4AD '08 Free Sampler

Cadeau de Noël d'un des meilleurs labels de tous les temps :

[ZIC] The first demo tapes from legendary Hardcore/Punk bands

Every punk band begins with a demo tape. Some never goes further and some become legends. Here are the first demo tapes of some hardcore/melodic punk heroes from the origins to the '90s. Would you sign them ?

• Bad Brains - '78 Demo Tape
  
• Dead Kenedys - '78 Demo Tape
  
• Minor Threat - '82 Demo Tape
  
• Suicidal Tendencies - '82 Demo (pre recording of the 1st LP)
• NOFX - '84 Demo Tape
  
• Youth of Today - '85 Demo Tape
  
• Gorilla Biscuits - '86 Demo Tape
  
• Warzone - '86 Demo Tape
  
• Rancid - Demos from the pit (demos pre 1st LP)
• Craig's Brother - '96 Demo Tape

Thanx to the original uploaders, every time it was possible I linked to the original post.

[ZIC] Weezer - Songs from the Black Hole - mp3

This may be one of the saddest record story. Just after the Blue Album, Weezer planned to release an indie-space-opera-rock. The project is known as "Songs from the Black Hole". The songs are so good, this coulda/shoulda been one of the better LP of the 90's. Unfortunately the project has been abandoned for obscure reasons and the fucking good songs ended up as separate tracks on Pinkerton, B-Sides and on Rivers' solo demo album. But most of the material is still unreleased and the project seems to be completely buried.

But he good news is that Kyle K made a great job and put together all the available songs, including some fan covers of unrecorded songs, edited that to make this cool to listen to, and now you can ear this marvel. If yu're an indie rock fan and never heard this, this is gonna blow your head ! This will not change the world but this might well contribute to.

Finally, here are the Songs from the Black Hole :

1. Countdown
2. Blast Off!
3. Who You Callin' Bitch?
4. Oh Jonas*
5. I Do
6. Come to my Pod
7. Oh No, This Is Not for Me
8. Tired of Sex
9. She's Had a Girl*
10. Dude, We're Finally Landing (Good News!)
11. I Don't Want Your Lovin
12. Getchoo
13. I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams
14. Superfriend
15. Superfriend (Reprise)
16. O Lisa
17. You Won't Get Me Tonight
18. Why Bother?
19. Waiting on You
20. No Other One
21. Devotion
22. Purification of Water
23. Longtime Sunshine
24. Longtime Sunshine (Reprise)*

*Covers not performed by Weezer



-> Direct Download on Kyle's site

[ZIC] The Breeders - Alt. Splash (another way to listen to Last Splash) - mp3

This is kindda useless but I have been listening to this record for 14 years so I wanted to find a fresh way to get into it. The Breeders released many demo and alternative versions of the Last Splash songs, so this is more or less the original LP tracklisting (minus Mad Lucas and Roi (Reprise)) in demo, live,radio, single... version. If you are familiar with the original this works pretty well. Anyway, this is a killer record that would work pretty well even if it would be re-recorded in a eurodance version.

So enjoy it and tell me what you think.

-> Direct Download (new version with the full tracklisting) <-

Tracklisting :
1. New Year (Demo - Saints EP)
2. Grunggae (Demo - Saints EP)
3. Invisible Man (Demo - 4AD Presents The 13 Year Itch)
4. Cro-Aloha (Demo - Cannnball EP)
5. Roi (Live - Live in Stockholm)
6. Do You Love Me Now? (First version - Safari EP)
7. Flipside (Live - Sonic Ecstasy)
8. I Just Wanna Get Along (Pod outtake version)
9. Mad Lucas (secret mix instrumental)*
10. Divine Hammer (Single version)
11. S.O.S.(Live - Live in Stockholm)
12. Hag (Peel Session)
13. Saints (Single version - Head to Toe)
14. Drivin' on 9 (Demo - Pod Demos)
15. Roi (Reprise Reversed)*

* these are special versions done by Gavin, thanx to him for having made possible the full tracklisting !

