jim o'rourke - remove the need/some kind of pagan/secure on the loose rim/the gound below above our heads/disengage

To celebrate the release of Jim O'Rourke's (excellent) new LP, The Visitor (out today, get it here), here are a bunch of his very first releases, which were mostly released on cassette in the late 80s and early 90s. Don't expect anything like Insignificance or Eureka though, these are pretty minimalistic and 'difficult' drone/noise/improv pieces for the most part. But really good nontheless!


Jim O'Rourke
Remove The Need
1989
Complacency
[drone, experimental]

MF (62 MB)









Jim O'Rourke
Some Kind Of Pagan
1989
Sound Of Pig
[drone, experimental, ambient]

MF (103 MB)










Jim O'Rourke
Secure On The Loose Rim
1991
Sound Of Pig
[drone, experimental]

MF (61 MB)

(Not the actual cover art.)












Jim O'Rourke
The Ground Below Above Our Heads
1991
Entenpfuhl
[drone, experimental]

MF (51 MB)








Jim O'Rourke
Disengage
1992
Staalplaat/Korm Plastics
[drone, experimental, ambient]

MF (133 MB)

loren mazzacane connors - long nights/airs

Loren Mazzacane Connors
Long Nights
1995
Table Of The Elements
[free improv, ambient]

MF (98 MB)

Solo guitar.







Loren Mazzacane Connors
Airs
1999
Road Cone
[free improv, ambient]

MF (47 MB)

Tomato Abundance ~The Affordable Chic Gourmet Meal by Erin Ferucci, Designs 4 Living

By Erin Ferucci

Designs 4 Living

You may have noticed yourself feeling a little discontent with your normal food choices the last few weeks. Fear not! That is just your inner gourmet telling you that your nearest Farmer's Market has the most amazing treats in store. It is harvest time! The freshest ingredients are available now for the lowest prices, why would your taste buds be satisfied with anything else?

This is a simple gourmet meal that I was able to pull together in 10 minutes for under $20.

One of the best ingredients available right now are the heirloom tomatoes. Seriously, if you have been eating those pink hot house tomatoes that are available year round in conventional grocery stores, then you have got to try an heirloom tomato, you won't believe the difference.

Heirloom tomatoes are incredibly versatile and economical. They come in a wide range of colors sizes and flavors. Try them all to see which ones are your favorites. They can be used to create days worth of economical gourmet meals.

Day 1 Buy the tomatoes and cut them into wedges to be served with drizzled good quality olive oil, fresh mozzarella, italian prosciutto and basil. Add salt and pepper, but instead of the run of the mill salt and pepper pick a nice cracked pepper and French Sea Salt, it will make the tomatoes sweat and bring out their natural essence.

Day 2 Rub warm fresh bread with olive oil and garlic. Toast the bread and then add the chopped heirloom tomatoes and fresh basil for a beautiful and sumptuous bruschetta. By toasting the bread first it stays nice and crispy. The subtle taste of garlic on your lips adds to the sensual experience of this inexpensive feast.

Day 3 Toss all the ingredients in heavy fry pan with some crushed garlic and olives and serve it over al dente pasta. Yum!

What a great, easy way to make tomatoes last all weekend. Enjoy the abundance of the Tomato Harvest and this last taste of summer. Your taste buds will dance!

karp - action chemistry

Karp
Action Chemistry
1993-98 (compilation 2001)
Punk In My Vitamins
[stoner rock, noise rock, post-hardcore]

MF (83 MB)

Compilation. 7 inches, b-sides etc. Includes the magnificent Prison Shake 7" (also found here) along with other excellent songs spanning their entire short-lived career.

Sunday Brunch by Erin Ferucci, Designs 4 Living

By Erin Ferucci

Celebrity Lifestyle Designer

I admit it! Ever since I saw Julie & Julia I've been in the mood to cook and entertain. Is there anything better than making great food and feeding it to friends and family? Of course I like to keep things simple and elegant, then you get a chance to be enjoy your guests. Total cost: Under $25!
I read Gwenyth Paltrow's blog last week (her site is called Goop) and got inspired to make chicken salad but with my own unique twist. It was simple, delicious and a crowd pleaser.

You simply broil some chicken breasts with garden herbs, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. While that is cooking toast some walnuts in a nice heavy pan (it takes less than 2 minutes but adds a ton of flavor).

Next, chop some endive and break up some English Stilton. Then you need to chop a couple of green granny smith apples. I a large bowl add all of the ingredients with the cooled and chopped chicken and some veganaise or light mayonnaise mixed with some plain yogurt,pepper,lemon juice and Italian parsley. Serve with a fresh toast baguette on the side and you have a delightful brunch meal that can feed 6 easily.

For my brunch I also made a lemonade spritzer using 1/4c. real lemonade, 2/3 c. orange sparkling water and 1/3c. ice cold water. Garnish with mint leaves.

Yum.

Tablecloth: Quadrille fabrics for China Seas; Napkin: China Seas, Pitcher and Glasses: Pier One Imports

Feeding Four for under $15! by Erin Ferucci, Designs 4 Living

By Erin Ferucci

Celebrity Lifestyle Designer

This is a great easy meal that you can throw together for a group of four when you are trying to keep things light and healthy. It feels like a gourmet meal, but it's very inexpensive, under $15, less if you are like me and have capers and lemons in your pantry already!

