Team Sleep - Lovers

Trying to explain Team Sleep is quite the task as there has been all kinds of misinformation available for ages, but I'll try to give you an idea of what really happened and who is involved.

Around the time of the Deftones' "White Pony" album, there were mentions in interviews of a new side-project between Chino Moreno, the Deftones' lead singer, and his friend, DJ Crook. The group, Team Sleep, was initially believed to be Chino's baby with he and Crook sharing production and songwriting duties with most of the Deftones helping out with live instrumentation, even though they weren't official members of the group. Now it appears that the group actually started as a casual team-up with Todd Wilkinson, a friend of Chino's and they had been recording together for quite a while, but nothing became overly serious until Crook joined in.

Around 2001/2002, the group, with no album to present, went on tour. The line-up consisted of Chino Moreno, Todd Wilkinson, Dan Elkan of Pocket For Corduroy, Sonny Mayugba of Phallucy, Zach Hill of way too many things to list but best known for Hella, Rick Verrett of Tinfed, Joel Tidwell, and DJ Crook. Their sets featured songs that were later recorded for the album but also included a cover of the Smashing Pumpkins' "The Aeroplane Flies High". Some bootlegs from this era show the band playing pretty loosely but nonetheless quite heavily and clearly motivated. A lot of speculation began to surface and an official Team Sleep site eventually went live.

Shortly after the tour and the site, an album's worth of Team Sleep material leaked via the Deftones' official forums. Chino was quite upset and stated that he would not release those recordings because of the leak. He was especially upset that the primary source of the leak were fans of his bands and that they made the album easy to find online. That said, the love for the recordings could not be denied as fans from the Deftones camp and non-fans were quickly stating their appreciation for the album and hoping for it's release, either as-is or in a further completed form.

Sadly, most of those recordings, at least as they were, remain unreleased and look like they will continue to be. The album that leaked is generally considered untitled but around the time of it's leak it was stated on several occasions that it would be titled "Lovers". I've decided to stick with that name for this post, especially since I think it's appropriate. There is a sexy, romantic vibe all throughout the album, one that can be scary but always engaging.

Some explanation about the album's creation would be nice to have but not much is known. First off, it's been said that the leaked album was not really an "album", but this doesn't seem accurate as the tracks had been sequenced and segues had been created for several of the tracks. The version that was leaked is definitely a finished version, as you can hear the tracks with segues begin to flow into the next song, only to have them stop completely and the following song start clean without any of the previous track. Secondly, Terry Date is assumed the producer, especially since two tracks from the unreleased album, "King Diamond" and "Liegia", were released in slightly altered form on the band's self-titled album. The versions that were released are definitely the same recordings featured on the "Lovers" album, although with additional vocals and effects in places. As for the rest of the album, "Cambodia" was re-recorded as "Ever (Foreign Flag)", a beautiful song which fleshed it out quite a bit further and "Natalie Portman" was updated into "Live From The Stage". "Mercedes" actually received a premiere on radio in 2002 and was featured in a pseudo-official mixtape by, if I'm remembering correctly, DJ Crook, but has not been released otherwise. "Apollonia", sans-vocals, was released on the soundtrack to "The Matrix Reloaded" as "The Passportal". "Death By Plane" was featured in a promotional video from the band's website leading many to believe it would be on the album, but that's as far as it got.

Participation from additional Deftones-members in Team Sleep in unclear, but it has been confirmed that the drums in "Interlude" are provided courtesy of Abe Cunningham. The track has been previously labeled "Abe vs. Crook", although that was never confirmed as an official part of the track's name. The track was created from an improv session between Abe and Crook and, while it may be one of the simplest parts of the album, it's easily one of the most hypnotic. It begs to be a bed for a radio announcement or something to be played between songs.

Other vocalists involved in the "Lovers" sessions were Mary Timony, whose contributions did make the final album, Melissa Auf Der Maur, for whom none of her work has been heard by anyone outside the band, and Mike Patton. Patton's contribution, the extremely haunting "Kool Aid Party", was set to be released as a b-side for a European single but it never happened, which is a shame because it is easily one of the best tracks Team Sleep have ever recorded. It features the sounds of waves crashing over a dark, foreboding groove as Patton steps up for vocal duties. Originally, Chino wanted Patton to write lyrics about the events at Jonestown and the aforementioned "kool-aid" party, but instead he wrote about pirates and murder, which as spooky as that is, makes it almost sexy the way he sings. In a deep croak, Patton speaks of the ship's crew and their actions upon reaching land. This should have been released, and the band knows it too, so maybe, MAYBE, someday this may see some kind of official release.

Team Sleep continues to record and have speculated that a new album will appear in 2010. Crook posts demos as their MySpace page and there will supposedly be a set of free EPs released in the near future, leading up to the actual follow-up album's completion, but as all things go with Team Sleep and the Deftones, not much is actually spoken until it finally happens, so it could be a while until the Team returns.


Team Sleep - Lovers

01 Death By Plane
02 Apollonia
03 Iceache
04 Ligeia (feat. Mary Timony)
05 Cambodia
06 King Diamond
07 Solid Gold
08 Boulevard Nights
09 Mercedes
10 Acoustic One
11 Interlude
12 Kool Aid Party (feat. Mike Patton)
13 Natalie Portman

Elton John & Billy Joel - Live In Cleveland 5/23/09

First things first, man is that an old photo! They look NOTHING like that anymore! Now back to the regularly scheduled program already in progess.

Oh boy, do I feel lazy. I know I don't post everyday like some blogs to but if I don't post every other day I feel like I'm a real schmuck. That said, I don't post every other day either so I already feel a little schmuckish to begin with, but until this becomes my job, which I'm sadly certain it won't, there will be long breaks and short breaks between posts, although the long breaks are probably not all that long be regular internet standards. Anyway, there will be another post this coming weekend about an album very dear to me and my woman which has never seen release. Pretty damn convenient since that's what this blog is all about, eh?

Since I'm beating myself up for not posting regularly, I'm giving a little gift tonight that I posted for some friends at another site. This is Elton John and Billy Joel's show from this past Saturday. I was at this show in what would normally be called the nosebleed seats, although they were more like the aneurysm seats due to the position of the stage in regards to my location. That said, we had a very good screen and the sound was great so I didn't miss too much.

