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30 Days: 30 Albums | P.I.L. – This Is PiL

Posted on September 9, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Last year I purchased the “One Drop” EP on Record Store Day but it remained until I saw the album in the Harvest Basement to finally partake of the full Monty. Surprisingly, the EP tracks are reprised here in exactly … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | Pere Ubu – The Lady From Shanghai

Posted on September 8, 2013 by postpunkmonk

I have a scattering of Pere Ubu albums in the Record Cell. I never really heard them but read about them a lot back during their first phase. The first Pere Ubu CD I ever bought was when I ran … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | Kirsty MacColl – Kite

Posted on September 7, 2013 by postpunkmonk

This is sad. I have long admired Kirsty MacColl. I have had all four of the singles from “Kite” on CD3″ ever since they were released, over 20 years ago, but it remained until I found her second solo album … Continue reading →

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30 Albums: 30 Days | John Cale – Shifty Adventures In Nookie Wood

Posted on September 6, 2013 by postpunkmonk

This will be quick. I have traveled to Raleigh, North Carolina today to attend the Hopscotch Festival, just to see John Cale for the first time in nine years! The last time we was him we were spellbound; all 50 … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | Palais Schaumburg DLX RM

Posted on September 5, 2013 by postpunkmonk

I first became aware of Palais Schaumburg when the group’s former members worked with Billy MacKenzie, the great Associates vocalist. Billy sang on Holger Hiller’s “Oben Im Eck” album of 1986 [that I found out about in the 90s]. Also … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | The XX – XX

Posted on September 4, 2013 by postpunkmonk

In January of this year, I had seen The XX in concert after hearing about them for almost four years. I liked their show a lot. What it lacked in variety, it made up for in the coherence of its … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | Moebius + Tietchens – Moebius + Tietchens

Posted on September 3, 2013 by postpunkmonk

This album was a recent collaborative effort between Cluster/Kluster founder Dieter Moebius and Asmus Teitchens. This was the first album I’ve listened to by either artist, and though I’m familiar with them both, I can’t quite remember where I knew … Continue reading →

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