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02.26.19 qotsa ranked..01.16.19 More Cult Movies..
01.03.19 Butcher’s Review Series.. 12.11.18 Butcher's 2018..
12.03.18 American Movies..11.20.18 NEW TOOL DROPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11.20.18 oldies..11.16.18 101 Albums Part IV..
10.01.18 Metal Band Name Autocorrect.. 09.25.18 PERFECT SONGS 2.. THE FINAL SHOWDOWN..
09.22.18 PERFECT SONGS 2.. ROUND V..09.22.18 Butcher's Favourite Indie Labels..
09.19.18 PERFECT SONGS 2.. ROUND IV..09.12.18 PERFECT SONGS 2.. ROUND III..
09.06.18 PERFECT SONGS 2.. ROUND II..08.29.18 PERFECT SONGS 2.. ROUND I..
08.22.18 Butcher's Reading List..08.10.18 More Noise Punk..
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1Man Man
The Man in a Blue Turban With a Face


Just like last year's comp.. Perfect songs, from you to me.. First round is FREAK FOLK.. i'll keep the parameters for this round fairly wide, gimme the avant-garde cabaret, some experimental bluegrass bullshit that you think is great, the wilder the better.. as a frame of reference, the song White Rice, Brown Heart off the album to your left.. Let's see if someone will usurp Fripp, last year's champ.. gimme all the recs..
2Cat Power
Moon Pix


Back of Your Head - Spirit

Nice minimalist melancholic tune, nothing particulalry freaky or off-kilter about it.. pleasant listen, that's about it.. sorry, my man.. ELIMINATED
3Cerberus Shoal
Bastion of Itchy Preeves


Baby Gal - cyl

Music for evil children to murder their folks.. pretty fucking amazing, actually.. lots of strange sounds being mashed here.. a winner
4Arlo Guthrie
Alice's Restaurant


Alice's Restaurant - Drifty

I remember a friend giving this to me to listen years and years ago, saying it's the quintessential Thanksgiving song.. Lyrics are great, but musically, this is boilerplate Americana folk.. nothing freaky here.. sorry, Drifty boy.. ELIMINATED
5Modest Mouse
No One's First, and You're Next


King Rat - neeka

the swtich-up in the second act was fucking lovely.. and the tune itself is stellar.. nice one, neeka!
6AJJ
People Who Can Eat People are the Luckiest People


Rejoice - Zombie

started smacking of the dreadful Neutral Milk Hotel at first, but does have a nervier energy to it that I liked quite a bit.. and the horns sell this for me.. you live!
7Linda Perhacs
Parallelograms


Chimacum Rain - mudloop

The vocal affectations elevate this far past mere singer/songwriter schlock.. beautiful autumn song..
8Khun Narin
II


Chackim - Uni

yea, this is pretty damn fantastic.. play along for another round, why don't ya?!
9Love
Forever Changes


Maybe the People shooby doo blah blah yea mhm - Ars

not exactly freaky, but hey, that trumpet is hard as hell to deny, isn't it?.. you SHALL pass!
10Comus
First Utterance


Drip Drip - Cugno

not a big fan of the vox, but the tune is fantastic, unsettled and anxious.. great stuff
11Kimya Dawson
Hidden Vagenda


Lullaby for the Taken - Diva

nice quirky tune, but that's about it.. sorry, Diva, you know I love ya, but twee does not freak folk make.. ELIMINATED
12Paavoharju
Laulu Laakson Kukista


Kirkonväki - Chorts

wow! this was amazing.. ambient and trip-hoppy with beautiful operatic vox.. what a whirl, shiiiiiiiiiiit!
13The Oh Hellos
Dear Wormwood


Exeunt - Blitz

this song kept shifting paces constantly.. i can't say I loved it, but there was something about it i couldn't peg down.. which just about fulfills the freaky aspect for me.. you live, but watch out!
14Wilburn Burchette
Opens The Seven Gates


Regeneration - Fripp

music that makes me miss narcotics.. just a tad plodding, but there's a lot of grand strangeness happening here.. the reigning champ moves on ahead..
15The Fugs
The Fugs


Dirty Old Man - gilly

always wanted to listen to these guys properly, because of the Naked and the Dead connection.. musically, a standard bluesy little romp, but i like the rowdy chant-along vocals.. not to mention that B-horror movie ramble in the middle.. sold!
16Iwan Fals
Sarjana Muda


Oemar Baki - Aberf

an Indonesian bluegrass song.. haha, this was fucked up in its very conception.. i like it.. stick around, see what's good..
1712 Rods
Split Personalities


Girl Sun - sugarcubes

I mean, this is downtempo RnB with an alt rock hook.. sorry, dude.. ELIMINATED
18Secret Chiefs 3
Book of Souls: Folio A


Balance of the 19 - johnny

I sort of grew up with Moorish music like this, so while this is not particularly freaky, I do have the softest of sentimental spots for it, and it does brief little cabaret transitions that work perfectly.. come along, then..
19Devendra Banhart
Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon


I Remember - other johnny

I know Carmensita off this LP, and it's a fantastic song.. this was a nice melancholic indie song.. i liked it, but it missed the mark.. sorry, my love.. ELIMINATED
20Josephine Foster
Hazel Eyes, I Will Lead You


All I Wanted was the Moon - hansolo

the most ornate and specific revivalist out there.. I've heard some of her stuff before.. there were odd little tics to it that worked, like the intermittently stormy percussion, and the dreamy distant guitar.. hmmm.. fuck it, you live!

PS.. couldn't be arsed to add the album it's actually from..
21The Incredible String Band
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter


A Very Cellular Song - plane

yes, yes! nice one.. so much goodness happening on this one..
22Catherine Ribeiro + 2 Bis
Catherine Ribeiro + 2 Bis


Les Fées Carabosses - Sandy

Sandwich, the jilted finalist of the first tourney, dicked around for a bit like the subliminal punk he is, but finally came through with a grand tune.. i love it, she sounds so fucked off..
23Joanna Newsom
The Milk-Eyed Mender


Inflammatory Wit - widow

you're on the verge here, boyo, i'm telling you.. despite the vocals that were so annoyingly mannered, I think Liberace would blush listening to them, something about this worked for me.. go on then, you inflammatory git..
24Syd Barrett
The Madcap Laughs


Octopus - Minus

good tune, but this was psych pop only.. sorry, my man.. ELIMINATED
25CocoRosie
Grey Oceans


Lemonade - Sint

better than Beyonce's golden shower.. Bjorky without being so Bjork as to illicit a dull rage from me.. good little electro effects.. you live!
26Right Said Fred
Up


Clyde and Clem's Whiskey Band - People Suit - Lefty

hahahahahaha, i mean, Lefty, i don't even know.. funny, i guess.. sorry.. not in the database, and maybe it shouldn't be.. ELIMINATED..
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