tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-383871872024-02-03T13:19:02.099+01:00senfedge<a href="http://senfedge.blogspot.com"><img src="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/img/logo.jpg"></a>an mp3-blog for indie-music culled mainly from the 1990s. it's like a giant interweb-mixtape for losers! Genres? Anything that's good emo, punk, crust, hardcore, garage...DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-58572608336261449862009-01-11T11:50:00.010+01:002011-08-03T00:20:03.878+02:00Reframe The ConceptRegret<span style="font-style: italic;"> (off their No Hatred 7", Windmill Records # 3, 1998)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Senfedge</span> is all about records from the 1990s, as you may have noticed. Emo, Hardcore, Crustpunk, Garage and everything else that doesn't fit any category but somehow falls into the DIY-category nonetheless.<br /><br />Another crucial commitment of senfedge is to document the Austrian hardcore-scene from the time. There is a chance, but it is perhaps rather unlikely that any of my international readers will have heard of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Konstrukt, Manface, Kobayashi, Prohaska</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">H-Street</span>, to name only a few. Well, the first and the latter stand the highest chances.<br /><br />I already posted a few songs from Austrian bands before, and you know what, now it is the perfect time for another installment because my good friend <span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas Hoffer </span>celebrated his birthday last night and a whole crew of beautiful people came out to dance cunningly to swedish metal and to drink white whine spritzers like there's no tomorrow. Perhaps even some hearts were broken? Good ol' Lord only knows. Loads of people came out to party, including almost the entire line-up of this band...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reframe The Concept</span> were an odd little outfit from Vienna. I am sure they'll agree that they never really fitted in with any of the other bands in Austria at the time, bands that were either playing fast and spazzy hardcore in the vein of Charles Bronson, or others that couldn't really be defined either, like <span style="font-weight: bold;">Konstrukt</span> or (sorry for tooting my own horn) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Manface</span>.<br /><br />And that's a good thing.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reframe </span>had a bit of a reputation as being the only emo band from Vienna because they looked like they jumped straight off the <span style="font-style: italic;">Jade Tree </span>or <span style="font-style: italic;">Doghouse </span>catalogues. But nothing could be further from the truth; <span style="font-weight: bold;">Reframe The Concept</span> were actually the first ones to really take real metal seriously, and who would lace <span style="font-style: italic;">Maiden-esque</span> harmonies into their songs. Yes, other bands at the time did that too, but not in Vienna (<span style="font-weight: bold;">Falltime </span>went metal much later). <span style="font-weight: bold;">Reframe</span>'s sound is perhaps most closely linked to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Unbroken</span>, but that's about as far as I will go to compare them with other bands.<br /><br />This 7" came out in 1998 on Windmill Records, and it's already their final release. Still they made it onto <span style="font-weight: bold;">SRA</span>, perhaps one of the only Austrian punkhardcoreemowhatever bands to have <a href="http://www.sra.at/band/20095" target="_blank"><u>their own entry</u></a> up there.<br /><br />They would later go on to form <u><a href="http://www.yummy.at/shop/product_info.php?products_id=282" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Atlantic Monthly</span></a></u>, which were indeed more emo and quieter altogether. Thomas also sang in another band I had, called <span style="font-weight: bold;">Heisenberg</span>, but that's another story for another time.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/archive/records/reframetheconcept/reframe_the_concept_cover.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/archive/records/reframetheconcept/reframe_the_concept_insert.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Thomas!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/archive/records/reframetheconcept/reframe_the_concept_label.jpg" target="_blank" border="0"><img src="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/archive/records/reframetheconcept/reframe_the_concept_label_small.