Here is your shopping list:

1 package of Gravlax (I like them w/ the herbs added, like dill)

1 8oz. package of light cream cheese

1 small bottle of capers

2 lemons

1 purple onion

1 cucumber

1 package Fin Crisps (the best crackers EVER!)

Greens for a tossed salad

Olive Oil

Creatively layer the ingredients on to a plate and serve.
Add tossed green salad on the side mixed with lemon, olive oil, sea salt and fresh cracked pepper.

True Blood 2x10 New World in My View

Robert Novak has died

The journalist Bob Novak, a famous political columnist and defined by his colleagues as a "legend", died at 78 years after fighting for a year against a brain tumor, CNN reported today. Novak, married with two children, died at his home in Washington.

Robert Novak was born in 1931 in Joliet, in the state of Illinois. He began his journalistic career in politics in 1957 as a reporter for the Associated Press and then the daily Wall Street Journal.

Rest in Peace.

The most famous vampire

Entertainment Weekly is the magazine that shows a list of 20 most famous vampire in the world, including Robert Pattinson and Stephen Moyer:

1. Lestat, Interview With the Vampire

2. Christopher Lee’s Dracula

3. Bela Lugosi’s Dracula

4. Edward Cullen, Twilight

5. Bill and Eric, True Blood

6. Asa Vajda, 1960’s Black Sunday

7. Angel

8. Mr. Barlow, Salem’s Lot

9. Schuyler Van Alen, Melissa de la Cruz’s Blue Bloods series

10. Gary Oldman’s Dracula

11. Klaus Kinski’s Dracula

12. Zoey Redbird, P.C. and Kristin Cast’s House of Night series

13. Jean-Claude, Laurel K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series

14. David, 1987’s The Lost Boys

15. Miriam Blaylock and Sarah Roberts, 1983’s The Hunger

16. Blade, the Blade trilogy

17. Eli, 2008’s Let the Right One In

18. Countess Bathory, 1971’s Daughters of Darkness

19. Selene, the Underworld trilogy

20. Caleb and Mae, 1987’s Near Dark

Which is your favorite vampire? I love Lestat!

live skull - bringing home the bait

Live Skull
Bringing Home The Bait
1985
Homestead
[noise rock, no wave]

MF (53 MB)

the young gods - l'eau rouge

The Young Gods
L'eau rouge
1989
PIAS
[experimental rock, industrial]

MF (46 MB)

harvey milk - my love is higher than your assessment of what my love could be

Harvey Milk
My Love Is Higher Than Your Assessment Of What My Love Could Be
1994
Chunklet/Relapse
[sludge metal, doom metal, experimental]

MF (89 MB)
buy

scratch acid - scratch acid ep

Scratch Acid
Scratch Acid EP
1984
Rabid Cat/Fundamental
[noise rock, post-punk]

MF (39 MB)

Yow and Sims' band before forming The Jesus Lizard. You should be able to guess what to expect. Buy the Greatest Gift compilation for the rest of their discography.

spiritualized - fucked up inside

Spiritualized
Fucked Up Inside
1993
Dedicated
[space rock, psychedelic rock, shoegaze]

MF (98 MB)

spiritualized - feel so sad ep/feel so sad/i want you 7"/smile/sway 7"

Spiritualized
Feel So Sad EP
1991
Dedicated
[space rock, psychedelic rock]

MF (26 MB)








Spiritualized
Feel So Sad/I Want You 7"
1991
Fierce
[space rock, psychedelic rock]

MF (12 MB)







Spiritualized
Smile/Sway 7"
1991
Dedicated
[space rock, psychedelic rock]

MF (17 MB)

rashied ali - new dimensions in modern music/rashied ali quintet

Rashied Ali Quartet
New Dimensions In Modern Music
1973
Survival
[free jazz]

MF (59 MB)

Shitty news: Rashied Ali died yesterday (heart attack). The guy sure knew how to play, easily one of my favourite jazz drummers.


Rashied Ali Quintet
Rashied Ali Quintet
1973
Survival
[free jazz]

MF (48 MB)

franklin kiermyer - solomon's daughter

Franklin Kiermyer
Solomon's Daughter
1994
Evidence
[free jazz]

MF (54 MB)

Anyone got a better rip of this? It's only 128 kbps. Pharoah Sanders deserves better.

oblivians - never enough ep/call the shots 7"

Oblivians
Never Enough EP
1994
Sympathy For The Record Industry
[garage punk]

MF (25 MB)








Oblivians
Call The Shots 7"
1993
Goner
[garage punk]

MF (6 MB)

taint - the ruin of nová roma

Taint
The Ruin Of Nová Roma
2005
Rise Above
[sludge metal, post-hardcore]

MF (96 MB)
buy

I had forgotten about this one. Remember digging it a lot when it was released. It's still good.

throbbing gristle - the second annual report

Throbbing Gristle
The Second Annual Report
1977
Industrial
[industrial, electronic, experimental, sound collage]

MF (54 MB)

oblivians - play 9 songs with mr. quintron

Oblivians
Play 9 Songs With Mr. Quintron
1997
Crypt
[garage punk, gospel]

MF (49 MB)

grief - depression 7"

Grief
Depression 7"
1992
Grievance
[doom metal, sludge metal]

MF (18 MB)