This is What I Call Minimal 80s! Vol. 11

Part 11 of these compilations which includes some great obscure songs. What I love about minimal synth is the fact that they were created with the least musical euipments and little or no production, sometimes from a little basement suit. That's why they sound so natural and genuine.

Tracklisting:

Those Attractive Magnets - Nightlife
Royal Family And The Poor - Feast Of The Supersensualists
Seppuku - Under Your Control
B.Troop - Computer Logic
Martin Dupont - Inside Out
Testcard F - If Only If It Wasn't
Intro - Haunted Cocktails
Cosmic Overdose - To Night
Persons Unknown - Addiction
Ian North - Sex,Lust,You
Moral - Still Remaining
Tres - Operator
Makaton Chat - The Shape Of The Song
Days of Sorrow - I Travel
Indoor Life - Searching
Silent Ambition - Remember
The Parapluies - Necessities
Lust Sacrifice - Hearting
Ruins - Short Wave
Sub Muris - Honesty

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"... a more wretched hive of scum and villainy..."

Unlike Obi-Wan Kenobi, I am referring to the pustulant sore that is the capitol of this once-great nation. Outside the halls of power, of course, the people of Washington D.C. and the surrounding area are probably no better and no worse than those found in any other part of the world.
One thing of which I am certain, however, is that they certainly have been putting out some good music in the greater D.C. area. Although part of the scene, bands like Ceremony and Screen Vinyl Image will not be included here, as they have already been used to represent Virginia. Even without them, there was still no difficulty in finding ten bands to use in this compilation. ~~NWshoegazer

1. Lake Trout - Peel (Rx) from the 2005 release "Not Them, You"
2. Velocity Girl - Sorry Again (Sub Pop) from the out of print 1994 "Sorry Again" EP
3. Alcian Blue - Night Sky (Elephant Stone) from the band's 2006 self-titled and final full-length release
4. Beach House - Apple Orchard (Carpark) from the self-titled 2006 release
5. Phaser - Life and Illusion (Emperor Norton) from the 2003 release "Sway"
6. The Sky Drops - Green to Red (Fridabear) from the 2006 "Clouds of People" EP
7. (The Sounds Of) Kaleidoscope - New Language (Hackshop) from the 2006 release "From Where You Were to How You Got There"
8. Thrushes - Aidan Quinn (Birdnote) from the 2007 release "Sun Come Undone"
9. Dead Meadow - Such Hawks Such Hounds (Matador) from the 2005 release "Feathers" ~~ some good, old-fashioned Psychedelica
10. Black Tambourines - Throw Aggi off the Bridge (Slumberland) from the 1999 release "Complete Recordings" ~~ what a shame that this one CD can hold all the music this band produced, and do it with room to spare


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This is What I Call Minimal 80s! Vol. 10

I got a few messages asking if I planed to post more of these minimal compilations. So here it is, Vol. 10. Please help seeding my torrents to allow me post more stuff. My ISP has limited my upload bandwidth so your help is appreciated.

01 The Short Wave Mystery - Pilots
02 Silicon Teens - Sun Flight
03 Reducers - Airways
04 Nightmoves - Transdance
05 Shanghai Au Go Go - Talk Back
06 The Actor - Modern Air
07 Bene Gesserit - Mickey, Please
08 Dominion - The Light Of Day
09 Last Man in Europe - A Certain Bridge
10 Mythos - Robot Secret Agents
11 Scarlet Architect - Rose Grey
12 Tattoo Host - Empty Building
13 Nocturnal Emissions - Don't Believe It's Over
14 Body 11 - Hearts
15 Ss-Say - Care
16 Minimal Man - To Hold You
17 Scatterbrains - Silly Earth
18 Naughtiest Girl Was A Monitor - All The Naked Heroes
19 Siren Sisters - Citizens
20 Click Click - Whirlpool
21 Absolute Body Control - Melting Away
22 Ian Elms - The Street Enters The House