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Click for bigger. Guess who shot that pic for the label, uncredited ;)</span><br /><br />mp3: <u><a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/archive/records/reframetheconcept/Reframe_The_Concept_Regret.mp3">Reframe The Concept - Regret</a></u><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">previous posts in the Austria-Series:</span><br /><u><a href="http://senfedge.blogspot.com/2007/05/diy-exhibition.html">10 years of DIY / Exhibition</a><br /><a href="http://senfedge.blogspot.com/2007/01/manface-pt-1.html">Manface pt. 1</a><br /><a href="http://senfedge.blogspot.com/2007/01/und-keiner-weint-uns-nach-comp.html">Und Keiner Weint Uns Nach compilation 7"</a></u>DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com164tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-84643141385531162062009-01-03T11:52:00.005+01:002009-01-11T12:59:25.496+01:00DestroyRemote Control <span style="font-style: italic;">(off Necropolis LP, Sound Pollution # 19, 1995)</span><br /><br />I won't even apologise for not having posted anything for nearly half a year, because no one likes apologisers. But I will say <span style="font-weight: bold;">thank you</span> to everyone who keeps checking back, who subscribes to the RSS-feed, who downloads from here, who links to this site; in short, everyone who makes the internet great. That means <span style="font-style: italic;">YOU!</span> Thank you!<br /><br />Let me kick-off the year with a really bleak little number, is that OK? We keep hearing about how bad 2009 will be economically, and we actually <span style="font-style: italic;">know</span> it will be. Uh-oh. But you know what? 2010 will be worse, so 2009 will actually be the best year yet. Makes sense, doesn't it?<br /><br />-----------------<br /><br />For the first post in the new year I've chosen <span style="font-weight: bold;">Destroy </span>from Minneapolis, it's a little nod towards my buddy Dave who is from Minnesota, and who misses the place from time to time. I'm not sure what listening to Destroy will do to him, whether it will make him teary eyed or whether he'll actually super glad he's not there anymore - who knows!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Destroy</span> were a loud and angry crust band from the early 90s, and <span style="font-style: italic;">Necroplis</span> was their final record. They didn't take themselves too seriously though, which is always a bonus. You will probably know some of the members even now: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Felix von Havoc</span> was on vocals, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dan</span> from <span style="font-weight: bold;">Profane Existance</span> also sang (did I get that right?) and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Wilcox</span> went on to play in one of my favorite bands of all time, <a href="http://www.thesoundofindie.com/?p=127" target="_blank"><u>Impetus Inter</u></a>. I had a column in <a href="http://www.profaneexistence.com/" target="_blank"><u>Profane Existance</u></a> once, perhaps I should dig that one out and scan it. Until that I'll send a big hello to Dan.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/Destroy/destroy_necropolis.jpg" /><br /><br />mp3: <a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/Destroy/Destroy_Remote_Control.mp3"><u>Destroy - Remote Control</u></a><br /><br />(Yes, the sample <span style="font-style: italic;">is</span> that cut-off at the beginning. Hey, this is crust-punk, what do you expect? A vanilla soya latte? If the answer is yes, then please get me one, too, please.)DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-81319095662444357592008-08-04T18:33:00.008+02:002009-01-11T12:59:39.499+01:00Russell interviews Morrissey on BBC Radio 2<span style="font-style: italic;">December 2006, BBC Radio 2</span><br /><br />Whenever a friend of mine feels a bit low and rejected I keep coming back to this Morrissey-interview, which was first aired in December 2006 on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Russell Brand show on BBC Radio 2</span>. I downloaded the podcast then and kept the interview. I had a feeling it's a keeper.<br /><br />And I was right. Because sometimes it's good to hear what Morrissey has to say about being content with yourself in the simplest of terms:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"...and you're quite happy to be as you are. And you reach a take-it-or-leave-it-stage - a take-ME-or-leave-me stage...and that's quite nice".</span><br /><br />Now I don't care much about fawning over what other people say in interviews and being "inspired" by it, but this little sentence is pretty damn good. I try to take it on board whenever I can. So perhaps this will make you 'appy too.<br /><br />Morrissey also talks about vegetarianism in a pretty kick-ass, down-to-earth manner:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"I don't bring life to an end simply because I'm slightly peckish".</span><br /><br />Nice one. This, of course, is happening on Russell's show, the man who was voted <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.peta.org.uk/feat/sexyvegwinners2007.asp" target="_blank"><u>Sexiest Vegetarian</u></a></span> of both Europe <span style="font-style: italic;">and</span> the World in one and the same year. Crikey.<br /><br />Now, this thing is probably copyrighted by the BBC. Don't sue me or nowt, please, just enjoy. Russell and Morrissey have a great rapport, it's a fun little number. Well, almost 30 minutes long.