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from girlieaction.com: The year was 1983 — the here and now was bleak, but the future itself was strangely hopeful and promising thanks to some fervent pot smokin’ and a 12 pack of Old English. Three high school classmates in Gray’s Harbor, WA would soon bond over the thrill of getting smashed and making music. Along with the spirit of youth and the growth of punk rock by their side, it was destined they would someday belt out some kick ass tunes, and call themselves the Melvins.

 

 

Recorded during the birth of 80’s hardcore, the Melvins’ Mangled Demos from 1983 will sit nicely next to your old Bad Brains and Corrosion of Conformity albums. There’s some of that classic rockin’ sludge we’ve grown to know and love (including a pre-Dale Crover version of "Set Me Straight"), but it’s the fast, raw and hopeful ferocity of a time when hardcore was brewing, that really makes this release such a gem. While the Melvins were never considered a punk band, and much less a hardcore band, they still managed to squish their way into such fan bases over the past twenty years. So, the argument of roots, influences, attitude and credibility were really never a question. It is only now for the first time, however, that we hear just when and how all those delightful ideas first kicked into high gear. The only archive in existence featuring the original Melvins line up, Mangled Demos from 1983 is made of the finest ingredients: youth, beer, weed and small town angst. It rocks and kicks our asses, recollecting an era of anger and optimism. And while it remains a diamond in the rough, would we really expect anything less from some dudes stuck in "a nasty dull rainy dark hell hole filled with dumb redneck simpletons" some twenty years ago? Ugly times breed beautiful music, and Mangled Demos from 1983 is genuine proof.

 

 

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from southern.com: * Mangled Demos From 1983 * CD * Ipecac Records * IPC-63

15 trks, 44 mins. No way! This is the very first time these demos have ever been released and they sound as raw & vital as they did back then, feat. the 1st Mike, Matt, Buzz lineup.

It is to be released in the U.S. on May 31st according to cduniverse.com. This stuff has only been available in bootleg form at this point, here.

 

 

Here's an update from pitchforkmedia including the tracklist:The new CD features several songs whose titles got lost somewhere in the last 22 years; rather than making up new ones, the Melvins appear to have assigned them little graphical doodles, which makes the following tracklist a bit of a bitch to reprint. Meanwhile, some songs are included twice, and others run together, producing a total of 18 tracks that, in some abstract sense, look like this:

01 Elks Lodge Christmas Broadcast
02 If You Get Bored - live radio
03 Forgotten Principles
04 Snake Appeal
05 [flower]
06 If You Get Bored
07 Set Me Straight
08 [communist star]
09 I'm Dry
10 Forgotten Principles
11 I Don't Know
12 Matt-Alec
13 The REAL You
14 Run Around
15 Keep Away From Me
16 [clover]
17 Bibulous Confabulation (during rehearsal)
18 [iron cross]
19 [pencil]
20 Matt-Alec
21 "Walter"
22 [broken scissors]
23 [airplane]

Also remember Fantômas' "Suspended Animation" came out today.

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The Melvins - one of the most influential cult bands of the last fifteen years - will make three special appearances in Europe. After Paris and Vienna, this performance will be put on once-only in the Netherlands: on 12 November at De Vleeshal in Middelburg. Here, The Melvins will give a live performance of their specially composed soundtrack for three films by American artist Cameron Jamie. The Melvins' ominous soundtrack fuses intensely with Cameron Jamie's dark and disturbing films.

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from alternativetentacles.com: The Melvins will still play with Jello on Halloween for ATs 25th anniversary show at Slims in San Francisco. They have cancelled all remaining tour dates for the rest of the year due to illness. They will use a stand in bassplayer at the Halloween show, but will definitely be playing.

Nils Jörgen sent me this: it might be of interest for some people in vienna, austria, that the european tour is cancelled, BUT they will show up on november 10. at Gartenbaukino where 3 shortmovies by Cameron Jamie are shown, to which the Melvins will play LIVE. tickets are available at the Viennale stands and from 28.10 at the Gartenbaukino and will be 16 euros.

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from ipecac.com: We are very sorry to say, but due to an illness in the band the Melvins have cancelled all of their scheduled dates for the rest of the year. We are hoping that the shows will be able to be rescheduled in the future and the band sincerely apologizes for any incvonvenience caused by this unforseen circumstance. Knowing the Melvins like we do, we have no doubt that they will return stronger than ever. Thanks for your support and understanding

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As of the 17th the collaboration between the Melvins and Jello has been released exclusively on his label's website, it still won't be in stores until Oct. 19th though so the only way you can get it is through the web. Jello Biafra accompanied the melvins on stage for the last half of their set these last few days of their tour beginning with chicago last thursday. They've been playing a couple songs off the new album Never Breathe What You Can't See . Buy the album here.

Here is the coverart.

 

What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? What happens when the most controversial Punk Rock vocalist/activist on earth teams up with the heaviest band of our time? What happens when Jello Biafra and the Melvins put their collective heads together and do an album? "Never Breathe What you Can't See" is what happens! A musical monster of massive proportions is born, bristling with Jello's manic energy and anchored by the sheer heft of the Melvins' collective heaviness. With both camps flexing their musical prowess, the result is something that retains the signature qualities of both artists and yet sounds refreshingly unlike anything that either has recorded in the past. If the tag team of Jello Biafra and the Melvins wasn't enough, there's guests from Tool, Phantom Limbs, Fleshies, Frisk, Spitboy, Malnourished, and Gag Order as well!

And for those in the bay area:
10/31/2004
JELLO BIAFRA, THE MELVINS, THE FLESHIES [AND MORE] with
SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB

Alternative Tentacles 25th Anniversary Show!
@ Slim's
333 11th St
San Francisco CA 94103-4313
(415) 255-0333
http://www.slims-sf.com/ 

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