Another boisterous hour of music to show what little I've accomplished this month with my life. In jest though. Actually this month was exceedingly good in terms of what I've managed to do, school, work, etc are plodding along a staid course and I managed to do enough extracurricular math on the side to test out of math class and into math 206. Thrilling right?So on to the tunes. This month I want to highlight for your listening enjoyment my new favorite obscure band The Godz - a group hailing from NYC their infinitely weird take on music was unable to secure the necessary interest of times and the group has since faded to an odious obscurity. For my part in reviving this tragic tale I hereby swear to play too much of them for anyone who has actual taste in music. Also the last track has a bounty on it - $50 to the first person to name it and the artist. 01. Love - Stephanie Know WhoLove is back for another round with this frighteningly paranoid lovers perception of infidelity. Good times!02. 1910 Fruitgum Company - 1, 2, 3 Red LightSaccharine sweetness oozes around the doughy flesh tinged corners of this nearly unbearable pap. Nothing against the original artists - who as I understand it were actually rather accomplished set musicians later shoe horned by managers into the role of a late 60's easy-pop boy band for the interests of shear greed alone. This track, amazingly, is not the worst they have offer - no that would be the infamous "Simon Says" a song so mundanely trite I had forgotten I'd ever heard it until I listened to it again while doing research for this month.03. Human Beinz - Nobody but MeSo the sound of easy-pop done right? The Human Beinz and the machine staccato of drums that opens to the loose rising riffs of guitar capped on top by the melodic "No, No, No, No, No" vocals. Jangling it's way into your heart. 04. G.P. Chiti & S. Montori - Desperation and Money (Cindelic Records)60's Italian b-grade movie soundtracks kick just that much ass. 05. Jennifer Gentle - Take My HandAnother Italian act, by God but this one is good and - drum roll - contemporary to myself with an nicely kicking album with American distributor sub pop.06. Beck - We Dance Alone (acoustic)Recently recorded over at WXPN as a part of NPR backed World Cafe. A good listen to those who doubt song craft of this eclectic musician.07. The Godz - Lay in the SunOh man it doesn't get any further out than that. The perfect protopunk psychedelic sound.08. Thee Headcoats - All My Feelings DeniedMan there is a lot of noise going on in here - my apologies to anyone not entirely blinded by the sheer fire of the manic force that is Billy Childish.09. Johnny Pate - Can't Even Walk in the Park. Johnny Pate, a long lived and ranging career - there is more beneath the surface of this soundtrack than just the glittering funk one might expect. Beginning as a jazz bassist in the thirties by the forties he'd even cut his own Blue Note session. The fifties saw him break the Billboard top 20, playing tuba and setting up arrangements. This lead him to fame and success with Curtis Mayfield and B.B. King and finally landing a gig in Hollywood for the music production of "Shaft in Africa".10. Meri Wilson - Telephone ManOh shit - the CD BABY strikes again! Meri is still making music and it turns out that the Friendly Staff of CD Baby are pedaling her wares. I didn't find this till it was too late to put in the audio for the month. Apologies and excuses to all involved.11. Soft Machine w/ Hibuo AnemoneThey once lit the madness of the masses with swirling psychedelic sounds swaths and jazz ornamentation. Now they are just known as the nearly made its and also rans - a shame since they really had something else going on.12. Cat Empire - Two ShoesThis is the Year of Cat Empire - my prediction is the pods will leverage interest into the band that will then jettison them into the lower hundred of the Billboard and MRM. Did I totally miss them when they came to town? yes. Did my friend Andre actually do PR for the shows and try to get me to go by bringing over CDs and Posters? yep. Do I regret?I regret nothing. Well maybe a little.13. Nash - Aggregation Damn it all I can't find anything about these guys, a shame as they sound like they really bust out the kicks. Favorite line: "A child is Born / Where's He Born? / In the SUUUUUUUUN!"14. Moving Sidewalks - 99th FloorFuture ZZTop frontman lays down the Texas tracks and precedes Jimi Hendrix on stage? Hallucinatory terrain surly.15. Harry Nilsson - 1941Harry claims The Beatles were his fans. Well I guess that makes sense. There is a strong English story telling thread that the two groups share.16. The Majority - One ThirdThe problem here is not just obscurity but obscurity combined with common search terms. Yes searching for One Third Majority often pulls up references to democratic processes. 17. The Coasters - Down Home GirlA laid back cover with a funk dollop from the one and onlys. 18. Mystery Track - I don't even know. ARGH frustrated by the complete failure of my ability to know who the hell I am listening to - I hereby offer a $50 dollar bounty for the first person who can name this artist and song. Good song too.backing track - Le Fluer da Musique image from: Audiogalaxy (holy shit - Audiogalaxy! I thought they killed you)