― Mike McGooney-gal, Saturday, 24 February 2007 07:03 (seventeen years ago) link
― sonderangerbot, Friday, 23 March 2007 15:44 (seventeen years ago) link
― ian, Friday, 23 March 2007 15:59 (seventeen years ago) link
― NYCNative, Friday, 23 March 2007 16:07 (seventeen years ago) link
― NickB, Friday, 23 March 2007 16:12 (seventeen years ago) link
― sleeve, Thursday, 12 April 2007 16:33 (seventeen years ago) link
i'm really digging richard bishop's solo albums right now. i'm not even that familiar with sun city girls, but this stuff is amazing. the newish one (well i guess it was last year) "while my guitar violently bleeds" has some obvious raga stuff going on, some pieces i've heard of "improvika" are really intense. awesome. haven't heard much of "polytheistic fragments."
― Mark Clemente, Thursday, 29 November 2007 20:32 (sixteen years ago) link
oh Mark you have a world of goodness awaiting. Dive in fearlessly and you will be rewarded.
Look for "Fingering The Devil", it is oop like most of his stuff but is maybe my favorite.
Also, I will try emailing you in a few days.
― sleeve, Thursday, 29 November 2007 23:29 (sixteen years ago) link
also "While My Guitar" is from 2007 and it is also one of my favorites of the year. He kills it live too.
― sleeve, Thursday, 29 November 2007 23:30 (sixteen years ago) link
very poor syntax there. sorry.
― sleeve, Thursday, 29 November 2007 23:31 (sixteen years ago) link
You're Never Alone With A Cigarette: Singles 1 CD Sun City Girls List Price $17.98 (You save $4.44) Category Rock/Pop, Rock Label Abduction Records CD Universe Part# 7619586 Catalog# 40 Discs 1 Street Date Mar 04, 2008
!!!
No mention of this on the actual SCG site yet, no tracklisting either. I will try and dig for more info but this is pretty damn exciting.
― sleeve, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 02:42 (sixteen years ago) link
that is cool. SCG and skullflower are the bands i most want singles comps from.
― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 03:33 (sixteen years ago) link
oooh, excellent. i may own most of it, but having it all in one place = awesome. and i don't even LIKE buying CDs!
― ian, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 04:49 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah, this is the supposed tracklist:
1. 100 Pounds of Black Olives (from the "You're Never Alone witha Cigarette" 7") 2. Sev Acher (A. Barsamian) - unreleased studio recording 3. Souvenirs from Jangare (from the "Three Fake Female Orgasms" 2*7") 4. Plaster Cupids from the Ceiling (from the "Three Fake Female Orgasms" 2*7") 5. Amazon One (trad.) - unreleased studio recording 6. The Beauty of Benghazi (from the "Three Fake Female Orgasms" 2*7") 7. Wild World of Animals - unreleased studio recording 8. Harmful Little Armful (For Will Shatter) - (from the "Bruce Lee, Heroin, and the Punk Scene" 3*7" box set) 9. The Fine-Tuned Machines of Lemuria (from the "You're Never Alone witha Cigarette" 7") - unreleased extended full-length recording
― Stormy Davis, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 05:16 (sixteen years ago) link
other current topics of discussion ... apparently there is a tour-only Sir Richard Bishop / Earth split 12" on Southern Lord, being sold on a current European tour. also, Alan and Richard are scheduled to play a few dates together this summer !
― Stormy Davis, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 05:18 (sixteen years ago) link
wow that's kind of fucked up that they are going the non-completist collector-scum-baiting route with those comps. All I want is complete versions of the singles, OK? Stick all that "unreleased" stuff on another goddamn CD.
Also, that looks like one short disc. NOTE TO SP3NCER SUND3LL AND OTHER ASSOCIATED SCG PERSONNEL: THERE IS ALREADY A KILLER HOMEMADE 2CD COMP OF ALL THE SINGLES AND MISC TRACKS, MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST FOLLOWED THAT TRACKLISTING. NOW YOU"RE JUST RIPPING OFF YOUR FANS, AGAIN.
Yes I am drunk but this still pisses me off royally.
― sleeve, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 06:36 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah, but you're right though.
― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 08:36 (sixteen years ago) link
actually in the cold light of day I am wrong!
that set above includes the whole "You're Never Alone" single (plus extended version) and the entire first single of "Three Fake etc." As long as the 2nd single gets included in the next set (and BOTH of those Borungku singles, are you listening Abduction Records?), we are still on the completist path.
Still, it looks kinda short. And it also looks like the And So The Dead Tongue Sang 7" will not be on these as it predates the stuff on this.
I realize that with those Eclipse reissues they deliberately changed some tracks, leaving oens out and including other previously released ones. This was explicitly done so that the folks who owned the tapes would still have a collector's item. I guess that's OK but I hope this series doesn't suffer teh same fate.
for drunk posting I could have done much worse, at least I googleproofed.