I've seen Billy Joel several times over my life, dating all the way back to 1984 at the Richfield Coliseum. I've always loved his music and I don't give a damn what elitists have to say about his pop-music career, he's a great songwriter and doesn't get the credit he deserves. He's also a great entertainer and makes it a habit to talk to the audience and keep them involved. I can't say the same for Elton John though, as he barely spoke to the audience, didn't introduce his band, played a number of songs that only die-hard Eltonites would know and took many of his songs to an attention breaking point by making them last forever. I like Rocket Man as much as the next person but it doesn't need to last nearly fifteen minutes. I'm sure you can tell which part of the show I enjoyed more, although I must note that when Billy and Elton shared the stage and vocal duties on each others hits, they were amazing. The finale of Candle In The Wind and Piano Man was simply beautiful.

I know this isn't much of a review but I'm tired and I've been working all day. That said, I am pleased to present to you the complete show and hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Also, unlike my Wilco post, while this show is split into multiple files, these ones are independent of each other, which is to say you can unzip each on it's own. So, please feel free to indulge yourself in this wonderful show.

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

R.I.P. Jay Bennett

I can't tell you I'm the most informed person when it come to Jay Bennett. What I know about him mostly centers around his work with Wilco, the big point being he and Jeff making Summerteeth and his involvement and eventual leave of the band during the Yankee Hotel Foxtrot era. I didn't follow his post-Wilco work but, having read Greg Kot's "Learning How To Die", it sounded like the break was amicable and he'd left on a good note. That positivity came into question a few weeks ago when Bennett announced he was suing Tweedy for unpaid royalties in relation to Wilco recordings and for his appearance in Sam Jones' "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart", the film which documented Wilco's struggles during the "Yankee..." era and Bennett's leave. Shortly before this, Bennett had stated he required hip-replacement surgery and was concerned how he would pay for it as he either didn't have insurance or didn't have enough. A lot of chatter followed online about the true intentions behind his lawsuit, especially since Tweedy would have had nothing to do with money related to the film and most likely nothing related to a lack of royalty payments, but whatever the intent, it all came to a screeching halt this morning as it was announced that Jay Bennett has passed away in his sleep, most likely due to complications surrounding that hip surgery that he needed. It hasn't been clarified whether his death was related to any of the meds he was using post-op or if it was something else in relation to the surgery, regardless though it is a shame. Jay was an incredibly talented musician and should be remembered for more than being "that guy who used to be in Wilco". I'll openly admit, that's where I'm most familiar with him, but that's the most disrespectful way he could be remembered.

I'm a little ashamed to say that I'm probably contributing to that awful way of him being remembered with this post today, but I can say with certainty that it is not my intention. I've always considered his contributions to "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" and "Summerteeth" very important, it just seems that, at least around the time of "Yankee...", he might have began to believe that his role in Wilco could be bigger than that of the person who actually started the band. It's been said that the band wasn't comfortable being in the same room with him during his endless mixing sessions and that he may have been overworking himself to avoid dealing with problems in his personal life. Whatever the reasons, he was still there and his importance to that album is unquestionable. Even more so, "Summerteeth" was basically the Jeff and Jay show, as they wrote and recorded much of the album without much outside influence from the other band members. So, it is with sadness in my heart that I post demos and alternate takes from the "Yankee..." and "Summerteeth" eras.

I want to note, while these may be available for free elsewhere, most notably on Owl and Bear's fantastic Wilco archive, they are available there in lossless format and not as mp3s. Despite my preference for lossless, I still have high quality lossy files I play on my iPod of these recordings and I understand why other people would want them in that format too, so this post consists of V0 mp3s created from the original lossless files as hosted at Owl and Bear. If you'd like to check out their endless array of Wilco and Wilco-related bands (as well as a fabulous archive of non-Wilco related bands) you would do yourself well to visit their site.

Two more things before the links... the "Yankee..." sessions featured here are most likely from before Jim O'Rourke became involved in the album. This means that Ken Coomer is most likely on percussion and Jay made the mixes. Sadly, this has not been confirmed to this date, but it is widely believed/assumed to be correct. Secondly, please keep in mind as I said earlier, it would be a shame for Bennett to remembered merely as an ex-member of Wilco. He is someone who will be dearly missed by his friends and family. He was also a fine musician who made music both before and after his time with Wilco.


Wilco - Summerteeth Demos
UPDATE: It seems my file-sharing provider has an issue with the Summerteeth Demos as everytime I repost them, they disappear shortly thereafter. If you really want the Summerteeth Demos, please visit Owl and Bear's Wilco Archive via the link in the above text. Oddly enough, the Yankee Hotel Foxtrot links below are untouched and still very active, so please feel to grab them if the spirit moves you to do so.

01 A Shot In The Arm
02 We're Just Friends
03 I'm Always In Love
04 Candyfloss
05 How To Fight Loneliness
06 Tried and True
07 She's A Jar
08 Pieholden Suite
09 Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway(again)
10 Via Chicago
11 ELT
12 My Darling
13 In A Future Age


Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Demos/Outtakes
NOTE: Make sure you download both parts. You can't decompress one on it's own.
Part 1
Part 2

01 I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
02 Ashes Of American Flags
03 I'm The Man Who Loves You
04 A Magazine Called Sunset
05 Reservations
06 Kamera
07 Not For The Season
08 Shakin' Sugar
09 Nothing Up My Sleeve
10 Venus Stop The Train
11 Rhythm
12 Poor Places
13 Won't Let You Down
14 Heavy Metal Drummer
15 Let Me Come Home (Instrumental)
16 Corduroy Cutoff Girl (Instrumental)
17 Corduroy Cutoff Girl (Alternate Instrumental)
18 Kamera
19 A Magazine Called Sunset
20 Shakin' Sugar
21 Not For The Season

Soul Coughing - RARITIES MEGA POST!!!

Soul Coughing, like Mr. Bungle, had a very strong impact on me in my teenage years. I was first introduced to them via a CMJ sampler cd in their monthly retail magazine. It had the song "Down To This" and, after a few listens, I found myself intrigued. There was also a full page ad featuring the girl from the "Ruby Vroom" cover with the large text reading "This shit will fuck your head up!". Needless to say, I now had to find this album. At the time I was living in a very small country town with a run-down, independent record store that had a crappy selection and charged too much. The owner wasn't the nicest person but the people who ran the store on a day-to-day basis were cool and they special ordered the disc for me. After a long week or two, it arrived and I made a mad dash to grab it. Upon receiving this much-desired item, I preceded to play the shit out of it at loud volume and all hours of the night at home, at my job washing dishes in the back of a local pizza joint, at school when I could hang out in the library and to anyone that would listen. I was really enthralled by "Ruby Vroom" and proceded to collect every piece of information about Soul Coughing that I possibly could. Now remember, this is about 1994 and file sharing was practically non-existant. You could download small clips of songs from select artists' web sites, but they were always low quality and, because you probably went online via dial-up, it took forever no matter how small the file was. Downloadable video was even worse and everyone thought that putting crappy, overly compressed videos on cd-roms was the way of the future. Oh, how far we have come.