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Vibrato 19

Cover Songs

1. Lunasect - Fascination Street [The Cure] from the out of print 2000 release "Long Lost"
2. The Lassie Foundation - Inside Out [The Mighty Lemon Drops] from the second disc of the 2006 Northern Records compilation "Through and Through"
3. The Mighty Lemon Drops - Splash #3 (Now I'm Home) [13th Floor Elevators] from the 1997 Chrysalis Records compilation "Rollercoaster"
4. Japancakes - Loomer [My Bloody Valentine] from the 2007 Darla release "Loveless" ~~I bought my copy from the iTunes Music Store and found it to be a major disappointment (I've included one of the shorter and least objectionable songs). I know that somebody is bound to like this CD, but I think there is a good reason why Shoegazing bands use effects pedals rather than pedal-steel guitars.
5. Mira - When You Sleep [My Bloody Valentine] from the self-titled 2000 Projekt release
6. Galaxie 500 - Listen, the Snow is Falling [Yoko Ono] from the out of print 1990 Rough Trade Records release "This is Our Music"
7. Chapterhouse - Rain [The Beatles] from the first disc of the out of print 1996 Dedicated release "Rownderbowt"
8. The Prids - Motor Away [Guided by Voices] from the 2007 Five03 "Something Difficult" EP
9. Seven Percent Solution - Oh Yeah [Can] from the 1998 Lone Starfighter Records special edition release "Gabriel's Walz"
10. Loop - Mother Sky [Can] from the out of print 1989 Chapter 22 release "Fade Out"


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This is What I Call Minimal 80s! Vol. 09

Here's another mix of minimal synth songs, taken from various minimal mixes.

01 Perspective Nevski - Moment of Hate
02 Linear Movement - Laughter of A Mad Man
03 What If Thinking - I Want That Boy
04 Venus in Furs - His Master's Voice
05 Informatics - What a World
06 Cablo Banaal - Is This Love
07 Dogs - Missing on The Subway
08 Lives of Angels - Red Suit
09 Xex - Holland Tunnel
10 Naked Lunch - La Femme
11 Exhibit A - Rain
12 An Unknown Command - Truncheon Reign
13 Martin Hall - Spiral
14 JYL - Universe
15 M-Byro & D.M.T. - The Empty Street
16 Sepp Maiers Gloves - Ambition
17 Nine Circles - Twinkling Stars
18 Au Pairs - It's Obvious
19 Low Class - The Alienation Battle
20 Virgin Circus - Shadow of A Doubt

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If At First You Don't Secede EP

The four states represented in this compilation withdrew from The Union after the seven states with whom they then joined to form the Confederate States of America. ~~NWshoegazer

1. The Friendly Friends - Wheelchair (unreleased)
2. Frally - Picture of Me (unreleased)
3. *Sons - F Train (Fractured Discs) from the 2007 release "Viracochas"
4. Celebrity - They Notice (Doghouse) from the 2006 release "Mining For Twilight"
5. Screen Vinyl Image - Chaser (Safranin Sound) from the brand new "Chaser" EP
6. Ceremony - Miss You (Safranin Sound) from the newly released "Disappear"
7. The Leaky Diamond - Darlin' Bambi (unreleased) ~~I'd like to hear what he could do in a real studio
8. Skywave - Walk My Way (Cherry Coated) from the out of print 2002 "Don't Say Slow" EP


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This is What I Call Minimal 80s! Vol. 08

And here it is, Vol. 8 of these minimal synth mixes. Hope you'll like it. This is dedicated to my pal, Edward, whom I was fortunate enough to know from the pirate bay, wishing him the best in the new adventure of his life.


Tracklisting:

01 Shiny Two Shiny - 7/4
02 Steve Ainswoorth - If I Could
03 A Haunted Sawmill - Epitaph
04 Fizik - History
05 Invisible Army - The Love Dance
06 Carmody - As We Down
07 Imago - Let It Drown
08 Religion - Hope
09 XX Century Zorro - Citoyeus
10 Carol - So Low
11 Solid State - Tears Of Fright
12 Marcie's Still Waiting - A Night Like This
13 Bill Bruce - Changing
14 Paul Haig - Time
15 Scatterbrain - Corsses Over Verdun
16 Limp - Marked Man
17 Ian Boddy - Living In A Ritual
18 Psy 231 - Rockin' Roll' Rhythms
19 A Nation Mourns - Searching For someone in A Dark Room
20 Colin Potter - We Are So Glad


