The Tickle Test Dos: September 2019

Monday, September 30, 2019

John Maus - Songs (2006) {Upset! The Rhythm}

John Maus - Songs (2006) {Upset! The Rhythm}
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 102 mb
Genre: indie pop, lo-fi, electronic pop, synth pop

Songs are what this CD consists of but Songs is also the name of this album by John Maus, who welcomes Ariel Pink in two tracks. This comes from Upset! The Rhythm.

01. Opening (1:10)
02. Time To Die (3:25)
03. Don't Be A Body (3:13)
04. That Night (1:14)
05. Real Bad Job (2:40)
06. Forever And Ever And Ever (4:17)
07. Maniac (3:35)
08. Just Wait Til Next Year (2:26)
09. I'm Only Human (2:43)
10. Less Talk More Action (1:47)
11. Through The Skies For You (3:06)
12. Blowing In The Mind (3:14)
13. Of North Of North Stars (2:10)
14. It Takes Time (2:30)
15. The Peace That Earth Cannot Give (2:49)
16. And Heaven Turned To Her Weeping (5:25)

Track 6 & 12 featuring Ariel Pink

Recorded by John Maus
Mixed by John Maus & Ariel Pink

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Number Girl - Sappukei (2000) {Parlophone Japan}

Number Girl - Sappukei (2000) {Parlophone Japan}
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 77 mb
Genre: J-rock

Sappukei is the 2000 album by Japanese band Number Girl. This is from Parlophone Japan.

01. Brutal Number Girl
02. Zegen Vs Undercover
03. Sasu-You
04. Urban Guitar Sayonara
05. Abstract Truth
06. Tattooあり
07. Sappukei
08. U-Rei
09. Yaruse Nakio の Beat
10. Trampoline Girl
11. Brutal Man

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Світлана Няньо (Svitlana Nianio) - Китиці (Kytytsi) (1999) {Koka}

Світлана Няньо (Svitlana Nianio) - Китиці (Kytytsi) (1999) {Koka}
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 138 mb
Genre: indie rock, folk rock, neofolk, avant-garde

Китиці (Kytytsi) is the 1999 album by Ukranian vocalist Світлана Няньо (Svitlana Nianio). This was released by Koka.

01. Bez Tytulu
02. Ptak Lowczy
03. W Koronie Przejrzystych Chmur
04. Skad Nadejda Goscie
05. Kolo Lasu
06. Ostrozni
07. Stróz
08. Trzesienie Ziemi
09. Nieme Przysiólki
10. Kukulina
11. Spotkanie
12. Sad
13. Zwijam Dywany
14. Co To Za Pora
15. Kolor Ziemi
16. Glos Acherontu

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Froggie Beaver - From The Pond (1972) {1999 Gear Fab}

Froggie Beaver - From The Pond (1972) {1999 Gear Fab}
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 122 mb
Genre: progressive rock

From The Pond is the 1972 album by Nebraska progressive rock combo Froggie Beaver. They recorded only one album and was never heard from again. This comes from a 1999 pressing by Gear Fab.

01. Road To Tomorrow (Part 1) (0:51)
02. Lovely Lady (5:10)
03. Buy Back My Life (3:34)
04. Come To Believe (4:54)
05. Away From Home (9:44)
06. Just For You (5:31)
07. Road To Tomorrow (Part 2) (2:05)

08. Movin' On (Bonus Track) (2:23)
09. Nothing For Me Here (Bonus Track) (2:49)
10. Visions Of My Life (Bonus Track) (4:15))
11. Bring My Children Home (Bonus Track) (4:52)
12. Janine In Somewhere Land (Bonus Track) (7:06)

John Troia - lead vocals
John Fischer - lead vocals, acoustic & electric guitar, bass
Ed Staszko - vocals, organ, piano, key bass
Rick Brown - vocals, drums, percussion

Mike McKeen-steel drums (tracks 1-7)
Chris Stovall-vibes (tracks 1-7)
Tom Jackson-drums (tracks 8-11)

Produced by David Sandler (tracks 1-7)
Produced by Froggie Beaver (tracks 8-12)
Mixed by Tim Devlin (tracks 11 & 12)
Engineered & mixed by Ron Ubel (tracs 1-7), Jeff Schiller (tracks 8-10), John Fischer (tracks 11-12)

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Howard Blake - The Snowman (1983) {1987 CBS}

Howard Blake - The Snowman (1983) {1987 CBS}
EAC Rip | FLAC | scans | 228 mb
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 118 mb
Genre: soundtrack, children's

The Snowman is a British story recording released in 1983, with words & music done by Howard Blake, narrated by Bernard Cribbins. This was first released on CD in 1987 by CBS.