― sleeve, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 15:31 (sixteen years ago) link
I really want that Earth / Rick Bishop split. Thing is, I'd GLADLY go see that show and GLADLY buy the damn record at the merch table, but they're not playing within 1,000 fucking miles of here. It's Sunn0))) / Earth all over again.
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 15:33 (sixteen years ago) link
Earth were amazing, even better live than on record. Sir Richard Bishop was great too. I got the split £15 it cost!!!
― Herman G. Neuname, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 16:00 (sixteen years ago) link
Fuck I'd really wanna see that show, they aren't really stopping by my area either. There is a one date gap in the tour though, maybe I can persuade someone to book them...
― sonderangerbot, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 17:14 (sixteen years ago) link
Recorded in July of 1988 during the sessions that produced Sun City Girl's most popular recording, these nine tracks represent the other half of songs which were originally prepared as a 2-LP demo version of 'Torch of the Mystics' for Placebo Records in 1989. The sequencing of all 20 tracks at the time was entirely different with the predominately instrumental tracks in this collection mixed in and around the mostly vocal tracks of what became 'Torch'. Placebo went out of business shortly after this proposed 2-LP idea was presented to them but Majora Records quickly stepped-in to begin releasing most of the material. Included here are 5 tracks from early Majora singles: '100 Pounds of Black Olives' and 'The Fine-Tuned Machines of Lemuria' (the complete unreleased 12 minute version) from the single 'You're Never Alone with a Cigarette' and all three tracks from Record #1 of the double seven-inch 'Three Fake Female Orgasms' --'Plaster Cupids Falling from the Ceiling', 'The Beauty of Benghazi', and 'Souvenirs from Jangare'. The short piece 'Harmful Little Armful' is from the triple seven-inch box set 'Bruce Lee, Heroin, and the Punk Scene' (from a Bay Area label-'Massacre at Central High') and rounding out the set are 3 unreleased studio tracks recorded the same day as much of the 'Torch' LP: never before heard versions of 'Amazon One', 'Sev Acher', and 'Wild World of Animals'. This is the first of a multi-volume set of reissued singles, compilation, and unreleased tracks to be assembled and sequenced to play as full-length records. Vinyl editions may also appear in time. Tracks:
1. 100 Pounds of Black Olives 2. Sev Acher 3. Souvenirs from Jangare 4. Plaster Cupids Falling from the Ceiling 5. Amazon One 6. The Beauty of Benghazi 7. Wild World of Animals 8. Harmful Little Armful (For Will Shatter) 9. The Fine-Tuned Machines of Lemuria
So there you go. I am excited!
― sleeve, Thursday, 14 February 2008 08:58 (sixteen years ago) link
I got mine in the mail a few weeks ago, along with the two latest SF DVDs -- it's definitely really, really good.
As I no longer have those 7"s and can't afford to get them at this point, it makes me very happy to know they're starting on this reissue trip (and vinyl versions? -- yes, please!)
― Mike McGooney-gal, Thursday, 14 February 2008 09:17 (sixteen years ago) link
so it appears that after all these years it turns out that the sides were labeled backwards on the "You're Never Alone With A Cigarette" single. hmm. those three outtakes are quit nice also.
anybody going to The Brothers Unconnected tour?
Alan Bishop & Richard Bishop Present: THE BROTHERS UNCONNECTED A Tribute to Charles Gocher & Sun City Girls
Most dates will feature an opening 40 minute film of Charles Gocher's video experiments followed by two sets of music. AB and RB will be performing Sun City Girls songs as an acoustic guitar duet. This tour will most likely be the only time this show will be presented as such and is a tribute both to Charles Gocher and selected music from the 27 year legacy of Sun City Girls.
5.18.08 - Seattle, WA - Triple Door 5.19.08 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir 5.21.08 - San Francsico, CA - Slim's 5.23.08 - Phoenix, AZ - Modified 5.25.08 - Los Angeles , CA - Echoplex 5.27.08 - Sacramento, CA - Horse Cow Art Gallery 6.08.08 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive 6.10.08 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar 6.11.08 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room 6.12.08 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry 6.13.08 - Iowa City, IA - The Picador 6.14.08 - Chicago, IL - Lakeshore Theater 6.15.08 - Louisville, KY - Pour Haus 6.17.08 - Toronto, ON - St. Vladimir's Institute Theater 6.18.08 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rosa 6.19.08 - Cambridge, MA - The Brattle Theater 6.20.08 - Portland, ME - SPACE 6.21.08 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's 6.22.08 - New York , NY - Knitting Factory 6.24.08 - Pittsburgh, PA - Andy Warhol Gallery 6.25.08 - Washington, D.C. - Black Cat 6.26.08 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle 6.27.08 - Atlanta, GA - The E.A.R.L. 6.28.08 - Chattanooga, TN - Barking Legs Theater 6.29.08 - Memphis, TN - Odessa 6.30.08 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jack's 7.02.08 - Austin, TX - Emo's 7.05.08 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress 7.06.08 - San Diego, CA - Bar Pink Elephant 7.09.08 - Santa Cruz, CA - TBA 7.10.08 - TBA 7.11.08 - TBA 7.12.08 - TBA
― sleeve, Monday, 12 May 2008 00:39 (fifteen years ago) link
quit = quite
I'll be at that Iowa City show. I'm so pumped!
