Iceburn Collective (Double Trio)
Speed of Light/Voice of Thunder
(Iceburn Records, 1999)

1. Blow Your Top (2:31)
2. Speed Of Light (3:27)
3. Search For Strength (2:41)
4. Screaming Lung (4:31)
5. Breathe (4:15)
6. Circle (3:38)
7. Rite Of Ascension (3:05)
8. Double Demon (3:54)
9. Birds of prey (3:25)
10. Space (Universal) (6:22)
11. Sonic Hammer (4:59)
12. Voice of thunder (3:07)
13. Speed of darkness (2:04)
14. Cosmic Motion (4:25)
15. Shadow Realm (3:56)
16. Ritualized Torture By Women (3:37)
17. painsticks (2:16)
18. Spirit Ascend (1:57)
19. Ritual Silence (1:57)
20. Pure Fire (1:56)
21. Death Ritual (2:00)
22. Peace (3:06)
23. Fuck ‘em (0:05)

This one is noisy as hell. It’s a very obvious homage to Ornette Coleman’s “Free Jazz” album. The band is listed as a double trio and the sound is quite similar, accept for having one long song, here there are 23 separate pieces.

I got one of these CD’s because i worked at Kinko’s with the Tenor Sax player Aaron Hansen. He had the covers printed locally and when they came in complete he gave me one. Yes, the cover has Klingon writing on it.

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Very Secretary
Insound Tour Support Vol. 10

1. Go Tell Today (2:46)
2. Highlight Lowlife (4:20)
3. Perfect Prescriptions (2:29)
4. What Made the Reverend Smile (3:33)

Recorded December 1999 and January 2000.

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Giardini Di Miro
Self-Titled, 1999

1. Dancemania (6:28)
2. Vintage Lover (2:03)
3. Pearl Harbor (7:09)
4. Space 04 (1:10)
5. Tom (Ahawk) Cruise (8:28)

debut CD by this Italian band. RIYL Mogwai type shit.

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Canyon
Insound Tour Support Series #21

1. Untitled (4:25)
2. Untitled (1:53)
3. Untitled (5:08)
4. Used Cars (5:03)
5. Untitled (2:39)

This limited edition features 2 outtakes from the self-titled record on Slowdime records produced by Phil Manly of Trans Am. Plus 3 stripped down 8-track home recordings including a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Used Cars.”

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Peace Harbor
Voices from the Light

1. You Are the Light (4:13)
2. Channel Something (4:04)
3. Nobody Cares for Me (2:58
4. Freight Train (2:08)
5. Leave With Me (5:36)
6. The Sun (4:18)
7. Night Has Come (4:00)
8. Not Yet Fire (6:33)

Wm. Zak Riles (now of Grails) released this solo CD in an edition of 50 through the wonderful Hinah label, circa 2003. I’m proud to say I own one of them.

“voices from the light” songs were recorded in the attic of my house in portland on a borrowed 1/4″ tape machine. i recorded these songs live over about one week then added some overdubs of banjo – guitar – vocals. i thought this was a good opportunity to record two of my favorite songs by elizabeth cotten and mississippi john hurt. it is spring time here and if you listen close you can hear the birds from the willow tree in the background.”
- zak riles

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Karate
Operation: Sand

1. Operation: Sand (3:40)
2. Empty There (5:52)

OOP 7″ released in 1998.

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New Brutalism
A Diagram Without Scale or Dimension/Structural Gymnastics/+1

Released by The Great Vitamin Mystery, 2002
Chicago-style rock from three dudes who make their own instruments out of aluminum. No shit.

1. 025 (3:28)
2. 024 (4:18)
3. 023 (3:24)
4. 022 (5:56)
5. 021 (2:58)
6. 019 (3:34)
7. 017 (2:22)
8. 003 (2:09)
9. 001 (2:09)
10. 034 (2:08)
11. 033 (5:23)
12. 035 (4:02)
13. 028 (3:09)
14. 031 (3:17)
15. 046 (2:48)

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Tibetan Folk Songs from Lhasa and Amdo
Lyrichord Stereo Records, 1974

1. Tung Tung Dhon (Cranes Flight) – Damyin Solo (2:00)

2. Gyagar Shar – Lingbu Solo (3:18)

3. Namden Tong – Damyin and Voice (3:34)

4. Yangchin Solo (2:25)

5. Ameleho – Damyin and Voice (2:53)

6. Gor Shey – Duet for Two Girls (1:30)

7. Gar Kershar – Damyin Solo (3:16)
8. Dakto Karpo (White Mountain) – Yangchin Solo (1:56)

9. Khamsun Wangdu – Damyin and Voice (1:45)
10. Rinchen Chabum – Yangchin and Lingbu (2:45)

11. Desomro – Peewan, Yanchin, Lingbu, Damyin, and Two Voices (1:14)

12. Motsache – Two Voices (0:48)

13. Getanspa – Two voices (0:57)

14. Gyallu – Solo Voice (1:53)
15. Gyata Ma Shone (Don’t Ride Chinese Horses) – Lingbu Solo (1:50)

16. Kilalunpa (Happy Country) – Damyin and Voice (3:27)

17. Patriotic song (0:38)

18. Nadnpa – Solo Voice (0:36)

19. Tyamlu – Solo Voice (1:03)
20. Ngalam Thongla – Damyin and Voice (4:22)

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