Monday, April 16, 2012

Schnell Fenster - Ok Alright A Huh Oh Yeah

After the near universal apathy that greeted their first album, Schnell Fenster released "Ok Alright A Huh Oh Yeah" before calling it a day, due to Noel Crombie's tinnitus.

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Monday, April 9, 2012

Schnell Fenster - The Sound of Trees

After the dissolution of Split Enz, Noel Crombie and Phil Judd teamed up again to form Schnell Fenster to produce a little gem of power pop: "The Sound of Trees". Apparently they originally wanted to call themselves: "The Wanx", but settled for Schnell Fenster (which is German for "fast window").

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Monday, April 2, 2012

Kinoco Hotel - Marianne No Koutotsu

More Kinoco Hotel, this time their earlier effort: "Marianne no Koukotsu".


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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Kinoco Hotel - Marianne No Yutsu

Kinoco Hotel is a four piece girls band who hark back to the glorious days of 'GS' - Group Sounds scene that occurred in the 60's in Japan in response to the Beatles. Formed in 2007, fronted by Marianne Shinonome (who sings and plays organ) they have become quite popular in Japan both live and on record. This album (which translates to "Marianne's depression") was released in February 2010 and contains eight catchy, infectious retro sounding songs.

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Sunday, October 2, 2011

The Brains - Dancing Under Streetlights EP

The final studio album from The Brains. The band was noted for its live performances, such as its July 1980 performance opening for Devo at Atlanta's Fox Theater and its May 22, 1982, headlining performance at the Milestone Club in Charlotte, N.C.

Rick Price was the guitarist for The Brains. He went on to join The Georgia Satellites as bass player. Drummer Charles Wolff died from cancer on September 10, 2010.

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Saturday, October 1, 2011

The Brains - Electronic Eden

The Brains second album Electronic Eden is a back to basics affair, retaining engineer Mark Richardson and hotshot producer Steve Lillywhite from the last go-round. This time, the experimental edges are tamped down in favor of a more straight-ahead rock sound and more conventional song structures. Keyboardist and frontman Tom Gray remains focused on the minefields of relationships, as shown by self-explanatory titles like "Eyes of Ice," "House of Cards," and "No Tears Tonight." "Hypnotized" could almost fit any late-'70s Elvis Costello album.

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

The Brains - Self Titled

The Brains were a rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, led by songwriter Tom Gray in the early 1980s. This is their 1980 debut album entitled The Brains, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite for Mercury Records. The set is probably most noteworthy for the band's own song, "Money Changes Everything", which was covered three years later by Cyndi Lauper, becoming a hit single for her.

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