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Vibrato 17

Rebel Reverb EP

Songs from six of the first seven states to secede from The Union (if there's any shoegazing going on in Mississippi, I couldn't find it). ~~NWshoegazer


1. Lunasect - Without You All I Am is a Lie (Louipimps) from the out of print 2002 release "Points of Departure"
2. The Horrid Lorries - December Morning (self-released) from the 2007 release "Hearts in Flight"
3. Belong - I Never Lose, Never Really (Carpark) from the 2006 release "October Language"
4. The Linear High - Clear as Broken Glass (not yet revealed) from the soon to be released "Lights & Obstacles" ~~I'm looking forward to this one
5. The Kiwis - Mexico (Die Slaughterhaus) from the out of print 2003 release "Beware of Falling Rock" ~~
6.Lesbian Afternoon - See the New Arrival (Vacant Moon) unreleased as far as I can tell
7. Ou·tré Violette - Fools Paradise (unreleased) ~~Alex of Boy's other band
8. Pre Atomic Rituals - Push Comes to Shove (Sleepaway) from the extremely limited 2007 release "Fortress Vol2" ~~or it might be on the soon to be released "Fortress Vol1" - who can tell?


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This is What I Call Minimal 80s! Vol. 07

Part 7 of these mixes. Enjoy.

Tracklisting:

01 Marcie´s Still Waiting - Sleep
02 Those Attractive Magnest - Love Chimes
03 Mary Moor - Pretty day
04 Glass Museum - Dumping Cart Motion
05 Robert Görl - Wind in Hair
06 Di Leva - The Singel Man
07 Lives of Angels - Look Out Kid
08 Pivot Clowj - Havoc Man
09 The Proximate Force - Walk
10 Perfect Vision - Scratch And Howl
11 The Electronic Circus - Direct Lines
12 WeR7 - Now Wash Your Hands
13 Choir Invisible - Question Never Spoken
14 Ciaran Harte - Love is Strange
15 Vital Signs - Trading In
16 Carmody - Most of You
17 Blue Mathue - Perfect Pictures
18 Fred - All Rights Reserved
19 Aerial FX - Instant Feelings
20 Snake Corpse - In Flux

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Vibrato 16

Shoegators Alligazing

Ten songs from Florida-based bands (well, The Human Echo have relocated to Seattle). All songs are from the artist's MySpace pages; follow the links and see what each is up to and what merchandise they have to sell. ~~NWshoegazer


1. Hope in Ghosts - Snowfall Fell (Actually) from the 2007 release "All Your Departures"
2. Giddy-Up, Helicopter! - Lucas Alexander (self-released) from the not yet released "It's Not a Monster" - the 2007 release "I Am Secretary" is available to order
3. Vera Violets - Lights Out (Daydream Delay) from the 2005 "Last Kiss" EP ~~I wish I could find a copy, but I do own (and you should too) the 2005 release "Sunshine Dust"
4. The Human Echo - Twilight Shower (Spiral Box) from the 2006 release "Carried On by Voices in a Song"
5. Mira - Window Seat (Projekt) from the 2005 release "There I Go Daydreamer"
6. Boy - Train to Mansfield (unreleased)
7. Fantome - Pretty Boys (Soulow) not yet released
8. Space/Love/Robots - Space Girl Love Burst (unreleased)
9. Autumn's Grey Solace - Treasure Box (Projekt) from the 2006 release "Shades Of Grey"
10. Candy Bars - Lovesong Lake (New Granada) from their 2006 debut release "On Cutting Ti-Gers in Half and Understanding Narravation"


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This is What I Call Minimal 80s! Vol. 06

This is What I Call Minimal 80s! Vol. 6. Enjoy and seed.

