Big Black - Live at The Cafe Voltaire (1987)

Awesome live recording that captures Big Black's caustic sound and also Albini's caustic wit from a 1987 show in Milwaukee. I would use the term greatest hits to describe the set list but it feels redundant to use that term with Big Black, instead lets say its the best mixtape you could think up to give to someone to educate them on this amazing band.

Big Black - Live@The Cafe Voltaire

I got this over at a pretty sweet blog called Know Your Conjurer. Its an education reading that thing.

Kittens - Bazooka And The Hustler (1997)

 
You only have to look around the Internet to find out how much love and respect there is for this band. For this noisy, angular bunch of Canadian kids from an isolated town. It sits comfortably between Am-Rep noise and Fugazi/DC sleight of hand while belonging to neither. They released 10 albums between 1992 - 98. After they split they went onto be involved with KENmode, Hide Your Daughters and Projektor. Cursed covered them on the Blackout At Sunrise 7". That should be a good enough recommendation for you. I do not trust anyone who doesn't like this album.

Kittens - Bazooka And The Hustler

I was going to upload this myself but computer problems and the fact that the awesome folk over at [Shiny Grey Monotone] have beaten me to it not once, but twice in the past. This is there link. Show em some love while your at it as well.

Amplifier Worship

From the recent recording sessions for my band, The Ergon Carousel's album. Pretty excited to get this finished. Feel a lot more pride and accomplishment with this than nearly all my other recording ventures. Mixing coming up then sending it off for mastering. Available from the ace folk at Holy Roar Records later on this year.