― Kath, Monday, 12 May 2008 00:45 (fifteen years ago) link
Likely be at the NYC gig.
― ian, Monday, 12 May 2008 00:48 (fifteen years ago) link
I'll try and see 'em in Minneapolis.
― RabiesAngentleman, Monday, 12 May 2008 00:59 (fifteen years ago) link
Austin, perhaps.
― stephen, Monday, 12 May 2008 02:50 (fifteen years ago) link
Just got tickets for NY.
― ian, Monday, 12 May 2008 03:16 (fifteen years ago) link
Portland for me!
― sleeve, Monday, 12 May 2008 15:54 (fifteen years ago) link
I should be able to make it to Emo's.
― Oilyrags, Monday, 12 May 2008 16:01 (fifteen years ago) link
got my ticket to the triple door show.
― Mackro Mackro, Monday, 12 May 2008 16:42 (fifteen years ago) link
330,003 crossdressers is far better although much harder to locate. it turns up on ebay now and then and usually brings $30. its worth it.
Oh, the good ol' days.
― ian, Monday, 12 May 2008 16:49 (fifteen years ago) link
there's a torch of the mystics CD(!) up to $50 and ending in 6 hours.
― ian, Monday, 12 May 2008 16:54 (fifteen years ago) link
Good grief. (I found my CD of that about ten years back or so for pretty cheap.)
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 12 May 2008 16:54 (fifteen years ago) link
well, ten years is a long time. and 330,003 on LP routinely sells for $75-100
― ian, Monday, 12 May 2008 16:56 (fifteen years ago) link
What are SCG's "poppiest" songs? They definitely have some hooks in them. "The Shining Path" is very catchy. What would fans recommend as good "gateway" tracks for them?
― Savannah Smiles, Monday, 12 May 2008 17:13 (fifteen years ago) link
Their double time cover of "journey to the center of the mind."
― Trip Maker, Monday, 12 May 2008 17:20 (fifteen years ago) link
and "different kind of whore"
― Trip Maker, Monday, 12 May 2008 17:21 (fifteen years ago) link
i like their "waiting for my man" too. their covers tend to be pretty fun. something like "space prophet dogon" or "blue mamba" shouldn't sound too far out. if you like the fugs you might like their horse cock phepner record. "i wanna go to the moon" from Severed Finger... is pretty awesome and easy to digest, but it's still weird.
― ian, Monday, 12 May 2008 17:24 (fifteen years ago) link
arguably "Nancy Reagan", if vulgarity is considered poppy.
Otherwise, as noted several times, much of Torch is good gateway...
― Mackro Mackro, Monday, 12 May 2008 17:29 (fifteen years ago) link
"Esoterica of Abyssinia" is probably their "hit".. It's been covered by a few bands. I know Trumans Water did a cover of this on their Peel Sessions disc.
― Mackro Mackro, Monday, 12 May 2008 17:31 (fifteen years ago) link
got my DC tickets last week ^_^
― 69, Monday, 12 May 2008 18:26 (fifteen years ago) link
(same night at times new viking - bummer, but duh clear choice here)
― 69, Monday, 12 May 2008 18:27 (fifteen years ago) link
OK, so my head exploded when I heard a couple SCG tracks on a recent episode of Top Gear (in the American muscle car challenge from SF->Bonneville)
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Wednesday, 26 November 2008 20:48 (fifteen years ago) link
wonder who was responsible for that, pretty cool.
about a year ago Sc0tt C0lburn told me that Eclipse was still planning on releasing the rest of the ten-double-LP tape archive series, but that it was going really slow.
― sleeve, Wednesday, 26 November 2008 21:46 (fifteen years ago) link
Haha, weird. Here is the full soundtrack list here (which is also weird in itself - who the hell keeps tabs on this stuff?).
― NickB, Wednesday, 26 November 2008 22:05 (fifteen years ago) link
fuckin a maaaaannnfuckin aaaaaa it's the CIAAAAA
― retrovaporized nebulizer (╓abies), Sunday, 8 November 2009 11:59 (fourteen years ago) link
'I barely recall the band that played after us, but they had unusual facial hair and did things like breathe fire to electric tribal beats.'
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 21:26 (thirteen years ago) link
I approve of Jon's recommendationsand might also throw in Severed Finger With A Wedding Ring, also from the CFR series
― I like signing up to dead sites (sleeve), Saturday, 6 March 2021 15:48 (three years ago) link