Apart from finding a few interviews and oddball promos, I didn't hear much about Soul Coughing until 1996 when I heard "Super Bon Bon" on a late night alternative radio show in Cleveland and it happened all over again. I was blown away and knew I needed to get whatever came next. There was quite a delay between then and the release of their second album, "Irresistible Bliss", but I got by with the X-Files soundtrack cd which featured a new song by the Cough, and eventually grabbed the album on the same day as Prince's "Chaos and Disorder", a cd which I loved at the time but now have matured enough to say, without mincing words, sucked. I didn't care for "Irresistible Bliss" too much though compared to "Ruby Vroom". It sounded far too polished and lacked a lot of the weirdness that so appealed to me about "Ruby Vroom". It's grown on me a lot over time and has some tracks I've always really enjoyed, but a lot of my friends started catching onto the Cough about then and it pissed me off. I'd been down from day one! Or two, or whatever it really was. The point was, in my immature teenage ways, I felt I'd been there first and they didn't know how cool Soul Coughing really was. I wanted redemption!!!

Redemption came a few years later with the release of "El Oso". Most everyone talked about how great "Irresistible Bliss" was but everyone complained "El Oso" was too weird. I thought it was perfect! The Cough had nailed the craziness all over again and I blasted "El Oso" and the first two albums all summer long. It also seemed like Soul Coughing was finally starting to blow up and get appreciated for their individuality and creativity, with lead singer Mike Doughty publishing some of his poetry, drummer Yuval Gabay getting involved with the then-burgeoning jungle/drum'n'bass scene out of England, keyboard sampler Mark Dr Gli Antoni working on his solo album for John Zorn's label and bassist Sebastian Steinberg playing with people like Neil Finn and working on a band with Yuval Gabay called UV Ray. That's when the bottom dropped out though, as the band broke up and little was heard for quite a while. Doughty was especially quiet, for a while, until around 2000 he went on tour all by his lonesome playing acoustic sets in rented cars all over the country. It turns out he'd been suffering through a very bad case of drug addiction and the band's break-up had been anything but amicable, but he turned around and got his life back together. The topic of a potential reunion has been mentioned a few times but Doughty says it's unlikely, despite the rest of the band reuniting as an instrumental group named Tempo Team at one point. Doughty continues to tour and record on his own, still performing many Soul Coughing classics either acoustic or with his new band.

When the band broke up, there was a sizeable collection of unreleased material left over as well as a completely different version of the "Irresistible Bliss" album, then tentatively named "Lust In Phaze", a name later applied to a best-of compilation. The band let a few tracks find release as free downloads via their official website, but Warner Brothers eventually asked them not to give anything away as there may have been a future release of these tracks. That never happened though, so fans have been trading the goodies that they could get their hands on since. I've seen a few of these comps online and was disappointed to find a lot of the tracks either mislabled or attributing a track performed by someone else with Doughty on vocals to Soul Coughing. Don't get me wrong, I love to have tracks like those, I just like to know the correct details, so I figured, hey, I run a site dedicated to rare and unreleased music, why not post a collection that would clarify some things once and for all?

Soul Coughing - These Are The Reasons: Rarities

DISC ONE:
01 Bus To Beelzebub (Original Intro)
This is the unused introduction to "Bus To Beelzebub". Where this short intro ends the track as featured on "Ruby Vroom" would begin.

02 I Shot Lily Brick Down
03 Michael Jackson
04 Jersey Devil
There tracks are from a demo tape prior to Soul Coughing being signed with Slash. At this point they were playing live regularly and these songs were all featured in their sets along with several recorded for "Ruby Vroom". Their sound was clearly less than fully developed at the time. Some of the lyrics from "Jersey Devil" were reused in "The Brooklynites".

05 I Got To Get Right With This
06 Brooklyn Girls By Train
Both of these are live tracks from around the same time as the aforementioned demos. They still sound kind of rough and Mark De Gli Antoni's samples are fairly absent from the performances.

07 I'm Living On Baby Food
08 Theme From Rachel's Sitcom
These are both outtakes from "Ruby Vroom" that were featured on a Warner Brothers promotional single in their "Soil X Samples" series.

09 Buddha Rhubarb Butter
This appeared on several promotional compilations before finally gaining an official release on the "Lust In Phaze" compilation. This was a "Ruby Vroom" outtake which was a strong contender for the album. It would have been included if the band hadn't felt the album was already pretty long at just over an hour.

10 A Murder Of Lawyers
Another "Ruby Vroom" outtake. This was released on a compilation named "Offbeat" which was part of the Red Hot series of releases.

11 Sugar Free Jazz (Cane Field Mix)
Unreleased remix of Sugar Free Jazz.

12 The Brooklynites
This was released on the "Blue In The Face" soundtrack. It may have been recorded during the "Ruby Vroom" sessions but that is unconfirmed.

13 My Ass Is In The Bronx
14 El Burro In The Underworld
15 Come On and Dig Me, Cause I'm The Fly Pygmy
16 Pounded Cub Scout
17 Sack Full Of Puppies
These tracks, in this order, were released as an EP available only to members of Hello Recording Club which was run by John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants. They have not been released anywhere else. They are mostly instrumental except for some quiet vocals by Doughty on "Come On and Dig Me...".

18 Laugh On Fatboy
Another live track, most likely recorded in the period between "Ruby Vroom" and "Irresistible Bliss".


DISC TWO:
01 Unmarked Helicopters
This was recorded especially for the "Songs In The Key Of X" compilation which was a soundtrack of sorts for the X-Files television show. Doughty has said the recording of this song is where the band started to break up, as by this point the first version of "Irresistible Bliss" was finished but, pleased with the results of this song's recording, everyone but Doughty decided to try to re-record the album over a few days with Steve Fisk.

02 Blow My Only
03 Lemon Lime
These "Irresistible Bliss" outtakes were released on the Japanese edition of the cd.

04 Wooly Imbibe
This great track never gained an official release although it was featured in the background during part of the movie "Can't Hardly Wait". This studio version was available for a time as a free download from the band's website after the release of "El Oso". This version was listed as an alternate mix, but since the original hasn't been released how can it be an "alternate" version?

