GODSPUNK # 23 and FOUR DAYS IN MARCH (2022)

 

There were two new releases on Bandcamp this week that should have all lovers of independent sounds frothing at the mouth! On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, pStan Batcow let loose a two CD collection in his Godspunk series. 

pStan is now up to Number Twenty-Three, and this sucker has got fifty-two songs from twenty-two bands/artistes like Howl In The Typewriter, Breathilizör, UNIT, Spam Javelin, and other Pumf favourites.

You can buy the CD's from the Pumf Website, or you can listen, download, and purchase all the songs from the Pumf Bandcamp page!

 

Then on Thursday, March 10, 2022, Hal McGee released a new title on Bandcamp on his Haltapes label called "Four Days In March," that is the end result of his two day session with Chris Phinney, Michael Thomas Jackson, and others called "Apartment Music." All the sounds came from a get together they had a couple of weeks ago!

 

Recorded the Same Day! Chris says this is "The Real Deal"

"SYNTHESIZER IMPROVISATIONS" 

There you go, time's a wasting, so what are you waiting for?

MILE 97 - "Crucifixture" (1989)

 

I've been in a pretty foul mood lately considering what's going on in the world and all, and I have not been doing as many posts as I'd like, just because I haven't been in the mood, but maybe this tape by Mile 97 will snap me out of it!

This tape by Mile 97 titled "Crucifixture is fascinating, but whether that's a good or a bad thing is up to you. For right now, it's a perfect reflection of our world, and in one word, chaotic.

 

Mile 97 is not for everybody, but it might just be the right fit for your mind in these times. Turn it up real loud, break out the Hoover and start vacuuming the rug, and invite some friends over for a real good time! This is only seven minutes and forty-four seconds, the real piece is all of Side One. This sounds a lot like ghosts in a blender!

MILE 97 - "In A Fun Place"

RAY CARMEN - "November" (1999)

 

The "Correct Me If I'm Wrong" release by Ray Carmen was a twofer, and on one side of the tape was "Correct Me If I'm Wrong," and on the other side was this EP called "November." Five songs recorded in August and September of 1999, and everything done by Ray. Here's a song that everybody should hear at least once in their life!

RAY CARMEN - "Leaving Well Enough Alone"

HAL TAPES - "Apartment Music 42 & 43" (2022)

 

It's not often I get to post announcements, but when a bunch of 80's & 90's home tapers and indie artists gather together for a private impromptu two day concert and birthday party for Chris Phinney, then I don't exactly have a choice. Put together by Hal McGee to be held in his Gainseville, Florida home, it will all be recorded and documented forever on the internet. It's all happening in about a week on March 5th and 6th, and I'm sure Hal will have it all online shortly after that!

HALTAPES - Stay Tuned!

CHRIS PHINNEY AND ED DRURY - "Life Will Kill Ya" (2022)

 

Pandemic be damned, Chis Phinney and Ed Drury are going to make music no matter what! It's not like they have a choice, it's just something that has to be done! For me, this is a definitive piece for Chris and Ed, and it's like sitting on a beach in Kauai under a moonlit sky, and drinking a Mai-tai on Mars. The title is "Life Will Kill Ya," but as we all know it's death that kills us! I've told Chris many a time that I thought their songs were too long, but this one at eight minutes and thirteen seconds is actually too short. I could listen to this stuff all day long! Enjoy!

CHRIS PHINNEY  &  ED DRURY - "Life Will Kill Ya"

CONGO BONGO - "Heaven Again" (2022)

 

John Sanders just added a new song to his Congo Bongo project, which is an ongoing exotica electronica dubwise recording and performance small mobile unit that you can find more about right here.  

This tune was all done by hand, and no computers were involved. 

John did everything on this particular piece, but other musicians who appeared on some of the other Congo Bongo recordings include percussionist Tony Gonzalez and keyboardist Nate Vinson. 

CONGO BONGO - "Heaven Again" 

ROGER & JIM - "So You Say You Lost Your Baby" (2000)

 

In the year 2000 Rich Horton participated on a Gene Clark tribute album in a long-distance collaboration with his pal, Bill Retoff. They recorded the song "So You Say You Lost Your Baby," which is on one of Gene's solo albums. They called themselves "Roger & Jim" because when The Byrds first appeared, McGuinn was going by his birth name Jim, but later on started going by the name "Roger."

 

Rich laid down the guitar, drums, and backing vocals in Seattle, and Bill laid down his bass in Illinois with longtime band mate Dan McKenzie singing the lead. It's kind of a Byrdsy thing with a quasi-Buffalo Springfield-type guitar mash-up at the end.

ROGER & JIM - "So You Say You Lost Your Baby"