VA - Apocalypse Always

Alternative Tentacles certainly is generous, giving us over 72 minutes of playing time in Apocalypse Always, showcasing a wide range of artists and spanning a spoken death-row rant from Mumia Abu-Jamal, the trippy, ethereal warblings of Jarboe and the zany core of Zen Guerrilla. It’s difficult to do an overall analysis of such a diverse lineup, but if I have to pick standouts I’ll go with the Black Kali Ma’s Howya Do It (think Bon Scott-era AC/DC), Flaming Stars’ Bring Me The Rest Of Alfredo Garcia (Heroin glam with an alt-country edge) and Causey Way’s Money (X-Ray Spex-style transistorized fuzz punk). Like some politics with your music? Also included are spoken tracks by Noam Chomsky, Angela Davis, Howard Zinn and the ubiquitous Mr. Nasal, Jello Biafra. Really, 80 per cent of this is good stuff.

Apocalypse Always (1995)

01 - Jello Biafra - Joey Ramone
02 - M.I.A. - Boredom Is The Reason
03 - The Flaming Stars - Bring Me The Rest Of Alfredo Garcia
04 - Half Japenese - All The Angels Said No To Her
05 - Fleshies - 3 x 10
06 - Mumia Abu-Jamal - A Daily Terror
07 - Victim's Family - Fridge
08 - Zen Guerilla - Mama's Little Rocket
09 - Slim Cessna's Auto Club - The Port Authority Band
10 - Wesley Willis - Good News Is Rock 'N' Roll
11 - Angela Davis - Rebellion From California To New York
12 - Black Kali Ma - Howya Do It
13 - Michael Gira - Where Does Your Body Begin
14 - Strobe Talbot - Pop Tart
15 - Evan Johns & The H. Bombs - You're A Cutie
16 - Noam Chomsky - Pacification
17 - The Fartz - Injustice
18 - The Phantom Limbs - Look Ma, No Hands
19 - Jarboe - Euphoria
20 - Causey Way - Money
21 - Howard Zinn - Advice For History Teachers
22 - Ratos De Porao - Toma Trouxa
23 - Jello Biafra - American Woman
24 - Iowaska - Change
25 - D.O.A. - Dead Men Tell No Tales
26 - Jello Biafra - Excerpt From The Big Ka-Boom (Part One)

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