<br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-0219911031050251 visible ontop" href="http://www.odeo.com/flash/audio_player_standard_gray.swf"></a><embed src="http://www.odeo.com/flash/audio_player_standard_gray.swf" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="valid_sample_rate=true&external_url=http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/russell_moz.mp3" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="52" width="300"></embed><br /><br />If you want to download it, click <a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/russell_moz.mp3" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>. And check out <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/brand/index.shtml" target="_blank"><u>Russell Brand on BBC Radio 2</u></a> for more info on his show and the podcast. Do yourself a favour and subsribe to it.DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-42767583518258814482008-08-01T13:15:00.005+02:002009-01-11T12:59:55.224+01:00Montesas!Du Bist So Wunderschön <span style="font-style: italic;">(Soundflat Records, 2007)</span><br /><br />Endlich mal wieder ein Lebenszeichen! Und was für eins. This time it's the wonderful Beat-Band from Germany, the amazing <span style="font-weight: bold;">Montesas</span>. They're straight-up 60s-Beat and come from the whole garage-trash-scene that was particularly prominent in the 90s through Labels such as <span style="font-weight: bold;">Estrus Records</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sympathy For The Record Industry</span>.<br /><br />And this is the European side of it all, and part of the new breed. Usually they sing in English, but for this special 7" they did two German songs, and they're both kick-ass. It just makes me wanna dance, go out to a party, drink Frucade and flirt with the girls.<br /><br />The packaging makes this thing just a must-have. It comes in a gatefold and includes a bona-fide Montesas-comb! Not some cheap stuff, this is a Triumph ("Nylon farbecht").<br /><br />The insides of the cover is also very cheeky indeed. It has original vintage classified ads for guns, breast-enlargement, hair products, muscle-work-outs ("Zentrale für Selbstentwicklung, 404 Neuss") and mailorders for naughty films.<br /><br />And then there's the A-Z of how to become a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Schlurf </span>("Teddyboy" is the most fitting translation I'd say). I too have to combat a "Herrenwinker" from time to time, which is a term for locks or parts of your hair that aren't in place. Och, the drama! This is all just fun, and it's so frivolous!<br /><br />Get this 7" from <span style="font-weight: bold;">Soundflat Records</span>. Support the Montesas. Hully Gully!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnl/2722417580/" title="Montesas - Halbstark für Anfänger by DNL+, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/2722417580_3ecaf77c6e.jpg" alt="Montesas - Halbstark für Anfänger" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnl/2722417814/" title="Montesas - Kamm by DNL+, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3273/2722417814_d12a5c1b97.jpg" alt="Montesas - Kamm" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><br />mp3: <u><a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/montesas_du_bist_so_wunderschoen.mp3" target="_blank">Die Montesas - Du Bist So Wunderschön</a></u><br /><br /><u><a href="http://www.montesas.de/" target="_blank">Die Montesas</a><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20%20http://www.myspace.com/themontesas" target="_blank">Die Montesas Myspace</a><br /><a href="http://www.soundflat.de/" target="_blank">Soundflat Records</a></u>DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-6688491939643318542008-05-16T22:09:00.002+02:002009-01-11T13:00:12.714+01:00DIY at the JugendmedienmesseExactly one year ago I was one of a handful of great people that organised an exhibition on DIY-culture in Vienna (here's <a href="http://www.monochrom.at/english/2007/04/diy-art-show.htm">last year's post</a>). This year we were asked to be part of the Jugendmedienmesse here in Vienna, a fair for young people that are interested in journalism and the media. There's big names at that fair - and us. We show kids the beauty of DIY-publishing, we made a zine for it and also a little blog. Come and visit if you're in the area!<br /><br /><u><a href="http://jmt.at/index.php?w=800_wiki_Medienmesse__">Jugendmedienmesse/Program</a><br /><a href="http://dkjjk.blogspot.com/">DKJJK.blogspot.com</a></u> (a little HOWTO on blogging)DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-34943196112947888562008-04-13T22:40:00.004+02:002009-01-11T13:00:47.909+01:00FM4 Soundpark - Austro-Hardcore TonightHah, this is fun. FM4 is radio-station part of the Austrian Broadcast Corporation, and it's actually a pretty good station. They have a show on Austrian music called <span style="font-weight: bold;">Soundpark</span>, and they wanted to do a little Hardcore/Punk-Special, so they asked me and two friends of mine to come in and play some old records. New and current stuff is also in the show, don't worry. But yea, listen to it. It'll be on at 3am CET (yoinks), and you can also stream at <a href="http://fm4.orf.at/"><u>http://fm4.orf.at</u></a>.DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-27971727961088521372008-03-05T19:13:00.005+01:002008-03-05T20:01:28.869+01:00The VSS / Rye Coalition split 2x7"<span style="font-weight:bold;">The VSS / Rye Coalition split 2x7"</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">(Super 8 Records, 1997?)