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23ID - Kung Flu

2012-01-10T12:16:00.009Z

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A stunning collection of 5 tunes from 23ID, solo project of Karol Bujalski from Warsaw. With a long background in experimental music as a youth and with Polish exp/elec combo 'Wrenched Dandies', and under this name since 2005, his music is intelligent and satisfying strongly rhythmic IDM. As the name suggests, it's infused with discordian sensibilities. It is often unsettling, like the strident opening to this work, but there are also passages of intense beauty. Finely balanced, in an unbalanced way.

The vivid artwork is by Bernard Luc.

This free album represents some themes in 23ID's work over the recent past, and serves both as an introduction and as a prelude to a commercial release of current material later this year.

23ID website here.

DOWNLOAD MP3 (58mb) DOWNLOAD flac (176mb)

Or head over to Bandcamp for a listen. You can download there and even make a financial contribution if you wish.

As usual, this album is also posted at the Free Music Archive.

01. Avatarinirishstyle mp3 flac

02. Bird Flu mp3 flac

03. Happy Idiot mp3 flac

04. Drunk Moldova part1 mp3 flac

05. Drunk Moldova part2 mp3 flac

Reviews to follow.

Kung Flu by 23ID is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at bujalex.w.interia.pl.

EMFMAB January

2012-01-06T21:47:00.002Z

I often wonder about the role of the radio DJ on the internet. The comforting voice from the little box is a thing of the past, and websites...your phone...gives you more information than a person can say. I can't stand the way some DJs sound like they are in the club...which mean's that you are not...in...the club. "I got this tune the artist sent me...I got it free but you sfuckers gotta pay". Any of you know what I mean? Are you "not in the gang"? Neither am I.

This month's Eclectic Music For Mind And Bodhi on Dandelion Radio is well worth a listen...but of course I think that. Honestly though, I'm amazed at the new music I find every day. Very little of me in this episode. Just a joke and an introduction. I want to draw your attention to a few highlights. All the below are licensed Creative Commons and free to download.

Something you must hear immediately is Red River by Tickle on Black Lantern Records. It's a superb catchy, punchy anti-mcshiteburgerdisneyetc rant.

Also on the subject of monstrous appetite is an interesting mugabe from a collection of East/Central European experimental electronica 'Eastern Daze' from Audiotong.

Grab this now! 'Modluv' by Sans Blanc. I know nothing about them. It's a great album. Dada.

Here's a lovely album of glitchy electronica by Herve Provini-'Digital Music Landscape For Drum And Computer' on Audioactivity.

One last thing...I want to mention a couple of my favourite reggae releases of last year. Check out this beautiful bit of atonal spongy dancehall from Angie Angel-How You Feeling.

Also Natalie Storm with Dreadsquad-Beat That Chest. Bit of a surprise, that one. It's from a collection of Sleng Teng remixes on Superfly Records...in Poland. Yup. Great tune. Promptly followed by a load more remixes in December, none of which cut it.

Check back later this month for a new wombnet release.

go with dogs

Peter

Eclectic Music for Mind And Bodhi on Dandelion Radio

2011-12-03T14:46:00.002Z

Some time ago I contracted all my and Sarah's websites into one...this one. Sarah hasn't been actively involved for a while. I don't like web work much. You won't find me on Arsebook, Myspaz or Twatter. I couldn't be bothered maintaining it all, as I have a life. I don't own a mobile phone, because I'm always where the party is. No shat-nav for the same reason.

My point is, my podcast is definitely back, for the time being, and broadcast on Dandelion Radio. New shows monthly, plus a few specials. All details at the Dandelion Radio website. I have to do enough paperwork for them, and I'm not going to do any more here. Tracklistings there too. I might update my own at some point, but right now I can see no good reason to.

My main focus on my show at the moment is free netlabels. I truly believe that the avant garde in sound art now resides there. The last hiding place from the the corruption of capitalism is to give it away. Without money, we exchange energy freely and The Man doesn't get his cut.

Live free in the midst of a bondage factory!

I alway used to go to great lengths to make myself easy to reach. I communicated a lot. I was one of the first podcasters to put up active links in tracklistings...oh, years ago...you take that for granted now, dont'cha? I kept multiple websites running...vigorously supported many artists, being as clear and effective as I could. What I think I know now is that the niche audience I'm aiming at will find me, will hunt me in the same way that I hunt for music. Because they give a shit about art that feeds the soul.

