the Pharmacy Rx

Swamp Fever - Mel Brown vs Rx(edit)!

2009-06-29T06:28:00.010-04:00

Mel Brown (October 7, 1939 – March 20, 2009) was an American-born blues guitarist. Best known for his decade-plus stint in support of Bobby "Blue" Bland, Brown channeled elements of soul, funk, and jazz to create one of the most distinctive guitar styles in contemporary blues.
Swamp Fever is a single by Mel Brown pulled from Mel Brown’s 1968 LP ‘The Wizard’, ‘Swamp Fever’ also features an extended break in the middle of the record .
I decided to re edit the track and then decided to add more organ , reverb and electric piano ! Enjoy . . .Rx

"Swamp Fever" - Mel Brown vs Rx(edit)

Click for Rx vs MB -Mp3

for comparison the original version - Longer , sans organ , reverb , space echo , and electric piano .

BlackWater Gold - African Music Machine !

2009-06-28T18:31:00.007-04:00

The new series of raw funk 45's . . . I am going to try to post a few a week . . . enjoy Rx

The African Music Machine was a New Orleans funk band, led by Louis Villery, playing in the 1970s. It issued several singles which became collector's items. A compilation album Black Water Gold was issued in 2000. The band was re-formed by Villery in 2001, and issued an album on the Singular label !
This track has a tight funky Jb's (in the 70's) vibe , a great bass and drum bit in the middle , and screaming horns throughout ! dig out ! ! ! Rx

Blackwater Gold - African Music Machine

click for BlackWaterGold Mp3

Funk 45 . . .Right On !

2009-06-28T18:15:00.006-04:00

"Right on" , from Chicago saxophonist Clarence Wheeler and his hard-hitting Enforcers combo -- a group who were one of the brightest lights in soul jazz at the start of the 70s, really helping to keep the genre fresh and exciting! The groove here is in the tenor/organ mode first popularized in the 60s -- but the overall sound is a lot more expansive, and filled with unusual time changes, complicated rhythms, and inventive solo work that go way beyond more familiar albums of this nature on Prestige or Blue Note! Right On ! ! ! Rx

Right On - Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers

Click for Right On-Mp3

afternoon deprivation blues # 1

2009-04-14T00:33:00.004-04:00

bedroom sonic gospel music .

afternoon deprivation blues # 1

afternoon deprivation blues # 1 vocoder mix

Meditations

2009-03-17T09:57:00.003-04:00

The Rare Birds -selection and demo

2009-01-14T12:31:00.007-05:00

The Gospel of yr eyes mp3 for listening purposes !
the gospel of yr eyes<---link
the r n b of membership demo
the r n b of membership pt.1 demo<---link

These are a couple of examples of the direction of the Rare Birds . We hope you enjoy them . The demo version of "R n B" , is in a transition stage so nothing finished there . Rx

Just Announced Cat Power Tour Dates USA !

2009-01-14T09:27:00.005-05:00

Cat Power
February
Friday 06 New York, NY Apollo Theater
Saturday 07 New York, NY Apollo Theater
Sunday 08 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Tuesday 10 Los Angeles, CA Avalon
Wednesday 11 Los Angeles, CA Avalon

Juan Trip - Psych Astronaut or Spacerock Visonaire ?

2009-01-12T10:06:00.003-05:00

Juan Trip is a French Psych Rock , that goes mainlly un-noticed here .. In the spirits of Syd Barrett and Spacemen 3 , Juan Trip is this week's favorite artist !

The Juan Trip Home Page<---

Chan Marshall vs. The Pharmacist in Paris!

2008-11-17T02:37:00.001-05:00

Why should we vote ?