Tracklisting:

01 Marcie's Still Waiting - In My Room
02 Blue Mathue - In Our Dream
03 Ian North - White Gardens
04 Hysteria Passio - Grey Over Life
05 Modern Art - Trying To Find The Hidden World
06 Shades Of May - Distant Memories
07 Art Style - Me And Me
08 Anti Matter - Infuation
09 Neon - Dark Age
10 Psychic Youth - Step in Time
11 Psychobud - Sights
12 Sepp Maiers Gloves - Ambition
13 Cinema 90 - In Ultra Violet
14 Communication - You Have Been Called
15 The Enter - The Contract
16 A.W.O.L. - Dark Dreams
17 Nick Paine - Solid State
18 Ceramic Hello - Footsteps in the Fog
19 Perfect Jewish Couple - The Fall
20 Second Glance - Shackles & Chains

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Vibrato 15

'gazing at the Rising Sun EP

One hears that there is a serious Shoegazing movement in Japan. Well, after a quick tour around MySpace, I am happy to report that this does, indeed, seem to be the case.

Having recently been reminded of a Japanese band I really like: My Dead Girlfriend, I decided to have another look at MySpace to see what else I could find. The length of this playlist is not an indication of just how much good music is being produced in the Land of the Rising Sun; it is, rather, the result of my decision to leave out any songs from the usual suspects--even though I found a great song by Cruyff in the Bedroom I was tempted to use.

Another reason for the brevity of the playlist is the annoying habbit several bands have of fading out songs--that are obviously still going strong--at around the three minute mark. I know they are trying to avoid having their music stolen, so I can't really blame them, but what is the point of letting us hear snippets of great songs that we can't hope to find for sale at a reasonable price?

If not for the fade-outs, I would have added songs by Maimaiscripting, Sphere, and especially Mash (check out their MySpace page; I would buy all of their CDs if I didn't have to pay "Japanese Import" prices). Wouldn't it be nice if ToneVendor would open a West Coast office? ~~NWshoegazer


1. Boyfriend's Dead - Melting Ice Cream
2. Urokoroa - Sinkuunokazi
3. Salt Water Taffy - KMS (Miles)
4. Burrrn - Sweet Breath
5. Texas Pandaa - Jade
6. My Dead Girlfriend - Miss Katejina
7. Syojoskip - Azami


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This is What I Call Minimal 80s! Vol. 05

Been a while I have not posted a minimal synth mix. So here's another one!

01 Magic De Spell - Chains of Love
02 Neon - Isolation
03 ZYX - Hey You
04 Red Wedding - Drums
05 UV Pop - No Songs Tomorrow
06 Moev - Cracked Mirror
07 Camera Obscura - Circular Waves
08 A Blaze Colour - Cold As Ever
09 Ceramic Hello - Ringing in the Sane
10 SS Say - Lady Happiness
11 Dementia Precox - Maladie D'Esprit
12 The Unusual Suspects - Living Under Glass
13 Voices in The Distance - Mystryonyt
14 It & My Computer - Mainstream De Lβmour
15 John Paul Young - Our Time Escapes
16 Thealonian Music - Science (And How to Get it)
17 The Fallout Club - Wonderlus
18 Nation - Wondatime
19 Arms of Someone New - Spiral of Silence
20 Chrisma - Vetra Platz 1

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Vibrato 14

"Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety-Jig"

The title is a quote from one of my all-time favorite films, the final cut of which premiers in several cinemas (including Cinema 21 in Portland) tonight. In honor of this occaison, I have assembled songs from fifteen locations which at one point or another I have called home (sometimes the location is exact, at other times merely in the vicinity). The songs are presented in the chronological order of my residence in each place and begins with my birth in the greater Los Angeles area (though not in 2019).
All the songs are or have been available on each artist's MySpace page. Follow the links to these pages and you will usually be informed about the availability and method of ordering CDs and other merchandise for sale by the artists. ~~NWshoegazer


