#29 Outtacontroller - Don't Play Dumb

P Trash, 2012

Genre: Halifax Power Pop

Damn, this album holds up.

It's been a long time, but I'm always pumped to see Outracontroller. Their tunes are catchy as hell, and that power pop energy has no contest.

This record was released in 2012, just as I was wrapping up my second uni degree and about to move to the country. It had been a tumultuous couple years, and going to see Outtacontroller was one wicked way to release some of those energies. I am pleased to say that the same energy is captured on the recording, and the sound quality is excellent. It's murky and loud where it should be, but everything is balanced and easy to hear and appreciate. Oh, and a decade later, the songs are still catchy as Hell. I'm pumped to have this one in my collection.

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#32 Prokofieff, Strauss - Peter and the Wolf, Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

Camden, year unknown Genre: Classical Performed by the Boston Symphony conducted by Serge Koussevitzky, narrated by Richard Hale This lp is in terrible condition---even after cleaning, it's crackling and hiccoughing, even skipping. It's tough, because I LOVE this recording, but this one will have to be purged. Let it be known, however, that this lp has been loved. It was a formative education piece for me, teaching me both about music and about narrative. It also taught me that you should always watch you back in unfamiliar places, and not underestimate the unknowns in your surroundings. It also taught me that representing animals with instruments is hilarious. Dad listened to it when he was a kid, and played it for us when we were kids. Maybe I'll make some kind of art with this one.

#59 Geoff Berner - Victory Party

Mint Records, 2011 Canadiana Klezmer Punk I bought this record, along with Berner's book "Festival Man", when he played at the Company House (RIP) on Gottingen Street. That's another show/artist I was made aware of thanks to Peter, so thanks pal! This show was wicked awesome, and "Victory Party" is equally so. It's barely contained, but perfectly contained, klezmer infused chaos; each song a story that pulls your strings like a puppet. Geoff Berner is a Canadian gem. Oh, and Festival Man is a great read.

Shout Out to Jampy

I got this sweet record stand for Christmas from Stu. Created by Jampy (my excellent birthday twin) and featuring Dartmouth's own Three Sisters (Tuft's Cove smokestacks), it helps me display whatever wicked wax I'm spinning. Very cool.

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