indiefference(indi.fer.uhns)

tba - love across the nation 12" 1982

2012-02-12T05:41:00.000-08:00

one and only single from these canadian imports released in 1982 under fringe product fronted by glen schellenberg and andrew zealley. pretty authentic sounding guitar-driven synthipop tune from ontario that probably never reached the usa airwaves in the early eighties.

love across the nation(12" version)...

in training...

the glory box - raining embers 7" 1991

2012-02-09T05:49:00.000-08:00

a debut single from these oz indie rockers from melbourne that attracted interest in the uk with two independent labels... london's bad girl records and bristol's tea time records. once tagged as melbourne's most promising band of the early nineties, these quintet combines pathos and earnestness with morbid vulnerability.

raining embers...

regrets(giveaway version)...

charlots - even if i like you 7" 1995

2012-02-04T14:03:00.000-08:00

the only release i know from these very short-lived indiepoppers, a self-produced 3 song single from motorway label in japan in 1995. not a bad pick up after listening to it a bunch of times i can hear a little cardigans in them... swede pop plus jangly guitar, flirty vocal and bob's yer uncle.

even if i like you...

rocky boy...

die laughing - swept away 7" 1988

2012-01-30T05:37:00.000-08:00

a single from the late eighties on m.a.x. records in australia produced by spencer lee and kevin stanton for stanlee music production later released on a cd in 1990. not sure if there was a 12" format of this particular song, if there is.. then kill me now cos i have been looking for it for ages now and i would surely love to have one. it's a very good song and would be awesome to have a longer remixed version of it.

swept away...

kundalini...

the happy couple - the four seasons ep 2003

2012-01-26T05:47:00.000-08:00

released under the band's own felicite label in germany, limited to 500 hundred copies worldwide, this 4-song ep was the happy couple's debut. comprised of janehoney and tom hilverkus a short-lived band who managed to put out a few singles from 2003-08, delivers a charming french-swede happy pop tune with "boyfriend of the week".

boyfriend of the week...

all the time...

the field trip - falling down again ep 1991

2012-01-22T05:52:00.000-08:00

here's one shoegaze psychedelic act i was not aware of, a quintet from england whom all three of their singles came out in the early nineties, all on ironbridge shropshire's very own watercolour label. what they brought to the table was something very familiar to my ears, a mixture of rugby's the darkside and early spiritualized materials. that being said, one of the field trip's single was mixed and produced by sonic boom the man behind spacemen 3 alongside j. spaceman..., the godfathers of shoegaze next to my all time favorite "the jesus and mary chain".

falling down again...

can you see what you speak...

yellow6 - perception received 7" 1998

2012-01-18T05:50:00.000-08:00

if i'm not mistaken this was the first single from yellow6, a two song cut released a year before the band's very first album was released. an experimental-post rock single very reminiscent of loveliescrushing, another outfit i am very fond of. yellow6 is a one man project of jon atwood, this particular single is one of seven part of the stress free 7" series by enraptured 45's label in the uk, distributed by cargo.

perception received...

milestone...

the brigade - product of evolution 7" 1984

2012-01-14T05:57:00.000-08:00

the only release i know from these native mancunians. a single from 1984 recorded at commercial sound studio in manchester on streetwise records(a manchester-based indie label) in dukinfield. a self-produced single not too far away from punk or other kin but it is still indie to me.

product of evolution...

dream maker...

flying color - dear friend 7" 1987

2012-01-09T11:49:00.000-08:00

a single taken from the "flying color" album in 1987. though it was previously released a couple of years earlier in america under cryptovision records as the "look my way" single, instead the uk version on shigaku records has the flipside on the a side, which is more appropriate in my opinion. but both tracks will have samples and you'll be the judge. the only album recorded by this san fran band was re-released in a digital format in spain in 1996 under munster records along with three extra tracks not included in the original album.

dear friend...

look my way...

the cat's miaow - j'en ai marre 7" 1996

2012-01-06T05:59:00.000-08:00

yet another offerings from this six-piece indie pop outfit from down under. founded in melbourne, australia the tcm is comprised of (at the time of this release) kerrie - vocals, andrew - bass guitar, bart - guitar, cameron - drums, a.d. - trumpet and robert handles organ. the cats released several records in the nineties under different labels, spit and a half, darla, toytown to name a few... but this one was their only single from the drive -in records of the usa, real calming down tempo music for a lazy sunday afternoon(if i can only understand what the're singing about).

troiseme etage...

peut-tre que rien jamais...

sudden afternoon - acid rain 12" 1986

2012-01-02T14:46:00.001-08:00

released in 1986 under the midnight music label, sudden afternoon were soner houloussi on voices, cliff howard on guitars, matt russell on bass, r s warner on synthesisers and len sach on drums. acid rain's longer version is available on the "dancing shadows" lp also on the twelve o'clock production.
'hope you all have a great new year!!!
acid rain...