1. The Story Of The Snowman (15:30)
2. Walking In The Air (3:30)
3. The Story Of The Snowman (Continued) (6:40)
4. The Snowman Soundtrack (15:30)
5. Walking In the Air (3:30)
6. The Snowman Soundtrack (6:41)

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Flying Saucer Attack/Roy Montgomery - Goodbye (EP) (1997) {VHF}

Flying Saucer Attack/Roy Montgomery - Goodbye (EP) (1997) {VHF}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 134 mb
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 58 mb
Genre: progressive rock, space rock, experimental rock

Goodbye is a 1997 collaborative EP between Flying Saucer Attack and Roy Montgomery. This was released by the VHF label.

1. Goodbye
2. And Goodbye
3. The Whole Day

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Sunday, September 29, 2019

Roy Montgomery - And Now The Rain Sounds Like Life Is Falling Down Through It (1998) {Drunken Fish}

Roy Montgomery - And Now The Rain Sounds Like Life Is Falling Down Through It (1998) {Drunken Fish}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 281 mb
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 120 mb
Genre: indie rock

And Now The Rain Sounds Like Life Is Falling Down Through It is the 1998 album by Roy Montgomery. This was released on the Drunken Fish label.

01. No She Never Made It To Japan
02. In Our Own Time
03. The Opportunity Passed In Less Than A Minute
04. Down From That Hill And Up To The Pond
05. And Now The Rain Sounds Like Life Is Falling Down Through It
06. Kafka Was Correct
07. Catherine At Aldeburgh
08. Entertaining Mr. Jones
09. The Small Sleeper (For Jack)
10. Algeria?
11. A Little Soundtrack (For Epic)
12. Ill At Home
13. In Another Time

Recorded on Tascam Porta One 4-track cassette recorder, 26th December 1997 to 12th January 1998. Mixed 13th January 1998 at Nightshift Studios.

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Roy Montgomery - Temple IV (1995) {Kranky}

Roy Montgomery - Temple IV (1995) {Kranky}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 292 mb
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 122 mb
Genre: indie rock

Temple IV is the 1995 album by Roy Montgomery. This was released by Kranky.

1. She Waits on Temple IV
2. Departing the Body
3. The Soul Quietens
4. The Passage of Forms
5. Jaguar Meets Snake
6. Above the Canopy
7. Jaguar Unseen

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Roy Montgomery - Scenes From The South Island (1995) {Drunken Fish}

Roy Montgomery - Scenes From The South Island (1995) {Drunken Fish}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 237 mb
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 115 mb
Genre: indie rock, psychedelic rock, ambient rock

Scenes From The South Island is the 1995 album by Roy Montgomery. This was released by Drunken Fish.

01. Along The Main Divide
02. Clear Night, Port Hills
03. Twilight Conversation
04. Rainshadow Near Christchurch
05. Rain Receding
06. Escape Velocity
07. The Barracuda Sequence
08. Downtown To Vesuvio
09. The Road To Diamond Harbour
10. Winding It Out In The High Country
11. Nor' Wester Head-On/The Last Kakapo Dreams Of Flying

Recorded on a Tascam Porta One 4-track cassette recorder at 324 East 13th Street, New York, between December 1994 and February 1995, except for tracks 3 and 6, which were recorded on a 4-track in San Francisco, August 1994. Transferred to DAT and mixed at Loose Booty Recording Studios, 2631 West Division St., Chicago, March 1995.

Most tracks are guitar fed through microverb and/or delay and/or time machine and/or distortion box direct to recorder. "No overdubs or synthesizers".

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Saturday, September 28, 2019

The Avett Brothers - Country Was (2002)

The Avett Brothers - Country Was (2002)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 66 mb
Genre: folk

Country Was is a 2002 EP by The Avett Brothers. This project was self-released before getting signed, which means it's for the fans.

1. Pretty Girl From Matthews
2. Jenny And The Summer Day
3. A Lot Of Moving
4. November Blue
5. My Losing Bet
6. Beside The Yellow Line
7. Old Wyom
8. Closing Night

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Velveteen - Home Waters (2007) {Kuddly Koala}

Velveteen - Home Waters (2007) {Kuddly Koala}
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 108 mb
Genre: indie rock, shoegaze

Home Waters is the 2007 album by New Zealand shoegaze gentlemen Velveteen. This was released by Kuddly Koala.

