Various Artists / Hot Hands
Album: Hot Hands   Collection:General
Artist:Various Artists   Added:Jan 2004
Label:Kuma-Chan Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2004-03-22 Pull Date: 2004-05-24
Week Ending: May 2 Apr 11 Mar 28
Airplays: 2 1 3

Recent Airplay
1. Apr 26, 2004: Women Who Rock
Furious
4. Mar 27, 2004: Natty Meets a Unicorn
A Feeling
2. Apr 25, 2004: Anywhere Out of the World
Furious
5. Mar 25, 2004: Mr. Sparkle Challenge
Buzz
3. Apr 07, 2004: press and release
Hate My Way
6. Mar 23, 2004: Sibling Synergy
Your Ghost

Album Review
Red West
Reviewed 2004-03-05
Fan tributes to Throwing Muses w/some Kristen hersh solo covers thrown in for good measure. Much of this has a home-made popster feel, some covers are different genres, a few tracks sound pro.

1. a little trip-hoppy, nice piano, pretty fem harmonies
2. electric guitar, guy then girl singing, girl sounds a lot like Kristen Hersh. Minimal, just them and the guitar, one overdub.
+3.mid-slo, middle speeds up. .nice guitars, bass high in mix, hippie bongo, 60’s style vox
+4.Me-TAL! Tight and mainstream (bet they’re metallica fans). This gets a plus because it’s pretty different from the original.
5.drum machine and acoustic guitar, male voice low in mix. Ho-hum
6.mid-slow 3/4 time.neat sound, synth strings, vocal trio
7.homemade IDM, thump thump. Montonic male vox.
8.a little slower than the original. 80’s pop. guy sings. reminiscent of early Mag Fields (oh wait this guy records w/Mag fields! ok.)
+9.nice bass, bad drug under skin angst. wish it was longer.
10.male vox harmonies, acoustic guitars, bass, no drums
11.midtempo, western-folkie, fem sing, guitars and piano.
12.muddled, heavy-handed production mars some nice singing
+13.kraftwerky pop. Spoken male vox too loud.
14..Guitar pop, do a head bobble.
15.slow guitar then overdone mess.
+16.FCC:”shit” at 2nd line. Good fem-diva vox, trip hop beats
17.mid-slow, alto fem voice, sludgey, fuzz bass, (slide)guitar, heavy drumming
18.starts w/25 seconds silence, slow quiet fade in, abstract drone. (It’s a cover of Garoux des Larmes, dammned if I can hear how.)

Track Listing
 ArtistTrack Name
1. Sharaska Furious
2. Blood Group, the Buzz
3. Flying Winnebago & Annie Hayde A Feeling
4. Dirty Power Hate My Way
5. Locke, Phil Uncle June and Aunt Kiyoti
6. Lorson, Mary Billy Cote & Kath Honeychain
7. Hypofixx Bright Yellow Gun
8. Flare Dizzy
9. Durham, Paul Your Ghost
10. Taikonaut Night Driving
11. Polenzani, Rose & Sharon Lewis Ellen West
12. Gradicela Gazebo Tree
13. Pdsexton Graffiti
14. Ashfield, John Portia
15. Xiu Xiu Juno
16. Quasimojo Listerine
17. Waycross Two Step
18. Blk W/Bear ???