Eclectic Music For Mind And Bodhi is me, hunting and presenting music that I believe is good for the soul. It is honest, or direct, or abandoned, or surpassing beautiful, or the ugliest beauty, or entirely new to my ears, or archetypal, or spacious, or full. Dada as a whole.

blessed are the tunemakers

Peter

Coseyhead's Astounding Muscular Facts

2011-11-22T11:23:00.007Z

Here are some astounding musical facts I discovered recently during my tenure as Erudite Professor King Turd at the University Of Arsemagic. All of the below are facts, but at least half of them are not true.

1. Howling Wolf was born 'Howard Wool' in Hastings, Sussex UK, son of a shepherd and 'Daisy'. He caught secondary lycanthropy from a runcible spoon. Impossible these days due to legislation.

2. The character 'Vince' in the puppet show 'Mongrels' is based upon Greek singing duo Kylie Minogue.

3. Leslie Sarony, one of The Two Leslies, who wrote many novelty songs in the 1930s, (most famously "Jollity Farm) was also an accomplished actor who appeared in the very first episode of 70's gritty cop show The Sweeney.

4. Pussycat dolls (originally 'dulls') are insects that carry warts, so called because on cats they cause large cysts, leading to lethargy.

5. The Lion Sleeps Tonight was originally 'Mbube', written and recorded by Soloman Linda in 1939, and is a proud South African anthem. His daughters successfully sued Disney for illegal use of his music in one of their nasty little snuff movies.

6. Between October 1976 and February 1977, there was no number 13 in the UK Top 40, due to complaints from Mary Whitehouse, mother of Paul Whitehouse the famous advertising actor.

7. Elvis Presley's father was a champion Contract Bridge player, who gave his name to the expression "pass a vernon". His great friend and bridge partner Omar Sharif attended the funeral. The song 'Blue Suede Shoes' is about this incident.

8. When Lonnie Donegan joined The Chris Barber Band as a banjo player, he'd never actually played that instrument before.

9. The correct pronunciation of 'Beyonce' is 'twerp'. Incidentally, this is the most common stage name ever used, having over 400 thousand entries in the AMG. Co-incidentally, in Bantu 'byonse' means 'little girl who's father is waiting for her in the tool shed'. The character of Mary in Zappa's Joe's Garage was inspired by her, even though she wasn't born until 2 years later, but it just goes to show you...never take anything on hearsay. Best advice the Buddha gave..."don't take my word for it, work it out for yourselves".

10. Billy Bragg has a recording career because of a Mushroom Biryani, not necessarily because of any musical talent....and I'm not saying he hasn't got any, I actually think he's great, but it illustrates a point, you see. Sadly, talent is not enough.

11. Lulu briefly toured with The Bonzo Dog Doodah Band in 1969, complimenting their act perfectly with her ability to keep 3 feathers in the air using only her vagina.

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So, there you have it. If you believe half of this, you'd be half right. If you believe a quarter, you'll have an eighth, which should get you through to the the weekend at least.
I leave you with the words of the great sage Babs of Carryon..."Get outta my pub!"

Brought to you by The ClogTheInternetWithNonsense Movement of Greater Discordian Albion.

Hail Eris, and Bob's your uncle.

Eclectic Music For Mind And Bodhi Returns, At Least For Today

2011-10-31T12:58:00.002Z

I've done a show for Dandelion Radio that will be transmitted throughout November 2011. It's a stream, not download, and it's a staggered schedule, so it's not the same time everyday. You can find it here:

Dandelion Radio schedule.

Dandelion's license doesn't permit me to put up a tracklisting until December.
I can list the free netlabels I played.

The star of this month's show is Pterodactyl Squad with their wonderful chip rendition of Dark Side Of The Moon.

Also:
Splitterblast
Birdsong
Acroplane
Maltine

It remains to be seen whether or not this wlll be a regular thing.
I seem to have unfinished business with broadcasting.
There will certainly be another next month.

I continue to have issues with the contrast between how personal the internet appears to be and how impersonal it really is. Sometimes I think that internet relationships are like trying to cuddle a crocodile. However, I don't want to run away from the web. Such a good name, 'web'. Sticky. It's all pervasive for now, and trying to avoid it entirely would be overly stressful. My goal here is to learn to reap the potentially enormous benefits of the internet without losing my soul. As Kris K said, "I ain't sayin' I beat the devil, but I drank his beer for free". I'm right behind ya, dude.

