Friday, January 1, 2010

The Day After The Sabbath VI compilation

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Happy new year! What better way to celebrate space year 2010 than by going back to 1971? This is my next compilation of obscure proto-metal goodness, part 6.

You can read some information about Cain at moondancejam.com (link). Cain facebook group (link)

01 - Wind - Dear Little Friend - 1971
            album: "Seasons"
02 - A Foot in Coldwater - How Much Can You Take - 1974
            album: "All Around Us"
03 - Cain - Born Of The Wind - 1975
            album: "A Pound Of Flesh
04 - Skid Row - Go, I'm Never Gonna Let You - 1971
            album: "34 Hours"
05 - Duffy - Riverside - 1975
            album: "Just In Case You're Interested..."
06 - Master's Apprentices - Death Of A King - 1971
            album: "Master's Apprentices"
07 - Nutz - Ain't No Thanks To You - 1974
            album: "Nutz"
08 - Warhorse - Back In Time - 1972
            album: "Red Sea"
09 - Robert Savage - Beaver Baby - 1971
            album: "The Adventures Of Robert Savage Vol. 1"
10 - Haystacks Balboa - Sticky Finger - 1970
            album: "Haystacks Balboa"
11 - Coldwater Army - Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday - 1971
            album: "Peace"
12 - Savage Grace - Sandscript - 1971
            album: "2"
13 - Thundermug - Page 125/What Would You Do/Help Father Sun Suite - 1972
            album: "Thundermug Strikes"


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Saturday, December 26, 2009

The Day After The Sabbath V compilation


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Part 5 of my compilation series, selected tracks from some of my favourite 70s heavy obscure bands. Charlee starts the show with their excellent riffing, Nahuatl from Mexico offer up some latin sabbathism and Writing on the Wall throw in a mind fuck of a bad trip which is incredibly heavy for 1969. Asterix were the original incarnation of Lucifer's Friend! Read some San Diego Glory info at sandiegoreader.com (link)

01 - Charlee - Wheel Of Fortune Turning - 1972
02 - Stone Garden - Oceans Inside Of Me - 1969
03 - Ainigma - Prejudice - 1973
04 - Asterix - Gone From My Life - 1971
05 - Randy California - Downer - 1972
06 - Tiger B. Smith - Tiger Rock - 1972
07 - Náhuatl - Evolucion - 1974
08 - Parish Hall - My Eyes Are Getting Heavy - 1970
09 - Crystals - Time Out - 1974
10 - Stray - Taken All The Good Things - 1970
11 - Mammut - Mammut Ecstasy - 1971
12 - Glory - Cantaloupe Moon - 1970
13 - Jeronimo - Silence Of The Night - 1971
14 - Orang-Utan - Chocolate Piano - 1971
15 - Orange Wedge - No One Left But Me - 1974
16 - Writing On The Wall - Aries - 1969

Thanks for listening! Rich.

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Night Sun - 1972 - Mournin'


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In 2023, psychedelicbabymag.com published an interview with Walter Kirchgässner (guitarist) and Bruno Schaab (vocals, bass) (link).

This is it. Along with Captain Beyond, the best obscurity I have found so far. It has everything a self-respecting proto-metal geek could possibly want; they recorded one album in 1972, they are German, with some elements of krautrock, and they reach levels of heaviosity that are simply mind-blowing for their time. To me they sound like an amalgamation of Sabbath and Deep Purple with just enough prog and kraut to give them a unique aspect over those bands. In places this album show's a total affinity to Sabbath's DOOM, but it also has fast bits (proto-thrash?) and one genuinely beautiful and touching ballad called Come Down, only one balled, all that's needed, just as it should be.

It also has insane aggression in spades, now here is where I think it out-metal's Sabbath, it has a genuine nastiness that is almost totally lacking in other music of it's time and it builds up to intensities which rival progressive death metal. A lot of these obscure albums I find have decent heavy bits, but all too often they don't last long enough within a song, which will often give way to cheesy boogie woogie or 60s pop or blues etc for the chorus......well there's NONE of that anywhere on this album, which is a sweet relief and really makes it sound years ahead of it's time.

When you listen to the first track 'Plastic Shotgun' you may not think it sounds much like Sabbath, and this one doesn't, but it's fast, heavy and unusual. The vocals are everywhere, Bruno Schaab is tremendously versatile, he can sing, scream, and shriek perfectly at each point in a song as required. Just wait until Got A Bone Of My Own comes along, float through it's ominous slow-burning into........and Bang, along comes a gargantuan riff that will have you checking the liner notes for sneaky guest appearances from Iommi and Lord. During my first ever listen, it was at this point that I realised how special this album is and I hope you will too.

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Friday, December 18, 2009

The Day After The Sabbath IV compilation



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Part 4 of my compilation series.

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01. Zior - Entrance Of The Devil/Strange Kind Of Magic - 1972
02. Gila - Aggression - 1971
03. Demian - Face the Crowd - 1970
04. Flied Egg - Rollin' Down The Broadway - 1972
05. Høst - Fattig Men Fri - 1974
06. Zakarrias - Who Gave You Love - 1971
07. Incredible Hog - To The Sea - 1973
08. Montrose - I Got The Fire - 1974
09. Speed, Glue & Shinki - Stoned Out Of My Mind - 1971
10. Primevil - Leavin' - 1974
11. Highway Robbery - Fifteen - 1972
12. Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs - Momma - 1970
13. Museo Rosenbach - Aldil del bene e del male - 1973
14. Gravytrain - Think Of Life - 1970
15. Wicked Lady - I'm A Freak - 1972
16. Necromandus - Mogidisimo - 1972

Thanks for listening! Rich

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