Various "Paid For By Rock" CS (2021)
Details: Various "Paid For By Rock" CS (2021)
Description: "You wanna know what's up? The first song on this comp is "Dustcloud (Party Mix)" by a band called DESTRUCTOS. Not sold? There's a cover of "Thru The Flowers" (the second-best song on Lovely, for those paying attention), and if you didn't already love the Kansas duo MR. & THE MRS. then check their track "Fuck Cops." Also, there's a KINKS cover by a band called THE CINKS. Damaged garage/indie monsters, supremely damaged synth-drenched dancefloor slammers, and a band called FREAK GENES. If you need something from an isolation-inspired compilation, then I'm not sure if there's hope for you. I mean, sure, a little kång would be nice, but it's not that kind of comp....
And because label samplers are designed to make you get horny for the label - I would be remiss if I didn't mention the new DESTRUCTOS tape and the VIRVON VARVON that came out a while back. Plus the ruthless JOY tape...Girlsville is kinda killing it. So get horny."--TERMINAL ESCAPE
terminalescape.blogspot.com/2022/04/paid-by-rock.html
"This one is all over the place, and I’m all over it. Pulsating ’80s hard industrial dance, ’90s grunge punk dirges, stripped-down art-punk, a stunning PRIMITIVES cover, outsider electro-pop, bombastic nasty garage punk…this comp just fukkn grabs you and then slams from start to finish. Highlights include the MAXINES, FREAK GENES, THREX, ADULKT LIFE, and GERM HOUSE, but it’s the whole damn thing that deserves your attention."--Robert Collins, MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL
maximumrocknroll.com/review/mrr-461/paid-by-rock-cassette/
"Paid By Rock" was compiled during the first half of 2021 during pandemic isolation, and on the cusp of whatever it is the future holds.
I can't speak to each of the artists' inspirations, but here were mine:
Trax Records, DJ International, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Trinere, 80's/90's Def Jam Records, Dance Mania, The music, poems, and artwork of Chris Rowley (Adulkt Life, Huggy Bear), and all of the bands on the comp:
DeStructos (Philadelphia, PA)
Adulkt Life (London, UK)
Andrew Anderson (Sofia, Bulgaria by way of Manchester, UK)
Germ House (Rhode Island)
The Cinks (Portland, OR)
Lithics (Portland,OR)
Freak Genes (Falmouth, UK & Sofia, Bulgaria)
Mr. & The Mrs. (Paola, KS)
Star Party (WA)
Fun Time Objects (NYC)
The Maxines (Olympia, WA)
Blues Lawyer (Oakland, CA)
THREX (Portland, OR)
Artwork: Chris Rowley
Layout: Ashley Patch
Mastered By: Patrick Haight
Grade: M (new stock)
TRACK LISTING SIDE A:
A1. Destructos– Dustcloud (Party Mix)
A2. Adulkt Life– Lower Dens
A3. Andrew Anderson (2)– Been So Good To Me
A4. Germ House– Heads On The Wall
A5. The Cinks– Everybody's Gonna Be Happy
A6. Lithics– Victim's Jacket (Demo)
TRACK LISTING SIDE B:
B1. Freak Genes (2)– Paid By Rock (Interlude)
B2. Mr. And The Mrs.– Fuck Cops
B3. Freak Genes (2)– Sound Machine
B4. Star Party– Thru The Flowers
B5. Fun Time Objects– Safety Pin Stuck In My Heart
B6. The Maxines– Drugstore (Demo)
B7. Blues Lawyer– Miles Away (Demo)
B8. THREX– Eternal Frequency