Perimeter Records - Christmas '93 Compilation

Here is the download: Perimeter Records 1993 Christmas Compilation

Here is the track listing:
1. HoHoHum Christmas by My Evil Twin
2. Holiday In The Snow by My Evil Half Twin
3. Christmas On Ganymede by Thompson/Hughes/Swartz
4. Ride The Pink Pig by My Evil Twin
5. D. yule I. by Pineal Ventana
6. Solstice Lights by Thompson/Hughes
7. Not Even A Mouse by Sequence 3
8. The Twelve Days by Routerwhelm
9. Mrs. Claus Gets Religion by Sphinctus Ignitus Pretensio
10. Grey Zone by Sphinctus Ignitus Pretensio
11. Don't Get Too Big by Sphinctus Ignitus Pretensio
12. Shallow and Lonely by Sphinctus Ignitus Pretensio
13. Hairline by Sphinctus Ignitus Pretensio
14. On Christmas Day Santa Screens His Calls by Sphinctus Ignitus Pretensio

Here is the last of the Perimeter Records Christmas compilations, of course thanks goes out to Doug Hughes for helping to put these out and providing the history of the series. You can also download all of the Perimeter Records and Outer Loop series of compilations here. In this installment, you have quite a bit more Christmas-themed novelty music from My Evil Twin, as well as some ambient electronic soundtracks by Thompson, Hughes and Swartz and even an original number by the great Pineal Ventana. Sequence 3 and Routerwhelm get some experimental sound collages going, while Sphinctus Ignitus Pretensio takes the entire second half of the compilation with some bizarre avant rock. I'm not sure who was in that band, but there is probably a good story or two behind that one.

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Perimeter Records - Christmas '92 Compilation

Here is the download: Perimeter Records 1992 Christmas Compilation

Here is the track listing:
1. Chimney Creeper by My Evil Twin
2. Winters Journey by My Evil Twin
3. Santatron by My Evil Twin
4. Snowblind by Thompson/Hughes
5. Faraway Christmas by My Evil Twin
6. Holiday Confusion by Hughes/Swartz
7. Holiday Recession Blues by My Evil Twin
8. Smells Like Christmas Spirit by My Evil Twin
9. Sporting a Yuletide Woody by Turner Christmas Network
10. Don't Ask For Santa, Ask For The Wolfman by Sequence 3
11. Gray Aria by Thompson/Hughes
12. Bang Bang, Twenty-Five Twelve Is Over by Routerwhelm
13. Christmas Tree Lights by Rat Camera
14. Christmas For Katrina by Sun Keepers
15. Holiday Recession Blues (Rude Return) by My Evil Twin

This is the 1992 edition of the Perimeter Records Christmas compilations, started way back in 1987. Thanks again (and again and again) to Doug Hughes for sending me the music and information. This year delves deeply into novelty music territory with My Evil Twin providing the bulk of the content. Smells Like Christmas Spirit shows you just what era we were in back then, reminds me of Mr. Alternative by The Midget Farmers. There is still one more Perimeter Records compilation to post, as well as two years of Outer Loop compilations and two more Flagpole compilations, so I will do my best to plow through these for you. If you want to download all of the compilations at this time, here is the link to all the Perimeter Records/Outer Loop compilations, and all the Flagpole compilations.

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Daughter of the Flagpole Christmas Compilation

Here is the download: Daughter of the Flagpole Christmas Compilation

Here is the track listing:
1. Lotion - Must Be Christmas
2. Magneto - Ornament
3. Seersucker - Santa Claus, Go Straight To The Ghetto
4. Marlee MacLeod - No Vacancy
5. Jack O Nuts - Pig Amongst Men
6. Bill Taft and Kelly Hogan - O Magnum Mysterium
7. Kachina - Frost
8. Kevin Kinney - Thomas Tinsel's Holiday
9. Hetch Hetchy - Candles and Miracles
10. Bone Dry - Ding Dong
11. Buzz Hungry - Magnificent Car
12. Hear It Love It Dance It - Snowflakes are Falling
13. Bliss - Santa vs. Magneto
14. Big Fish Ensemble - Christmas Song
15. Follow For Now - Santa's Hard
16. Widespread Panic - Papa's Home
17. Guy Smiley - Untitled

This is the third installment of the Flagpole Christmas compilations, from way back in 1992. Several Atlanta bands have made contributions (Jack O Nuts, Seersucker, Kevin Kinney, Follow For Now), as well as some Athens classics (Buzz Hungry, Bliss, Magneto). Even Widespread Panic contributes a song. My favorite from this tape is the Seersucker cover of "Santa Claus, Go Straight to the Ghetto" by James Brown, you just can't beat it, although the Bliss song is really good as well. Enjoy.

