ps my last bin scab in Tokyo went like tbis:
ADRIAN BELEW twang LP 300 yen. bummed about this one
AFGHAN WHIGS gentleman 12 100 yen. Always a yes these pricks
AVAIL 4am Friday LP 450 yen. Reacquisition of one I used to thrash in the 90’s. nice nostalgia. will probably never play again
BATS live wfmu 7 300 yen. Always a yes, The Bets.
BOB MOULD s/t CD 300 yen. Maybe a yes
BUCK BILOXI culture LP 850 yen. Flavor of the month darlings. Not rootin it. Sadly I'm now the old cunt who's heard it all a zillion times before.
BUTTHOLE SURFERS widowermaker 12 600 yen
BUTTHOLE SURFERS piough LP 750 yen. still hillaaaaaaarrrious but still shit
CABARET VOLTAIRE live 79 600 yen. 79, couldn’t go wrong
CHILLS heavenly 2X7 450 yen. NZ music just does not exist in japenn so this was a breathtaking find
CHROME flashback 2xCD 400 yen. Some live tracks I didn’t have
CONVERGE/COALESCE 7 500 yen. Hell on toast
CORRUPTED/INFAUST 7 600 yen. Best.
CORRUPTED/BLACK ARMY JACKET 500 yen. munter
CORRUPTED loss 7 800 yen. Too ambient
DINOSAUR JR quest 7 450 yen. awesome
EARTH living in the gleam CD 500 yen. Real bummer. Not into it
ELECTRIC WIZARD dopethrone CD 1100 yen. Another crucialle reacquisiton
FALL selfish & shiftwork CD 900 yen. Bit discoey but some godhead
FALL bbc radio 1 CD 500 yen boomfah
FRICTION s/t CD 700 yen godhead OG japan punks, j-version of SF’s “Crime” for me. Edit: although am actually getting a bit bored with it
Foul lp 600 yen. gorgeous
FUZZ s/t CD 700 yen. Hipsters do doom metal, gtfo
GODHEADSILO scientific LP 100 yen. Total pants shitting 90’s reaqcusution. Total fuckign downer that the thing has more surface noise than fucking noise.
GODHEADSILO/HAMMERHEAD 7 100 yen. Shit my drawers when I found this. Bummer, its “experimental”
HAnK WOOD AND HAMMERHEADS momma 7 100 yen. Wild ride is a yes.
KARP/RYE COALITION LP 750 yen forgettable after Karp’s godhead lp outings
LAURIE ANDERSON big science LP 350 yen. besides O Superman, the jury’s out. Mr Heartbreak way better
LAZY COWGIRLS radio CD 500 yen. Huge raucous glory
MAGAZINE the light pours 7 400 yen. GODHEAD.
MARK LANEGAN no bells LP 100 yen 700 yen
MARK LANEGAN BAND bubblegum CD this guy has been either a huge yes or a huge no for me. These two, the latter.
MASTERS OF REALITY welcome CD 500 yen. a few munters
NIGHT MARCHERS allez 12 400 yen. Took a punt, thought their first from 2008 was a bummer for me but man oh man, theyre back on the HOT SNAKES train here
SLOWDIVE just for a day CD 750 yen. Too dismal, even for me.
SLOWDIVE Souvlaki CD 900 maudlin a go-go
THRONES white rabbit LP 1400 yen almost had a heart attack in my bumcrack when I found this. I may have actually squealed aloud in the shop, like a little girl finding her long-lost but very, very favourite Barbie doll in the shelves. TOTAL doom metal, TOTAL destruktionne.
TODAY IS THE DAY supernova LP 750 yen another pant-shitting 90’s amrep find that I'll probably never play again.
VANGELIS best LP 100 yen yes, yes you can have your laughs, Vangelis, but the wanky Sonab speakers cream their daks to his 70’s synth action
WEDDING PRESENT live LP 500 yen. Almost always a yes this band.
WHO tommy LP 700 yen. Sumptuous. Except for Pete’s pedo bits.
ZAPP heartbreaker 7 100 yen. need entire first 5 years by this band.