Legs Akimbo & the Titanics - Land of the Bearded Cricketers (1981)

DIY silliness from England. A porky prime cut record on Robert Lloyd of The Nightingales label. Postpunk experiments with hints of hippie acoustics. Be sure to check out "Quotes from Donald Campbell" and "Trains".
http://www.mediafire.com/download/w44y1ejga0kb5hj/Legs+Akimbo+%26+the+Titanics.rar

Texas Instruments - Trial & Error (1985)

Utterly fantastic post-punk single from Sweden, wherein the a-side sounds of Siouxsie's Creatures. The flip side is a more sinister sounding chunk of quasi no-wave. All with excellent tribal-esque drum stick hands.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/rqavv2kts89csmk/Texas+Instruments.rar

American Taboo - 60 Cycles / Anonymous / Ritual Breakout (1983)

Totally top shelf art-wave / post-punk from Chicago. Sounds have both a detached cold wave feel and quirky discordant art stab spasms radiating and bubbling through out. Interesting arrangements, and lyrics with strong vision. My record came with something of a press kit which is included, so you can see more infos on the band, the songs, and old reviews of this here EP.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/do2694dvf7f4gd1/ATab.rar

Steel Tips (1981)

 Superb art-punk from New Jersey. Varied in styles, usually twisted roots rock when the guy sings. Then more new wave, post-punk with the female singer. They also put out a couple of  7" singles. Performance artist Joe Colman was in the band for a short time on their first one, see the video below.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/8e42lj1h25l6d8w/Steel+Tips.rar

CBGB's 1977

Modern Art Studio - Mas Mania! (1979)

Wacky art rock / new wave from Cleveland, Ohio. Continuing on the art damaged trajectory blazed by other Ohio greats before. Hints of  The Styrenes, The Electric Eels, Pere Ubu, and Devo. Their song "Dear Dad" sounds like it could be a lost Devo demo from the early days. Lyric insert included.



http://www.mediafire.com/download/dqs5a9r422e9qcw/ModernArtStudio.rar

The Earth Hell Band - Witches on Holiday (1986)

Very strange dark industrial experimental offerings from the Washington DC area. This record brings to mind Factrix, and early Current 93. Released on Outside Records after the demise of the awesome noise-punk band Nuclear Crayons.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/pbz8u13y4l281zs/EarthHellBand.rar

Hi-Fi Bros - I Fratelli Hi-Fi (1981)

Italian post punk, produced by Arto Lindsay of DNA fame. Who also provides some guitar on their cover of Strangers in the Night. DNA drummer Ikue Mori adds a hand on Sixti's'n'Kisses. Three disemboweled re-conceived cover songs, and a great original tune.
  http://www.mediafire.com/download/ehe2nrb9089lclu/Hi-FiB.rar

Teensy Weensy Operator (1995)

http://www.mediafire.com/download/k6b4254bbm1bd2p/TeensyWeensyOperator.rar

Asbestos Rockpyle - Police State / Bombs From Belfast (1984)

Lo-fi political art punk from Suitland, Maryland. Police State is a barn burnin' chunk of drum machine, twisted guitar lines, and vocals segued from the bullhorn announcements of the state (police). Bombs From Belfast sounds to me like someone making fun of The Clash. Probably not their intent but it works for me!

http://www.mediafire.com/download/bfi6q7wid49ysdt/AsbestosRockpyle.rar

Brain Damage - Kill Dan White Party Tape (1985)

Reportedly recorded in 1979, but not released until 1985. The year Dan White took his own life. After serving only five years in prison for killing Harvey Milk and then San Francisco Mayor George Moscone. If you want to know more about it check wikipedia. Hell there's even been movies made about it, with Sean Penn and everything. So onto the music. Lo-fi sloppily played art punk wave with keyboards. Kill Dan White turns into free Sid Vicious, for seriously! You're Not the One is really just a retarded cover Stepping Stone. Forget Her and Sending a Message are my favs. The latter sounds like it could be another sixties cover. Yep Sending a Message is way cool.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/7gxvxu684ol9b3h/BD.rar

Volumatix - Volume One (1982) Fitness / Trashman (1981)

New wave from Houston, Texas. Straight Line, Fitness, and Obscene Phone Call are all well done quirky new wave tunes that I like quite a lot. The rest I don't listen to that much. They put out an LP called In The City in '84 that I've not heard. And made a video for Obscene Phone Call that I'll put below. Seems a weird song choice as it's pretty much an instrumental aside from a few surprised sounding words from the singer. Still it makes a good video story. I wonder what kinds of hilarity they would have come up with for a Fitness video. Again I don't have the picture sleeve for the 7" but scans are at discogs.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/t4bblq9n4dh437h/Volumatix.rar