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Perimeter Records - Christmas '91 Compilation

Here is the download: Perimeter Records 1991 Christmas Compilation

Here is the track listing:
1. Santa Claus by My Evil Twin
2. Solstice Winds by Doug Hughes and Chris Swartz
3. Santa's Coming by Robert Hollis
4. Christmas Comes But Once A Year (Thank Goodness) by Lilje and Swartz
5. Poor Old Santa by My Evil Twin
6. Merry Christmas Anyway by Swartz and Thompson
7. Bring Me A Cure by My Evil Twin
8. Just Say Noel by Doug Hughes
9. Jingle Bells by Electric Boat Division
10. Little Princess by Toast

This is the fifth annual Perimeter Records Christmas Tape, for your enjoyment. More late night Christmas themed sound collages and weird rock songs, mainly by My Evil Twin playing the part of the house band for the next few compilations. Credit is due to Doug Hughes for making it happen, and contributing the back story as well as the spookiest song on the compilation (Just Say Noel).

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Perimeter Records - Christmas '90 Compilation

Here is the download: Perimeter Records 1990 Christmas Compilation

Here is the track listing:
1. Scuzza Claus by St. Nick's Evil Moronic Twin
2. Ice Crystal Reflections by Doug Hughes
3. X-Mas Part 6.4 by King Kill 33
4. Christmas Without Presence by Gene Thompson and Doug Hughes
5. The Moods of Christmas by King Kill 33
6. March of the Elves by Chris Swartz
7. I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas (90's Remix) by Todd Ploharski
8. Stranded on Drifting Ice by Doug Hughes
9. Santa Is Satan by Mitch Foy
10. Circle of Monkeys by I See The Moon
11. Northern Lights (On The Blink) by Gene Thompson
12. Keep Saying You Love Me by Mitch Foy
13. Alone On The Holidays by Gene Thompson
14. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by Sequence 3

This is the 1990 edition of the Perimeter Records Christmas Tapes. Thanks again Doug Hughes for sending me everything related to these compilations, including the history of the series. This time we have some nice ambient electronic contributions by Doug Hughes, Chris Swartz, Todd Ploharski, Mitch Foy and Gene Thompson, but also some songs from the legendary King Kill 33, and the classic Scuzza Claus by St. Nick's Evil Moronic Twin, which will get stuck in your head for quite some time if you are not careful.

Ben Davis told me yesterday about some of the methods used to create some of these songs like I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas (90's Remix) by Todd Ploharski from this compilation, which involved skipping CDs in old CD players to make loops that can be layered into sound collages. At least I believe that was how this song was composed. I love hearing anecdotes about the inventive ways experimental electronic music was made before laptops turned everything into keystrokes. I guess you could make the case of the whole circuit bending culture as the descendant of this, but I don't want to step on any toes here.

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Thomas Peake Memorial Show on Sunday

Update: Here is the Purkinje Shift set: Purkinje Shift 2009-12-20 at Eyedrum

The Lumens set will also be posted here soon. Great show!

I just wanted to let you all know that there will be a memorial show for Thomas Peake next Sunday at Eyedrum, with all proceeds going to the East Atlanta Kids Club. As you can see from the list above, several classic Atlanta bands will be playing, including DQE, Flap, San Agustin, Gold Sparkle Band and Shaking Ray Levis. Seventy Spacebird was the pre-Noot d' Noot improvised band from the late 90's, which I have posted music from on this blog. Fourth Ward Afro-Klezmer Ensemble are old friends doing what they do best.

Perhaps most interesting is the debut of the new band Lumens including Benjamin Lukens on bass (The hal al Shedad, Ananke, Ultivac, Cough Syrup, Astrosmash, Amverts, The Forever War), Ben Davis on guitar (Noot d' Noot, Habeas Corpses, The Purkinje Shift, Moreland Audio, Home of the Wildcats) and Gary Flom on Drums (Rebar, The Purkinje Shift, Moreland Audio, The Forever War). They go on at 4PM sharp, so be advised.

Be advised - there are also plans for The Purkinje Shift to play a few songs immediately following the Lumens set at 4PM, so you might want to arrange your schedule accordingly for this one.

Perimeter Records - Christmas '89 Compilation

Here is the download: Perimeter Records 1989 Christmas Compilation

Here is the track listing:

1. Angels We Have Heard On High by Hollis/Swartz

2. Santa Claus Is Dead by St. Nick and The Morons

3. 4AM Christmas Morning by Doug Hughes

4. Night Of Mass by Man's On Control and Caroline Cant

5. Christmas Solution by St. Nick and The Morons

6. Christmas Is Coming by St. Nick and The Morons

7. Midnight Sun by Gene Thompson

8. Kris Kringle's Krue by St. Nick and The Morons

9. Home For The Holidays by Klimchak

10. Is Santa Satan? by Man's On Control

Here is the third installment of the Perimeter Records Christmas tape compilations, this time from 1989. Doug Hughes (Broken Symmetry, Outer Loop Records, Tenth To The Moon) wrote a history on the compilations, which you can find here. More WREK-style experimentation with Christmas themes, and starting to get into novelty music terrain on this one. My personal favorite being "Christmas Solution" by St. Nick and The Morons, a rearranged cover of "Final Solution" by Pere Ubu.

