Dr. Manhattan - Jam Dreams (2009)

www.myspace.com/drmanhattan
form: Illinois, U.S.
genre: Indie / Rock / Progressive
audio: 256 kbps

1. Electraumatized
2. Texas
3. After All
4. Mailman
5. I'm High
6. Cowgirl
7. Misses Stewart
8. Biscuits and Groovy
9. Listen Up
10. Man With a Woman's Chest
11. Hard Time
12. Camping Ground


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Les Colocs - Dehors Novembre (1998)

www.myspace.com/lescolocss
audio: 320 kbps (cd rip)

Les Colocs were a popular band based mainly in Montréal, Québec, Canada. They drew from several influences, including blues, New Orleans style jazz, the folk music of their native Québec, and even West African music thanks to the addition of the Diouf brothers to the lineup. The band’s career was cut short, however, when André “Dédé” Fortin — the band’s frontman and principal songwriter — suddenly committed suicide in May of 2000.

1. Belzebuth
2. Pis Si Ô Moin
3. Tassez- Vous d'La
4. Maladresse
5. Repondeur
6. Tout Seul
7. U-Turn
8. Tellement Longtemps
9. Dehors Novembre


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Bygones - by- (2009)

www.myspace.com/bygonesmusic
from: California, U.S.
genre: Math Rock / Indie
audio: 128 kbps

Bygones is a Sacramento, California two-piece made up of guitar genius Nick Reinhart (Tera Melos) and drum god Zach Hill (Hella, Holy Smokes, Marnie Stern, etc.). Complex math rock song structures fused with sweet pop melodies.

1. Cold Reading
2. Click on That (Smash the Plastic Death)
3. Not What It Is But What It's Not
4. Nu Cringe
5. Fool Evolved
6. Spray You With Yr Own Trip
7. Expelled
8. Up the Shakes
9. Ex-People
10. Error


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Fiction Like Non-Fiction - Rick or Die EP (2006)

www.last.fm/music/FICTION+LIKE+NON-FICTION
www.myspace.com/fictionlikenonfiction
from: California, U.S.
genre: Indie / Screamo / Hardcore

1. Rick Or Die!
2. Skate Or Rick!
3. Life Goes On After Rick!
4. Senators Salsa
5. Taking Back Sunday
6. Get Ricked!

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Cougar Den - Keepondrifter (2008)

www.myspace.com/cougarden
from: Wisconsin, U.S.
genre: Hardcore / Screamo / Indie
audio: 256 kbps

1. Ash Not Dust
2. Burn The Vatican
3. Between Long Lines
4. Short Bus Front Flip
5. 9.4.06
6. It is the Flash Which Appears
7. The Thunderbolt Will Follow
8. Party Awesome
9. East'll Meet West Anyway

A Voice Like Rhetoric - Ethos (2006)

www.myspace.com/avoicelikerhetoric
from: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania U.S.
genre: Indie / Progressive / Rock
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1. Billy Enforcie
2. Never Trust a Fench Auto Mechanic
3. Please Don't Call Me a Mindless Philosophy
4. Breathing Is Believing
5. Familiarity Breeds Contempt
6. Man, Multiplication Is Hard!
7. Pssst, Our Vestige Is Showing
8. Foxhole
9. I'm Sort of a Perfectionis... Perfectionis.. T
10. The Dutch Are Practical, Its a Hub
11. Your New Disco-Tech

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Belle Epoque - Wicked Ones And Thieves EP (2009)

www.myspace.com/wearebelleepoque
from: Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
genre: Indie / Rock / Emocore
audio: 320 kbps

1. Wicked Ones and Thieves
2. Have Fear…For It is Revealed
3. We Are the Bold
4. Keeping the Innocent
5. And We Will Be Delivered

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Sidearm

www.myspace.com/sidearmband
from: Peterborough/Bristol/London, U.K.
genre: Indie / Progressive / Post-Hardcore / Art Rock

Sidearm were a band from Peterborough, UK. They play an intense kind of art-rock with a focus on experimentation and dynamic rhythm changes. Beautiful melodies will hook you in, and then in the blink of an eye, the tempo, rhythm and dynamics change into passion driven angst-fuelled rock.


Sidearm - Don't Cry Help Until You're Dead EP(2007)
audio: 320 kbps

1. Follow Augustus , He's Going To Be King
2. Precede The Map
3. Peach Garden
4. Jeremy's Parking Only
5. Victim Junkie


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Sidearm - Home Recordings Vol. 1 (2008)
audio: 256 kbps

1. I work with a communist robot
2. …and still in our sleep
3. Errata & omissions
4. We can’t talk off air because nobody’s getting paid


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Sidearm - Sing Cinema 16! Sing! EP(2008)
audio: 192 kbps

1. Moment in youth
2. Red wizard 4
3. …
4. House away


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Neil on Impression

www.myspace.com/neilonimpression
from: Italy
genre: Indie / Post-Rock / Experimental

Neil On Impression is an Italian instrumental post-rock outfit blending dynamic explosive guitar, piano and drum workouts with epic string arrangements. The band features members of the screamo band Raein.


