fjb, local currency: solo 1992-1998 (fayettenam)

the human hearts, civics (tight ship)

the human hearts on myspace

nothing painted blue, taste the flavor (shrimper)

info on older band and solo work; I have no idea who compiled the scarily complete discographies

12.21.2006

playlist

kspc: 2-4 p.m.

fats domino -- blue monday -- the fat man's frenzy (rev-ola) [recently noticed that this is one of the greatest songs ever]
pit er pat -- no money = no friend -- pyramids (thrill jockey)
dead prez/sun rise above/t-kash -- throwyahandzup -- paris presents "hard truth soldiers" (guerrila funk)
saint paul and the coalition of the willing -- more akron than cleveland -- everyone is wrong (old 3c) [columbus rock vet paul nini]
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viva voce -- helicopter -- get yr blood sucked out (barsuk)
oh no f/lmno -- hank -- exodus into unheard rhythms (stone's throw) [madlib's brother, apparently]
the insect trust -- reciprocity -- hoboken saturday night (collector's choice reissue)
violins -- stare down the walls -- pink water (contraphonic) [my chicago pal mike lyons, nice to see it in rotation]
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larry houston -- i'm coming back to you -- soul jewels v. 1 (demon-westside) [only great song on this dusty comp; I think I'll have to post it]
the champs -- sky high -- 45 (challenge)
magic slim & the teardrops -- cummins prison farm -- that ain't right (delmark)
anne feeney -- we just come to work here, we don't come to die -- classic labor songs (smithsonian folkways) [surprisingly rock, considering the source; annoyingly, no date given]
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casper & the cookies -- kiss a friend -- the optimist's club (happy happy birthday to me) [twee but arty; stamey-ish]
panacea -- freedom theory -- thinking back look forward 12" ep (glow-in-the-dark)
dosh -- mpls rock and roll -- the lost take (anticon)
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NEW WAVE TIME CAPSULE
tom dickie + the desires -- competition -- competition (mercury) [1981; prod. martin rushent; beat crazy rip]
amy bolton -- talk talk/tres chichi -- 7" (importe/12)
darkworld -- MORONS R coming -- artsy annoyance/boring contrivance ep (ambiguous) [1982; prod. ric ocasek]
denied remarks -- she don't know -- 7" (landmind) [teens from downer's grove]
as mercenarias -- alem acima -- the beginning of the end of the world (soul jazz) [kinda the brazilian slits, hence...]
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the slits -- kill them with love -- kill them with love (s.a.f.) [new studio ep, not bad at all, tho i gather this is a redone ari up solo song?]
les georges leningrads -- track 6 [titles covered by stickes, thanks genius] -- sangue puro (tomlab)
tom verlaine -- shingaling -- songs and other things (thrill jockey) [gee, the gtr line is a bit like that larry houston song]
triffids -- one soul less on your fiery list -- in the pines (domino) [upcoming reissue]
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jedi mind tricks -- put em in the grave -- servants in heaven, kings in hell (babygrande)
gift of gab -- the writz -- 12" (quannum) [whoa: i don't know what the sample is, but the vocal hook is based on "puttin' on the ritz."]
busdriver & radioinactive w/ daedalus -- pen's oil -- the weather (mush)
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forward russia -- nine -- give me a wall (mute)
jay reatard -- hammer i miss you -- 45 (goner)
the everly brothers -- man with money -- beat and soul (warners/collector's choice) [great phil & don orig. from their post-hit period (1965), later covered by the who]