05 There's Only One Everything
This is a live recording of a song which eventually became part of the track "The Incumbent" from "El Oso". This was recorded at a show prior to the release of "Irresistible Bliss" where the band debuted a lot of material from the then-forthcoming album. A version of "Wooly Imbibe" which is almost identical to the studio version was played at the same show.

06 Super Bon Bon (Propellerheads Mezzanine Mix)
Great remix by the Propellerheads which got lots of play in the US. The edit of the track seems to show up quite often but this is the full-length version.

07 A Plane Scraped It's Belly On A Sooty Yellow Moon
This was a collaboration with jungle/drum'n'bass artist Roni Size. It was recorded for the "Spawn" soundtrack. Apparently the band wanted to record more with Roni Size and potentially release the results as an EP, but shortly thereafter, Mr. Size became quite the commodity overseas and said EP was not to be. This track is kind of a remix of a demo that Soul Coughing recorded in England and gave to Roni Size to complete.

08 16 Horses
09 The Bug
These tracks are from the "El Oso" era and both appeared on soundtracks, although "The Bug" may have been intentionally recorded for the soundtrack it appeared on. "16 Horses" appeared on the "X-Files: Fight The Future" soundtrack and "The Bug" appeared on the "Batman and Robin" soundtrack. Towards the end of "The Bug", Doughty can be heard proclaiming "hail satan" and "George Clooney is satan".

10 212
11 Rare Star Ball
These "El Oso" outtakes were featured on the Japanese release of the cd. "212" is part of what evolved into "The Incumbent", also from "El Oso". This version may actually be a remix as the original version of the song was played live regularly and featured complete lyrics.

12 Freelancer
13 Needle To The Bar
14 He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
These "El Oso" outtakes were briefly available via the band's official website. Part of the lyrics from "Freelancer" were used for the track "Never Gonna Come Back Down" by bt upon which Doughty performed the lead vocals. "Needle To The Bar" featured a guest rap by Casual of Heiroglyphics. "...Hands" is indeed a Soul Coughing-esque cover of the childrens song. It's rather rough and unformed showing exactly why it was left off the album.

15 Adolpha Zantziger
16 These Are The Reasons
These "El Oso" outtakes were released on a promotional 7" prior to the album's release. If I remember correctly, it was given away as a prize to fans via the band's official website. The backing track of "Adolpha Zantziger" was released on Mark's solo album "Horse Tricks".

17 Cirles (Ashley Beedle Remix)
18 Rolling (Grooverider Remix)
These remixes were never given a proper release, although they did appear on several compilations. The "Rolling" remix may have been released on Grooverider's own label as a remix at one point, but it was featured on a drum'n'bass compilation assembled by DJ DB.

19 Suzi Snowflake
This was released on the "Made Especially For You" cd, a promotional release which featured this and four live tracks. That's Yuval reading part of the track in Hebrew, if I remember correctly.

20 Coffee Song
This was recorded for a Frank Sinatra tribute cd which never came to fruition. Yuval handles lead vocals here. Warner Brothers were Sinatra's label for many years and this track would most likely have been seen as sacrelage had it been release, as it's far more parody than tribute, but it's great for fans of the Cough. If you're gonna make fun of "Old Blue Eyes", this is a good way to do it!

21 Rachel Benbow Murdy - The Lemon Tree
This is the infamous phone machine recording used in the background on "Janine". It's apparently a complete improvisation by Doughty's then-girlfriend that she performed at his request when he was writing "Janine".



PS - To the band... You think I could interview you guys for a book I'm going to propose to the 33 1/3 book series? I want to write a book on "Ruby Vroom". No, seriously. You can always drop me an e-mail. PLEASE???

Girls On Top

The history of the mash-up is far too long to go into accurate detail here, so I'll talk for a minute about the aura surrounding one Richard Philips, better known as Richard X, previously known as Girls On Top. Since releasing a few very popular mash-ups, Mr. Philips has gone on to remix and produce a number of big name artists including Annie and Nine Inch Nails (can't get much more polar than those two, eh?) but his breakthrough was a re-recording of his mash-up "We Don't Give A Damn About Our Friends", which was a meeting of the music from Gary Numan's "Are Friends Electric?" and the vocals from Adina Howard's "Freak Like Me". Yes, unlikely bedfellows indeed, but what a payoff! The track gained enough popularity for a commercial release at which point a slightly edited version was recorded by the Sugababes. It became a number one single on the British charts and, as such, Richard X's career became a legitimate one.

As Girls On Top, Philips only released two vinyl-only singles. These were "Warm Bitch", which was a mash-up of The Normal's "Warm Leatherette" and Missy Elliot's "She's A Bitch" with "We Don't Give A Damn About Our Friends" on the b-side and "Being Scrubbed" which featured the title cut, a mash-up of Tangerine Dream's "Being Boiled" and TLC's "No Scrubs" and on the b-side, "I Wanna Dance With Numbers", a mash-up of Kraftwerk's "Numbers" and Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody". Both singles have since become collectors items but have also been bootlegged relentlessly. At one point, a bootleg "Greatest Hits" collection of Girls On Top tracks appeared featuring both singles in their entirety, a Beatles and Fat Truckers mash-up, a remix of the Sugababes version of "...Friends" and an unreleased track featuring Aaliyah and OMD.

Today, I present to you, a collection of these 6 tracks. It is worth noting that the tracks posted here are not from a single, unified source. I have good quality vinyl rips of the two singles but the version of "Being Scrubbed" has a skip in it, so I used a version from a bootleg compilation in it's place. Also, the Beatles/Fat Truckers track is from a ridiculously lo-fi source so please don't accept this as representative of the final product. I've actually looked high and low for that one and, apart from a youtube stream, had no luck in finding the complete track. The Aaliyah/OMD track is actually from a mix someone gave to me but is indeed the complete track. I'm sure if you ran it through a spectral reader you would find it's quality to be dubious, but it sounds perfectly find to my ears. Finally, if you would like to learn more about Mr. Philips and his various productions, please visit
his site. It's very detailed and features samples of many of his works.



Girls On Top

01 Being Scrubbed (TLC vs. Tangerine Dream)
02 I Wanna Dance With Numbers (Whitney Houston vs. Kraftwerk)
03 Warm Bitch (Missy Elliot vs. The Normal)
04 We Don't Give A Damn About Our Friends (Adina Howard vs. Gary Numan)
05 The White Single (The Beatles vs. Fat Truckers)
06 Romance V.3 (Aaliyah vs. OMD)

REQUEST FOR HELP: Soul Coughing - Ruby Vroom Rough Mixes

Would any of the fine visitors to this blog be able to point me in the direction of a copy or download of the rough mixes of Soul Coughing's "Ruby Vroom" album? I've seen it in trade lists over the years but I've never been able to procure a copy for myself.

