Re: Soundtracks of Our Lives week ending 22 October 2016 CE

Coil - Astral Disaster/ Timemachines/ Equinox-Solstice Singles
After posting about the vinyl edition re-issue, I realised I'd not played the CD version of Astral Disaster for some time, which led to 5 times in a row. And I enjoyed every second of it. As far as a drone record goes, fer me, Timemachines is God. They really tapped into a vein of transporting calm on that recording, even if, rather cheesily, they called each track after a particular hallucinogenic compound. Those Equinox/Solstice releases really did find them at the top of their game creatively.
AD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WbloLnhkOY
TM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYApap08Rcc
E&S - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNtWVlOkedE

Bonnie Prince Billie - Pond Scum
Collection of Peel sessions from way back when. Not really a fan of Ole Billie, but i do remember enjoying the Peel session versions of his songs whenever they were aired, so picked this up and it's the only album of his I can listen to from end to end (Well maybe I skip the so so cover of Prince track The Cross).

Broadcast - Tender Buttons/Ha Ha Sound
It's Autumn, so ya gotta reach fer the Broadcast albums right? The whole vibe of these recordings, esp. Tender Buttons just seems to fit with the season soooo fuckin well, esp when the sun is low in the sky, and the trees are starting to turn into little leaved fireworks, just perfect. I dunno what those cats had, bit no other band of a similar ilk has managed to capture it.
TB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z79T8CUpksE&list=PL06batw0ZTtyLRSBwjCIaFLMRggt5Q5JG
Ha ha - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3D8w_YCbbc&list=PLbfJumztAUhv6mCfOgSq6O_cVx8eOIKzn

Music For Headphones - Life In Mono
One of those Bandcamp artists from way back that stuck a nerve with me then, and is still as good now. If you're a fan of Appliance, Listening Centre, Stereolab, Motorik etc.... these guys should float yer boat massively.
https://musicforheadphones.bandcamp.com/album/life-in-mono

Nurse With Wound - Dark Fat
There's a really sniffy review of this up on Amazon by some 'long term NWW' fan saying it's not up to scratch. I suggest you go and listen again matey boy, as Stevie and friend are on fine form here. Basically a 'collage/mix/reinterpretation of some recentish NWW live recordings....you'd never know, it sounds like prime NWW. I remember Echoboy did something similar but the results were not half as captivating. The odd bit of skippage I must admit, but on the whole, goooood stuff. Few Tasters ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTfznALYKoU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qimEhnm5IB4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb6gMHaOFtQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzMsto67CWk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBSxpO9-JYA

Kingdom Of The Holy Son - Jesus In India
Still digging these Seattle Spacemen 3/ Warlocks/BJM alikes a lot.
Get it here fer free.....And a second collection of demos too.
https://kingdomoftheholysun.bandcamp.com/album/jesus-in-india-demos

Head Of David - White Elephant
Great collection of Peel Sessions from 86/87. No one has managed to this day to capture the, dare I say 'unique' crunch of Head Of David's guitar work. In many ways, I almost prefer the Peel session version to the recordings Proper.
86 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zIvrjOo7MA
87 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utuThsB9KDs

Jarvis Cocker - Further Complications
Not yer typical Jarv album, being, if I recall rightly, produced by Steve Albini. This is probably his most rock n roll recording, but still containing those wonderful song/stories that the Jarv does so well. Great record.
FC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzpxtSmEL9s&list=PL26AB78C862802580

We Are Wolves - Totale Magique
Great Canadian band in similar vein to (though more electronic than) DFA 1979/Pink Grease and with maybe a touch of Oneida even.
TM -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAUaYvsHVsM&list=PL6F399811F7A1CACF

Gotta say, I did enjoy that BBC4 Pink Floyd programme too. Thought that live version of 'Eugene' was sublime, much better than the album version. In factit was all pretty darn good, except the later stuff, which I don't really care for. Good Stuff.

Also loaned from Love film/Amazon the Coil/Feotus/Test Dept/Current 93 docu' 'The Sound Of Progress' which was a pleasant hour or so. Recorded back in 1987/88 for Dutch TV, it shows an impossibly young Coil, and a more than sulky David Tibet....maybe he was having a bad time out there. Test Dept are as sullen and right on as you might expect, and if you saw Feotus live back then it looked an slightly underwhelming experience being him alone on stage singing over backing tapes. Not a patch on the time I saw him with Coil as support back in 2002 with a full band.
Anyhow, it's a fun watch, but not sure I need to own it.
https://www.normanrecords.com/records/160475-coil-current-93-foetus-test-dept-the-sound-of-progress
There seems to be a rather poor but watchable VHS recording of it up on you-twat if it's ya thang...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx0X-E6OE4c

Also stumbled across this Roli Mossiman/Foetus/Wiseblood/Young Gods docu too..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX-SdKJiNJE

Anyhoo, have a great one!