</span><br /><br />This one is interesting indeed. No explanations about each band needed, The VSS are about to re-release their epic LP "Nervous Circuits" on Hydra Head (read about it all <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thevssmusic" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>), Rye Coalition are still <a href="http://www.ryecoalition.com/" target="_blank"><u>around</u></a> and could never decide whether they want to be big or stay small. I loved them to bits, perhaps still would if I knew their new stuff. Who knows. Saw them live and did an interview with them, they're fun to hang out with. (I almost saw The VSS in Vienna but their van broke down in Switzerland, so the show had to be cancelled. "Or so the story goes". Pleasure Forever made it here a couple of years later though.)<br /><br />Well, this double-7" has both rather unlikely bands teamed up. The VSS have "In Miniature" remixed, but it's a rather lacklustre affair. The B-side is great however, an Echo And The Bunnymen cover. Nice idea, nice version. Great to hear that typical VSS-korg-sound applied to an older song like this.<br /><br />Rye on the other hand simply miss the opportunity by only releasing "Fucking With Beautiful Posture" a second time (a great song off "He Saw The Cat"), and provide a remix of the very same song, which is also rather boring I'm afraid. However, I am providing the remix anyway, so please judge for yourself.<br /><br />The artwork on this double-7"-single is great, and apparently, you can still get it from the original label, <a href="http://www.super8records.com/" target="_blank"><u>Super 8 Records</a></u>. I don't really believe it though, that website looks very old. E-Mail them first, I'd say.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnl/2312244777/" title="vss / rye split 2x7" by DNL+, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3126/2312244777_cd97777a9a_m.jpg" width="240" height="212" alt="vss / rye split 2x7"" border="0"/></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">click for big</span><br /><br />mp3: <a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/vss_rye/the_vss_no_hands.mp3"><u>The VSS - No Hands (Echo & The Bunnymen)</u></a><br />mp3: <a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/vss_rye/rye_coalition_fucking_with_the_rye_coalition.mp3"><u>Rye Coalition - Fucking With The Rye Coalition</u></a>DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-37796537620970360232008-03-02T12:20:00.006+01:002008-03-05T19:16:14.271+01:00Pecola<span style="font-style:italic;">A little Canada-Special..</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Pecola</span><br />Dat Hoang E.P. <span style="font-style:italic;">(Splipped Disc/Skull Geek Records, 1997)</span><br /><br />Canada's a fun little country. It's an America that is happy to show and refer to its mostly European heritage. It seems that Canadians are much more aware of their Scottish, French, Irish or Czech roots, and it's pretty damn cute. And then there's the post-codes of course, a system that comes straight from the Royal Mail in Britain. It's fantastic. Now, if they just stopped clubbing the shit out of seals, that'd be grand.<br /><br />This band here, Pecola, is a band I saw in Toronto in 1997, at a place called <u><a href="http://www.elmocambo.ca/" target="_blank">El Mocambo</a></u>, and they appeared to be quite the thing in Toronto at the time. I got their Dat Hoang E.P., which is a great record. For me it came out of nowhere and gave me a pretty unique inside-look into local Canadian bands. I would have never heard about Pecola otherwise. <br /><br />They were very typical of the type of indie/emo/etc. I would have liked at the time - very math-rock, very <a href="http://www.epitonic.com/index.jsp?refer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.epitonic.com%2Flabels%2Fdonutfriendsrecords.html"><u>Donut Friends</u></a>, but still kind of melodic. Does that make sense? To some it will. Incidentally I saw Harriet The Spy while I was in Canada as well, at <a href="http://nomediakings.org/EMMA.htm"><u>Who's Emma</u></a>.<br /><br />Two songs, the best ones off their record. I'm sorry I don't know more about them, but if you google that EP you can find more songs, and they also have a <a href="http://www.myspace.com/pecolatheband"><u>myspace-profile</u></a> you can check out. If you have more info on what happened to those guys, please add it.<br /><br />Incidentally, I tried to add as many "ou"-sounds in this text, but failed miserably.<br /><br />mp3: <u><a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/pecola/pecola_autostalk.mp3">Pecola - Autostalk</u></a><br />mp3: <u><a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/pecola/pecola_classxxx.mp3">Pecola - Class XXX</u></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnl/2303712415/" title="pecola_dat_hoang_cover by DNL+, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2206/2303712415_528ca5c90c.