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Son of the Flagpole Christmas Compilation

Here is the download: Son of the Flagpole Christmas Compilation

Here is the track listing:
1. Deacon Lunchbox - Intro
2. The Opal Foxx Quartet - On Christmas Day
3. Porn Orchard - This Holiday Season
4. Michelle Malone - Santa Baby
5. LaBrea Stompers - Do They Know It's Christmas?
6. Alex Marquez - Blue Christmas
7. Redneck Greece DeLux - Grandma Got Run Over by a Redneck
8. Go Figures - Christmas Morning
9. Allgood - Christmas with the Devil
10. Daisy - Here Comes Christmas
11. Clamp - Myrrh and Frankincense
12. Ben Reynolds and Jim McKay - Daddy, Don't Get Drunk This Christmas
13. The Woggles - Don't Believe In Christmas
14. Dreams So Real - Learn To Love Again
15. Hayride - Jesus Christ
16. Skinpops - Little Drummer Boy/Hey Fat Man
17. Vic Chesnutt - Little Christmas Fugue

Volume 2 of the amazing Flagpole Christmas tape compilations, this one from 1992. Some bands returning for a second round (The Woggles, The LaBrea Stompers, Vic Chesnutt), and some legendary artists make some great contributions (Opal Foxx Quartet, Hayride, Porn Orchard). The LaBrea Stompers version of Do They Know It's Christmas is brilliant, especially the outtros by each member of the band at the end just like Simon Le Bon et al. did in the original. The real gem of the compilation, however, is the duet between Tom Waits and Peter Murphy in "This Holiday Season" by Porn Orchard. Perhaps the finest moment in all of these compilations, it still makes me laugh. Lastly, the Deacon Lunchbox intro just reminds me once again of the void that has never been replaced in Atlanta or Athens culture since his passing.

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Perimeter Records - Christmas '88 Compilation

Here is the download: Perimeter Records Christmas 1988 Compilation

Here is the track listing:
1. X-Mass by Hollis/Swartz
2. Silent Night by Dough Hughes
3. Christmas Comes and Christmas Goes by Randy Presley
4. Christbeat by Kevin Haller
5. Sliced Clean by Tim Lane Seaton
6. Sleighbells from Hell by Doug Hughes
7. Christmas Is Here by Turner Christmas Network
8. Cancer of Capricorn by Kevin Haller
9. Christmas Spirit by Sequence 3
10. Christmas Morning/Full Court Press by Arthur Jogs Alone
11. Noel II by Dan Leithauser

This is the second Christmas tape compilation put out by Perimeter Records in 1988. Some classic experimental rock and ambient music with a Christmas theme, late night WREK stuff. Great background music to put on while decorating the tree. Thanks again to Doug Hughes (Broken Symmetry, Outer Loop Records, Tenth To The Moon) for remastering and providing all of these recordings.

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The Flagpole Christmas Album

Here is the download: The Flagpole Christmas Album

Here is the Track Listing:
1. Vic Chesnutt - White Christmas
2. Seven Simons - Nativity
3. Cordy Lon - Greensleeves
4. Flytrap - Christmas Time Is Here
5. 28 Days - Blue Christmas
6. The Dashboard Saviors - Run, Run, Rudolph
7. Smile Rabbit - It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
8. Nerve Clinic - Chemical Christmas
9. The Woggles - Santa Claus
10. The Vigilantes of Love - Bethlehem
11. Greenhouse - Every Bell
12. The LaBrea Stompers - You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch
13. Youth of Dead America - Christmas Wrapping
14. Roosevelt - There Ain't No Santa Claus
15. Five-Eight - Just Think About Christmas (And Sing What You Want)
16. Hillbilly Frankenstein with The Jackie Gleason Orchestra - White Christmas

What a lineup for this first Flagpole Christmas compilation! All the classic Athens bands of 1990 are represented (especially on Side Two) - Vic Chesnutt, Roosevelt, Five-Eight, Hillbilly Frankenstein, The Woggles, The Vigilantes of Love, The LaBrea Stompers. Every band on here except Five-Eight, Vic Chesnutt and The Woggles are long gone, but these three are still playing regularly and even released new albums this year. Local Christmas compilations can be patchy in quality, but this one is pretty solid all the way through, and all the songs seem to have been taken seriously by the artists to make a solid listen all the way through. My personal favorite on this tape is probably the LaBrea Stompers cover of "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch", as it is perfect material for Jim Stacy's voice and personal disposition. I know it still feels too early to get in the spirit of the season, but I have too many of these compilations to get through!

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