Sonic Youth - "Dirty"

One of my favorites by this great, great band. This album combines melody and dissonance, noice and music. Its the first thing I ever heard of Sonic Youth, its what got me into them, and its my favorite to this day. Sonic Youth's ability to create such a gigantic and textured wall of fuzz and noise and beauty is unmatched, and the guitar work will truly open your mind. Its definatly an album you oughta check out! "Sugar Kane" remains one of my all time favorite songs.

1. 100%
2. Swimsuit Issue
3. Theresa's Sound World
4. Drunken Butterfly
5. Shoot
6. Wish Fulfillment
7. Sugar Kane
8. Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit
9. Youth Against Fascism
10. Nic Fit
11. On the Strip
12. Chapel Hill
13. JC
14. Purr
15. Créme Brûlèe

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edit; This download recquires a password! I'm working on it but for now, don't click the link!

Various - "Remix After All"

This is a really neat project. An unofficial remixed version of Daft Punk's "Human After All" commisioned by various blogs and DJ's, this whole album takes some extremely memorable electronica tracks and makes them new again, infusing them with everything from electro to dub step. Its a really sick album and it was released online for free download! Enjoy!

01 Human After All (chosen by Disco Demons)
02 The Prime Time Of Your Life (chosen by Data Sapiens)
03 Robot Rock (chosen by The Cold Cut)
04 Steam Machine (chosen by Cream Team)
05 Make Love (chosen by Sheena Beaston)
06 The Brainwasher (chosen by Danger! Danger!)
07 On/Off (chosen by The Lemur Blog)
08 Television Rules The Nation (chosen by Noise Porn)
09 Technologic (chosen by Pretty Much Amazing)
10 Emotion (chosen by Binary)

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Leper - "End Progress"

Leper is one of the most unique bands I've heard. Made up of several ex members of Iskra, this band is massively anarchist, which translates to really bad ass lyrics. However, cool as that is, thats not what attracts me to them.
Its the blackened crust mixed with ska punk beats that attracts me. SO SICK. Its like Choking Victim had kids with Iskra, cheating with Darkthrone in the process.
This album is the most "together" one they have made, in my opinion. I heard about Leper through a split they did with Eleutheros which I picked up from a local distro, but I wasn't a huge fan of the work Leper did on it. Most of the songs were under 2 minutes if I remember correctly, and it kinda bored me. This album, however, is insane. The riffs are huge and HARD, and the ska strumming lends itself perfectly to the music. Put this on, and rememember that even in 2010, WE ALREADY LIVE IN RUINS.

Personal favorite track; "De-Civilize"

1. War Of 2010
2. Wild And Free
3. Sedition Not Sedation
4. Destroy What Destroys You
5. End Progress
6. De-Civilize
7. Face Yourself
8. Resist The SPP
9. Inspire//Change
10. We Already Live In Ruins

Leper is another one of those cool bands that posts there album's for either free download, or pay what you want. Be a cheap bastard if you want, but I highly recomend dropping a few pennies for this one!

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Pauline Paris - Le Grande Jeu

This is pure class. Like being caught at a poetry slam in a french coffee house, this album is at times surprising (all the lyrics are in french!) and at other times just what you might have needed or expected. Its smooth, elegant jazz with that slight weirdness to it that seems to be a recquirement for any music coming out of France. Ever since I saw "the Triplets of Belleville," I've been getting into this french jazz blues stuff so much, and I hope you do to! It's really neat and different, I highly recomend it.

01. Me Prends Pas L'chou Jack
02. Corrida
03. Amor, à Mort!
04. Aux Armes Paname
05. When Love Comes Around
06. X
07. Qu'est-Ce T'as Contre Ma France
08. Un Pour Deux
09. Mam'zelle De Machin Chouette
10. Suzie D.
11. L'hymne à La Belote
12. Bonnie
13. Buvons à La Victoire, Mon Serguei!
14. Joli Philippe

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Hellhammer - "Death Fiend" demo

Hopefully Hellhammer needs no introduction; They're the band that pre-dated Celtic Frost. Period. And this one is a bloody mess of a recording, recorded but unreleased in the early 80's, and one of my favorites. Raw, heavy, brutal as hell black/heavy metal with obscene lyrics, Death Fiend is undescribable. "Angel Of Destruction" would have to me my personal fave track. Why not give it a listen!

1. Maniac
2. Angel Of Destruction
3. Hammerhead
4. Bloody Pussies
5. Death Fiend
6. Dark Warriors
7. Chainsaw
8. Ready For Slaughter
9. Sweet Torment

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Against Me! - "Toms First Demo"

I'm a huge fan of everything Against Me has done, both old and new. I've seen them twice now, and had the pleasure of meeting Tom Gabel about 2 years ago now. And I stumbled across this early gem of theres just a few months ago, so here we are!
Recorded by just a 17 year old Tom with a guitar and lots on his mind, this demo is rough, scratchy, self released, and decidedly different from the diverse alternative band Against Me has become. Its really great, trust me. Loads of disgust and rage taken out on a few open chords with a screaming voice to over score it, give this a listen to see how far Against Me has come as a band!

1. The Price of Freedom
2. Does It Make A Difference?
3. Same Old Song
4. In The Name Of What?
5. Disgust
6. 24 Hours A Day

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Liars - "Sisterworld"

Damn, this one took awhile to track down. Worth it though.
I caught wind of these guys when my friend Gabi posted a video of theres on her facebook. The track was called "Scarecrows On A Killer Slant" and I knew just from the song title I was going to LOVE it.
These guys are dark. Creepy. And I mean that in the best possible way. The focus here seems to be on texture, rhythmic beats, and chord structures designed to haunt your bones. Angular riffs, atmospheric recording, grinding noise, and music that is at times wince worthy and at others dance worthy, before lilting to a hauntingly beautiful melody; this is how one defines Liars. Like Jesus and the Mary Chain before them, Liars etches out a noisey post rock sound that brings clarity to chaos, shivers to the spine, and darkness everywhere it goes. Plus, words can't prepare you for the brick wall of a riff that slams you in the aforementioned "Scarecrows On A Killer Slant" track. It's a damn good listen, and perfect for scaring the kids.

1. Scissor
2. No Barrier Fun
3. Here Comes All The People
4. Drip
5. Scarecrows On A Killer Slant
6. I Still Can See An Outside World
7. Proud Evolution
8. Drop Dead
9. The Overachievers
10. Goodnight Everything
11. Too Much, Too Much

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