deathtokoalas: 05/22/16

Sunday, May 22, 2016

there's a lot of stuff on that record that doesn't sound much like soundgarden, but is actually extremely well put together. the record continues to get flak for being "unfocused", but that's always missed the point - the late 90s were really a final renaissance of expansive art rock, and the record really fits in perfectly along with other period classics like mcis, aenima and ok computer. i'd argue it's highly underrated, and arguably even their best record. the psychedelic sound that dominates the disc was picked up by cameron & shepherd in the wellwater conspiracy, which seems to suggest that it was actually the rhythm section that had taken over the band in it's twilight phase.

anyways. i'll get to this. but this is another underappreciated track from that disc that i used to listen to quite a bit.

if you're too young to know what i'm talking about:

my records going back to 1996 are not perfect, but, then again, i've been over this before: who has digital records from 1996? the oldest cd list i can find is from 2002. there are records in archives somewhere that are older than this...if i can find them...

but, here is what i can reconstruct.

now, note that this is going to necessarily be mildly revisionist, in the sense that i didn't buy every cd on the day it came out. some of it, i know i did - like the i mother earth disc, or the nin disc. but i didn't get into stuff like labradford or tortoise until 98 or 99. i can remember exactly when i got into labradford - i saw them open for gybe! on the slow riot tour, which was the spring of '99. tortoise is a little more blurry. i remember getting standards on the release date.

the point is that this is going to have to be approximate, whether i like it or not. although, there is a possibility that it could get very, very accurate starting about mid '97, if i can get to those archives.

i don't get online until mid '97 or so, and there's going to be a big gap over that period. i'm comfortable waiting until i get there before i start looking for usenet and listserv archives.

but, we can see where i'm going with this quite clearly. my first post is going to no doubt be about enjoying the new soundgarden record, down on the upside.

hard-headed, fuck you all.
just add it all
to the hot rod death toll.

that mandolin solo, though.

the page will be up soonish.

download microscopic 1996 ep jan 9, 1996
radiohead street spirit 1996 single jan 22, 1996
limblifter llimblifter 1996 lp jan 23, 1996
stabbing westward wither, blister, burn + peel 1996 lp jan 23rd
the smashing pumpkins 1979 1996 ep jan 26th
tortoise millions now living will never die 1996 lp jan 30
econoline crush affliction 1996 lp feb 20
skinny puppy brap 1996 2xlp feb 27
the process 1996 lp
charlie's family 1996 lp
gravity kills gravity kills 1996 lp mar 5
the smashing pumpkins 1979 mixes 1996 ep mar 12th
stp tiny music 1996 ep mar 26
the tea party alhambra 1996 ep mar ?
the smashing pumpkins tonight, tonight 1996 ep apr 15
man or astroman? experiment zero 1996 lp april 16th
the smashing pumpkins zero 1996 ep apr 23
download sidewinder 1996 ep april 30, 1996
soundgarden down on the upside 1996 lp may 21

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download the eyes of stanley pain 1996 lp may 28th
nine inch nails quake soundtrack 1996 lp june 22
kmfdm xtort 1996 lp june 25th
sponge wax ecstatic 1996 lp july 2nd
i mother earth scenery and fish 1996 lp july 9th
ost escape from l.a. 1996 lp july 15
alice in chians unplugged 1996 lp july 30
various (charity) sweet relief ii 1996 lp aug 6
rhcp coffee shop 1995 single aug 12
white zombie supersexy swingin' sounds 1996 lp aug 15th
foetus boil 1996 lp aug 20
pearl jam no code 1996 lp aug 27th
rem e-bow the letter 1996 ep aug 27th
rem new adventures in hifi 1996 lp sept 9
the smashing pumpkins live at the corel centre in ottawa sept 13
tool aenima 1996 lp sept 17
moby animal rights 1996 lp sept 23rd
weezer pinkerton 1996 lp sept 24
the tear garden to be an angel blind, the crippled soul divide 1996 lp oct 1
garbage milk 1996 single oct 7
korn life is peachy 1996 lp oct 15th
swans soundtracks for the blind 1996 2xlp oct 22
bjork possibly maybe 1996 single oct 28
garbage #1 crush 1996 single oct 29
aphex twin rdj album 1996 lp nov 4
james gorner / billy corgan ransom 1996 lp nov 5
the smashing pumpkins 33 1996 ep nov 11
bowery electric beat 1996 lp nov 12
labradford labradford 1996 lp nov 12th
barenaked ladies rock spectacle 1996 ep nov 19, 1996
bush razorblade suitcase 1996 lp nov 19, 1996
our lady peace superman's dead 1996 single dec 16, 1996
the offspring all i want 1996 single dec 31, 1996

Sunday, May 22, 2016

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22-05-2016: baby labour - a lot, really quick (windsor)

21-05-2016: organizing media release dates for the alter-reality