various | the may queen in july

this is the best tape compilation i did, and i never bloody released it. i spent 2 years compiling it, was very excited about it, but then its completion coincided with the collapse of my tiny empire in 2000. oof.

anyway, at 2 x c60 it's a monster - 42 tracks in all - and it's basically dedicated to four-track pop, so expect lots of hiss along with the tunes.

and there really are plenty of tunes to be had here, from:

::: charlie mcalister
::: father
::: southern charm pageant
::: remora
::: crayola summer
::: inca eyeball
::: girlboy girl
::: mad planets
::: courtis
::: werewolves on hashish
::: in tundra
::: tegan fraid (age 3)
::: hood
::: caleb fraid
::: 50holehead
::: jalopy
::: michelle glaw
::: fink
::: plundershop
::: warser gate
::: smirkworthy
::: elk
::: catkins of jazz
::: food
::: november 1959
::: frank peck
::: will simmons
::: drekka
::: i hail taxis
::: cocker spaniels
::: ring
::: mandorris
::: crosseyed
::: my place in space
::: shy rights movement
::: swingset
::: wagstaff
::: princeton reverbs colonnial
::: george willard
::: fernando

2 x c60 nearly released by kylie productions in 2000.

part 1.
part 2.

warser gate / can can heads | split

i'm surprised to discover this is the first warser gate release i've published. maybe it's because pyrolse bred keeps beating me to it. anyway, here it is, a split single with finland's can can heads, a band i never really cared for, i have to say.

warser gate on the other hand are a breed apart. i'm not sure how to describe them to be honest, so instead let's just say all their songs were improvised and recorded to tape in their own warehouse. which might conjure up visions of extended jam sessions, but no - somehow they managed to channel the taut, demented ravings of jesus lizard and captain beefheart into sharp, spiky 3-minute songs. i released a bunch of their stuff, but not this one.

and having slagged off can can heads, i actually like their contribution.

this has a great sleeve too, but once again i forgot to scan it, so here's an image nicked from discogs.

7" released by boing being in 1998.

i'm feeling slightly unwell.