Mainliner were, of course, Kawabata Makoto from Acid Mothers Temple, Nanjo Asahito from High Rise and various drummers. On this record it’s Koji Shimura. They have official records (Mellow Out is wonderful and not impossible to find like this one). Excruciatingly heavy rock music with epic psychedelic solos and beautiful sheets of noise.

Mainliner
Solid Stick Attack (Limited CD-r Edition of 100)
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Tracklist:
01. Attack
02. Static
03. Stick
04. Ride Blue
05. Attack 2
06. Black Sky

First saw these guys open for Mogwai a few years ago. It was one of those memorable Ian’s-rolling-his-eyes-in-front-of-the-band shows that led to Japanther’s singer (Ian Vanek) in the crowd screaming and writhing against him. There are pictures somewhere on the Internet; it’s pretty fucking hilarious. Anyway, they’re a noise band. When we first saw them they were a trio, but now they’re down to a duo I guess. You can catch them in basements all over Manhattan and Brooklyn. They’re noisy and snotty and abrasive.

Japanther
Skuffed Up My Huffy
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Tracklist:
01. See Evil
02. Seventy Nine
03. Mornings
04. Cable Babies
05. Vagabond
06. One Hundred Dollars
07. River Phoenix
08. Challenge
09. Fuk Tha Prince A Pull Iz Dum
10. Funeral
11. Tender People
12. The Boss
13. Untitled
14. Boys Don’t Cry [The Cure]

“1983 solo outing from Charles Bullen, the former guitar player of the always-relevant experimental rock outfit This Heat on his own private Tone of Life imprint, of which this is the sole release. Like other British post-punk contemporaries (Slits, Pop Group, et. all) Bullen immerses himself deep in zoned dub territory on much of this album. (Apparently the UK scene’s fascination with dub stems from a reggae DJ who was friends with many of the bands…a common post-gig after party would be a late night hash sessions fueled by his most out-there dub 45 sides.) At times it sounds like the more accessible points of This Heat’s masterwork “Deceit” remixed 80’s dubstyle ala Mad Professor, using the same unique vocal style of group harmonies (multitracked here) that layer from the melody down to create a brooding and chant-like effect, as well as their kraut-informed approach to rhythmic repetition. The results are nothing short of amazing, although the times when Bullen peaks out of the thick reggae haze with hypnotic and winding lock grooves are surely the albums finest moments (see “Good Side”).” – Waxidermy.com

Lifetones
For A Reason
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Tracklist:
01. For A Reason
02. Good Side
03. Decide
04. Travelling
05. Distance No Object
06. Patience

You know The Ex. They’re a punk band? They’re from the Netherlands? They’re anarchists? Whatever, if you don’t know The Ex you’re missing out. This double seven-inch set (or two 3″ CDs) comes with a book of commented photos of the Spanish Revolution, taken from the CNT (Confederatión National del Trabajo) and FAI (Federatión Anarquista Ibérica) archives, and texts on the beginning of the revolution, the communes, the culture and the front against the fascists during the revolution and on the causes of its ending. Heavy stuff, right?

The Ex
1936 2×7″
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Tracklist:
01. They Shall Not Pass
02. El Tren Blindado
03. Ay Carmela
04. People Again

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