2008-09-29T09:15:00.001-04:00

Attn Friends .. .Tis our responsibility to create change wherever we can , no ?
That is the reason I am asking all of my friends to consider voting for Obama come the election day . We risk a lot with apathy and indifference .
Many a few years I have said to myself ,"what difference does it make anyway ?"
, or "why bother" . No more can I afford to do this , and I ask to reconsider if you can as well ... What are our alternatives ? McCain , who is living in Reagan's 80's or Nixon's era of yesteryear ? Palin , who endorses burning books and aerial wild wolf hunting , (which I still cannot believe) .
I am not asking anyone to believe , I am not sure I even trust that the system works ... After watching the debates , the true and real choice was made crystal clear ... McCain cannot be our next President ! So , please if you are considering not voting , please reconsider and think bout voting Obama / Biden ... Thank you and now I step off the soapbox ..
Rx
Sarah Silverman waxes on voting for Obama ...

Cat Power en francais et anglais 2008

2008-09-12T03:20:00.007-04:00

French Radio

Amnesty International Ad

Enjoy . Remember art is personal expression . Rx

Cluster - Krautrock Innovators ...

2008-09-10T01:54:00.008-04:00

Cluster is a German experimental musical group who influenced the development of contemporary popular electronic and ambient music. They have recorded albums in a wide variety of styles ranging from experimental music to progressive rock, all of which had an avant-garde edge. Cluster has been active since 1971, releasing a total of 13 albums. Musician, writer and rock historian Julian Cope places three Cluster albums in his Krautrock Top 50 and "The Wire" places Cluster's self-titled debut album in their "One Hundred Records That Set The World On Fire".
After a decade long hiatus Cluster reunited in April, 2007. They were selected to perform on June 15, 2007 at the opening of documenta 12, a major exhibition of modern and contemporary art held every five years in Kassel, Germany. In late 2007 Cluster performed at concerts across Europe and will return to the United States for the first time since their 1996 First Encounter tour in 2008.
Musical style
Cluster's musical style has varied greatly over the years, ranging from Kosmische Musik to Experimental Music on early albums, to rhythmic Krautrock or Progressive rock on Zuckerzeit and After The Heat, to New Age or Ambient Music on many tracks in the middle to late '70s, to truly avant-garde or industrial on Live In Vienna. Cluster always has an avant-garde edge even on gentle, ambient pieces. Michael Waynick, who reviewed Cluster & Eno for Allmusic writes a description that applies to more than the one album: "...too emotionally rich to waste as mere background music, evoking feelings of hesitancy and regret that rescue the music from mere vapid prettiness."
The diversity of styles on the various Cluster albums, with significant changes in musical direction from one release to the next, makes it difficult to categorize Cluster's music. The factors which are present on all 13 albums include the use of electronic instrumentation, loops, and the use of unexpected sounds to create a sense of experimentation.
Cluster has been widely influential not only to ambient and electronic music artists, but to techno, electronica and popular music as well. Artists and groups whose music has been influenced by Cluster include Robert Rich, John Foxx (formerly of Ultravox), Alex Paterson of The Orb,Coil, Oval, To Rococo Rot, and Mouse On Mars.

Other great Krautrock bands include ; Neu ! ...

Can ..

Xhol Caravan ..

and Kraftwerk ..(this is the best Kraftwerk ever .. "Ruckzuck" , from 1970 album Kraftwerk 1)

im suden by Cluster

im suden mp3

Ruckzuck by Kraftwerk

Ruckzuck mp3

return of the Beachwood Sparks

2008-09-08T02:53:00.007-04:00

The Beachwood Sparks hail from Los Angeles . They play music in the tradition of Gram Parsons' self dubbed ;"Cosmic American Music" . The band has not officially broken up , yet they have been mostly dormant since 2002 . The name comes from the two streets intersecting near (bassist) Brent Rademaker's home in silverlake . They have regrouped , with original members ; Brent Rademaker , Chris Gunst , Aaron Sperske(of the Lilys) and occasionally (Farmer)Dave Scherr (who now plays for Interpol) . Beachwood Sparks have started to play shows in California , and are doing a small tour of the east coast , with a stop planned for Philadelphia (home of many Lilys line ups) . Here is a primer on the band that brought the "New Country" to the indie rock world .

Myspace - The Beachwood Sparks

Ground Control to Cat Power / Commercial

2008-09-02T02:59:00.002-04:00

Soundtrack to a commercial we(chan marshall . erik p . and myself) recorded in June .. Airs nationwide this month . Dig it !

