Friday podcast - Philip from Mess Folk

Monday I posted a review of Philip's Mess Folk single on Horizontal Action Records, for this Fridays podcast we ended up talking about recent 4-track trouble, his previous projects, why Mess Folk can't play Sydney anymore, and The Vice interview.
Download it here (18min-17mb).

I play a bunch of stuff throughout from his Hozac single and cassette, which you can get directly from him at philip420(at)hotmail.com.

Myelin Sheaths - 'Do the mental twist' on Horizontal Action Records

Paul from Mammoth Cave is currently touring with the Myelin Shealths who have this single out on Hozac, so I thought I'd give this a listen before I continue on with the latest singles on the Cave. Looks like they have one more show this month if you are in the Lethbridge area on the 31st, you are going to see these guys somewhere...probably the Red Dog Diner.

'Do the Mental twist', which should be the A-Side if I'm not wrong has an insane amount of reverb and delay distortion ricocheting around in a haze... the layers just keep piling on. Is that a cymbal crash or all treble chords? This is classic garage, fed through the indecipherable machine. Not insanely overdone, it's still a party, not a statement. The back and forth blown out vocals from Martine and Cassandra (or just one of those two) are perfect on every track, it's surfy and greaser punk with a little blues, and all balls. Cavernous drums and nearly arty feedback take this to another level, it's all blown out on the smallest speakers.
'Drugstore pharmacy' ups the ante with some weirdo gary war wavering organ, in front of the wall of echo vocals. It's managing to still be in a total wash of sound with the melodies desparately holding it together, definitely more than a sum of it's parts somehow.

I can't stress enough the recording process on these tracks will keep you guessing, expertly crafted to just be on the verge of a solid waveform.
The tone on this is perfect, they are doing everything right.

Paul was recently interviewed for The New Canadian Modern about the Sheaths and you should check that out here.

Get it from Hozac.


Just a quick note as well, Patt from Stumparumper Records launched a kickstart project to keep the label alive, he's put out a ton of stuff this year and there are some great deals on packages of singles and full lengths if you pledge by April 24th, so if you haven't picked up his singles...now is the time. I should be covering his latest this week as well, looking forward to that.

Hozac club 2009!

Jesus, I almost missed this.
It's days like this that make me think I am really slacking and I'm doing no one any good. I know it's bound to happen but it will be a sad day when sweet rot or floridas dying does a singles club and it's sold out. That's why I started this god damn thing. And if I can't find out about it looking every day then I give up.
Who knows when this was announced. I feel like I was just at Horizontal Action about to order the 3xsingles pack of nobunny, nice face and france has the bomb...then I look over on the side and a singles club!!!!
'Finally a singles club for people who like to get fucked.'
I love self deprecating humor. Here take my money Hozac, I deserve to get screwed. I am collector scum.
It feels so wrong, but the Teeth single will be worth it alone! (Actually, no way, but I love Blank Dogs).
I want more Box Elders ....so check. Anyone else?
Nope. Looks like I'll find out.
Hozac has enough highly regarded stuff I trust anything they send my way. I just want this gravy train of singles and clubs to never end.

Here's the list
1. DUM DUM GIRLS
2. IDLE TIMES
3. WOVEN BONES
4. ART THIEVES
5. WHITE MYSTERY
6. MOTHER OF TEARS
7. FLIGHT
8. TEEPEE
9. BOX ELDERS
10. TEETH (project of Spider and Blank Dogs)
It's $65...I just happened to have sold some random electronics on ebay recently and had the money....lucky me.
This is a great way to start 09.

Next round of singles on me!