Mind-Altering Music Blog

Patrick Williams - Threshold (1973)

2011-12-08T08:26:00.000-08:00

Patrick Williams - Threshold (1973)

When I went to see Frank Zappa at the Civic Center Music Hall in Oklahoma City on 8 October 1975, there was incredible music playing before the show, so I walked over to the soundboard and asked what was playing and it was "Threshold" by Patrick Williams. I went out and bought the album as soon as I could!!!

Enjoy!

23 Skidoo - The Gospel Comes To New Guinea (1981)

2011-11-28T23:34:00.000-08:00

23 Skidoo - The Gospel Comes To New Guinea (1981)

Ten minute dark, brooding instrumental with Fritz on bass, Alex on drums, Sam on guitar and Johnny on percussion with a cassette loop of the band chanting a Chinese phrase and Johnny playing clarinet.

Recorded at Cabaret Voltaire's Western Works Studio and Produced by 23 Skidoo, Stephen Mallinder and Ken Thomas for Fetish Records in July 1981.

One of the greatest tracks of all time!!!

Enjoy!

Jimmie Spheeris - The Dragon Is Dancing (SIYS Extended Edit) (1975-2010)

2011-11-23T01:36:00.000-08:00

Jimmie Spheeris - The Dragon Is Dancing (SIYS Extended Edit) (1975-2010)

Featuring Chick Corea on electric piano & mini moog.

Believe it or not, this gem of a song had never been uploaded to the Internet, so I posted it to Youtube. This is an extended edit that keeps intact the nice harp ending that segues into the beginning of the next track Sighs In A Shell.

ENJOY!

Morpheus - That's Evil Man (Take A Trip) (Freakout Overture / Club Mix) (1992)

2011-09-23T20:39:00.000-07:00

Morpheus - That's Evil Man (Take A Trip) (Freakout Overture / Club Mix) (1992)

I own this vinyl EP, but no longer have a working turntable, so I searched for years to find this song online with no luck. Finally, I found a rare copy of the promo CD on eBay and now finally this can be heard online.

I selected what I believe is the best version, the "Freakout Overture / Club Mix" to share here.

ENJOY!

No Thank Yous? No Thanks!

2010-12-31T14:48:00.000-08:00

Once again, people have proven what selfish assholes they are so I say fuck it!

I have shared some files no one else has shared online and many have received countless downloads without so much as one "thank you!"

Until, I figure out a better way to share with people who are worthy of these gems, the store is closed!

Leon Russell - Stop All That Jazz (1974)

2010-08-06T19:33:00.000-07:00

A Mind-Altering Music Exclusive!!!
One of the the rarest Leon Russell CDs!
This is the only blog sharing this gem online!

1 If I were A Carpenter 3:51
2 Smashed 2:18
3 Leaving Whipporwhill 3:55
4 Spanish Harlem 4:32
5 Streaker's Ball 2:13
6 Working Girl 3:13
7 Time For Love 4:04
8 The Ballad Of Hollis Brown 3:40
9 Mona Lisa Please 3:28
10 Stop All That Jazz 4:03
11 Wild Horses [Bonus] 3:37
12 Wabash Cannonball [Bonus] 2:47

Devo - Worried Man (1979)

2010-05-03T15:29:00.000-07:00

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Devo - Worried Man (1979)

AKA: It Takes A Worried Man & Worried Man Blues. Recorded in 1979.

A cover of the folk song by The Carter Family, from the film Human Highway (1982).

Edited by SIYS (2010).

ENJOY!

Shares Returned

2010-04-21T13:30:00.000-07:00

I have decided to reinstate the shares already on this page and add new ones in the future, however, from this point forward no shares will be my own rips or contain any elements created by me. Any shares found here will not be modified by me in any way and will be as I found them, so if no credit is given to the origins of the downloaded files, that's how they exist.

The goal of this blog will continue to be to share the best audio and video at the highest quality possible!

All of the shares below are now active and available for download!

ENJOY!

Elizabeth Fraser - Moses single (2009)

2009-11-29T10:00:00.000-08:00

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Elizabeth Fraser - Moses single (2009)

01. Moses 4:02
02. Moses (Tightpaulsandra Remix) 4:11
03. Moses (Spaceland Remix) 4:26

Written and performed By Jake Drake-Brockman (1955-2009), Elizabeth Fraser and Damon Reece.

Get it here

ENJOY!

File Sharing Terminated

2009-11-08T05:35:00.000-08:00

I toiled over this decision long and hard and gave myself plenty of time to ponder the issue before making my decision, but after all was considered I have decided to cancel all my shares and I will not be sharing anything again.