MoxyHangOutClubShow vs. Rx

2008-08-18T00:38:00.006-04:00

To Celebrate Turnaround vs Immediate , Steve V . invited me down to
Wkdu 91.7 for his show ; "MoxyHangoutClub . Great music , solid vibes and great antics galore took hold of the studio ...
Here is the Set list ;
This is what a playlist should look like, take note.
------------------------Steve V .
Electric Sandwich - China
Aunt Mary - Stumblin Stone
Dave Hamilton - Groove
Corporal Gander's Firedog Brigade - Hey You
Uriah Heep - Gypsy
------------------------Mr. Pharmacist
Tokyo Sex Destruction - Breakout Town
Spiritualized - Electricity
Silver Apples - Oscillations
Neu! - Hallo Gallo
Suicide - Cheree
Public Image Limited - The Theme from Public Image Limited
Goblin - Tenebre
July - Dandelion Seeds
Xhol Caravan - First Day
Asteroid 4 - ???
Holy Shit - Written All Over Your Face
Ohm - Pilgrimage
-------------------------Steve , again
Leafhound - Freelance Fiend
Ton Steine Scherben - Die letzte Schlacht Gewinnen Wir
La Dusseldorf - White Overalls
Premiata Forneria Marconi - Celebration
Equipe 84 - Il Re Dei Re
Various - Cissy Strut
Tarantula - Poison Dance
-------------------------Mr. Pharmacist
Rare Birds - Suicidal (world premiere)
Fujiya & Miyagi - Ankle Injury
Can - I'm So Green
Scott Walker - the Old Man's Back Again
Jesus and Mary Chain - Down on me
the Stooges - Down on the Street
the Hiphuggers - Upstairs on Boston Road
----------------------------Steve V . , again.
Brainticket - Black Sands

Keep Ohm!!!

Turnaround vs Immediate is the third Friday (usually) of every month @ the Barbary . Philadelphia , U.S.A

Part 1 MoxyHangOutClubShow mp3

Part 2 MoxyHangOutClubShow mp3

MoxyHangoutClub Myspace

My Bloody Valentine 2008

2008-07-05T18:09:00.020-04:00

Here are some photos from the My Bloody Valentine set when we played w/them @ Roskilde enjoy !
all photos by the great ; Lou Flanagan
Plus a few photos of Cat Power set as well .

"I only said" from "Loveless"
I only said mp3

Marie Flore and Rx "Bring You Down"

2008-05-12T14:05:00.006-04:00

Marie Flore is a great new chanteuse staying in Paris ... She has music and sounds and video @ Click here - MARIE FLORE . We have now traded files , I added some atmosphere here .. The song "Bring you Down" stands as a Demo , so I added some Moog and reverb tambourine and Slide guitar!
We plan to make an Ep this summer . Please excuse the noise it is a rough take . Enjoy and comment ! Rx
Bring you Down Rx version ...MP3
Video for Half Past Three

"4ad" - Pioneering Indie art record label ...

2008-04-22T21:58:00.004-04:00

With many artists; from the darkness of England's "Bauhaus" , to the art indie noise of America's "TV on the Radio" , 4ad has led the lantern light within the indie underground scene since it began in early 19 hundred and 80 . Whether with new and exciting sounds from the underground , or it's visual aesthetic style , 4ad delived a sound that sounded as good as it looked ! The music , was to mildly put it , dark , atmospheric and beautiful .. Here are some of the key releases on 4ad throut the years ;
1980
Bauhaus Dark Entries
1981
The Birthday Party Prayers on Fire
1984
Dead Can Dance Dead Can Dance
This Mortal Coil It'll End in Tears
Cocteau Twins Treasure
1985
Clan of Xymox Clan of Xymox
1987
Lonely Is an Eyesore
Pixies Come on Pilgrim
1989
Pixies Doolittle
Current roster (partial)
Beirut (excluding the US)
Blonde Redhead
The Breeders
Celebration
Stereolab
TV on the Radio (excluding the US and Canada)
Scott Walker
M. Ward (excluding the US and Canada)
Wolf & Cub (excluding Australia and New Zealand)