red sun...

the stage - nothing stranger than today 12" 1986

2011-12-18T05:15:00.000-08:00

hi y'all, this is probably my last post of the year. a treat from the mid-eighties... released a couple of pretty beautiful jingles on i.r.s. in 1986, though no signs of a full album anywhere, i'm curious what the other single sounds like. not really sure what the twelve inch record is like since there were no downloads available on the web and as far as the cover, didn't think it would come in one so i was a little skeptic purchasing on an online store but it did so it was a bonus.
anyway enjoy the music and have a good and safe holiday!

the stage - nothing stranger than today (12" version)...

summerhill - i want you 12" 1988

2011-12-10T05:57:00.000-08:00

this debut single from the scottish jangle pop band that was formed from the ashes of snakes of shake was the only single released by the band from the indie label rocket 5 records in 1988. the band was comprised of seori burnett(love that name) on vocals, neil scott on guitar and harmonies, keith gilles handles the bass job on two of the songs from this ep as well as blair mcdonald on drums who i'm guessing took over after shedden and stuart walton left the band. shortly after recording a full album under demon records, iain sheddon left the band to join the saints(wikipedia info) and was replaced by michael sturgis, and later on signed to polydor records in the uk. not really my cup of tea at first but you'll learn to like it after pausing, rewind and repeat. one thing i know for sure is that i can't find this anywhere on the web and that makes it quite a collectors item compare to the band's other releases. and after googleing most of their songs this is by far their best work ever.

i want you...

kunin mo dito

kid montana - love may be blind 12" 1985

2011-12-04T06:35:00.000-08:00

ok let's go back to the 80s, in 1986 the kids released their one and only album on les disques de crepuscule followed by a series of single, and some were pretty good vibes. kid montana were a quintet of which three of the members were from the punkers "streets" in the late seventies, before forming digital dance and a series of guest appearances from fad gadget to gene loves jezebel and finally jean-marc lederman formed km, with dudley kludt as one of its core members who later joined the magnetic fields in the early 90s.

love may be blind(12" Version)...

kunin mo dito

random single of the month

2011-12-01T05:11:00.000-08:00

a cut from the 1999 hallowed & hollow album by scott-david allen, the nucleus behind the music of a covenant of thorns... this has been a favorite of mine for a long time. certainly a carefully crafted song with beautiful lyrics blended with pure harmonic vocals one can only imagine. acot released a couple of albums independently under a handful of nothing, this one being the first and one in 2004. the album is dark and melodic and 'purgatory' is one of the more livelier song from the album, but even more so... it's warm and emotional, a perfect antonym for synthpop music.

a covenant of thorns - purgatory...

Will you look into my soul
And tell me what you find
Tell me this emptiness
Is just a state of mind.

riverhead - alpharetta 12" 1990

2011-11-26T11:02:00.000-08:00

here's an excellent band from scotland, four lads who released a couple of very manchester-like singles from edinbrugh's very own avalanche records. i dunno what it is about scottsh stripes but it might be something from the scottish waters or their oceanic climate but most outfits that hail out of scotland are mainly making sensible music. though not as funky as it would seem or exactly a dance-floorfilla but remember guys, 1990 was just the beginning of the aforementioned scene. it's just surprising to know that there are still quite a mass of undiscovered bands yet to be uncovered. so keep looking out for those indie releases and remember this next time stop by a record store "indie is like a box of chocolate you'll never know what you gonna get" until you open it. and oh, don't mind gramps, he didn't know his picture was going to end up on a cover of a record.

looking at the sky...

she can...

kunin mo dito

brief candles - sink or swim 7" 2011

2011-11-22T03:17:00.000-08:00

a single from jennifer and kevin dixon and the brief candles from their latest album called "fractured days" on stickfigure distribution. the album was often reviewed as great and carefully crafted layered of swirling melodies and melting gutars similar to mbv's. for me it's more like the dreampop of today's underground nu-gaze scene, the fleeting joys, mahogany, magenta skycode just to name a few. pieces of hate is the b-side to this seven inch and it's so freaking awesome that this is probably the closest thing you can get to a 3-d music!

pieces of hate...

kunin mo dito

fat tulips - the fat tulips sings the teardrop explodes 7" 1991

2011-11-19T13:23:00.000-08:00

formed in peterbourough in the mid late-eighties, the fatsos(no harm intended) had several singles from the eighties thru the early nineties and so were the list of female vocalists before finally releasing there debut album in 1994 from vinyl japan uk. comprised of mark randall and sarah c.(the original vocalist), later on replaced by katie keen with paul huckerby, matt johnson and sheggi clarkson who later on became the lead vocalist after the departure of katie in 1990.

treason....

