Twilit Grotto was a short-lived experimental avantgarde Art rock Noise project of Mark Dicker of London.
Thousand Yard Prayer is the alter-ego of Secret Archives of the Vatican's Vince Millett & Louis Counter & friends.
They make Dark Age primordial music: medieval echoes, Dub dubstep, D'n'B, metal, & prog all rolled into one tight sound.
Twisted Nerve was a band from Edinburgh, Scotland. They formed in the late 70s as a punk unit originally caled the Insults. By the early 80s they had changed to Twisted Nerve & had transformed into a Goth band. They often played alongside Sex Gang Children as part of the old Batcave scene.
The band consisted of Craig Paterson - vocals, Colin Moxey - guitar, Norbert Bassbin - bass, & Keith Hamilton - drums.
Trumans Water is an experimental post-punk outfit from San Diego.
They were formed in 1991 by brothers Kirk (guitar) & Kevin (bass) Bransletter along with Jeff Jones (drums). The three advertised for a "lead singer, brain optional" & soon added Glen Galloway. Galloway quit part way through the 1993 Godspeed tetralogy (Godspeed the Static, ...the Punchline, ...the Hemorrhage, & ...the Vortex).
Side Black -
Sweet Sister Gay
Kick Penmanship
Other Side Blacker -
Shower Stopper Shower Stopper Shower Stopper Shower Stopper Yeah
California Lies
Enjoy,
NØ
The Tapes (one of the T bands making the The cut cut) are a late 70s/ early 80s band from Amsterdam, Netherlands.
I bought this record when it first came out on Passport in 1980. At the time I knew nothing about the band, but picked up the LP at the suggestion of a good friend. Over time I accumulated all three of their releases but this one is still my favorite. The band has been called "the Dutch Talking Heads" but I don't really think that is very accurate. To me they have a sound all their own. Listen & decide for yourself.
Side 1 -
(I Fall) Head First
The Mating Season
Blue Thighs
Point Eighty-eight
Into Action
Side 2 -
To Assemble
LG/DG
In the Crocodile's Mouth
Lonesome Max
Party
Inside Out
Enjoy,
NØ
Tortoise is a post-rock band from Chicago formed in 1990. In fact, Tortoise is one of the progenitors of the whole 90s post-rock sound. Their eclectic blending of Dub, dance, electronica, lo-fi, punk along with spaghetti western, jazz, & classic rock set the tone for the entire genre
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One of the really unique things about the band was its instrumental make-up, initially two bass guitars (Doug McCombs/co-founder & Bundy K. Brown) with three percussionists(John Herndon/co-founder, John McEntire, & Dan Bitney) switching between drums, vibraphones, & marimbas, all manipulated by John McEntire’s recording & mixing genius. Around 1998 Jeff Parker joined the group as guitarist.
Turn Me on Dead Man was a psychedelic glam rock band from San Francisco, California formed in 2003. They play heavy psych space rock ala Ziggy Stardust meets Jane's Addiction.
Jello Biafra sez:
"Turn Me On Dead Man plays Heavy Crush Bliss Rock breaking the sound barrier on their own private Lear Jet headed straight to HELL!"
So put on your headphones, turn up the volume, & let Turn Me on Dead Man turn you on...
Tin Huey was another proto-punk band from 1970s Ohio. Unlike many of the bands hailing from Cleveland, Tin Huey sprang up from Akron, Ohio in 1972. Their original run was until 1983. They disbanded for a while, then regrouped from about 1999 until 2011.
Their original line-up featured: Michael Aylward - guitar & vocals; Harvey Gold - keyboards, guitar, & vocals; Mike Price - bass & vocals; & Nappy Lemans (Stuart Austin) - drums with Ralph Carney playing horns.
This line-up of Tin Huey played at venues such as Cleveland's Pirate's Cove & The Viking Saloon, venues where they gigged with Rocket from the Tombs, Mirrors, & the Styrene, then Kent's Townhouse & ultimately a 3-night-per-week gig at JB's on Kent's notorious Water Street, home of the legendary northeastern Ohio Numbers Band & the launch pad for Joe Walsh's James Gang. The first real "break" for the Hueys came about due to the rising popularity on a national scale of Devo, fellow geeks that were focusing national attention on Akron.
In 1977, Tin Huey pal Nick Nicholis of the Bizarros founded Clone Records & ran it 'til it folded in 1981. The label worked to document the scene in Akron, 39 miles south of Pere Ubu's Cleveland. Clone Records released more than a dozen records from bands such as Tin Huey, the Human Switchboard, the Waitresses, Unit 5, Teacher's Pet, Gray Bunnies, & the Bizarros.
The second release by Clone Records was Tin Huey's self-titled four-song EP...
Noise rock collective Temple of Bon Matin was formed in 1991 in Philadelphia by percussionist Ed Wilcox & keyboardist John Mulvaney. Their earliest sound was lo-fi space-rock, described as “"a blend of MC5 & Hawkwind played by a band of drunk amateurs".
The band evolved into an organic quintet playing near atonal free-jazz abstractions, like Albert Ayler improvising over themes by Merzbow, Faust, & the Residents fronted by Ed Wilcox, a deranged bard in the vein of Pere Ubu's David Thomas.
This first one should be a great place to start with this band. Nothing about it is sane. The name here is (Laser) Temple of Bon Matin??? (it doesn't even start with T) & what appears to be a track list on the tray card in no way (or some unknown way) corresponds to the tracks on the actual CD.
Probably best known for his time with the Adverts & for writing one of punk's first hit songs "Gary Gilmore's Eyes". After the break-up of the Adverts, TV formed TV Smith's Explorers, then performed with the band Cheap before embarking on a solo career in the early 90s that is still going strong.
This is TV's first solo full-length with: TV Smith - guitar & vocals; Timm Cross - keyboards; & Tim Renwick - bass & guitar.
Tamikrest is one of the top Tishoumaren bands of all times. Tishoumaren or assouf is more commonly known as desert or Sahel blues. This is an original style of music from the Sahara region of northern & western Africa, a fusion of blues & rock music combined with Tuareg, Malian or North African music.
The word Tamikrest means both alliance & the future in the Tamasheq language. Tamasheq is
a Berber language spoken by approximately 1 million Tuareg people across the Sahara & Sahel, primarily in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Algeria, & Libya. As a nomadic or semi-nomadic culture, Tamasheq speakers are known for their rich oral traditions of poetry & music.
This Gang is none other than David Lynch & his long time musickal collaborator Angelo Badalamenti.
Call them what you will, they have created some spectacularly memorable music throughout their partnership. With the passing of both men (DL - 2025 & AB - 2022) this is a most fitting tribute (it contains one of my favorite tracks by this duo..."The Black Dog Runs at Night”).
Toyah was a band fronted by none other than Toyah Wilcox (married to Robert Fripp). After flirting with the name Ninth Illusion, they settled on using Toyah's first name.
Musicians here are: Toyah Wilcox - vocals; Joel Bogen - guitar; Pete Bush - keyboards; Mark Henry - bass; & Steve Bray - drums
Terranova is a Berlin, Germany band formed in 1996 based in Berlin & Paris. Founding members were Fetisch, Marco Meister, & Kaos. Their style is punk-style electronic, hip-hop, & House.
In 1997 they gained international recognition from their single "Tokyo Tower". In 1999 they released the single "Just Enough", both of which are featured on 2002s B-Sides & Remix Sessions.
They released their debut full-length Close the Door in 1999. Many of the songs remind me of Fugees at their finest. Word up.
