so this is where i will start to write stuff. sometimes i will post music, sometimes videos, sometimes various other garbage. after looking at my old livejournal just a few minutes ago (that has laid dormant for over 3 years), i started to miss this whole inter-share-write-about-stuff world, and figured now was as good a time as any to get back into it.

there won't be any specific genres of music posted here, just releases by artists that i feel deserve more exposure than they have been given so far. i will however make a point of only posting releases that are also out of print and cannot be obtained through the usual sources. give me some time to figure this stuff out, as i'm still a novice at posting albums and such.

to start, here is the first lp from new zealand's SNAPPER, who recorded two albums for flying nun records in the late 80s/early 90s, along with a few 7"s. despite the scant recording career, snapper were one of the most original bands of the nz scene, taking the minimalist rock ideads of bands like can and suicide and melding them with a pop sensibility that was all their own. this first lp, SHOTGUN BLOSSOM, was released a full year before the uk's stereolab began, and the snapper influence should be immediately apparent. oh, and mainman peter gutteridge was also an original member of the clean, spent time in both the chills and the great unwashed, and recorded an amazing solo cassette for bruce russell from the dead c's much loved xpressway label. the second snapper lp, ADM, took the repetitive rock structure of their first album even further, adding a nihilistic/black sunglasses/don't give a fuck attitude to the mix, making for a much darker affair. i hope to rip some mp3s of that second lp soon, to showcase the evolution of this great, highly underappreciated band.


SNAPPER - SHOTGUN BLOSSOM
FLYING NUN RECORDS, 1990
NEW ZEALAND
download here.

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