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="pecola_dat_hoang_cover" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">click for bigger</span>DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-38463165395436827772008-02-18T11:08:00.006+01:002008-03-05T19:17:28.442+01:00Spanakorzo<span style="font-weight:bold;">Spanakorzo</span><br />Ready, Set, Revenge <span style="font-style:italic;">(off their s/t 7" on Wrenched Records, 1995)</span><br /><br />Rarely updated. But updated nonetheless. Here's Spanakorzo, a band from San Diego that existed alongside those typical screamo-bands from San Diego, yet they were always a bit different, perhaps a bit more sophisticated, or serious? They had great releases, the most well-known being the split 10" with Swing Kids of course (Bassist John Brady played in both bands), and 2 releases on Wrenched Records, including a haunting LP. Nice Artwork.<br /><br />Members of Spanakorzo went on to play in the incredible Sweep The Leg Johnny, and later in Check Engine. I saw all of those bands mentioned except for Spanakorzo, and they were some of the finest I've ever seen.<br /><br />I am posting this song off their 7" because it brings back memories. Last time I played it my flat nearly burnt down because the shop below my flat was on fire. The smoke rose through the floor-boards and then settled and covered everything that was lying on the floor that wasn't taller than 3 centimeters (that's about an inch or so). Good times.<br /><br />mp3: <a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/spanakorzo_ready_set_revenge.mp3" target="_blank"><u>Spanakorzo - Ready, Set, Revenge</u></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnl/2273406471/" title="spanakorzo_cover by DNL+, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2113/2273406471_0133db92cb_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="spanakorzo_cover" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">click for big</span>DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-91192639681245539362007-11-20T16:33:00.002+01:002008-03-05T19:17:46.576+01:00Planet Pimp Tribute Website<span style="font-weight:bold;">PLANET PIMP TRIBUTE PAGE</span><br /><br />Oh, hello! Long time no see. I'll do something soon again, don't worry. I love you all. And that is why I have to pass on this amazing link of a PLANET PIMP RECORDS TRIBUTE Site. It's really comrehensive, with lots of information, scans and music. Do check it out.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Link: </span><u><a href="http://www.moonrock.com/rgomez/sounds/planetpimp/index.html#discography" target="_blank">Robert Gomez' Unofficial Tribute to Planet Pimp Records</a></u><br /><br />Hope you're all well out there.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.moonrock.com/rgomez/sounds/planetpimp/covers/gonutprince_a_med.jpg">DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-24273841954241611042007-08-18T18:05:00.000+02:002007-08-18T18:22:14.697+02:00T Tauri<span style="font-weight:bold;">T Tauri</span><br />Sequence <span style="font-style:italic;">(off Ending Deconstruction, GSL/Stickfigure, 1997)</span><br /><br />No one ever mentions T Tauri, and I think that's because no one bloody knows them. They released an incredibly atypical record on GSL in 1997, atypical because at the time kids got really into spazzy-emo, not dark and atmospheric emo that was still rather nerdy and weird.<br /><br />I used to work in a little record-shop in Vienna, and we always got big boxes from Bottlenekk, a distro run by Sonny from GSL. He'd always put records in there that he kinda thought we would be into (they always got it right), and one day there was a promo-version of T Tauri's Ending Deconstruction LP. I immediately took it home and was blown away by it. For some reason it spoke to me, and it helped me get through confusing times. The Unwound-influence is fairly obvious, but T Tauri were a bit more depressed, there was more angst to it.<br /><br />Anyway. I still return to this record from time to time, and today I thought I better introduce them to senfedge. Spread the word about this band, even though it's a bit too late now. One of them is in Black Dice now. T Tauri are also on myspace. Oh, and you can hear another song from their LP <a href="http://stickfiguredistro.com/stickfigurerecords/#03" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/ttauri/ttaurilabel1.jpg"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnl/1160901040/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1271/1160901040_d7cd2ae192_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="t tauri promo" border="0"/></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">click for bigger size</span><br /><br />mp3: <a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/ttauri/T_Tauri_Sequence.mp3"><u>T Tauri - Sequence</u></a>DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-24986332745973049712007-07-11T20:58:00.000+02:002007-07-11T21:20:23.564+02:00Men's Recovery Project<span style="font-weight:bold;">Men's Recovery Project - DOUBLE FEATURE!</span><br /><br />Yes, it's been a while again. What can I say, get used to it ;) But a big thank you to those who egg me on into doing something for senfedge again!