I have long been an advocate for high quality lossless file sharing or at the very least extremely high quality MP3s with as much proper documentation as available which would include tagging files, cover art scans and a text document with track list, release information and any other pertinent information about the share.

I would go to a lot of effort to ensure my shares were the best quality audio, images and documentation possible.

I have always been disappointed and irritated by the laziness and ineptness of the majority of those who share files. Especially, low quality files, and idiots who don't even put files inside a folder. 128 MP3s are absolutely useless, but assholes complain about higher quality files taking up too much hard drive space and taking too long to upload or download. Please, what a load of crap!

I have run private groups, only allowing those with proper skill levels and qualifications to join and share, but those generally run their course in a few years. I belong to other groups run by individuals who don't care or are themselves too lazy or inept to incorporate any standards at all, meaning you get a majority of people sharing complete crap.

I've never thought it fair that those lazy cretins get to download your excellent shares while all you get is their shit.

However, the thing that irked me more than anything was starting to find my shares elsewhere and they were less than what I had shared to begin with. My ripping credits were removed from the tags, images were removed, distorted or made tiny, and the text documentation was removed.

Now, I can understand that most are too lazy to do all this work to begin with, but why anyone would put forth effort to make a share less than what it was originally and re-share it is beyond my comprehension.

At any rate, I've had enough of this nonsense and hence, no more shares in public blogs or forums where anyone can rape a share and fuck it up.

I will continue to share privately, via Torrents and other P2P venues.

I want to apologize to all those dedicated individuals who, like me, put forth the effort to make their shares the best they can be and strive for perfection, and will no longer get to enjoy my shares.

Lonely Is An Eyesore (1987)

2009-04-26T13:42:00.000-07:00

An incredible video compilation featuring the best 4AD artists!

With the exception of Frontier, all tracks are exclusive to this compilation.
End credit music is an instrumental version of Oomingmak by Cocteau Twins.

1. Dead Can Dance - Frontier (2:58)
2. Cocteau Twins - Crushed (3:16)
3. This Mortal Coil - Acid, Bitter And Sad (5:26)
4. Throwing Muses - Fish (4:28)
5. Clan Of Xymox - Muscoviet Mosquito (4:03)
6. The Wolfgang Press - Cut The Tree (5:35)
7. Colourbox - Hot Doggie (2:57)
8. Dif Juz- No Motion (4:49)
9. Dead Can Dance - The Protagonist (8:47)

The Mutants - So American (1978)

2009-04-24T14:46:00.000-07:00

Classic rare punk rock single!

1. So American (2:11)
2. Piece O' Shit (3:07)

Peter And The Wolf (1975)

2009-04-02T23:27:00.000-07:00

01. Introduction (01:05)
02. Peter's Theme (02:10)
03. Bird And Peter (00:39)
04. Duck's Theme (01:00)
05. Pond (00:47)
06. Duck And Bird (02:11)
07. Cat Dance (02:38)
08. Cat And Duck (01:32)
09. Grandfather (03:04)
10. Cat (00:35)
11. Wolf (00:47)
12. Wolf And Duck (03:46)
13. Threnody For A Duck (01:52)
14. Wolf Stalks (00:57)
15. Cat In Tree (02:13)
16. Peter's Chase (01:47)
17. Capture Of Wolf (01:28)
18. Hunters (00:58)
19. Rock And Roll Celebration (02:39)
20. Duck Escape (01:11)
21. Final Theme (05:08)

CAST:
Narrator: Viv Stanshall
Peter: Manfred Mann
Bird: Gary Brooker
Duck: Chris Spedding, Gary Moore
Cat: Stephane Grappelli
Wolf: Eno
Pond: Keith Tippett
Grandfather: Jack Lancaster
Hunters: Jon Heisman, Bill Bruford, Cozy Powell, Phil Collins, Alvin Lee,
Robin Lumley, Julie Tippett and The English Chorale.

MUSICIANS:
Robin Lumley - piano
Julie Tippett, Bernie Frost - vocals
Manfred Mann, Gary Brooker, Eno - synthesizer
Pete Haywood - steel guitar
John Goodsall, Chris Spedding, Alvin Lee - guitar
Gary Moore - guitar on 2,3,5,7,9,10,17,20-22
Percy Jones, Andy Pyle, Dave Marquee - bass guitar
Cozy Powell - drums on 3,19
Phil Collins - drums
John Heisman - snare drums
Bill Bruford - cymbals
Erika Michailenko - chimes
Stephane Grappelli, Henry Lowther, Jack Lancaster - violin

Produced by Jack Lancaster, Robin Lumley & Dennis McKay.
Recorded at Trident Studios,London.
Engineered by Dennis McKay.
Re-mix engineers: Dennis McKay, Peter Kelsey & Jerry Smith.