For those wondering, the rough mixes of the Cough's RV feature several differences between the finished mixes including samples and performances that have been deleted. I've heard samples of the original intro to "Bus To Beelzebub" and the rather spare mix of "Down To This" which also features Doughty imitating a sample from the musical "Guys and Dolls". There are other differences but the biggest draw is two different versions of "Disseminated" which was re-recorded for their second album, "Irresistible Bliss".

If any of you could help me I would be ETERNALLY greatful and I would be more than happy to share any rarities in my collection you might be looking for. Either drop me a line via my e-mail (it's in my profile) or leave me a message in the comments. Thank you in advance for any help you can send my way! :)

Deadsy - Commencement: Sire Records Version

Deadsy is primarily known as Elijah Blue Allman's band, who is best known as the son of Cher and Gregg Allman. Sadly, apart from appearing in Cher's video for "If I Could Turn Back Time" which had to be terribly embarassing (that's the one where Cher is wearing that strange thong jumpsuit thing dancing for soldiers. think about it, your mom is dancing rather scantily clad for a bunch of men and she's pulling a spread eagle? yeah, it's gotta be bad.), his birthright is what he will be best known for, although if there is justice in the world he should be known for his band.

Deadsy was initially signed to Sire Records which was distributed by Warner Brothers. They actually recorded two albums for the label, the first self-titled and the second named "Commencement", but neither saw release. Both are circulating, but actual promotional copies of "Commencement" were produced and distributed to promote it's then impending release. Sire, unfortunately, lost their distribution deal with Warners which led to Deadsy gaining release from their contract. Because of close affiliations with Orgy and Korn the band was able to secure a deal with Korn's Elementree Records and distribution with Dreamworks and in 2002, a revised version of "Commencement" with several new tracks was released.

Despite push from a rather popular band, Deadsy didn't achieve much success. They continued to tour and self-released another album in 2006, but they have all but officially called it quits since. Elijah Blue has started a new project as Elijah Blue and The Trapezoids while Carlton Bost, the Z-Tar player, has joined The Dreaming. You can still visit the band's site but there hasn't been an update since January of 2008.

This version of "Commencement" is comprised of different takes from the Elementree version but it isn't too terribly different. The biggest differences are the inclusion of the instrumental "Fox On The Run" and the unlisted "Itty Bitty Titty Girl". If you're a Deadsy fan this is definitely worth checking out!


Deady - Commencement: Sire Records Version

01 Commencement
02 Lake Waramaug
03 She Likes Big Words
04 The Elements
05 Flowing Glower
06 Future Years
07 From Beyond
08 Fox On The Run
09 The Mansion World
10 Cruella
11 Seagulls (The Macroposopus)
12 Le Cirque En Rose (Obsolescence)
13 Itty Bitty Titty Girl

FLINT - Device 1

Credit must be given to my pal Genzel for pointing this album out to me. This is Keith Flint, better known as the "I'm a firestarter!" guy from Prodigy, and his band. They went by the name FLINT and recorded an album called "Device 1". Unfortunately, for reasons unclear the album wasn't released, but it's most likely because the band broke up shortly before it's would-be release.

FLINT, the band, consisted of Keith Flint on vocals, Jim Davis on guitar, Kieron Pepper on live drums, Tony Howlett also on drums and Rob Holliday on bass. I'm assuming Howlett was a relative of Liam Howlett, the leader and namesake of the Prodigy, but I haven't read anything confirming this. The group released the song "Aim 4" as a single, played a few gigs including a set at the 2003 Download Festival and remixed a track for Marilyn Manson, but that's where the group's story ends. After their break-up, Keith Flint continued working with the Prodigy and started a new group named Clever Brains Fryin'. Jim Davis also started a new group named Victory Pill.


FLINT - Device 1

01 Asteroids
02 Piggy
03 Laughs
04 Aim 4
05 Kamikaze
06 Prescription
07 Ju Ju
08 Femme Fatale
09 Vacation
10 Razor
11 NNNNN

The State - Repost

Okay, for a limited time only because when it's gone, IT'S GONE FOREVER!!! At least from this site it is, because I get the impression someone doesn't want this being shared online. Even if you can't find it here though, I found it elsewhere online and I'm sure you can too so don't give up. But for now here is the link to the re-upload. Also, I'll be re-posting the theme song later today. Both files will be available via this post and the original post which is available here. Enjoy!

The State - Comedy For Gracious Living
UPDATE: It's gone folks due to it's nearing official release.

Theme from The State

BUNGLE FEVER!

I've joked with people that this could easily be a Prince rarities blog due to the ridiculous amount of his stuff that I have lying around, but I'm fighting that urge with a passion! That said, I promise this won't become a Mike Patton blog either, but I figured that if I was going to post those Mr. Bungle rough mixes and demos that I might as well post their four original demo tapes. Now, before I go much further, I want to note that Bungle Fever was the source for all of the Bungle tracks I've posted here and if you want a near endless collection of live and Bungle-related content you should definitely visit their site and FTP. I don't want to take credit away from the people who did the work and laid foundations! So, follow that link to Bungle glory!

Anyway, this will probably be my last Bungle post, at least for a long time. There isn't too much to say about these demos other than they're rough and clearly demos. "OU818" is the most polished of the four and was recorded not too long before they were signed to Warners. "The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny" is their first demo and has a lot of grindcore in it's sound. "Goddammit..." is another pretty polished demo, but it's not my favorite. It sounds like someone stripped some of the fun out of the band. "Bowel Of Chiley", on the other hand, is my favorite of these demos and is clearly the most fun. If you're blue and need some potty-humor and ridiculous ska-influenced craziness, "Bowel..." will make you smile for a long, LONG time! I heard "Bowel..." years ago when I acquired one of the "official" cd's re-pressed by Rastacore Records. The cd's were really bootlegs that the band vocally stated their disapproval of, so it's pretty damn rare, but it doesn't sound better than any other copy I've heard which is a shame since "Bowel..." is also the scruffiest sounding of the four demos. This one makes me laugh to this day! If Beavis and Butthead style humor still make you laugh, you'll be pleasantly surprised with "Bowel Of Chiley"!


Mr. Bungle Demo Tapes:

The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny
Bowel Of Chiley
Goddammit I Love America!
OU818


PS - By the way, in case my previous statement was unclear, "Bowel Of Chiley" was a real Mr. Bungle demo, but it's cd release was unauthorized. I don't want anyone thinking it's not supposed to be out there.

