Tyvek - Fast Metabolism cd-r
I can't get enough of this Tyvek record. It includes the Summer Burns dbl-7" I bought recently, plus last year's "Mary Ellen Claims" / "Honda" single plus some other stuff they've recorded. They seem to be categorized as 'punk' (whatever that means nowadays), but they sound more like sloppy rockabilly Half Japanese type stuff, at times reminding me of the best parts of The Fall circa 79-81. I hope they tour here soon.
Wingtip Sloat - Santa on the Crappa cs
One of my early 90s low-fi indie holdouts that i still love. This was a 1995 cassette that they released -- copied overtop some other manufactured album -- that is a perfect jumble of found sounds, covers (galaxie 500, beatles, strangulated beatoffs, etc.), and live stuff. They just released a long over-due singles compilation, but this tape was a perfect statement of what they were about.
Karen Dalton - Cotton Eyed Joe 2xcd
After the successful reissues of her only two albums (from 1969 and 1971), a friend compiled this album from reel-to-reel tapes made circa 1962 in Colorado. Unlike the albums, these are just Karen's voice and her guitar or banjo and it is amazing. She worked with and inspired Bob Dylan and Fred Neil, yet would remain virtually unknown for years past her death.
-----> here's Karen singing Elmore James' "It Hurts Me Too" circa 1969:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-BIKjypNsE