As always, I do not wish you well. Rather,I wish you awareness of what you ask for.
May you know a mad god goes with you.

Peter

Ryan Hardy-Heavy Mandolin

2011-10-07T12:17:00.001+01:00

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Recently, Ryan sent me his new album "A Cup Of Tea". His music continues to amaze me. You can hear some of his new work at his website. Here's a teaser Oh My Stars. I suggested it might be a good thing to publish his album from last year, "Heavy Mandolin" as a new wombnet release. He agreed. These tunes were previously available on itunes, in fact, Reinforced Concrete Monsters reached number 28 in Dandelion Radio's Festive 50. Now the album is free, and distributed through wombnet and the FMA.

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01.Takes Ye Away MP3 FLAC
02.I Saw Santa (2009edit) MP3 FLAC
03.Chase MP3 FLAC
04.Reinforced Concrete Monsters MP3 FLAC
05.Bicycle MP3 FLAC
06.2012 MP3 FLAC
07.Grave Robber MP3 FLAC
08.Hide Away In The Darkness MP3 FLAC

I think Ryan is a good example of the intensely hybrid nature of today's sounds. (Of course, music has always been a mix of roots, and it's only really a matter of degree.) I can hear Howard Devoto, Noel Coward, Ivor Cutler, John Shuttleworth, Robert Wyatt, Tim Blake, Syd Barrett, Lesley Sarony, Steve Howe, Captain Sensible, Neil Innes, John Otway...

Reinforced Concrete Monsters is a punk classic. Surely the old man at the beeb would have loved it. Ryan's music is gloriously crazy. I'm proud to support art that is fundamentally joyous and celebratory of life.

I asked a few people what they thought about Heavy Mandolin. This is what they said:

Charlie Lewis of WFMU Radio said "I'm so glad he picked up that mandolin. I really admire someone who can be so uninhibited and unabashedly loony and honest and so creative all at once. Usually only children can manage that, but without the skills".

Rob Da Bank of BBC Radio1 said "Ah, now here's something fresh and a bit weird. Never quite sure where this one's gonna end up but some fantastic songs and ideas here."

Neil Jenkins of Dandelion Radio said "what Pseudo Nippon would sound like if he was from Birmingham and was brought up eating bacon butties".

Marcel Hermans of Transformed Dreams label said "dyslactic glomreck for the whole family".

Coseyhead of wombnet said "Howard Devoto on happy pills"

Listen With Sarah of nfa said "F*****g ace! I want to listen to it on a trampoline".

Bouncy bouncy.

Heavy Mandolin by Ryan Hardy is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Coseyhead is still alive

2011-06-13T15:46:00.012+01:00

Hello again music lovers. 6 months since my last post. How about that. I wouldn't say time flies, for that would give an impression of business. Lurches, perhaps.

I'm still involved with music. I've been playing live in Brighton. In fact, I did a set at the last Wrong Music event in May. Dub In The Pub is now monthly at the Gladstone pub....that's the yellow one near the Lewes rd roundabout. Ok...that's a bit local isn't it. Most of you who read this have never been to Brighton and never will, so you've no idea what I'm talking about. Not local....I worry about that... I suspect humans, like all other animals, go insane when removed from local concerns. Nevertheless, here I am in cyberspace. It's a compulsion to share, like a really good crap. I'm still making mixes, and have a couple to share with you.

Firstly, meet Nature Boy

This is Coseyhead, an inner me. The photo is of an unnamed Australian.
This is very different from my previous mixes because it developed as a live set.
For best effect, play very loud in a public place. Reggae. Definitely.
Here is the music .

Next is a message from Coseyhead concerning the death of the mythical personality to make way for a more unified consciousness. The picture below is a painting of a still from Fritz Lang's 1924 film "Siegfried". It shows his death at the hand of a former friend, in this case symbolic of understanding the true nature of ego, a snake in the garden indeed.

It is entitled "Mythunderstanding". MP3 here.

It's relatively chilled out. Medium to quiet volume. Be high. Definitely.

This is my first mix made with Ableton. Software can be such fun, but I wouldn't want to live there.

For tracklistings and more details see Coseyhead Presents .

Aufwiederhoren lieblings, and be careful handling sharp objects

Coseyhead

Coseyhead Presents

2011-01-21T21:18:00.005Z

Hello Music Lovers
Estranged as I am from t'internet, I nevertheless thought it appropriate to update the wombnet site. I don't know if there will be any more releases. Neither Sarah nor I are inclined to web work anymore. I've still got a toe in the music world...I'm still making mixes and I hope to do a few gigs this year, but I'm done with maintaining an online persona. However, the one thing I can be sure of is that all things change. Dust in the wind, dude...