And if you like the Breeders, go grab the real stuff at my cyber friend Gavin's who put online all the Breeders rare stuff including all the non album tracks and many bootlegs.

[ZIC] Craig's Brother - Rarities Compilation - mp3

I just wanted to listen to Craig's Brother and noticed that their non-album tracks are getting difficult to find on the Web. So here is a compilation of rare stuff I've got.

---If the band feels offended by this, just tell me. Anyway this is a non commercial free download of rare non buyable stuff ---

Rusty Prayers :

1. Twenty Two (Demo Tape)
2. Gus (Demo Tape)
3. OK (Demo Tape)
4. Money (Demo Tape)
5. Divorce (Keepin'It Real EP)
6. Dear Charlotte (Keepin'It Real EP)
7. Lullaby (Keepin'It Real EP)
8. Insult To Injury (Keepin'It Real EP)
9. Get Along (Homecoming Outtake)
10. Divorce (Live)
11. Insult To Injury (Live)
12. Nobody (Live)
13. Losing My Religion (unreleased R.E.M. Cover from L.A.S. Sessions)
14. Lullaby (Acoustic Demo)
15. Bump on My Head (Or Dale Earnhardt) (Ted Bond Solo Demo)
16. Craig's Brother (Ted Bond Solo Demo)
17. The Hypothetical Song (Ted Bond Solo Demo)

11/18/2012 -> This is a re-up of the original "Rusty Prayers" compilation + some other tracks I got on the way. If you have something I don't, please share !

Bonus tracks :

KMBY Acoustic Breakfast

1. Masonic (acoustic)
2. Lullaby (acoustic)
3. Set Free (acoustic)

Live on 88.9 KUCI

1. Insult to Injury
2. Going Blind
3. In Memory
4. Homecoming
5. Nobody
6. Lullaby

The Insidious Lie [BONUS]

1. The problem of Evil (single edition, slightly different mix)
2. Thousand Yard Stare (single edition)
3. Crutch (Bonus Track)

Download Craig's Brother Rarities.rar
enjoy ;-)

[ZIC] Godd Riddance - Remain In Memory - The Final Show

Je n'ai jamais été un très grand fan de Good Riddance mais c'est certainement un des meilleurs groupes de hardcore que j'ai vu sur scène. Vous êtes peut-être passé à côté de l'information mais ils se sont séparés l'année dernière et ont fêté ça en mai 2007 par un dernier concert enregistré avec de gros moyens. La première chose qui frappe c'est le son. Meilleur que sur la plupart de leurs disques studio. On sent que les budgets Fat Wreck ne sont plus ce qu'ils étaient il y a 15 ans à l'époque des premières sorties du label. Le disque comprend 31 chansons (c'est l'avantage du punk sur le rock progressif, il ne faut pas un coffret 5 CD pour 31 chansons). Toutes les époques sont balayées de "United Cigar" au dernier LP dont je suis bien incapable de parler.

Pour vous faire une idée, jetez une oreille à la dernière interprétation live à tomber par terre du "tube" de GR : Mother Superior

Heb Frueman : à la recherche des mp3

Voila mon problème : j'ai "The Debutape" en 45T et une démo k7 d'un côté et de l'autre mon iPod qui voudrait bien passer du Heb Frueman. j'écoute le split avec NRA en boucle depuis des années mais si quelqu'un a tranféré "The Debutape" et/ou la k7 démo de Heb Frueman en mp3 et qu'il me donne un lien, il sera mon ami éternel.

Et pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas le meilleur groupe de hardcore français, honte à eux ! : http://www.myspace.com/hebfrueman

Scenario Rock, le nouveau groupe de Mehdi déchire aussi mais dans un autre genre (sur une major alors je ne ferai pas top de pub) : http://www.myspace.com/scenariorock