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />MRP - E-Mail Is A Men's Room <span style="font-style:italic;">(off Normal Man 7", Gravity Records, 1995)</span></span><br /><br />I had problems with my email-server the past days, couldn't receive or send anything, so immediately I had to think of Men's Recovery Project. They had a great song about how shit the internet is. I remember the time well when the internet started to become popular, and how some people just didn't like it. Of course everyone uses it now, including, of course, <a href="http://www.sammcpheeters.com" target="_blank"><u>Sam McPheeters</u></a>, but at the time it made fucking sense. In fact, it still does today. This song has stood the test of time - it's TIMELESS.<br /><br />Here are the lyrics:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The Internet is a toilet stall,<br />splattered with jerks and twits,<br />and if i may be allowed to continue my analogy<br />it smells like fucking shit<br />E-Mail... Men's Room!</span><br /><br />Written in 1995.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/MRP/MRP_normalmancover.jpg"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/MRP/Mens_Recovery_Project_Email_Is_A_Mens_Room.mp3"><u>Men's Recovery Project - E-Mail Is A Men's Room</u></a> <br /><br />.......<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />MRP - Sexual Pervert <span style="font-style:italic;">(off their split 12" with Sinking Body</span>, Vermiform Records, 1998)</span></span><br /><br />And because MRP were a really diverse and mixed band with quite a lot of output (and very funny lyrics!), I decided to put a second song up right now. It's got more electro in it, it's short, it's great.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/MRP/MRP_splitcover.jpg"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/MRP/Mens_Recovery_Project_Sexual_Pervert.mp3"><u>Men's Recovery Project - Sexual Pervert</u></a>DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-76792457707756091852007-06-05T14:57:00.000+02:002007-06-05T15:05:37.392+02:00Van Pelt<span style="font-weight:bold;">The Van Pelt</span><br />Everything's Alright <span style="font-style:italic;">(off their split 7" with (Young) Pioneers on Whirled Records. Original credits Webber, Rice)</span><br /><br />Can you believe it, in a flash of inspiration I actually remembered my blogger password again. Sorry I kept you waiting for so goddamn long.<br /><br />This item here is by the Van Pelt, and it's one of the coolest covers ever. I love the Leos. Ted is on tour through Europe right now, check him out.<br /><br />And yes, everything will be alright.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/vanpelt/vanpeltcover.jpg"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/vanpelt/The_Van_Pelt_Everythings_Alright.mp3"><u>The Van Pelt - Everything's Alright (Webber/Rice)</u></a>DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-60057165819638595122007-05-08T15:45:00.000+02:002007-05-08T15:53:16.543+02:00Ice 9<span style="font-weight:bold;">Ice 9</span><br />45 Times A Night <span style="font-style:italic;">(off their split 7" with Gadje on Ebullition, ca. 1996?)</span><br /><br />Gimme an S, gimme a P, gimme a O........let's do that long enough until we can spell SPORADIC POSTS! And random, too. They way I decide which records I post on senfedge is by flicking through my records and stopping at something that I like at that very moment. Today, even though it's rather sunny, I stopped at this quite dark little record here. I absolutely loved the first track by Ice 9 because it just kicks in right from second 1.<br /><br />No idea who they are or what happened to them, the ebullition-website can't help either because this release appears to be out of print. Och well.<br /><br />Nice Kurt Vonnegut reference, too, by the way.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/ice9/ice9cover.jpg"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/ice9/Ice_9_45_Times_A_Night.mp3"><u>Ice 9 - 45 Times A Night</u></a>DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-62131602742131497972007-05-03T14:15:00.000+02:002007-05-03T14:21:15.888+02:00D.I.Y.-ExhibitionSorry for lack of posts, I've been busy with an exhibition...<br /><br />Today is the day! <span style="font-weight:bold;">Da könnt' ja jede/r kommen - ca. 10 Jahre D.I.Y.-Kultur in Wien</span> is opening today! It's an exhibition on the do-it-yourself "movement" (for lack of better words) in Vienna during the past 10 years or so. You'll see flyers, fanzines, lots of photography, records and other shit from back in the day. <br /><br />There'll also be live-gigs (all for free!) by A Thousand Fuegos, Paper Bird, Seven Sioux, Everton, Dimitrij and Feeding Time. Google the names or put them into myspace for samples. Also make sure to read this weeks' Falter for a feature, or listen to <a href="http://fm4.orf.at"><u>FM4'</u></a>s Homebase tonight for another item. We're blowing the backdoors off this thing!<br /><br />Most importantly however, come out tonight, 7pm!