STRAPPING FIELDHANDS - "Gobs on the Midway" LPStrapping Fieldhands Gobs on the Midway LP (Maize y, 2023) "Gobs on the Midway collects some of the earliest small format output of Philadelphias mighty Strapping Fieldhands, and this first ever vinyl edition serves as both the single best place for a novice to dive in or a handy device for old fans with either too little patience for endless side flipping or a lack of operational cd player. You can track the band's evolution in chronological order,

” as Nappa raps on album closer “Cold Gettin’ Dogg

The duo first recorded together in 1999

Recently imported Russian reissue of what is believed to be the final release of Coltrane's music during his lifetime

This back to basics 3 piece phase (which ended up being the final and best lineup of the band) of HS saw a more apparent death metal influence but still retained the "grinding violence" stylings they were known (and loved) for

"After Dinner’s Paradise of Replica is a concise nugget of tomfoolery that occupies a whimsical no man’s land between art pop

a number of these tracks feel more like excerpts than songs

Bart Cummings (guitar

The Kiel-based PostPunk / Wave underground outfit NO MORE releases their second ever single „Suicide Commando“ and their world changes forever

Much like Orcutt’s last solo album

"These are ten songs that absolutely sound like they were recorded in a disused concrete laboratory with one microphone

Murder Story

on "Eid Ma Clack Shaw"