Thursday Random Eight (03/12/2009)

Amon Tobin - One Small Step: Very fast track from the Bricolage release fully of drummy goodness.

Motorhead - Under the Gun: Very loud track from the Kiss of Death release full of Lemmy goodness.

Edith Piaf - L'accordeoniste: Similar to the recent Lucienne Boyer appearance, it is fun to hear some old music and production from time to time.

Jay Reatard - My Shadow: Kinda don't think this song is about a house cat even though it is an adjective we typically apply to our guys. I heard this first on the Sirius Bande a Part station and it kinda stuck with me. Basically, it is pretty good punk.

Husker Du - Could You Be the One: Decent song from the Warehouse release.

Tomorrow is Already Here - Heroes of the Underground: A mostly-acoustic, self-recorded, self-promoted release from my college friend, available here. It has been fun to watch Garret put a number of years of effort into the album, building both his musical and production skills in the process. The songs and mix are very tight and worth a listen.

Cabaret Voltaire - Jazz the Glass: There was a point in time when Cabaret Voltaire sounded a lot like The Residents, and I think this is one of those times.

Marillion - Lavender: A few weeks ago I got a bit nostalgic for the prog band I listened to regularly throughout the late 80's, so I put all the Fish-present Marillion CDs on the iPod. I'm actually kinda surprised how much I still like the albums. This is a pretty cornball track from the Misplaced Childhood album; as the band started getting popular, a few radio-friendly cornballs would usually make it to the releases, but it isn't to take away from the rest of the album which is very good.