Mr. Bungle - Rough Mixes and Demos

From the first time I heard Mike Patton's voice on Faith No More's "Epic" I was captivated. I can't remember hearing a so-called pop singer that could change his vocal styles so quickly and effectively. After consuming the whole of "The Real Thing", I was even further blown away by "Angel Dust", wherein Patton channeled the voices of preachers, doctors, cheerleaders and the torchbearers of true perversion. It was shocking stuff, definitely not what your average 14 year old's mother was hoping he would be listening to, although who knows these days. Regardless though, I loved what I'd heard and wanted more, which led me to the message boards at Prodigy. If you know what Prodigy is, and I'm not talking about the rapper from Mobb Deep or Liam Howlett, then you know how badly I'm dating myself here, but this was before just about anyone could get on the net and if you wanted answers it was the place to go, and that's where I found out about Mr. Bungle.

Upon topical introduction, I was warned that if I expected Faith No More's sister group that I would be sorely disappointed, but I knew I had to check this stuff out, and this shit was CRAZY!!! Mr. Bungle was Patton with friends Trey Spruance on guitar, Trevor Dunn on bass, Danny Heifetz on drums, and Clinton McKinnon & Theo Lengyel on horns. There had been other members but these were the core and they brought a bizarre mix of ska, death metal, grindcore, jazz and ambient vibes to the band.

The ska vibe almost got them in trouble as Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, upon seeing FNM's "Epic" video, called Patton out for supposedly stealing his moves. Patton said he'd happily handle the threat to which Kiedis claimed he'd need to bring a posse. Well, Patton showed up outside Kiedis' apartment to accept the challenge with members of Bungle and FNM ready to shut him up. Kiedis, of course, cowered inside, instead deciding to spark a long-standing feud between the three bands. It never phased FNM or Bungle though as they continued to tour and rock it out as evidenced by their long careers, but if I had to choose which group to be afraid of it would definitely be Bungle. These guys used to dress up in horror movie masks and fake their own hanging deaths. Not to mention, if the visuals didn't get you, their creepy vibes with songs like "Love Is A Fist" and "My Ass Is On Fire" could give you nightmares.

Mr. Bungle had actually been around for a number of years prior to Patton joining Faith No More. In fact, one of his requirements for joining FNM was that he didn't have to quit Bungle. So, when FNM started achieving success on the charts offers started coming in to sign Bungle. They went with Warner Brothers, the parent label of Reprise which just so happened to be the home of FNM. Prior to this they had recorded four independently distributed demo tapes so they had a good sense of themselves, so it was no surprise when most of their debut for Warners consisted of re-recordings of older songs. Oddly enough, at least for a major label act, they hired John Zorn to contribute production to their debut. How much Zorn was involved is probably the biggest question to be asked of the first album. Much has been documented about Patton and Zorn's continued working relationship, but these rough mixes don't show much of Zorn's influence. Some of his horn can be heard on the album's final mixes but he's practically invisible on the rough mixes. So it was rather shocking when the second Bungle album sounded more like something Zorn would have produced although he was completely uninvolved.

"Disco Volante", Bungle's second album for Warners, has been called one of the biggest jokes ever played on a major label. I believe that honor goes to Lou Reed's "Metal Machine Music", but DV is not remotely commercial. Patton's vocals are minimal throughout and when he is present he's reading Italian dialogue or shouting bizarre poetry. If the first album scared or confused people, this one sent them running for the hills, but if you stuck with it, as I did, it proved extremely rewarding and just as good, if not better, than their major label debut.

Featured here are rough mixes for the first, self-titled Mr. Bungle album and demos for their second album, "Disco Volante". The self-titled roughs aren't terribly different from what was officially released, but it's great for those interested in the core of the songs, especially without all the layers of samples and sound effects featured on the final versions. The highlights here are "Platypus", "Mr. Nice Guy" and "Thunderball". "Platypus" was recorded for their second Warners album, "Disco Volante", but here Patton's vocal approach is much simpler than on the DV version. "Mr. Nice Guy" was a hold-over from the last demo tape, "OU818". As for "Thunderball", it is indeed a cover the Bond movie theme, and was played frequently live at the time.

The "Disco Volante" demos, like the self-titled album rough mixes, are not all that different from the final versions but do show the band in a rougher, less polished form. The highlight is the hornless demo of "Ma Meeshka Mow Skwoz" in which Patton, who doesn't have much to do with the final version, proceeds to unleash a tourettes-like rant about pooing, shitting, fucking and more along with a painful cry of how terrible an instrumental song can be for a lead singer. Pretty damn funny stuff.

Mr. Bungle Stuff:

Self-Titled Album Rough Mixes
01 Platypus
02 Love Is A Fist
03 Mr. Nice Guy
04 Egg
05 The Girls Of Porn
06 Thunderball
07 Slowly Growing Deaf
08 Squeeze Me Macaroni
09 Stubb (A Dub)
10 My Ass Is On Fire
11 Travolta (Quote, Unquote)
12 Carousel

Disco Volante Demos
01 Phlegmatics
02 Carry Stress In The Jaw
03 Everyone I Went To High School With Is Dead
04 Ma Meeshka Mow Skwoz

Jaylib Redux (sorry, no downloads this time)

This post was removed by the DMCA because of my link for the download of the album. I was a little bothered that someone couldn't have just asked nicely for the link to be removed but there is not much that can be done afterward. So, thanks to google's web-cache I was able to dig up the original post and I am now presenting it to you minus the offending link. Hopefully no one from the DMCA has anything to complain about this time. Enjoy!


I'm sure most everyone reading this blog is readily familiar with the goings on of Madlib and J Dilla, although I seem to remember a lot of distaste for their collaboration as Jaylib around the time of it's release. To be honest, I wasn't blown away by it either, as I felt that while the beats were great, Madlib sounded rather uninspired on his vocals. That's kind of ridiculous to say since generally speaking Madlib sounds like he's stoned out of his mind when he raps, but it just seemed a little less interesting this time around. Regardless though, I was psyched to hear it just as everyone else was, and the album has grown on me over time, even Madlib's less than inspired flows. The whole thing just has a nice relaxed vibe to it, even when Dilla is trying to make you jump up and rock.