<br /><br />Here is all the info: <br><a href="http://www.plattformquelle.org"><u>plattformquelle.org</u></a> or <a href="http://www.danieleberharter.com"><u>danieleberharter.com</u></a>DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-50947965361642035832007-04-15T16:10:00.000+02:002007-04-15T16:18:58.318+02:00Rye Coalition<span style="font-weight:bold;">Rye Coalition</span><br />Romancing The Italian Horn <span style="font-style:italic;">(off the Karp/Rye split 12", Troubleman Unlimited 1995)</span><br /><br />Rye have a bad reputation in Europe, and I don't know a lot about it to be honest. All I know is that I've met them when they played the EKH-squat here in Vienna and I did an interview with them for the lovely <a href="http://www.monochrom.at/cracked"><u>Cracked-Zine</u></a>. They were pretty damn sweet and a lovely bunch.<br /><br />Here's a song off an insanely good record, perhaps one of the best examples of mid-90s emo. Real emo. Fuck Shit Up emo. Long songs emo. Short songs emo. Bassline emo. Get that 12" or the subsequent re-release on CD, which features more tracks, I believe. <br /><br />Anyway, both Karp and Rye were amazing bands. Rye are still going strong today, and not too bad at that, actually. I like em then, I like em now.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/karprye/karpryecover.jpg"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/karprye/Rye_Coalition_Romancing_The_Italian_Horn.mp3"><u>Rye Coalition - Romancing The Italian Horn</u></a>DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-18179758103010566672007-04-08T16:14:00.000+02:002007-04-08T16:24:01.556+02:00The DustersThe Dusters<br />Forest Fire (off their 2-song-7", Dischord/Superbad, 1996)<br /><br />Happy Easter everyone. The sun is shining and I just got home from a nice stroll through the city. Lovely. I also had ice-cream, so it's not really surprising that I post such a poppy song today by the Dusters (later known as The Capitol City Dusters). They were ex-Severin and Delta 72 people, and this song is perfect from beginning to end. I'm wondering why I only own this 7" by them. Should get their record, too.<br /><br />Browsing the <a href="http://www.dischord.com"><u>Dischord</u></a>-website, I realised that this 7" is still available, too.<br /><br />Enjoy the holidays.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/dusters/dusterscover.jpg"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/dusters/The_Dusters_Forest_Fire.mp3"><u>The Dusters - Forest Fire</u></a>DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-22377139219423382162007-04-06T11:30:00.000+02:002007-04-06T11:41:07.555+02:00Makara<span style="font-weight:bold;">Makara</span><br />Broken Arrow To Everything <span style="font-style:italic;">(off s/t 7", Hymnal Sounds 1997?)<br /></span><br />I have to satisfy the screamers and guitar-wreckers every once in a while, and here's one I just had the notion to play when I flicked through my 7"es. <br /><br />Cannot tell you much about them, other than that the label Hymnal Sound was pretty damn hot for a short while in the late 90ies, when the whole emo/screamo-scene seemed to shift from San Diego to LA/SF, and gravitated (excuse the pun) around GSL's doings.<br /><br />Anyway, let's destroy our ears for a bit with this one. That short cut before the singing is shoddy mastering by the way, has got nothing to do with me :)<br /><br /><img src="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/makara/makaracover.jpg"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/makara/Makara_Broken_Arrow_To_Everything.mp3"><u>Makara - Broken Arrow To Everything</u></a>DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-39310462279670444872007-04-01T15:29:00.000+02:002007-04-01T15:53:31.971+02:00Los Cincos 1<span style="font-weight:bold;">Los Cincos</span><br />I Am Victoria <span style="font-style:italic;">(off Circa 1995 2x7", Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1996)</span><br /><br />Los Cincos was my favorite band and still is. How's that for starters?<br /><br />Those who don't know the band should know that members of Los Cincos were in Honeywell and One Eyed Richard & The Goddamn Liars before they did Cincos. They later also released songs under Syncopation, and, as if that's not enough, they've collaborated with the wonderful April March to make some of the finest records ever. <br /><br />What I love about them is their absolute joy in playing. Period. Listen to any of their songs in particular on their SFTRI-releases and you'll know what I mean.<br /><br />I could write more but I'm a bit hungover and I'm not making much sense today ;)<br /><br />So without further ado I give you the cincos - enjoy!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/loscincos/loscincoscircacover.jpg"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/loscincos/Los_Cincos_I_Am_Victoria.mp3"><u>Los Cincos - I Am Victoria</u></a>DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-458352818163842572007-03-24T16:31:00.000+01:002007-03-24T16:50:19.272+01:00In/Humanity<span style="font-weight:bold;">In/Humanity</span><br />Teenage Suicide -- do it!! <span style="font-style:italic;">(off The Nutty Antichrist, Passive Fist Records, 1996)</span><br /><br />In/Humanity was the best thing that happened to emo/hardcore in the second half of the 1990s. They were very all about fun, but not in the stupid Fat-Wreck-way but more in a sarcastic and very clever way that I would associate with Born Against in the first half of the 90s. I think In/Humanity were the direct successors to Born Against.