kunin mo dito

kliche - the lost ruins ep 1987

2011-11-14T05:38:00.000-08:00

here's something we rarely see or hear, and if we do maybe just a snippet or a home made video on utube. kliche is mick peters, an obscure new wave canadian one piece synth band from the eighties. the single is housed in an oversized packaging which is something i have not encountered before, kinda like the old cd when it used to come in a long cardboard casing, man, that was ages ago. here's a tip....not too many people know about this yet so chances are if you see one for sale whether on ebay or a local record store it probably won't cost you an arm and a leg yet, so take advantage of it because what most people don't know is that this was also a limited edition single, meaning not very many were made. both songs are really good... with real nice haunting voice and a roc n' roll attitude!
enjoy!

i will stay..

falling down...

kunin mo dito

the mccluskey brothers - she said to the driver 12" 1987

2011-11-10T06:13:00.000-08:00

ken and david both formerly of the bluebells continued on to be the back bone of the mccluskey brothers following the demise of their old band in 1986. with several albums thru a span of 10 years, the brothers managed to put out at least three albums(i could be wrong) "aware of all in 1986 later re-issued under vinyl japan in 1992, "favourite colours" and "wonderful affair" both out on their own label 'kingfisher records'. and a compilation of their works was released under linn records in 2000. speaking of albums it's a bit strange to only have a single "single" despite all of the aforementioned releases.

she said to the driver...

kunin mo dito

whiteout - the next big thing 7" 1991

2011-11-06T06:44:00.000-08:00

ini na upat na pidaso na banda hali sa uk, sa greenrock, scotland. nag bukas dini and oasis tapos nag suporta sira sa stone roses sadto na panahon. isipon baya yo-un pagkatapos mag-suporta mas maurag na lugod an gallagher na magkamanghod sa kanira. magayunon baya ini na kanta nira, mapagalun hanapon ini atog mamuroypdoy ka mun-a pero di mo pa ini maimod, badi diyo lang an kupya sini. magayunon liwat and tunog, ma-u pa ini an promiruhon na luwas san banda kaya mag-ugma ka na kun makuha ka sini.

whiteout - orange overdrive...

random single of the month

2011-11-01T06:30:00.000-07:00

up today is majestic, an indie band from orange county, ca since 1996. comprised of ammon watene and scott schultz & co. the song "bub" was produced scott schultz out on shelflife records in 1998 from the album 'live it up' which was also once available on cafe bleu comp. called who what where how & when which incl. band such as the arrogants, the autumns, the brandy alexanders, gwen mars(all locals) just to mention a few. and speaking of cafe bleu... hmmm.. some good memories back then. the only club i know in los angeles that ever played the stone roses, blur, the charlatans, northside, inspiral carpets and the mondays and more.. all in the same night!

"bub" i think is an awesome song worthy of a single.

majestic - bub...

kunin mo dito

big arm - sunrays cd5 2007

2011-10-28T06:20:00.000-07:00

one of manchester's finest, big arm, with a summer swagger brings a new single on the table 'sunrays'. fronted by mr. shaun ryder's' brother paul ryder, ex-bassist with happy mondays, the band's machester pedigree is second to none.... also supported the legendary ian brown on his comprehensive uk tour! this one is out on turn on tunes in the uk. and speaking of manchester, i guess you've all heard the news, the stoners are back with the original line up! yeeuh. i can't wait for the guys to tour the us and take over the world!!

sunrays (extended version)...

kuni mo dito

whirr - june 7" ep 2011

2011-10-23T06:34:00.000-07:00

an outfit formerly known as whirl, fronted by nick bassett, together as friends like many before them that's how usually great bands are put together. in 2009, whirr had to drop the last letter of their name due to some legal issues but the music live on. the new single contains an excellent track called "june bouvier", a mixture of dreampop melodies and ethereal vocals. it's more like sarah records meets creation label, in fact you can almost easily guess who their influences are "early nineties shoegaze". they don't make music like these anymore! it's unconditional wall of sound surely captures your undivided attention. solid droning guitar riffs with siren-like voice, a total excursion of dreampop overload. this is the debut single from the california sextet's upcoming lp, out on tee pee records.

june bouvier...

kudos to the band and thanx for being "different" and sounding out of mainstream!

we are sick of ga-gas. keep the genre alive!

purple submarine orchestra - acapulco ep 2008

2011-10-19T05:29:00.000-07:00

purple submarine orchestra or pso were two french guys comprised of mathieu bournazel and nicolas baudard assembled following the demise of their old bossa-driven outfit called fantastic!. this ep is nothing far from their earlier works, it contains a pop-tastic main track .. cha cha cha, a feel-good easy-go melody which is by the way released under martyrs of pop in 2008. with influences from the beatles to the velvet underground to dexy's midnight runners to blueboy to the go-betweens just to name a few, i don't know how anyone could go wrong.
since this ep is still available at mop's site, i'm not sure how i can share this without causing any conflicts.

cha cha cha...

kunin mo dito