Sound-Clip Dadaist Mash Ups

Here are two free albums of enjoyable, absurd, sound-clip mash ups for your lazy afternoon pleasure.

'Sprungfelt'

First is 'Sprungfelt' by Billy and the Beatniks released through the now dead synestheticmusic net label. All sounds on the album are ripped from episodes from The Simpsons. Witty and brief.

Download the album through Last.fm here.

'Macho', if you didn't get that already.

This next batch of radical strange sound comes from Animals Within Animals, a "a musical supergroup consisting of whoever wants to be in the band at the time." Their EP, 'Macho', is a musical tribute to the late professional wrestler 'Macho Man' Randy Savage. My favorite track is absolutely Beef + Spice.

Download the album from Bad Taste Music Exchange here.

Support Good Radio: My Castle of Quiet and In Place of Dreary Patterns

Being a former college radio DJ ('The Uncomfortable Hours' on the forever-overshadowed-by-KEXP Rainydawg Radio), I have a great appreciation for independently minded radio. The two shows below are fantastic examples of innovative, non-standard radio:

For any of you horror film and audio fanatics, I would highly recommend checking out Wm. Berger's blog and show "My Castle of Quiet" from WFMU in Jersey City, NJ. Host Wm. Berger (formerly of the band Uncle Wiggly) provides a great mix of dark, avant (black) metal and noise that never fails to introduce me to a handful of artists and projects. There are also special 'live performance' episodes, most recently involving the psychotically angry outfit Wretched Worst. You can catch the show live on Thursdays at 9:00PM Pacific time, or stream/download the past episodes. I would recommend the live show, however, as there is a live message board with each episode that can get pretty entertaining.

The next show is "In Place of Dreary Patterns" from the great KAOS radio in Olympia, WA. Host Josh Landry (an eclectic and interesting musician in his own right) explains the show best in his own words: "I play a mix of mind-expanding electronic music including ambient, industrial, chillout, unconventional dance music, avant garde and surrealism. I try to make it all flow as a complete experience and to be unified in mood, somehow. That mood can change from show to show." The show is on Monday's from 11:00PM to 1:00AM Pacific time, and though I can't seem to find any playlist charts, you can check out Landry's very interesting personal releases (free download) under many different monikers on the show's official site. I would personally recommend the recent release 'Encimers' under the name Nymphomania.

If you know of a radio show worth spreading, send me the information.

Really Interesting Stuff: The Everyday Film

'The House I Used to Turn Into' by The Everyday Film

'Music for Maniacs' is currently hosting the first four albums by The Everyday Film.

You know that feeling you get when you're huffing paint thinner while driving your salvaged 1978 Eldorado down a deserted highway in the Texas Panhandle after murdering a family of five? Yeah, that sums The Everyday Film's sound up fairly well.

The vocals on these albums are from lost or blocked memories. Secrets whispered from within, obscured by reason and ignorance, and always seem spawned from a psychotically lonely state of mind. Music comes in lurching blips and segments - interwoven with static and minimalist noise. When music does seep through the bleak tension it often offers a confusing and contrasting beauty.

So, yeah - probably not for everyone. But if you like your despair as terrifying as possible, this is right up your ally. I would certainly be interested in what the mind(s) behind The Everyday Film would do with other artistic mediums.