Friday, November 11, 2011

The James Cleaver Quintet - That was Then, This is Now (2011)


      I have been a patient man awaiting this album to come out. After hearing a track or two off some compilations my anticipation has been mounting. UK group James Cleaver Quintet have been carving out a name for themselves with some heavy touring and  a lot of energy.  This however doth not makith an excellent group and they have many favorable items in their corner.  The guitars like to flit between post-hardcore, straight punk and hardcore and yet with the harder edged genre's they still remain pretty poppy. That is of course helped by some extremely varied vocals.  There isn't anything DIRECTLY mathy about them but their bass and drum section loves the starts and stops, and interesting rhythmic patterns.  Its a grab bag really but with so much energy thrown in it just works so damn well. Think something akin to the "Big Scary Monsters Recording" roster but after being off their meds for awhile......I mean that in the best way possible.

That was Then This is Now (2011)

(props to "Me and Music Call It Insanity" for the link. They are super boss) 

Sunday, November 6, 2011

metaghostin' Vol. XI - In Fidelity

In Fidelity - 43'07"

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  1. Caçada / Chico Buarque / Quando o Carnaval Chegar (1972)
  2. She's Too Much for my Mirror / Captain Beefheart / Trout Mask Replica (1970)
  3. Emily Sagée's Secret / Giraffes? Giraffes! / More Skin With Milk-Mouth (2007)
  4. Invention 1 / Vismal / Inventions (2004)
  5. Double Bind / mouse on keys / An Anxious Object (2009)
  6. Little Bird / Troop of Echoes / Days in Automation (2010)
  7. Signals / The Appleseed Cast / Low Level Owl Vol. 1 (2001)
  8. Colorado / Grizzly Bear / Yellow House (2006)
  9. Life in the Hair-Salon-Themed Bar on the Island / Owls / Owls (2001)
  10. New Grass / Talk Talk / Laughingstock (1991)
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Have you ever noticed that the phrase "beat around the bush" serves as an easily understood sexual entendre that as an act (masturbating in proximity to a hairy vagina)  happens to be something that could be construed as "beating around the bush"?

Linguists, please tell me there is a term for this phenomenon.