Neil on Impression
For A New Grammar Of Feelings (2003)

1. Anie Sleep
2. Prague
3. Reflection Means Distance
4. Ode To Bigriver
5. Trains And Falling Stars
6. Views Of An Embrace
7. A Feather
8. Through Cape Canaveral


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Neil on Impression
The Perfect Tango (2005)

1. Stars Paint The Forest Go
2. Like Hippos Running To The Moon
3. The Silent Glance Of Andromeda
4. The Perfect Tango


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Neil on Impression
L'oceano Delle Onde Che Restano Onde Per Sempre (2008)

CD1
1. Irlanda
2. Barone
3. Il Faro E La Barena
4. Il Giardino Dei Riflessi
5. Glarontrlkla
6. Centimetri Davanti All’orizzonte
CD2
1. I Deserti Si Muovono
2. La Citta Del Possible
3. Perde Pezzi Di Se’
4. Nella Tempesta Di Aquiloni
5. Eserciti Di Carta Volgono A Oriente
6. Parata Per Quatro Addii


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Malajube

www.malajube.com
www.myspace.com/malajube
from: Montréal, Québec, Canada
genre: Indie / Rock
buy here: Dare To Care Records

With sounds oscillating between rock, punk and bubblegum pop, Malajube distinguishes themselves with intelligent and meticulous French lyrics, abrasive guitars, virulent bass, nervous keyboards, and raging drums. Although hailing from the artistically rich music scene, the group has a sound unlike any of their geographical contemporaries, and in fact has heard superlative comparison when mentioned alongside Montreal pride Arcade Fire.

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Malajube - Le Compte Complet (2004)
audio: 320 kbps

1. L’Introduction
2. La maladie
3. Le robot sexy
4. Le métronome
5. L’amour sous l’eau
6. Le bataillon
7. Le jus de citron
8. Les dents
9. La Valérie
10. La conclusion


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Malajube - Trompe-l'Oeil (2006)
audio: 320 kbps

1. Jus de canneberges
2. Montréal -40°C
3. Pâte filo
4. Le crabe
5. La monogamie
6. Ton plat favori
7. La russe
8. Fille à plumes
9. Casse-cou
10. Étienne d’août
11. St-Fortunat
12. La fin


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Malajube - Labyrinthes (2009)
audio: 256 kbps

1. Ursuline
2. Porté disparu
3. Luna
4. Casablanca
5. 333
6. Collemboles
7. Hérésie
8. Dragon de glace
9. Tout-puissant
10. Cristobald


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O! The Joy - Zen Mode (2008)

www.myspace.com/othejoymusic
from: Sacramento, California U.S.
genre: Indie / Math Rock / Progressive
audio: 320 kbps

1. Conceivable Test Tube Baby
2. There Is No Such Thing As "Organized Crime"
3. This Fault Is Not Mine
4. Under The Radar
5. 22435
6. The Man And The Secrets
7. We Write The Next Chapter
8. I Just Didn' t Tell You
9. Guiding Role
10. Zen Mode

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...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - The Century Of Self (2009)

www.myspace.com/trailofdead
from: Austin, Texas, U.S.
genre: Progressive / Indie / Art Rock
audio: 226-320 kbps

1. Giants Causeway
2. Far Pavillions
3. Isis Unveiled
4. Halcyon Days
5. Bells of Creation
6. Fields of Coal
7. Inland Sea
8. Luna Park
9. Pictures of an Only Child
10. Insatiable One
11. Ascending
12. An August Theme
13. Insatiable Two

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A New Spelling of My Name - The Fraud and Folly of Good Intentions (2005)

www.myspace.com/anewspelling
from: Washington DC, U.S.
genre: Indie / Punk / Rock
audio: 192 kbps

1. Fraud And Folly
2. Postmarked Qalqilya
3. Portrait Of The Artist Kicking The Shit Out Of Your Golden Calf
4. Bakunin Breaks Long Silence On Rocket Propulsion
5. Dear Rockville
6. I've Got A Shiny Quarter That Says You Leave By The Second Verse
7. Thunderstorms Still Make Me Want To Fuck
8. RSVP

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Viva Death

www.myspace.com/vivadeathmusic
from: U.S.
genre: Indie / Post-Punk / Experimental

Viva Death brings together Scott Shiflett and Trever Keith (Face to Face), Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters), Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle), and Chad Blinman (Real Space Noise) in one unlikely, impractical, noncommercial musical experiment. Viva Death are known for using Baritone guitars rather than normal guitars to achieve their unique sound.

Viva Death's self-titled first album, quietly released on Vagrant Records in 2002, confronted listeners with a brash, aggressive onslaught of baritone guitars, drums, vocals and noises unlike anything ever heard from the members' better-known bands. The unconventional sound surprised listeners and shocked critics, but the album gradually gained a devoted following.

