Time Bomb

This week, we've got a nice selection of pop music from the 80's & 90's since that's what the kids seem to like these days.

Some years ago, my brother and I bought a shitload of random old 7 inches from this hipster record store that was going out of business for five cents apiece. Buying records based on their covers and/or the band's name means you'll probably end up with a high percentage of complete garbage, but discovering the occasional gem makes it all worth it. Plus if you're in a punk rock band, you can throw these unwanted 7 inches at your Audience who actually came to see Good riddance or whatever mediocre group your opening for. When they hit something solid, 7-inches explode spectacularly, raining shards of vinyl everywhere! Waste not, want not, I always say.

It was among these singles that I discovered much of the following music. The Dog Faced Hermans are a "post-punk" / "avant-punk" group from the late 80's and early 90's. I think they were originally from Scotland. I eventually tracked down most of their other records and I highly recommend them all (their last 2 LPs were released by Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label so at least those should be relatively easy to get ahold of). I know nothing about Afterimage and the Baby Flies. They're fun. tho.

Probably my favorite of these five-cent singles is by this incredible Japanese band. There's not a lot of English on the cover so I'm not even sure what this band's called. I don't speak it or nothin', but I once took a Japanese language class. What I assume is their name spells something like "Saakadeian-Rizumu." Since it's written in katakana, I guess this is supposed to be an american word. Is the second part supposed to be "rhythm"? I don't know. Anyone have any idea?

1. Dog Faced Hermans: Time Bomb 2. Afterimage: the Long Walk 3. the Baby Flies: Pictures and Parties 4. Saakadeian-Rizumu(?): My favorite Flesh fragrance / Paradise Lost 5. Red Aunts: Terri Man 6. Elliott Smith: miss misery 7. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Flavor #2 8. Rasputina: the Olde Headboard (remix) 9. Interlude 10. Brian Dewan: Breezes are Blowing 11. Ex Girl 12. Nine Inch Nails: Get Down Make Love 13. Dog Faced Hermans: Too Much for the Red Ticker 14. the Plastics: Top Secret Man 15. the Baby Flies: I only burn in the morning 16. Afterimage: Strange Confession 17. gary Numan: instrumental 18. Red Aunts: little drummer boy 19. David Lynch and John Neff: Pink Western Range 20. James Kochaulka Superstar: Bad Astronaut 21. Saakadeian Rizumu(?): Fat Ouspensky 22. Brian Dewan: Cadavers

Download: part one. part two.