<br /><br />Their records were fast, loud, hard and a feast for the eye. I was lucky enough to see them live on tour with Palatka in 1998.<br /><br />I picked this song because of the intro in the beginning, it always cracks me up. I'm very sure I'll post more In/Humanity in the future.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/inhumanity/Inhumanity_thenutty_cover.jpg"><br /><br /><a href="http://monochrom.at/eloquence/records/inhumanity/Inhumanity_teenage_suicide_do_it.mp3"><u>In/Humanity - Teenage Suicide -- Do It!!</u></a>DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-68284308212982718902007-03-23T18:54:00.000+01:002007-03-23T18:58:49.893+01:00myshiceHello, is this thing on? Oh yes it is, and I will keep blogging vinyl again soon, don't you worry :)<br /><br />In the meantime, just go ahead and add senfedge to your myspace. Leave a comment and tell me which bands you want to hear on senfedge! <br /><br />Here's the link: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/senfedge"><u>myspace.com/senfedge</u></a>.<br />Thanks!DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-37412027885742165882007-03-17T19:44:00.000+01:002007-03-17T19:54:59.764+01:00The Meta-Matics<span style="font-weight:bold;">The Meta-Matics</span><br />Song 2 <span style="font-style:italic;">(off their LP on Dischord/Slowdime, 1996)</span><br /><br />Another band from DC, another one with a name that is being used by some other guy (in this case a DJ or something). <br /><br />Meta-Matics was a short-lived band that was truly math-rock. Members went on to play in Chrom-Techs and All Scars, but Meta-Matics are my favorite of all of them. They also had a split 7" with the mAKE-uP (the second mAKE-uP-release, first time I heard of Meta-Matics). <br /><br />What do I like about them? Hard to say. I think they just didn't give a toss and played, and the voice actually sounded like a voice and not just some hipster yelps. <br /><br />Note: I don't have the insert anymore (or was there ever one?) so I have no clue what the songs are called. To make matters worse, this one is an instrumental, so I can't even guess the title. So here is Song 2. Rock out.<br /><br />Oh, Troubleman re-released this one with all other tracks they did - I fink they call that a discography - and you should get it NOW!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/metamatics/metamaticscover.jpg"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/metamatics/Metamatics_Song2.mp3"><u>The Meta-Matics - Song 2</u></a>DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-23537095188410867122007-03-17T19:34:00.001+01:002009-01-11T12:58:46.951+01:00HiM (D.C.)Eugene's Tree <span style="font-style: italic;">(off their European Tour 7" (split with Rujan) on Earwig Records, 2000)</span><br /><br />Long time no post, you know how it goes. But I'm posting 2 in a row now, to make up for it?<br /><br />First off Him from Washington DC, a band that features members of June of 44, and they toured in the winter of 99/00. I really liked them, together with all the other Erskine bands such as the Boom and the Sorts. I lump them all together perhaps, but they all had the same vibe. Good times.<br /><br />I imagine this song isn't very easy to get hold off, so have fun with it!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/him/himcoverclose.jpg" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/him/Him_Eugenes_Tree.mp3"><u>HiM - Eugene's Tree</u></a>DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-3394065792627100372007-03-03T18:03:00.000+01:002007-03-03T18:09:49.468+01:00Speedking<span style="font-weight:bold;">Speedking</span><br />Monosodium Glutamate (off <span style="font-style:italic;">Black Mono Time 7"</span>, Amish Records 1995)<br /><br />Speedking, a.k.a. Speedking Trio, was a band I don't know much about. They've released a 7" on Troubleman which led me to buy a second 7" at the time. This song here is off that other single. They're mathrock-y, from NY and oh yeah, the drummer is now the dude from LCD Soundsystem and DFA Records. MSG is a slower number.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/Speedking/cover1.jpg"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.monochrom.at/eloquence/records/Speedking/Speedking_MSG.mp3"><u>Speedking - MSG</u></a>DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38387187.post-14655649879464331282007-02-28T21:48:00.000+01:002007-02-28T21:54:03.860+01:00MOAM?Man Or Astroman?<br /><br />Very little time to post these days, but I wanted to share a nice find. Man Or Astroman were frequent visitors at John Peel's, and a great website has uploaded a great session from 1997. 5 Songs that include some of the best stuff they've ever put out (off their <span style="font-style:italic;">1000x</span> 10" and <span style="font-style:italic;">Made From Technitium</span>). Right on!<br /><br /><a href="http://jamiesrunoutgroove.blogspot.com/2006/09/mp3-man-or-astro-man-peel-session-1997.html"><u>MOAM? @ jamie's runout groove</u></a>DNLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151238566488766047noreply@blogger.com2