Sonic Overload 1/3/11

Happy New Year to ‘ya—welcome to first Sonic Overload for 2011. On time, finished early in fact and under the influence of some rather potent coffee. The caffeine buzz or rush or whatever you want to call it lasted most of the day. I’m still feeling the after-effects, in fact, although there didn’t seem to be any sort of “crash.”

I mention this on the show but when I played “Transmission” by Joy Division, I checked my database to see when it was last played. It was January 3, 2005, six years to the day. That also happens to be the day I started recording this show at home, following the closing of Allston-Brighton Free Radio. A completely unintentional coincidence. That day, the  recording set-up was incomplete compared to what I have now. If memory serves me correctly, I had one turntable and I can’t remember if I had the CD mixer yet but I did complete the set-up within a few weeks and it’s been that way ever since. It still boggles my mind that I’m able to record this show in my house and people all over the world can listen to it.

The holidays are over, it’s back to real life or whatever it’s called. Hopefully, that signals the end of those infernal holiday commercials that lasted straight into this past weekend and I’m wondering if they’re FINALLY going to disappear. And, hopefully, this show and subsequent installments will at least partially help you get through the day/week. If not, try some strong coffee. Did the trick here...

Sonic Overload 1/3/11

TRACK 1

JOHN BROWN’S ARMY-Playing With Fire (Gloom)

DIRECT CONTROL-Herd The Cattle (Tankcrimes)
STATE POISON-Tache Difficile (Kick Rock/Flowers of Carnage)
GASMASK TERROR-The Cult (Solar Funeral)
HERO DISHONEST-Finger On A Button (IfSociety)
H100S-Ain’t Too Young To Die (Non-Commercial)

TOYS THAT KILL-Ass Mirror (& Puckered Lips) (Recess)
ANTEENAGERS MC-Cars (Plastic Idol)
CARBONAS-Trapped In Hell (Goner)
THE LEWD-Suburban Prodigy (Chuckie Boy)
MARKED MEN-Settle Down (Mortville)
CUTE LEPERS-Thanks For Not Showing Up (1-2-3-4, Go!)

DEADBEATS-Kill The Hippies (Dangerhouse)
VIBRATORS-Pure Mania (Repertoire)
THE POP-Animal Eyes (Automatic)
SUBURBAN STUDS-No Faith (Pogo)

TRACK 2

NEIGHBORS-Unanswered (self-released)
STRAIGHTJACKET NATION-Deadbeats (self-released)
THE SHINING-A Song For The Rest Of The World... Except You Of Course! (Pick Up)
AVO-All My Friends Are Fucked (Even Worse/Kangaroo)
CUT THE SHIT-Marked For Life (Gloom)
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT-Typical Tastes (Third Party/Nation Of Finks)
SET TO EXPLODE-Don’t Fuckin’ Care (Grave Mistake)
KNOCKDOWN-What’s Left (Youngblood)

MUNDO MUERTO-Maltidas Ratas (Mata La Musika)
LA URSS-Amad A Dios (Todo Destruido)
PARABELLUM-Osmoze 99 (Gougnaf Mouvement)
MEMBERS-Fear On The Streets (Captain Oi)

SEDATIVES-Backlash (Deranged)
THE STALIN-Swindler In Sewer (boot)
GENERAL INTEREST-Drunk Doctor (Ride The Snake)
SORRY-Satellite (Homestead)
VISION/DECAY-Insomnia (from “Barricaded Suspects,” Toxic Shock)

TRACK 3

INFERNO-Dein Bester Freund (Rise & Fall)
TOTALITÄR-Vi Brutaliseras (YOJ)
BRAIN KILLER-Here’s The Rope (demo)
MÖRPHEME-Ounou No Rensa (Prank)
WARGASM-Bullets & Blades (Profile)

LIGHTS OUT!-Destroy-Create (Dead Beat)
WHITE DRUGS-Black Wizard Gloaming (Amphetamine Reptile)
PREGNANT-Do You Feel It? (Burn Books)
STRAIGHTJACKET MIND-Erie St. (demo)
BOB SEGER SYSTEM-2 + 2 = ? (Capitol)

SHEER TERROR-Just Can’t Hate Enough (Blackout)
YUPPICIDE-Socialization (Wreck-Age)
FALSE PROPHETS-Somebody React (Alternative Tentacles)
SCREAM-Stand (Dischord)
MINOR THREAT-Salad Days (Dischord)

TRACK 4

WOVEN BONES-I’ll Be Runnin (HoZac)
DESTRUCTION UNIT-Race/Time (Empty)
THE NORMAL-Warm Leatherette (Mute)
FLIPPER-Get Away (Infinite Zero)
WEIRDOS-Helium Bar (Frontier)

SHRINK-Energy (Oval)
JOY DIVISION-Transmission (Factory)
PLASMATICS-Corruption (Vice Squad)
SHRAPNEL-Combat Love (Salute)

SVT-New Year (415)