01. Prologue: Plastic Cups
02. After The K.M. Tapes
03. The Drummer Goes Berserk
04. The Getaway
05. Come 'Round Here No More
06. 3 Kids Home
07. Interlude: The DJ Affair
08. Drink Up Girls
09. Summer Of 88
10. Firework Special
11. The Big Lay Off
12. An All Over Night
13. Epilogue: Night Swimming

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Unbelievable Truth - Almost Here (1998) {Virgin}

Unbelievable Truth - Almost Here (1998) {Virgin}
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 99 mb
Genre: alternative rock

Almost Here is the 1998 album by Unbelievable Truth. This was released by Virgin Records.

01. Solved
02. Angel
03. Stone
04. Same Mistakes
05. Forget About Me
06. Settle Down
07. Finest Little Space
08. Building
09. Almost Here
10. Higher Than Reason
11. Be Ready

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VA - Flavours Of Acoustic Jazz: Jazz Collectivo (2006) {Ajabu!}

VA - Flavours Of Acoustic Jazz: Jazz Collectivo (2006) {Ajabu!}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 476 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 182 mb
Genre: jazz, big band, Latin jazz

Flavours Of Acoustic Jazz: Jazz Collectivo is a 2006 compilation CD that combines the intricates of jazz with a nice natural flavour, as nature intended. This is an Ajabu! presentation.

01. The Hi-Fly Orchestra - Samboogaloo
02. Miriam Aida - Estrada Do Sol
03. Now - Spagnolia
04. Sofi Hellborg featuring Tony Allen - Wouldn't That Be Fun
05. The Einmarsch - Nicsee
06. Yttling Jazz - Mr. Sophistication At The Losers Club
07. The Five Corners Quintet featuring Mark Murphy - Jamming
08. Jens Lodén - Resistance
09. Sofi Hellborg featuring Tony Allen - To Give Is To Get
10. Malkin Zany - Hang Ten
11. Sofia Petterson - Better Days
12. Jet Set Swe - Lady In Cement
13. Sofi Hellborg featuring Tony Allen - Wouldn't That Be Fun (Jens Lodén Remix)
14. Key - Laterna Magica
15. Television Pickup - Absolute Kelvin

Compiled by Pether Lindgren
Mastered by Bo Kondren & Normam Nitzsche

Nate Brown - North County Mile (2006) {Copycats}

Nate Brown - North County Mile (2006) {Copycats}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 395 mb
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 216 mb
Genre: jazz

North County Mile is the 2006 CD by jazz guitarist Nate Brown. This comes courtesy of the Copycats label.

1. North Country Mile
2. Port Authority
3. While It Lasted
4. Skyline
5. Union
6. Wake
7. Intro,Emulsion
8. Another Time Remembered
9. Omni Car

Nate Brown-guitar
Anthony Cox-acoustic bass
Jay Epstein-drums
Aaron Barnell-hand percussion

Melody Breyer-Grell - Fascinatin' Rhythms (2008) {Rhombus}

Melody Breyer-Grell - Fascinatin' Rhythms (2008) {Rhombus}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 396 mb
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 190 mb
Genre: jazz

Fascinatin' Rhythms is the 2008 CD by jazz vocalist Melody Breyer-Grell, where she and the group honor the compositions of George Gershwin. This was released on the Rhombus label.

01. Somebody Loves Me
02. Nice Work If You Can Get It
03. Someone To Watch Over Me
04. Fascinating Rhythm
05. I've Got A Crush On You
06. Who Cares
07. But Not For Me
08. I've Built A Stairway To Paradise
09. Loved Walked In
10. How Long Has This Been Going On
11. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
12. They All Laughed
13. Embraceable You/Our Love Is Here To Stay

Melody Breyer-Grell-vocals
Gloria Cooper-piano
Dean Johnson-bass
Matt Wilson-drums

Don Braden-saxophone
Jim Botundi-trumpet
John Hart-guitar
Kahlil Kwame Bell-percussion

Produced by Melody Breyer-Grell
Assistant producer: Nancy Barell
Engineered & mixing by Dave Kowalski
Mastered by Dave Kowalski & Dae Bennett

Kenny Carr - Changing Tide (2007) {TAS Management}

Kenny Carr - Changing Tide (2007) {TAS Management}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 425 mb
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 198 mb
Genre: jazz

Changing Tide is the 2007 CD by jazz guitarist Kenny Carr. This was released by TAS Management.