So, please take a look at a couple of new pages in the menu bar above.
"Coseyhead Presents" contains links and tracklistings for various mixes under my DJ name. There's a couple of new ones you might not have heard.

Pearls is, perhaps, volume one of the best of The Peter Nelson Show, containing some of my most cherished tunes from the last 5 years. It started as a mix for my friend Ryan, who'd never heard my show but showed an interest in Mashcore.

There's also, a Dub In The Pub live performance from Nov 2008 I've called:

I always intended to make this mp3 available 'cos it went rather well. I edited it slightly for art's sake. Dub In The Pub may return this summer.

Another new page, "Podcast", contains links to mp3s of sessions recorded especially for my new/alt music show 2005-2010.

words are not enough...
Peter

Same Actor-Kraftspiel

2010-07-17T10:56:00.007+01:00

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Chris Cook, aka Same Actor lives in noisy London. He's been making electronic music of all kinds for many years since his electronic music degree and operates under the names Remote and Hot Roddy, playing sitar along with electronic jiggery pokery. In 2004, Cook also started to play gigs as Same Actor, using various stringed instruments building up soundscapes using no pre recorded or pre sequenced material, but playing with alternative tuning systems and unusual rhythms.

"Kraftspiel" is Chris's tribute to the famed German electro-pop band Kraftwerk, comprising his distinctive interpretations of four classic cuts. The original iconoclasm of the band is here emphasised by being reworked on an instrument usually associated with rigid classical forms.

Same Actor website here

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Computer Love              download stream
Trans Europe Express download stream
Home Computer             download stream
The Model                         download stream

Kraftspiel by Same Actor is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Ryan Hardy-Does This Face Rock

2010-05-03T14:09:00.023+01:00

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Website here

Ryan's music is difficult to describe. On the surface, it's playful and silly enough to be suitable for children. Musically, this is complex stuff, rooted firmly in the English tradition of whimsy going back to Noel Coward and beyond. He sings about things with which we can all identify, such as what to do for fun with no money, or feeling dizzy from clumsiness. It's the combination of the mundane with the absurd that makes this music so utterly charming, and typifies the ethos of wombnet.
Original recorded as a session for "The Peter Nelson Show" in 2009.

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01.Conjure Up Under The Sun       download stream
02.Birds Fly Around My Head       download stream
03.Chesney The Butterfly                download stream
04.Bumblebee                                    download stream
05.Castle Up Hi (Pink & Yellow)   download stream
06.Fly Free                                        download stream

Does This Face Rock by Ryan Hardy is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.

Zoo-The Animal Hop Remixes

2010-05-02T18:45:00.002+01:00

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The long awaited Animal Hop remixes collection. Listen With Sarah's indie hit of 2004 remixed by some very individualistic artists. In 2005 Sarah was invited by Rough Trade to contribute Animal Hop to their annual "Counter Culture" cd, on condition that all samples were used with permission. That proved difficult. Read the whole story here.

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01.Dishpig-Track 17 download stream
02.Casio Headbutt-Animal Hop REMIX download stream
03.Codex Machine-CM's Ghetto Menagerie download stream
04.Cowcube-animal hop remix download stream
05.Vernon LeNoir-Hannibal Mop download stream
06.Ergo Phizmiz-Animal Parade download stream
07.Ffranconstein-Micxs Od download stream
08.Ffranconstein-Micxs Safonol download stream
09.Naing Naing-Organic Orgasm Remix download stream
10.Pappy-Animal Hop REMIX download stream
11.Same Actor-Involuntary Purr download stream
12.LWS-Animal Gallop download stream

Zoo-The Animal Hop Remixes by Various Artists is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.

Steveless & Syd Howells-Stolen Owls May Die Fears Owner

2010-05-01T13:13:00.027+01:00

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Steveless, the doge of anti-music, is joined by his partner in being Steveless & Syd Howells,
Syd Howells. Steveless, apparently, is a bad friend and is not called Steve. Syd is a vegan, and
hence superior to all of you. They are both from Wales, a country well known for tune stranglers.
Neither of them is related to Harry Parr-Davies*.
This is a joint release with Fuku Records, from whom a CD version is available with different artwork. Contact Syd Howells. Website here.

