October 19, 2014

MIXTAPE: Bitchin’ Mixtape Vol.26




Track listing (click for larger view): 
  • Bk Ice – Groovy hard(core).
  • Brett Detar – what a fabulous song. I saw this guy open up for solo Nick 13 and I was very impressed with Detar. Been a big fan ever since. This song is incredible.
  • Discourse – chug chug chugreat.
  • Indio – 1989 song by Canadian artist ripped off by Eddie Vedder; this original version is better. Great song.
  • K – I still have a soft spot for this band. Mostly because the singer is great. Another example why.
  • Richard – why is this guy a legend? Listen to this from his first album and find out. Killer.
  • ND – favorite band. ‘nuff said.
  • Newstd – comeback album of the decade. Alum.
  • Peeping – We all love this singer. And of course he can pull off this Bobby Womack song.
  • Rodriguez – Great song from the ‘60s. Maybe you’ve seen the documentary. I did. Great story. Great song.
  • Slyr great drumming. By a great drummer
  • Tiger – If you haven’t found this band, start finding it with this gem. Love them. Can’t wait for their next album – in progress right now.
  • Zombie – one of the songs that got me into this band. I love the sound on this album. The drums, bass, everything are perfect. They never got this sound exactly like this again. Personnel obviously has something to do with it.  

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September 7, 2014

MIXTAPE: Bitchin’ Mixtape Vol.25




Good stuff here. No. Check that. It’s Bitchin’. Get some.

Track listing (click for larger view):


Liner Notes:
  • Bd Brain – from their latest. These guys are good. Still.
  • B Dahlia – Love this singer and guitarist – which is pretty much the only thing stable in this band. This is groovy as hell.
  • Detest – great hardcore with an edge. Not that wishy washy “edge” – but the hard kind.
  • Down – still one of my top albums of all time. Almost 20 years old now.
  • H3 – from his latest. Traditional hillbilly here. Traditionally awesome.
  • Katakly – This is death metal. At least that’s what the singer says at the very beginning of every live show. Their latest is really, really, really strong. Here’s another bit of proof. Great riff breakdown at the 2:49 mark.
  • Liquor – you know you didn’t know this song existed. Ultra hillbilly with a heavyish slant. And Barney from ND on guest vocals. So bizarre. So awesome. You are welcome.
  • ND – another reason this is my favorite band. Let go.
  • Waterhouse – backing brass. Female backing singers. Nightclub cool. Dig it.
  • Nirv – their singular BEST song ever in my opinion.
  • Rad key – Danz era Misfit-like. That’s a good thing.
  • Ringwm – does this guy need to calm the fuck down? Yeah, but so do you. So just rage on to this.
  • Sw Brown – I didn’t make this but it’s damn good. Yet another song made because somebody was interviewed on their local TV news. Classic.

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July 13, 2014

MIXTAPE: Songs Metal Bastard Taught Us




If you don’t know Metal Bastard for metal blogs, well, get with it. Most prolific muffugha out there. And he’s got a great sense for good stuff beyond metal.

No one blog or source on the innernets has promoted my blog more, so this is not just a thank you to him for that, but a HUGE thank you for the following 28 songs. I’m 97.3% sure I got all these tracks from him over the years.

I’ve downloaded or discovered literally hundreds and hundreds of tracks from this cat. I don’t like everything – but give a great deal of it a shot. He’s won my trust. But these here are the very best for me. The life-changing, every party mix favorites for the rest of my life kinda tracks. Coulda picked more but these are the cherries.

Thanks dude. Here’s to ya.

