WHO'S LAUGHING NOW? - "Hyper Horror Compilation" (1989)

In 1989 were had four songs included on this compilation tape from Norway called "Who's Laughing Now?" on the Hypertonia label.

 

 

Some of the other artists included The Walter Ulbricht Experience, Sack, Bullwinkle And Simon Parsnip's Scientifical Theatre, Machine Maid Man, and The George and the Garden, just to name a few.

 

One of our songs used was Gary Wray's homage to one of his favorite movies.

HERMANOS GUZANOS - "Colossus Of New York"

EDGAR SCHWARTZ - "Milk And Cookies" (1995)

 

I used to trade tapes with James Nicholson back in the 90's, but it wouldn't be until some 30+ years later that I became friends with Rich Horton who was the Executive Producer of this CD.

Consequently Rich sent me this CD from 1995 a couple of weeks ago, and just like all of the music by James Nicholson and Dennis Steinseifer, I was mystified how in this day and age, Edgar Schwartz is still basically an unknown commodity.

Well, at least it got me working on this blog again for now.

 

Some of these songs came off of a 1991 cassette release by Edgar Schwartz like"Uncle Blues," but there is just so much more than that packed into this small package, and it's all good.

Rich Horton felt the same way, and that's why he released this music on CD in 1995 on his Optional Art label. Since then, James Nicholson has done the production on Rich's incredible last two CD's.

You can find out more about all that at Richie's Place!

Rich Horton also informed me that if anybody would like one of these CD's, you can contact him through his website, and he'll gladly send you one for $12.00 including postage. You won't be disappointed if you do, and that's a guarantee!

 

 

This CD needs to be released again in 2024 and this is the A-I cover I conjured up for it.

Here is just one of the many incredible songs on this CD, and this one really does it for me because James Nicholson and Dennis Steinseife are joined by the phenomenal Cynthia Moseley on sax!

(After I got this all done, I went to try and find out more about Cynthia Moseley, only to find out that sadly, she passed away last year.)

 All I can say is watch out for "Watch It!" It will reach out and grab you! 

Just wait for it, and hold on to your socks!

EDGAR SCHWARTZ - "Watch It" (1995)

LORD LITTER - "Herman, Come Rock Me"

 I started trading tapes back in about 1987, and one of the first international artists I came in contact with was a funny guy in Berlin named Lord Litter. It was quite a process before the internet came along, and sometimes it took weeks for mail to pass back and forth. I had also been trading tapes with a number of talented people like Don Campau, John Bartles, Al Perry, Mark Hanley, etc etc, so I decided to do what a lot of other people were doing and that was to ask all my new friends if they would be willing to contribute to a compilation tape of various artists I wanted to make.

If I made the tape today, the cover would have looked more like something like this! 

If I recall correctly, every person I contacted agreed to it, but I think it was only Lord Litter who created a song especially for that tape, because that's the kind of guy he was! The song was called "Herman, Come Rock Me," and even though we never talked about it, I think it was a play on words, and the name of our band Hermanos Guzanos.

As far as I know, Lord Litter never used this song on any of his many other tapes, so here you go, in the typical Lord Litter style of the time with the good Lord playing all the instruments and vocals with the phenomenal Thomas Tit on the drums.

LORD LITTER - "Herman, Come Rock Me"

R.I.P. Jörg Dittmar aka Lord Litter (2024)

 

It's with a heavy heart that I have to announce that my good friend Jörg Dittmar, aka Lord Litter, has passed away from a longstanding bout of COPD. He fought it hard for a long time, but it finally got the best of him.

I've known Lord Litter since 1988, and without him, this blog wouldn't exist.

Over the past 35 years or so, Lord Litter has continuously done more to promote independent music on this planet than anybody else I know of.

He was not only a DJ, but was also a musician and a person who supported peace and freedom for the whole world. He will be sorely missed.

At least his radio shows will be preserved on the Internet Archive forever.

LORD LITTER'S MAGICAL MUSIC BOX INTERNATIONAL

Because of this situation, I doubt I will continue this blog, as Lord Litter was my biggest supporter, and the one who always encouraged me to continue. 

It's a sad day! The world has lost a great man and a truly unique person!

LORD LITTER - "Wild Thing"

REV TOM FROST - "Cosmos Sauvage" (2024)

 

Rev Tom Frost has put another notch in his proverbial musical belt titled "Cosmos Sauvage," and it's my pleasure to announce it was just released today, and to make it easy....

Here's at least a half a dozen places where you can buy or stream it.

 

The world and the universe itself is indeed in chaos, and if you need a reminder, it might as well be fun!

You can listen to the whole thing for free on the good Rev's Bandcamp page, but if you really want to try and do something good for the world, then purchase a copy of the CD or buy the tracks.

And while you're there, check out Tom's massive list of other releases.

I say do it today, because who knows if there will be a tomorrow, but then again, surely they wouldn't blow up the world on 420, that just wouldn't be right!

REV. TOM FROST - "Cosmos Sauvage"

LORD LITTER'S RADIO SHOW IS BACK ON THE AIR (2024)

 

 After a long illness and almost a half a year's time, Lord Litter is finally back on the air, and promoting independent music like nobody else does.

 

His newest show in the "Lord Litter's Magical Music Box International" series will be broadcast on KOWS Community Radio in Sonoma County on Sunday April 14 from 8:00 to 9:00 PM, and just like the hundreds of his other shows, one week later it will be offered permanently at

 https://archive.org/details/@lord_litter  

 

It's all out there for free, so what are you waiting for?

Dig in, Freaks!

HERMANOS GUZANOS - "April Fool's Day" (2024)

Hermanos Guzanos just released their newest album today titled "April Fool's Day."