Prior to the album's official release, there had been a lot of hype about the collaboration, based on the love of Madlib and Dilla by the hip-hop community as well as the story of the collaboration's origins. As the story goes, Madlib had gotten his hands on a beat tape that Dilla had created. He was so impressed with the beats that he decided to record flows for every track on the tape. The tape never saw official release but Madlib surely shared copies or at least played it for friends. Peanut Butter Wolf was going to DJ a few shows and, upon hearing Madlib's cover of The Message over a Dilla beat, included it on a small pressing of 12"s he'd prepared for his shows. When asked what to label the track, Madlib responded "Jaylib". From there, PBW had his 12"s pressed, but there were enough extras left that he decided to distribute them to some independent record shops and the track made it's way into the wild. Eventually, Dilla heard it and, impressed, contacted Madlib about possibly collaborating. And such, Jaylib proper was born.

Along the way, Madlib was also working with DOOM on the Madvillian album and was to attend an event in Brazil for the Red Bull Music Academy. For the trip, he compiled discs containing some of the work in progress tracks for both the Madvillian and Jaylib albums. Somehow though, these discs were leaked online much to the disdain of Madlib and the Stones Throw camp. A lot of people assumed these were the finished products but Madlib went so far as to post a page at Stones Throw's site explaining the events surrounding the leaks and their differences from the finished albums. Nonetheless, many fans downloaded both leaks and were pleased to find significant differences between the finished products and these early versions. Some of the best material laid with the Jaylib leak which featured rhymes only from Madlib and beats only from Dilla. Some of the songs did see release on the proper Jaylib album, but most of them either saw release as bonus or compilation tracks, if at all. Madlib also stated that all the tracks were remixed prior to their releases.

When the Jaylib disc leaked, it was originally labeled "Jay Dee and Madlib are Jaylib", but the proper title was "The Rough Drafts (11-02)". It's basically a full album in it's own right with interludes that didn't appear anywhere else, hidden tracks and lots of stuff that still hasn't seen release. In particular, two of my favorite tracks from this period, "Rockforeverybody Pt. 1" and "Turn It Up" are featured here, and neither are likely to see release due to sample clearance issues. If you are a Madlib or Dilla fan, this is a must grab!

Jaylib - The Rough Drafts (11-02)

01 Direct From...
02 Raw Addict (this was a bonus track on some versions of Champion Sound)
03 The Red (this was released on Champion Sound)
04 Nowadayz (this was released on Champion Sound)
05 Bounce Pt. 1
06 Pillz (this was a bonus track on some versions of Champion Sound)
07 Heist (this was released on Champion Sound)
08 Popshit (this was released on the limited Stones Throw 100 EP)
09 The Stars (this was released on Champion Sound)
10 Rockforeverybody Pt. 1
11 Turn It Up (feat. YNQ)
12 Strip Club (feat. Quasimoto) (this was released on Champion Sound)
13 Eyecantakeyouthere/Follow
14 Infinity-Dilla Mix (Includes: a skit from America's Most Blunted; Infinity (aka On & On); skit feat. Baby D; Tomorrow Never Knows, from 2000; skit; Lord Quas-Just Go Away, Dilla version) (a small portion of this was released on the "B-Ball Zombie War" compilation)

PS-The original page at Stones Throw giving details of the differences between the leaks and final albums was taken down some time ago, but thanks to the wonders of Archive.org's Wayback Machine, I can provide you a link to check it out in all it's glory. Check it out HERE

GREY GARDENS

Edith"Big Edie" Ewing Bouvier e a sua filha Edith "Little Edie", respectivamente tia e prima direita de Jacqueline Bouvier, mais conhecida por Jacqueline Kennedy e posteriormente Onassis, viveram dezenas de anos , na maior excentricidade e isolamento, separadas do Mundo na mais profunda miséria e num "Mundo Paralelo e alheio da Realidade", que elas criaram ... numa antiga Mansão decrépita .... mas com 28 divisões e situada na rica área residencial de Georgica Pond , em East Hampton , New York.

Entre 1971 e o decorrer de 1972, foram descobertas pelo Mundo, depois de uma séries de inspecções levadas a cabo pelo Departamento de Higiene de Suffock, quando o estado de degradação e acumulação de lixo, atingiu o insuportável.

A publicação de uma artigo no "New York Magazine" e outro no "National Enquirer" despertou o interesse aos irmãos Maysles, que produziram e realizaram um Documentário sobre a vida quotidiana destas duas personagens em 1975, de um interesse extraordinário, devido à autenticidade, espontâneadade e genuinidade das imagens e depoimentos.

Depois da morte da Mãe em 1977, a filha "Little Edie" vendeu a casa em 1979, ao ex-editor do "Washington Post" , Ben Bradlee, que a restaurou na sua antiga glória ... ou precisamente a destruiu definitivamente ..... conforme os critérios de interpretação ....

De qualquer maneira este tema já provocou e inspirou uma peça de teatro em 2008 e mais recentemente um Filme de Longa Metragem com Jessica Lange e Drew Barrymore a ser lançado em Abril de 2009.

Ver o anúncio-trailer do Documentário original de 1975 aqui :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mumWYU5aHBU e do Trailer do Filme aqui :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW5ryhrzYC4

The State - Comedy For Gracious Living

I was going to name this post "AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT" but I was afraid too many people would assume there was a Monty Python connection here, so I'm going with the standard "Artist Name - Album Name" format. Suddenly I feel so industrious!

Come with me as I recall a time when MTV didn't completely suck. It was still on it's way to total suckdom, but at least the original programming was still interesting and Kennedy was hosting 120 Minutes. We had Beavis and Butthead, Liquid Television (which begat Aeon Flux!) and The State. There was some serious crap too (Dead At 21 or whatever that piece of shit was called) but the good stuff really made up for it, and for my brother and I, The State was some of the best stuff on television.

For those unfamiliar with the show, it featured a rather large cast and focused on obscure, abstract or eccentric humor much in the way Monty Python or Mr. Show did. The show aired for three seasons from 1993 to 1995 and featured memorable characters such as Doug ("I'm outta heeeeeeeeeere"), Louie ("I'm gonna dip my balls in it!"), Barry & Levon and Old Fashioned Guy. It's quite possible they might never have broken up if it weren't for a terrible deal they signed with CBS for a series of specials. Their sole CBS production was a Halloween special featuring new skits, lots of cameos and a musical performance by Sonic Youth. Needless to say, they're not on TV anymore.

Since the end of the group and show, many members have gone on to become quite successful including Michael Ian Black, best known for his participation in the I Love The 80's and other decade specials on VH1 as well as several sitcoms, and David Wain who directed Role Models and is involved in a multitude of projects, yet everyone in the cast is still working in the entertainment industry and stays in touch with each other regularly which has led to further collaborations on shows like Reno 911!, Stella and Viva Variety as well as films like Wet Hot American Summer and Role Models.

