Well, it's been a while. And a bit of a struggle. But I am pleased to announce the return of the Childrenfish Project to the web! Many thanks to all those who e-mailed to offer their support through last year's legalities and eventual shutdown. Truth be told, I was nigh ready to throw in the towel, my battle with internet lawyers and the like having convinced me that my excavations into the deeper recesses of rock and related musics had probed perhaps too deep and aroused the direst of suspicions from the lordliest of spheres. I was disheartened, yes. But not once did I relinquish my love of the music itself, and of the chase, the discovery. Many record bins were rifled through, and many true gems uncovered. In fact, it was during this hiatus that I obtained some of the best (and strangest) recordings in my collection. Some of you may remember that one of my last posts in the previous blog (the childrenfishmusic, for any newcomers) was a record I had just discovered of a lesser-known early Krautrock band named Gelobten. I knew very little about them then, but my interest had been piqued, and I set off to learn more. In the year since, I've collected dozens of Gelobten-centric recordings. I say Gelobten-centric because I uncovered a vast international musical network of the 1970s comprising some of the best Krautrock, experimental, minimalist synth, and psychedelic music I've ever heard. They were at the center of a European scene that included the Dutch heavy psych band Tantalus Quenched (later to be stripped to an avant-industrial duo in the early 80s), the proto-punk band Panzer Automat, and even the former Canterbury Scene psychedelic maven Razbo Philbert. In the coming weeks I'll be posting a lot of music from these very talented people, as well as the usual selection of edgy post-punk and jagged new wave. So, I'm very excited to be back hosting this important mp3 blog. Let's hope they don't rip it away from me unwarrantedly again.
-Greg
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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