. Respect your elders, GOMIES.

1. Monk Time
2. Shut Up
3. Boys Are Boys & Girls Are Choice
4. Higgle-Dy-Piggle-Dy
5. I Hate You
6. Oh, How to Do Now
7. Complication
8. We Do Wie Du
9. Drunken Maria
10. Love Came Tumblin' Down
11. Blast Off!
12. That's My Girl
13. I Can't Get Over You
14. Cuckoo
15. Love Can Tame the Wild
16. He Went Down to the Sea

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DANZIG - DANZIG (1988)

Let it be said, straight out of the fuckin' gate, that Glenn Danzig is a jerkoff. The guy from Southside Kings (or whatever), whose only claim to fame is laying Danzig out backstage on YouTube...he's a jerkoff, too. That said, DANZIG's solo debut is a fucking monster of a record. I'd actually forgotten how great it was until I rediscovered it snowed-in this afternoon. "Twist of Cain" is obviously a metal classic, and "Possession" is G.O.M.E. material through and through, but my personal favorites are "Soul on Fire" and "End of Time". Plain and simple, it's a big dumb metal record that everyone should have.

1. Twist of Cain
2. Not of this World
3. She Rides
4. Soul on Fire
5. Am I Demon?
6. Mother
7. Possession
8. End of Time
9. The Hunter
10. Evil Thing

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BUDGIE - IN FOR THE KILL! (1974)

Just about any review you find online will, at some point, mention In for the Kill! as one of the most popular NWOBHM albums. Perhaps that was true across the pond, but the record's cult fame in the U.S. can be almost directly attributed to METALLICA's cover of "Crash Course in Brain Surgery", and James Hetfield's constant mentions of BUDGIE in all the old metal rags. That said, "Crash Course...", in all 157 seconds of its glory, isn't even among the the greatest songs featured here. In 1974, BUDGIE had more in common with RUSH than any band that would eventually be classified as NWOBHM. These guys were too talented to be confined to one specific genre, despite Tony Bourge's mastery of the heavy riff. Some rock cats, GOMIES included, might find the directional shifts over the course of this album to be annoying at best, and totally pretentious at worst. You know, the way non-fans feel about RUSH. I personally dig extended suites like "Zoom Club", because they keep me interested and wondering what will happen next. Shorter numbers, like the aforementioned "Crash Course..." and the mellow "Wondering What Everyone Knows", set the stage for what's to come. "Hammer & Tongs" could've slid into any ZEPPELIN tracklisting nicely, and "Living on Your Own" is, in my opinion, BUDGIE's best song. While I've dropped a lot of names and comparisons here, the best way to enjoy In for the Kill! is to forget about all those bands and sounds and listen to the record as a whole.

1. In for the Kill!
2. Crash Course in Brain Surgery
3. Wondering What Everyone Knows
4. Zoom Club
5. Hammer & Tongs
6. Running from My Soul
7. Living on Your Own

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MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)

A classic among classics, recorded live in the last days of 1968...
as Rob Tyner shouts at the opening, Kick out the Jams Motherfuckers!!
Enjoy


1.Ramblin' Rose
2.Kick Out the Jams
3.Come Together
4.Rocket Reducer No. 62(Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)
5.Borderline
6.Motor City Is Burning
7.I Want You Right Now
8.Starship

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JELLO BIAFRA with D.O.A. - LAST SCREAM OF THE MISSING NEIGHBORS (1990)

This is truly a holy (or unholy, if you're a fascist) union. Jello and DEAD KENNEDYS (along with FLIPPER and BLACK FLAG) captured my attention and imagination during my formative adolescent years, and helped create the man that is Big Jack as opposed to Assrock Douchebag Skid Row Rules Jack. Some younger GOMIES might not recall times like these, but still fresh in my memory are the days when music info wasn't immediately available. You tried to keep up via scene 'zines and trade mags, but by the time those were printed and distributed, the news was old. Despite being an avid fan of both DEAD KENNEDYS and D.O.A., I had no news of this collaboration until I saw the record in the store. No endcap display, no big cardboard cutout of Biafra advertising his first post-KENNEDYS project, just a record subtlely filed under "B" in the "alternative" section.

The record itself is a legitimate masterpiece, recalling the absolute best of DEAD KENNEDYS and D.O.A., only heavier and more angry. Biafra sounds reborn, and his renewed focus is a perfect match for the almost-metal crunch of D.O.A. There's not a bad note or unnecessary lyric on the entire record, but my personal favorite is "Full Metal Jackoff". Clocking in at 14:00, it can hardly be described as a punk song, but it's my all-time favorite Biafra piece, KENNEDYS or otherwise. Joey Keithley's slow-grind riff is simply a better fit than, say, East Bay Ray's more surf-inspired style. Another highlight is the seemingly unlikely cover of THE ANIMALS' "We Gotta Get Out of This Place". It not only succeeds, but does so with flying colors. Throw in some excellent cover art, compliments of the great Winston Smith, and you've got a bona fide masterpiece.

1. That's Progress
2. Attack of the Peacekeepers
3. Wish I Was in El Salvador
4. Power Is Boring
5. We Gotta Get Out of This Place
6. Full Metal Jackoff

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