1. Los Angeles: The Warlocks - So Paranoid from the just released "Heavy Deavy Skull Lover" (Tee Pee)
2. San Diego: Ilya - Baalbec from the 2006 release "Leaving Sans-Souci" (self-released)
3. Abington, Pennsylvania: Sunsplit - Running After You from the digital-only "Sing for Sunday"
4. Heidelberg: Etheruncool - Lebe Lieber Schwer from the 2006 "Noch Weiter Weg Von Uns" EP (Tumbleweed)
5. Tacoma: Kinski - Punching Goodbye Out from the 2007 release "Down Below It's Chaos" (Sub Pop)
6. Fayetteville, North Carolina: Glissade - Burned in Blue from the 2006 "Burned in Blue" EP (self-released)
7. Florence, Alabama: Lunasect - Next Exit from the 2002 release "Points of Departure" (Louipimps)
8. Denver: A Shoreline Dream - Projections from the 2006 "EP" EP (Latenight)
9. Marysville, California: Fleeting Joys - LightsUnderground not yet released
10. Kolding: The Raveonettes - Blush from the upcoming release "Lust Lust Lust" (Fierce Panda) ~~what a great song; I'd love to hear them do more like this
11. Salt Lake City: Dulce Sky - La Huida from the 2006 release "Lands" (Eden's Watchtower)
12. San Jose: LSD and the Search for God - Backwards from the 2007 self-titled release (Mind Expansion)
13. Bridgend: The Voices - The Sound of Young America from the 2007 release "The Sound of Young America" (My Kung Fu)
14. Manchester: Palo Alto - Catalan from the 2003 "Wades Into Water" EP (Valentine)
15. Portland, Oregon: The High Violets - Chinese Letter [Ulrich Schnauss Mix] from the soon to be released "Satellite Remixes" (Reverb)


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This is What I Call Minimal 80s! Vol. 04

Mix no. 4 of my minimal synth 80s. I am not sure if you want to see more of these mixes or not. If you do me just buzz me! Enjoy.

01 Clair Obscur - Toundra
02 Monty Cantsin - Caoutchouc Culture
03 Van Kaye & Ignit - The Heat
04 Brian Brian - The Asthma Game
05 The Names - Spectators of Life
06 Interia - Injuri Time
07 Statues in Motion - Let's Face The Heroes
08 Bal Paré - Metamorphose
09 Voices in The Distance - Mystryonyt
10 Ende Shneafliet - Before Departure
11 Fact 22 - Motivation
12 Minimal man - To Hold You
13 Vita Noctis - This is Not The Life
14 Mekanik Kommando - Door (short cut)
15 Portion Control - Better Place
16 End of Data - Follow Me and So
17 Partly Cloudy - Relic Revival
18 Twilight Ritual - They Are We

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Vibrato 13

Triscadecaphonia: The Sound of 13 (cover songs, that is)

Triscadecaphobia is a clinical term for that strange superstition: the fear that the number 13 is somehow unlucky, but there is nothing to be afraid of here (unless, of course, you don't like cover songs). Hopefully, you'll forgive me for straying from a strictly (and, at times, even a loosely) shoegazing lineup.
~~NWshoegazer


1. Lotte Kestner - Falling out of Love [6ths] unreleased ~~I'm not sure if she will include this on her forthcoming solo release due later this year, but I hope so (BTW a new Trespassers William CD is supposed to be out in spring 2008)
2. Siddhartha - Holiday [Madonna] from the soon to be released "Through the Wilderness: Tribute to Madonna" (Manimal Vinyl)
3. Patti Smith - When Doves Cry [Prince] from the first disc of the 2002 release "Land (1975-2002)" (Arista)
4. Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U [Prince] from the 1990 release "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" (Capitol)
5. Dead Can Dance - I am Stretched on Your Grave [Sinéad O'Connor] from the 1994 release "Toward the Within" (4AD)
6. Ride - Severance [Dead Can Dance] from the out of print 2003 release "Waves" (BBC)
7. Hostage Juliet - Sennen [Ride] unreleased
8. This Mortal Coil - Strength of Strings [Gene Clark] from the 1998 release "Filigree & Shadow" (4AD)
9. Damon & Naomi - Song to the Siren [Tim Buckley] from the 2002 release "Song to the Siren" (Sub Pop)
10. Lunasect - Some Are [Brian Eno/David Bowie] unreleased
11. Malory - Lord of the Rings [Bilbo Baggins] from the out of print 1999 release "Not Here - Not Now" (Soundfile Studio) ~~I would guess that some kind of legal hassle prevented this song from being included on the re-issues
12. Slowdive - Some Velvet Morning [Lee Hazelwood] from the second disc of the 2005 re-issue of "Souvlaki" (Castle)
13. Shallow - I Love You [Pete Kember] from the out of print 1996 "CD Laser Lens Cleaner" EP (Zero Hour)


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