Podcast episode 23 - Post RSD

Darren kicks things off talking about his latest release from Shockwave Riderz, with tips for this crazy splatter pressing. Pitchfork covered it here.

New Ty single on Drag City - (Thanks @rockyshane on twitter)

3RD MAN Vault Vs. Insound - who's selling the exclusive Vault pressing? What happens to poor saps like Darren who already ordered the Vault version from Insound?

The LP for Third Man Records' Vault package #20 will be the ONLY limited version of JACK WHITE'S NEW ALBUM LAZARETTO to be released. Pressed on split-color blue-and-white vinyl and coupled with exclusive album art, this alternate presentation of the album is both insightful and deserving. Also exclusive to the Vault is a fold-out poster accompanying the album, featuring a classic National Archives photo that serves as a recurrent image throughout the album art.

We talked about Conor Oberst's new record on Nonesuch and his Record Store day single. A couple of new ones from Mt. St. Mtn.: Burnt Ones & The Mallard.

Crazy pressings of Thee Oh Sees and Dylan Shearer from Castleface and Empty Cellar.

Darren's pick is Satellite of Love various artists single.

Jason's pick is Darren's Shockwave Riderz single.

Podcast - old news - we got you covered

Darren and I are back with the leanest out of date news. All the records that are long sold out because we aren't CNN. Like the Damaged Bug Record from Castleface. Possibly this Bill Callahan Dub record and this Sore Eros / Kurt Vile split. I bet this craziness from Numero Group is sold out and maybe this Mac Demarco singles club or a Quasimoto shaped disc - gone. At least you can watch A trailer for the new Stones Throw doc and listen to Darren's report on a Kool Keith show from back in the day.

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We are watching this vinyl doc called VINYL for next weeks episode with Travis from Buckflix.tk

Ty Segall - Thee Oh Sees split on Castle Face

This one I picked up in Portland, home of a ton of mom and pop record stores, at least 10, for a city that size? I was impressed...at every turn I had to go look for singles. I don't even remember where I picked this up, but it was some punkish place downtown with a million t-shirts naging all over the place, decent vinyl, but mostly nothing I was into. After going through the single section I recognized this Thee sleeve right away and picked this up. I don't even know if I realized it was a split with Ty. I think I mentioned it before but I never came across it locally. And when you're on vacation you can spend money on dumb shit like singles. I know that doesn't make sense, but I couldn't walk down the street to Academy because I shouldn't be spending another $5 on a 7". It's come to that.

These two are covering each other on this CastleFace Records, home of Ty's full length and The Fresh and Only's...
Don't know enough about Thee Oh Sees to really get a sense of where this fits in their catalog, but putting these two together was obviously a no-brainer. Now that I found Ty's version, Thee Oh Sees have really dirtied this up. It's probably recorded more live, you can hear the interaction, a different kind of energy when it's the band in a room together, driving everything a little harder. There's a real distorted high end that's half deliberate style and half things getting out of control. They feel more in the Blues school to me, living somewhere in the neighborhood of the Black Lips...that southern garage blues? Hmmmmm.
On the Ty Side I can really hear that contrast, it's tighter, more home recorded, intimate. Almost no echo on the guitar, a little reverb on the drums...or percussion, I'm not sure what he's hitting...damn now that I hear this it makes me want to revisit Doo Rag, they were really out on their own...ahead of their time? Maybe, who knows, things come back around and get cool again. I think Ty is trying a Thee Oh Sees scream here near the end, that's not normally his style. These are so similar I'm realizing I need to find more Thee albums and check these guys out.

Academy in Brooklyn still has it as well as the mighty Insound.

OH SEES, THEE / TY SEGALL Split! On Castleface

Aquarius says :
OH SEES, THEE / TY SEGALL "split" (Castle Face) 7" 5.98
Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segall cover each other on this brand new smokin' seven inch. We really don't need to say anything more. Anyone who's been listening to the current wave of charged, blown out garage pop these days knows that these are two of the most potent forces in the game. Thee Oh Sees are coming off what we think may be one of the best records of the year, Help, and Ty Segall's debut was one of our favorites of '08. So rad to hear them tackle each other's songs. Thee Oh Sees do "The Drag" with a deep-in-the-void reverb filled flair that suits the song so well. Ty does "Maria Stacks" from The Master's Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In, a song which might just be Andee's favorite Oh Sees jam, not just cuz it's hooky and catchy, but it also immortalizes AQ pal and amazing artist/zine-maker Maria Forde. Ty finds a way to make the song a bit more lo-fi and fucked up sounding while still holding on to the great melody that makes the original stick like it does. Pretty much a no-brainer, best grab one of these while you can!

From Fusetron too:

*Artist: THEE OHSEES / TY SEGALL Title: Split Format: 7" Label: Castle Face Country: USA Price: $6.00 "A new single split between two of San Franciscos hottest acts. THEE OHSEES deliver a cover of TY SEGALLs "The Drag," followed by Segall, who offers his take on Thee Ohsees "Maria Stacks." Limited edition of 1,000 copies." - Castle Face.

They are really making my life easy this week. I think aquarius is on this coast! Yay!