No one expected it could ever happen again. But against all odds, the members of Viva Death found time in their respective schedules to return to the studio for a second album. 'One Percent Panic' broadens the scope of the Viva Death sound while remaining true to its baritone guitar-driven style: Tightly-wound riffs, frenetic drums and strange noises spill into lush fields of enveloping sound, taking the listener to unexpected places while at the same time delivering the high energy Viva Death fans have come to expect.


Viva Death - Self Titled (2002)
audio: 192 kbps

1. Fundamentalist
2. The Start Up
3. Professionals
4. Desire Us A Flood
5. Blood And Oranges
6. Terrorism For Fun And Profit
7. The Rigor Mortis Shake
8. Murder By Proxy
9. Trust Me
10. Intermission
11. Figure It Out
12. Manipulate - Capitulate
13. Safety Is Our primary Concern
14. Crosses
15. Misled


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Viva Death - One Percent Panic (2006)
audio: 256 kbps

1. Broken Nose
2. Be Excited
3. Suspect
4. You Can't Love
5. Behind You, Soldier
6. United by the Threat of a Common Enemy
7. Defector
8. Rise and Shine
9. The Fear
10. Damage Control
11. White Car
12. Into the Void


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Hot Snakes

www.myspace.com/hotsnakesband
from: California, U.S.
genre: Indie / Post-Punk / Post-Hardcore

Hot Snakes was an American post-punk/post-hardcore band led by Rick Froberg and John Reis, formed in 1999. Reis and Froberg had previously performed together in Pitchfork and Drive Like Jehu while living in San Diego, CA during their youth.

Although they share sonic similarities with bands its members had previously been involved with, Hot Snakes’ sound was much more punk-influenced than Drive Like Jehu and Pitchfork. Reis and Froberg were also heavily influenced by bands such as The Wipers, Suicide, and Michael Yonkers Band, and these influences gave Hot Snakes a distinctive sound. Their songs are much shorter and succinct than Drive Like Jehu, but retain the discordant guitars and singing that define DLJ’s best work. Hot Snakes recorded three excellent studio albums, 2000’s Automatic Midnight, 2002’s Suicide Invoice, and 2004’s Audit in Progress. The Peel Session EP (2005) and Thunder Down Under (2006) live albums both featured muscular live versions of their songs.

On 7 July 2005, Reis announced that the band would be calling it quits in a hand-written letter posted on their label’s (Swami Records) Web site. Shortly after the split-up of the Hot Snakes, a cover of Government Issue’s “Time to Escape” appeared on the soundtrack to Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland videogame. This song was the last ever recording by the Hot Snakes. While the Hot Snakes have called it a day, John Reis continues to play in The Night Marchers, and with Mario Rubalcaba in the power pop trio The Sultans and run the Swami Records label. Mario Rubalcaba also plays in the San Diego band Earthless. Gar Wood continues to record music and play in Beehive and the Barracudas. Rick Froberg currently lives in New York, playing in Obits and working as a visual artist and illustrator.


Hot Snakes - Automatic Midnight (2000)
audio: 128 kbps

1. If Credit's What Matters I'll Take Credit 2:32
2. Automatic Midnight 1:33
3. No Hands 2:30
4. Salton City 3:46
5. 10th Planet 3:18
6. Light Up the Stars 3:22
7. Our Work Fills the Pews 3:03
8. Past Lives 2:41
9. Mystery Boy 1:59
10. Apartment 0 1:25
11. Let It Come 19:29


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Hot Snakes - Suicide Invoice (2002)
audio: 160 kbps

1. I Hate the Kids 3:11
2. Gar Forgets His Insulin 2:24
3. XOX 2:29
4. Who Died 2:32
5. Suicide Invoice 3:27
6. Paid in Cigarettes 4:10
7. LAX 3:04
8. Bye Nancy Boy 2:40
9. Paperwork 2:49
10. Why Does It Hurt 1:47
11. Unlisted 2:48
12. Ben Guiron 2:58


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Hot Snakes - Audit in Progress (2004)
audio: 320 kbps

1. Braintrust 1:59
2. Hi-Lites 2:41
3. Retrofit 2:54
4. Kreative Kontrol 2:22
5. Think About Carbs 2:13
6. Audit in Progress 2:30
7. Hatchet Job 3:40
8. The Mystic Decade 3:03
9. Lovebirds 3:14
10. Reflex 3:03
11. Hair and DNA 2:30
12. Plenty for All 1:17


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Hot Snakes - Thunder Down Under (2006)
audio: 320 kbps

1. Braintrust 1:54
2. Hi-Lites 2:32
3. Retrofit 2:52
4. XOX 2:28
5. Think About Carbs 2:05
6. L.A.X. 2:11
7. Plenty for All 2:11
8. Who Died 2:37
9. Suicide Invoice 3:10
10. Kreative Kontrol 2:26
11. Rock n' Roll Will Never Die 1:17
12. U.S. Mint 2:13
13. Let It Come 4:31


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