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01.Shit Muriel download stream
02.Kisses download stream
03.Volkswagon Camper Van download stream
04.Obi Wan Kinobe Killed James Dean download stream
05.Mullet download stream
06.Shabti download stream
07.Stolen Owls May Die Fears Owner download stream
08.Man Eating Badgers Of Basra download stream
09.Weird Experimental Old Men download stream
10.Next Wednesday download stream

Stolen Owls May Die Fears Owner by Steveless & Syd Howells is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.

*Harry Parr-Davies, another notable Welshman, wrote "Sing As We Go", made popular by Gracie Fields, which was adapted by Monty Python to "Sit On My Face", one of the greatest love songs ever written.

Codex Machine-Man vs Monkey EP

2010-03-27T13:13:00.024Z

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Originally released as a 12" single and in digital format in 2007.
Sample-based breakbeat heaven, from “Man vs. Monkey”, a thumping breaks treatment of an old skool reggae classic, to “You Can Never Escape the Underground”, where dancehall beats meet vintage Bollywood.

Codex Machine are Ms Codex, Speednik and Dellamorte. They currently work out of North London.

Website here

Download zip here

01.Man vs Monkey download stream
02.Controlled Relaxation download stream
03.S.P.Y. download stream
04.You Can Never Escape The Underground download stream

Ergo Phizmiz & His Orchestra-Arff & Beef

2010-03-26T13:12:00.017Z

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“Arff & Beef” is a collection of Ergo’s remarkable interpretations of some well known contemporary songs, and his reworking of the entire Velvet Underground album “White Light White Heat”. This was originally released in 2007 as a numbered cdr issue of 100, which sold out almost immeadiately. Unavailable since then, here it is now, complete and free.
Website here

Download zip here

01.Survivor download stream
02.Trick Me download stream
03.Get UR Freak On download stream
04.Rock Your Body download stream
05.(Doo Wop) That Thing download stream
06.Hollaback Girl download stream
07.White Light White Heat download stream
08.The Gift download stream
09.Lady Godiva's Operation download stream
10.Here She Comes Now download stream
11.I Heard Her Call My Name download stream
12.Sister Ray download stream

Ergo Phizmiz-Nose Points In Different Directions

2010-03-25T13:12:00.019Z

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A retrospective of 2001-2006 by Ergo Phizmiz, featuring rare cuts, previously unreleased tracks, and excerpts from Ergo's work for radio, soundtracks, installations, and short-run releases. All tracks have been remastered for sound quality. Originally released as CD digipak and digitally in 2007.

Website here

Download zip here

01.Pangolin download stream
02.Gently Bently Beneath The Waby Wabes download stream
03.SymphonieVum download stream
04.Daruckatekarte download stream
05.Going On A Picnic download stream
06.Rock Me With Your Love download stream
07.Feel Yr Dzeez download stream
08.Fuck The Free World download stream
09.Aubers Vespers Farnaby Absalom Mix download stream
10.The BBC Have Their Say download stream
11.Valse For Lydia download stream
12.Chop Sue Me download stream
13.The Sunday Bells download stream
14.Fitcher download stream

Listen With Sarah-Another Nice Mix

2010-03-24T13:11:00.011Z

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Another Nice Mix turns unexpected technical faults and human confusion into an "art event." It was created from samples of The John Peel Show and Another Nice Mess (Marcelle van Hoof's show on Radio DFM), with music by Oak and Krause Duo Nr. 2 and a pinch of Laurel and Hardy. Originaly released in 2006.

Download zip here

01.Another Nice Mix download stream
02.Windmill download stream
03.Mulatto download stream

Listen With Sarah-Are You Sitting Comfortably?

2010-03-23T13:09:00.016Z

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Listen With Sarah's debut album “Are You Sitting Comfortably?” was released on CD in 2004 and withdrawn from sale in 2005 due to copyright problems. It was re-released in 2007 in digital format without the opening tune "Animal Hop". Here is the full original album free to download.

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01.Animal Hop download stream
02.Drum N Berceuse download stream
03.My Crow's Soft Sounds download stream
04.Blue Parsley download stream
05.July part1 download stream
06.July part2 download stream
07.Frogs Sing, Birds Dance download stream
08.Inconjunctivitis download stream
09.Om-pa-cha-pap-cha-pap download stream
10.My Dog's Got No Nose download stream
11.Dub-cha-pap download stream
12.I.C. download stream
13.Rainsticks download stream
14.We Are The Plan download stream