BELATED UNWIELDY 2009 BEST 10 OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD

1. RECORD/ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Gucci Mane THE STATE VS RADRIC DAVIS and all those fucking sick mixtapes.


2. SONG OF THE YEAR: MILEY CYRUS PARTY IN THE USA! Respect the 2009 summer PARTY single vibe, honorable mention: SURF PARTY BY F.L.Y.


3. ROCK LP: HEAVY DAYS by JEFF The Brotherhood. Do you like Rock N Roll?


ROCK SINGLES COLLECTION: HUNX AND HIS PUNX GAY SINGLES


4. UNDERGROUND COOL WEIRDO POP SINGLE: "ELECTRIC FINGERTIPS" by Preaux Breaux Geauxld
LP: NIGHT EYES by EYES sometimes spelled iiEYES. Okay so by my own rules I usually don't include Vicious Pop artists, and both of these artists are slated to do digital releases with VPD in the future. But fuck it, I didn't put these records out and they are some of the best tunes of the year. Respect these dudes, this is where it's at.


5. BEST GENRE/SCENE/COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS EVER: SISSY BOUNCE + BEST (AS YET) UNRELEASED SINGLE (OF THE DECADE): SISSY NOBBY LAY ME DOWN ORIGINAL MIX


6. CASSETTE: The GA'AN tape. They're from Chicago and are like GOBLIN but are their own thing.


7. NEW KELLZ: The Demo Tape, the track with OJ Da Juiceman, Untitled, his response to that guy who said he was played out, everything he does all the time.


8. BAND OF THE YEAR: CAVE. This was their year. Krauty pysch rock ruled the midwest in '09.


9. INSTANT CLASSICS BY OLD HEADS: TIE new Lightning Bolt and the last U.G.K. LP


10. BEST VID: ALCOHOL. Come on. Jakey, Forest, Howard, Jamie and Samuel L. just rolling to a club together no big deal.

I've been stocking up on some great singles at basement show merch tables lately:


Tampa, Florida is not fucking around, people. Preaux Breaux Geauxld's "Electric Fingertips" has an early-Hi-NRG-goes-lo-fi vibe with riffs that feel like they're melting into each other. It's addictive and fascinating in a way that every great pop tune should be. Not to be outdone, for their side Skeleton Warrior write a love song to a lethal cleaning product, "Married to Draino" (with Diamond Hymen guesting as the voice of "Draino" [BTW someone put out a Diamond Hymen 7" NOW!]) that bubbles along at frightening crawl and sounds as if it's makers were drinking the product whilst producing this cut. The vinyl is black with white marble wisps, like a fog machine running in a dark room. Which is exactly appropriate for these bands. Pick it up when you see them live, or hit up Cephia's Treat.
Clip of Diamond Hymen from Sunday:


Mutating Meltdown's "Fantasy" single is terrific. Half of Finally Punk plus the dude from Zom Zoms playing organ. An anthem for anyone living in the (underground music) world. "So, so tight/don't fit quite right/circulation cut off/can't speak, can't cough/so hot, can't breath/this heat is suffocating me." Tell me about it. Limited edition third pressing of two hundred copies on sky blue vinyl via M'lady's Records. Full length LP in the works? Their live set featured brief blasts of otherworldly sonics that are only faintly hinted at on this early recording. Hopefully those elements show up intact on the long player once it arrives.


I would imagine this track being prominently featured on the upcoming JEFF The Brotherhood full length "Heavy Days". The theme that connects this disparate collection of singles (besides all of them being available on 7" and limited to 300 copies or under) is that the songs represent the most coherent and streamlined singular statements yet from their respective makers. "Heavy Damage" is practically a mission statement for JEFF, nicely honing all of their psychedelic, grunge and garage tendencies into one concentrated blast. Available from the band's own Infinity Cat label and Crystal Swan Recordings.

C the previous Preaux Breaux Geauxld post for streamings tracks + utube vids and check out our Stagediver post to hear some of his jams.

EDIT: PREAUX BREAUX GEAUXLD HAS DROPPED OFF THE TOUR BUT COME TO THE SHOW STILL BECAUSE SKELETON WARRIOR + DIAMOND HYMEN ARE COMING FROM FLORIDA 2 PLAY.

PRO BRO GOLD came to Milwaukee last October with Lazy Magnet on their Liquid Gold tour. I picked up his tour CDR, which was recorded live in different cities around the country. The recordings had a dull, murky quality, as if they had been ripped to mp3 off of a 20-year-old vhs tape, which really added to the whole creepshow vibe. His live set was much more vibrant, with bright sounding synths and even brighter lights, and the excessive volume coupled with a smoke machine helped to bring the hazy, terrifying quality of the recordings to life in a visceral way. See what I mean:



stream "Club Mix I" from the Liquid Gold Tour CDR @ myspace.com/probrogold

Pro Bro Gold is now going by Preaux Breaux Geauxld and is on tour yet again. He's set to visit Milwaukee on August 23 (edit: @ Eagle's Nest check the Flyer) with Skeleton Warrior (they have a new split 7" out too! on Cephia's Treat) and Diamond Hymen.

Skeleton Warrior "Quivering Anus" (direct link mp3)



buy records by Pro Bro Gold + Skelton Warrior @ CephiasTreat.com