01. The Chase
02. Tempo Tantrum
03. Blues For Ray
04. Bossa Luna
05. East Side Groove
06. Soaring
07. Bay To Breakers
08. Changing Tide
09. Downstairs
10. Cooper House
11. Costa del Sol

Kenny Carr-guitar
Donny McCaslin-tenor saxophone
Tom Baldwin-acoustic bass
Frank Russo-drums

Produced by Tom Schneidau & Kenny Carr
Engineered & mastered by Brad Baerwald

Friday, September 27, 2019

VA - Impeach The Precedent (2005) {Kick Snare Hat/Kajmere Sound Recordings}

VA - Impeach The Precedent (2005) {Kick Snare Hat/Kajmere Sound Recordings}
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 169 mb
Genre: soul, R&B, hip-hop, rap, turntablism, funk, Afrobeat, future jazz

Impeach The Precedent is a 2005 compilation album released by the Kick Snare Hat label via Kajmere Sound Recordings. This features a wonderful mixture of soul, funk, Afrobeat and hip-hop, a groovy blend of the good stuff.

01. DJ Shortkut & Roy C. Hammond - Impeach The President
02. DJ Einstein & MC Zaakir - Have And Have Nots
03. Thes One & J-Live - Give It Up
04. This Kid Named Miles & Medusa - New Definition
05. The Globetroddas - Love
06. Jazzanova - L.O.V.E. And You And I
07. Poets Of Rhythm - Flight To St. Vincent
08. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes
09. Damon Aaron - Bungalow
10. Blk Sonshine - Echoes
11. Antibalas - P.A.Z
12. People Under The Stairs - Bomb Combo
13. Crown City Rockers - Movement
14. Breakestra - Show And Prove
15. New Mastersounds - Bullseye
16. The Rebirth - Everybody Say Yeah

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T-Love featuring This Kid Named Miles - Return Of The B-Girl EP (EP) (1998) {Pickininny}

T-Love featuring This Kid Named Miles - Return Of The B-Girl EP (EP) (1998) {Pickininny}
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 45mb
Genre: rap, hip-hop

Return Of The B-Girl EP is an EP by rapper T-Love released in 1998. The EP featured contributions from Chali2na, Siah and Yeshua daPoED, and Kool Keith. The EP also features Little Feat member Fred Tackett, father of This Kis Named Miles, a/k/a multi-instrumentalist Miles Tackett, known for being a member of Breakestra. This came out via Pickininny Records.

1. Intro (0:19)
2. What's My Name? (3/4) (3:15)
3. I'm Comin' (3:52)
4. Untitled (KBAY Interlude) (0:32)
5. Wanna-Beez (4:12)
6. Untitled (Radio Waves) (0:12)
7. Return of the B-Girl (4:01)
8. L.A. to Brooklyn (3:19)
9. Love Shots (1:02)

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Wally Gonzalez - Tunog Pinoy (1977) {2005 Vicor Music}

Wally Gonzalez - Tunog Pinoy (1977) {2005 Vicor Music}
Language: Tagalog | MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 85 MB
Genre: pop, blues rock, hard rock, classic rock

Tunog Pinoy is a 1977 album by Filipino guitarist Wally Gonzalez. He is known as one of the founding members of Pinoy blues/hard rock band Juan dela Cruz. It is a mixture of songs sung in Tagalog along with some amazing instrumentals, fitting for the era. This was released salavalat by Vicor Music in 2005.

Reissue on CD of the debut 1977 solo album by Wally Gonzales guitarist of the early 70's Filipinian heavy psyche rock band Juan de la Cruz. Highly sought after high energy '70's acid rock with an atmospheric production. Slow-burning mellow psych pop ballads are mixed with strutting boogie numbers. What titles there are in English are along the lines of "Rock & Roll Mama. This is still good fun hard rock and folky balladry, Filipino style, with a polyester '70s sheen that will either kitschly add to your enjoyment or perhaps ruin it totally.

1. Tugtugan
2. Palaman
3. Pinag-Isa
4. Ala-Ala
5. Rock & Roll, Mama
6. Ikaw Lang
7. Kabataan… Makialam
8. Nag-Aawitan
9. Isang Kahig, Isang Tuka

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