Bauahaus - Telegram Sam

The Cocteau Twins - Crushed

Birthday Party - Release the Bats (live)

Celebration - New Skin

Beirut - nantes

The Australian Underground vs. Tonite Show

2008-03-22T18:11:00.015-04:00

Cat Power just spent some time down under doing a winter tour . We happened to play great shows , hang with Bad Seeds and get into a substantial car wreck .. . Our tour agent was non other than Tim Pittman , who released the comprehensive 2 cd set ; "Tales from the Australian Underground" . This awe inspiring collection showcases the great talent of the Aussie scene from '76 - '89 ... Radio Birdman , The Scientists , The Birthday Party and The Saints , are featured on this essential historical aural journey . Check the site @ www.feelpresents.com
Also I have featured the photos of us playing the LA and the tonight show !

The Tonite Show

The Stage plan

The Camera

The Show

Rx . Lohan . Friend

Brisbane

The Bass

Rx and Conway from the Bad Seeds

Mick Turner with Jim White and Jeffrey

Know Your Product ... The Saints
We Had Love ... The Scientists
The Day Will Come ... Venom P Stinger (with Jim White)

Cor-Crane Secret Band; POLVO

2008-02-25T19:50:00.006-05:00

Polvo are an influential indie noise rock band of the 1990s from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. The band was fronted by vocalist/guitarist Ash Bowie and guitarist Dave Brylawski. Eddie Watkins played drums, and Steve Popson played bass guitar.
Polvo are considered one of the key proponents of a genre which came to be known as math rock. Their sound was defined by complex and dissonant guitar harmonies and driving rhythm, complementing Bowie's cryptic, often surrealist lyrics. So unpredictable and angular was their sound that the band's guitarists were often accused of failing to play with correctly-tuned guitars. Polvo's songs and artwork frequently featured Asian/"exotic" themes and references. The band's name means "dust" in Spanish; in Spain it also is a slang word for sex. Listen the sonic landscape of "Vibracobra" from the Lp ; "Cor-Crane Secret" ..
Polvo are reforming to play some scattered gigs ... Look out !

Vibra Cobra mp3

London/Paris Cat Power.Feist.MBV.

2008-02-13T04:01:00.006-05:00
Here are a few Photos from Later with Jools Holland .. RadioHead . Feist . Robyn Hitchcock and Mary J were on the show with us ...
The 200th show ... We all had an amazing time ...
New York New York ...Cat Power

My Moon My Man ... Feist with a dance scene cameo by myself ..

Ms.Feist / Rx

Ed(Radiohead).Cillian Murphy.Feist.Rx

Rx.Hitchcock.E.P

Rx.Kevin Shields.Friend.Mr.Jon Slade

New York on French T.V

Metal Heart Canal +

Comment and enjoy ...

The Monks ... Fuck Yeah !

2008-01-07T21:21:00.000-05:00

Anton Newcombe posted this , originally titled ; "fuck you and your shit band before you were born.... !" The Monks are sonically and visually beautiful ! Man this is mindnumbing for 1965 !!! Fuck Yes for the Monks !! Thanks again Anton ! Enjoy !

Oh How To Do Now - Monks mp3

Dead Meadow / a Place to Bury Strangers

2008-01-07T04:52:00.000-05:00

A new track from Dead Meadow " What Needs Must Be " .. A bit less sonic and noisy then the material on " Feathers " , yet still worthy and sound ! Then, a chaotic soundscape from NYC's loudest group - A Place to Bury Stangers with ," I know I'll see you."

dead meadow - what needs must be mp3

a place to bury strangers - I know I'll see you mp3

Bukowski - From the Dept. of English

2008-01-07T04:48:00.000-05:00

Now to enhance your listening pleasure ... great American Poet Charles Bukowski reads a poem "from the dept. of english" enjoy ...

from the dept of english mp3

Beggin - Timebox

2008-01-07T04:24:00.000-05:00

English pop band covering the four seasons song "Beggin"- they make it a little more frantic with bongo's and vibes and some haunting string arrangements.

Beggin' mp3