Track listing (click for larger view):

 















Liner Notes:
  • Black Soul – this band is great, but this SONG IS THE GREATEST – what a groove for this collection of instruments (including banjo).
  • SW – always respected this artist but never found anything grabbing on to until this one. Soft and tender as hell – making his smoothness shine even more.
  • Campfire 1 – From Scandinavia to Metal Bastard to us. So good. There are two standout tracks – this one and one other on this list. God damn.
  • Cuntry B – We all love Tool. And many love this “side” band – but this track is by far the best. Sure it’s funny – but the music is great – in a really solid alt-country way.
  • Djan – wow. Fit for a Clint Eastwood movie from 1960. Love it.
  • Flowers Heart – another 16 H song. Find me someone that wouldn’t like this. Find me one. Find me one. Find me one. Thought so.
  • Skunk – don’t know why I like this so much. It’s not really my style anymore but it just rocks. Bass grooves majorly too.
  • Let’s Lynch the Lykke – women singers – usually not my thing – but this should be played at every funeral. Play it at mine. Lovely. What’s great about music is MB didn’t put this song in one of his mixes. He put Cold Wind (also on this list) – but when I checked out the full Lynch album I found this. Love it.
  • B Poli – punky, rocky, bassy, throaty. Killer.
  • Stone Queen – everyone says this band is so great. I usually don’t find it to be so, but this one – I’m glad I hung in there with our metal bastard to give this gem a listen.
  • Medication – rocking awesome with great, great vocals and melody.
  • Mexico – more of “that” style I’m digging – part cowboy, part badass, part rockabilly, part country – with great vocals. Give me that I’m happy. Give me this song I’m ecstatic.
  • Revolve Melv – never was into this band, but then again was never really exposed to it either. I chose other Seattle bands – but MB showed me many by this band I really like. This is at the top.
  • Dax – Soundgarden-esque – but better.
  • System D – everything you like in this band – heavy, melodic – great singer, riffy groove. Nice.
  • Black H – so hauntingly awesome. What’s weird about this one is it made me check out their whole catalog – which baffled me. Nothing in their catalog comes close to this song IMO – and certainly not anything else on the album this track appears. It’s as if they put their entire career into this one song. Thank you.
  • Tribute Bad Man – this is the ONE. Holy shit. God damn. Fuck. Christ. They outta thaw out John Wayne and make a movie around this track.
  • We’re Dead – catchy as hell. Closer inside my head.
  • Weeping – slow, moody, relatively eerie. Gold.
  • Waits – our boy Metal Bastard has been promoting this guy for a long while. I always gave it a shot but rarely found anything I could sink into. Until this. Holy fuck. Might be a top 30 song all time, any artist for me. Yeah. Really.

Gun to my head – and you want me to give a top 4 rank of these songs, I’ll give you this:

4) We’re Dead
3) Waits
2) Bring You Back
1) Black Choir

Thanks MB. Keep it coming.

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June 7, 2014

3 Year Anniversary MIXTAPE: Bitchin’ Mixtape Vol.24


Never thought I’d make it to 3 years doing this but here we are. So let’s celebrate with a new Bitchin’ Mixtape. Number 24 for month 36.

Track listing (click for larger view):



Liner Notes:

  • Bad B – classic everyone should know.
  • Clu t c h – such a killer album. Here’s another off their latest…
  • Def T – I would call this track explosive. Nobody does the fast transition from quiet to blistering explosion through the instrument of voice like Chino
  • Exhum – new ditty from these death metal veterans. Damn that riffy groove at the 1:40 mark. Fuck.
  • Guana – music is funny how you discover a song or band. This song is so god damn awesome. Here’s how I discovered it: I saw Nick 13 (singer of Tiger Army) during his first solo tour of his roots/country/Americana album tour in late 2012. On his touring live band was Jonny Bowler on stand up bass. I looked up his history and he was in this psychobilly band G.B. from England. Looked up their stuff and this song right here stuck out as a major gem. Enjoy.
  • Cube – awesome, awesome, awesome.
  • L Jon – get your crunk funk on.
  • ND one of the songs/albums that brought these Birmingham blokes to the light of day.
  • New sted – I can’t say enough about how triumphant this album is. This track is by far one of the best. So much respect to this cat
  • No joy – hey, I like softer stuff too. This hits the spot. Mellow out to this trippy number.
  • Balls Wall – My mashup – that debuted a while back. Great song made better.
  • Seven Sis – this band is just so crushingly heavy. If you want your bowels ripped out – slowly – go ahead and die leisurely to this number.
  • Swamp – something about this just slays. Thrashy sounding vocals and razor sharp hardcore-esque riffs. Well done boys.

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