Despite their continued work with and without each other, there has been a continued want from both fans and the group themselves for a complete reunion and so, with much joy abounding from all directions, it was announced some time ago that they are indeed working on a new film which will reunite the entire cast. It's quite unclear as to when this will happen, but it's good news that they're at least working on it in one way or another. On top of this, it was finally confirmed that on July 14th of this year, the entire series will see release on DVD! So, I'm sure you can all read how ecstatic I am about all this! What isn't getting released though is what really surprised me.

A few years ago I read about a comedy album the group had produced for Warner Brothers records (God, there they are raring their heads again!) that was deemed unsuitable for release. Not much is known as to why it didn't see the light of day, but it's probably because none of the show's recurring characters are featured and several of the sketches are quite bizarre and vulgar. Of course, that's music to my ears and, upon finding that some pals from MySpleen were indeed hosting the full album, I hopped on that download like a person who jumps up quite vigorously for something they considerably want! And so, it is with great honor, that I present to you today, The State's great (okay, maybe it's not that great, but it is pretty funny) unreleased album! Spread the word and enjoy this collection of oddities or I shall be forced to purchase $240 worth of pudding and sweet talk it until it begs for my love!

Don't worry, I won't hold it against you if you don't get that last reference. Oh, and while we're at it, thanks to anothergirl over at MySpleen for posting this and you should go to The State's official site. Like now. Seriously.


The State - Comedy For Gracious Living
UPDATE: Sorry guys, it's gone since it's getting it's official release in a few days.

01 Barbershop Tourettes
02 Jailbreak
03 Skip This Track (They Were Drunk)
04 Illegal Rubbing
05 The Late Mr. & Mrs. Balloon
06 The Kendalpants Manor Affair - A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
07 Zucchini Bread
08 Laurie Anderson Song
09 The Koo Koo Koach In "Halftime Hilarity"
10 Glass Eyes
11 Disclaimer/Mice
12 Animal Sounds
13 Bald
14 Houston
15 Dr. Shrinkyballs
16 Kerri's One Second Noise
17 Goin' Off
18 These Are The Things We Love
19 Timmy The Tugboat
20 Steve
21 Which Would You Rather Do
22 Stadium Seats
23 News From Central Minnesota
24 Something Terrible's Happened/Outro

PS-Here is the Theme from the show.

Chez Moi "Companhia das Índias"

Numa Loja que estava a "arrumar" resíduos, consegui adquirir estas boas reproduções de "Companhia das Índias", por um preço irrisório ....

ETON

A famosa "Old Etonian Tie" constitui um caso sério ... Para nós, acostumados a usar desde miúdos as famosas "Regimental's", "Club" e "University" Ties, reflexo da vitória dos símbolos ingleses na arte do "bon gout" masculino, ela´"é mais uma" , mas ser apanhado em Inglaterra a usar esta gravata, sem fazer parte verdadeiramente dos "Etonian Old Boys" constitui uma afronta e crime de uma gravidade e ridículo superior a ser tornado "Barão" pelo conselho da nobreza em Portugal no presente, ou ser reconhecido nalgum titulo pelo D. Duarte.

Eton College foi fundado em meados do Sec XV pelo Rei Henrique VI, e destinava-se a apoiar a educação dos menos favorecidos ...
Dos seus bancos saíram 18 primeiro ministros britânicos e inúmeros nomes tão famosos como George Orwell ou Aldous Huxley ...

Este é um dos jogos mais excêntricos que se conhecem ... o "Eton Wall Game" toma lugar desde 1766,tradicionalmente no St Andrews Day, não está aberto à participação exterior, e parece ser um "antepassado do "rugby" que nunca evoluiu ... de qualquer maneira não é marcado um "golo" desde 1909 (!) Ver um filme feito que documenta este jogo em 1921 :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSdlWtk1grI

No "Fourth of June" toma lugar a tradicional regata, onde os participantes se põem de pé, num equilíbrio instável, para saudarem os pais e os visitantes ...

A indumentária mantém-se inalterada ( ou quase) .... os antigos castigos corporais foram banidos, assim como o tradicional "fagging", ou seja, o sistema em que os mais novos ou "caloiros" eram obrigados a servir os mais velhos ... existem alguns privilégios de coletes coloridos para os membros das sociedades de elite como a "Pop", exemplo ilustrado aqui pelo Príncipe William.

THE PASSIONATE PRINCE

O anúncio de que o Príncipe Carlos se prepara para realizar um documentário na linha de Gore sobre o desafio definitivo das alterações climáticas, o Aquecimento Global e a sobrevivência Ambiental do Planeta, só poderia surpreender aqueles que não conhecem o percurso deste homem, tão mediatizado, mas tão mal conhecido. Para aqueles interessados em ficar com uma ideia e uma imagem da obra deste homem verdadeiramente notável, recomendo o Documentário "Charles at 60 The Passionate Prince" que foi emitido pela BBC a 12 de Novembro do ano passado ... aqui o link para apenas uma das partes no You Tube ... mas logo que o abrirem poderão ver as outras partes no mesmo You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMqKTU71XNk

Com efeito a urgência da preservação do Ambiente, a defesa e a práctica da Agricultura Biológica, a defesa da Medicina Alternativa fazem parte do Programa deste verdadeiro Príncipe de Alma há quarenta anos, e ao longo destes anos a sua obra só se tem aprofundado em coerência e acção.
Para se manter coerente, o Princípe procura viajar menos para espalhar a sua mensagem, e começou a transmitir as suas preocupações através de Holograma . Ver :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf5esT95Glw

O Príncipe é um dos maiores Lobbyistas e Networkers sempre ao serviço das Boas Causas ... Ele organiza reuniões permanentemente com os líderes do Mundo sobre as verdadeiras ameaças, como nesta reunião que tomou lugar em Abril sobre a necessidade urgente de parar com a desflorestação do Mundo. Ver uma intervenção do Príncipe sobre a desflorestação em :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Cqo1Aksv4

Ele põe os seus princípios em Práctica , tal como na sua casa e propriedade (Highgrove), que é tratada com um absoluto respeito pela Natureza e pelos ciclos naturais no seu jardim, terras e criação de animais.

A sua preocupação pelo efeito do Urbanismo e pela qualidade da Arquitectura na vida quotidiana e na felicidade dos seus habitantes, levou-o a construir uma cidade exemplo : Poundbury Ver sobre Poundbury : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0vH_xijxa8

O Príncipe criou no seu Ducado de Cornwall empresas agrícolas que produzem alimentos exclusivamente seguindo os princípios da Agricultura Biológica e o absoluto respeito pela Natureza.