Various Artists / Messthetics #103 D.I.Y. And (Very) Indie Post-Punk From The Midlands '77-81, Par
| Album: | Messthetics #103 D.I.Y. And (Very) Indie Post-Punk From The Midlands '77-81, Par | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Jun 2007 | |
| Label: | Hyped 2 Death | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2007-07-01 | Pull Date: | 2007-09-02 |
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| Week Ending: | Sep 2 | Aug 26 | Aug 19 | Aug 12 | Aug 5 | Jul 29 | Jul 22 | Jul 15 |
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| Airplays: | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 23, 2009: | PACC Appreciation Show
Dangerous Girls |
4. | Oct 09, 2007: | A2Z
Dangerous Girls |
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| 2. | May 01, 2008: | A2Z
Dangerous Girls |
5. | Sep 01, 2007: | Cognitive Overload
Walking |
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| 3. | Dec 11, 2007: | A2Z
Dangerous Girls |
6. | Aug 29, 2007: | The Adventurer's Choice ill-prepared episode
Dangerous Girls |
Album Review
Elias (Dr Furious)
Reviewed 2007-07-02
Reviewed 2007-07-02
Holy Crap! Yet another amazing compilation of lost DIY/indie gems ca. 1977-1981. This time from UK’s poor midlands, land of the Swell Maps. Plagued by the popularity of heavy metal and devoid of any pressing plants, these proto-indie artists remained in obscurity. Brilliant lofi gems with a range of influences from no wave saxophones and dub-y guitars to indie pop synths and middle eastern strings. Plus songs by the Swell Maps and the Prefects. FCC CLEAN!
play NOISE: 15, 7, 10 POP: 5, 20, 9, 6, 13 DUB: 19, 22 PUNK: 2, 1, 4, 14 WORLD (NOVELTY): 17 PSYCH: 18
1. Balls-out revolting punker
2. Great punker by the Prefects.
3. This by the Swell Maps. Need I say more?
4. Sounds like the Ex.
5. Swinging/sassy Holly Golightly-ish retro pop tune. Sweet.
6. Gentle indie rocker.
7. Crazy ass Velvet Underground-ish psychedelic tune with free jazzy sax.
8. Amateurish solo guit punker (no drums)
9. Dance-y. Guitar groove. Pop.
10. Sax! Laura Logic/X-Ray Spex.
11. Infectiously catchy guitar grooves.
12. Link Wray’s Batman… turned into Brit punker.
13. Great/great melodies. Astonishingly good.
14. Wire-sque punker with dominant bass lines.
15. Awesome uber noisy/experimental no wave. James Chance meets Sonic Youth.
16. Psych tune with heavily overdriven/distorto guits.
17. Spoken word rant w/ acoustic middle eastern strings. Very cool!
18. Starts with a remake of Vanilla Fudge’s You Keep Me Hanging On. Heavy psych-punk.
19. Epic DUB rocker. The Clash meets Gang of Four. Great climax.
20. Synth –driven indie pop. Female vox. Sweet.
21. Bouncy punker with comical lyricals.
22. Funk bass/guitar. Mid tempo psych.
play NOISE: 15, 7, 10 POP: 5, 20, 9, 6, 13 DUB: 19, 22 PUNK: 2, 1, 4, 14 WORLD (NOVELTY): 17 PSYCH: 18
1. Balls-out revolting punker
2. Great punker by the Prefects.
3. This by the Swell Maps. Need I say more?
4. Sounds like the Ex.
5. Swinging/sassy Holly Golightly-ish retro pop tune. Sweet.
6. Gentle indie rocker.
7. Crazy ass Velvet Underground-ish psychedelic tune with free jazzy sax.
8. Amateurish solo guit punker (no drums)
9. Dance-y. Guitar groove. Pop.
10. Sax! Laura Logic/X-Ray Spex.
11. Infectiously catchy guitar grooves.
12. Link Wray’s Batman… turned into Brit punker.
13. Great/great melodies. Astonishingly good.
14. Wire-sque punker with dominant bass lines.
15. Awesome uber noisy/experimental no wave. James Chance meets Sonic Youth.
16. Psych tune with heavily overdriven/distorto guits.
17. Spoken word rant w/ acoustic middle eastern strings. Very cool!
18. Starts with a remake of Vanilla Fudge’s You Keep Me Hanging On. Heavy psych-punk.
19. Epic DUB rocker. The Clash meets Gang of Four. Great climax.
20. Synth –driven indie pop. Female vox. Sweet.
21. Bouncy punker with comical lyricals.
22. Funk bass/guitar. Mid tempo psych.
Track Listing
| Artist | Track Name | |||
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| 1. | Versatile Newts | Newtrition | ||
| 2. | Prefects | Things In General | ||
| 3. | Swell Maps | Camouflage Attack | ||
| 4. | Accused | Arrested | ||
| 5. | Digital Dinosaurs | Aliens In Your Skies | ||
| 6. | Profile | Vince | ||
| 7. | Hardware | Walking | ||
| 8. | Spizzoil | Fibre | ||
| 9. | Famous Explorers | Boy Detectives | ||
| 10. | Cravats | Gordon | ||
| 11. | Buzz | Life Ends | ||
| 12. | Shapes, The | (I Saw) Batman (In The Launderette) | ||
| 13. | School Meals | Headmaster | ||
| 14. | Domestic Bliss | Domestic Bliss | ||
| 15. | Hardware | Face The Flag | ||
| 16. | Cracked Actor | Statues | ||
| 17. | Lester And The Brew | Bad Day In The City/Eyesight Bad | ||
| 18. | 021 | Robot | ||
| 19. | Dangerous Girls | Dangerous Girls | ||
| 20. | Human Cabbages | The Witch | ||
| 21. | Cult Figures | Zip Nolan Live | ||
| 22. | Digital Dinosaurs | Fingers & Thumbs |