Amps For Christ -- Circuits (Vermiform, 1999) *Flac + 320

"Circuits was originally released in 1999 on the Vermiform label. It was well received, even charting on CMJ. Comprised of stellar originals, Scottish, English and North American folk songs and Child ballads, biblical lore, and choice pop folk cover tunes, Circuits is singular in its approach. Heavily referencing Steeleye Span and Pentangle’s moves in working with songs of the British Isles, as well as Jean Ritchie and North American Appalachian songlines in general, as well as DIY nosenik modalities, AFC uniquely adds to the history of these songlines. This reissue puts Circuits on vinyl for the first time as a deluxe double LP with a gatefold cover and a full bonus side of unreleased material . Circuits includes AFC collaborator Tara Tavi (ex-Blue Silk Sutures, Bastard Noise, Savage Republic, currently of Auto Da Fe) who plays yangqin (Chinese hammer dulcimer) and sings. Former Man Is The Bastard drummer Joel Connell plays tablas and percussion." (Turned Word)

From the archives; A freshly ripped Flac / 320 offering of the very best album by Amps for Christ. Woefully out of print for years, now, Circuits was recently remastered by the superlative Timothy Stollenwerk for a fancy new double LP reissue (its first time on wax!) by Turned Word / Water Wing, and featuring a full side of primo bonus material. I highly recommend you snatch one up, while the gettin' is still good. This rip, though, is straight from the original cd, which is one of the very few plastic discs I kept around after my college daze. I'm basically re-upping this because it still appears to be OOP in any digital format. If anyone from AFC, Vermiform, et al, wants this masterpiece back down, please just say the word -- Your wish is my command. Paz.

Amps For Christ -- Circuits (Vermiform, 1999)

Flac + 320

*full scans included.

VMFM 51CD

Men's Recovery Project- The Golden Triumph of Naked Hostility (VMFM 40, 1998)

Owl just totally beat me to the punch in posting some classic MRP. Growing up not far from Richmond, VA, these guys were the seminal punk-absurdists of my high school years. Wish I had a scan of the back cover- Helpfully, they listed these 60 songs in alphabetical, rather than numerical, order.

Men's Recovery Project by nicholab

"The Humans", a short movie by MRP


Mediafire Download Link: Men's Recovery Project- The Golden Triumph of Naked Hostility (VMFM 40, 1998)

1 Intro 0:30
2 Abort 0:54
3 Goats in the Field 1:10
4 Ye, Part 1 1:10
5 Ye, Part 2 1:18
6 Good Friday, 2033 3:12
7 Signal Processor Failure 0:20
8 Why We Are Lazy 2:27
9 Man Urinating, Laughter 0:31
10 Ant Propolis 0:33
11 Losing Cohesion 1:08
12 Explanation of Arm Troubles 0:35
13 Man Hole 1:42
14 Enjoy Life 2:12
15 Total Lockup System 0:31
16 Use the Brain 0:54
17 E-Mail Is a Men's Room 1:08
18 Ronald Reagan 1:27
19 Ye, Part 9 0:22
20 New York Times 1:01
21 My Demands 0:24
22 Problem? 0:30
23 Men's Recovery Project 1:18
24 Encounter 0:06
25 America 1:13
26 Normal Man 2:27
27 !!! 0:07
28 The Fat Lady Is Singing 0:48
29 You Pay Attention to Me, Not Vice Versa 1:33
30 Tense Equality Problem 0:59
31 Important Man 0:24
32 Tiny Quarts of Life 1:25
33 Botanica Mysteria 0:41
34 Unexplainable Difficulties 1:57
35 Safety Hole 0:08
36 Clark in My Car 1:31
37 Like Me, for Instance 0:56
38 Never Work Again 1:32
39 Biological Events 0:21
40 Nerve Damage 0:21
41 Our Alaskan Brothers 0:48
42 New Human 0:52
43 Undigested Food 0:33
44 My Body Is a Jerk 1:36
45 *** 0:32
46 Restraining Order 0:17
47 Rude Scientist 0:36
48 Split Your Own Damn Atoms 0:19
49 Misc. 0:37
50 Etc. 0:13
51 Get Your Dick Out of My Food 1:47
52 Remove Pants 0:23
53 Well Hidden Sausage 0:34
54 I'm w/ Tipper 1:18
55 Ant Arctica 1:08
56 Abort 0:25
57 Thaw Walt 0:58
58 Military Gelatin Crockle 0:14
59 The Smell of Burning Wires Every Astronaut Fears 1:19
60 Bottomless Pit 5:22

Amps For Christ- Circuits

I've never figured why Amps For Christ are named Amps For Christ. I sure like 'em, though. Most of my favorite tracks- Edward, Grey Funnel Line, The Blacksmith, Sweet William And Lady Margaret- are warped, lo-fi experimental versions of classic British traditional ballads. AFC's Jeremy Barnes is known for meddling with strings and electronics, and has invented numerous instruments throughout the course of this project. Circuits was originally released on Vermiform in 1999.
"The Grey Funnel Line"

Live On-Air Jam

Mediafire Download Link: Amps for Christ- Circuits

1 Sweet William and Lady Margret
2 Citys of Refuge
3 Janitor of Lunacy
4 The Grey Funnel Line
5 Colors
6 The Blacksmith
7 Edward
8 Wishful Thinking
9 Memorial Immemorial
10 Eyes That Shine
11 Detrimental Anisthesia
12 The Wife of Ushers Well
13 Over the Hills of Marshall
14 Echo Location
15 Chinese Fascination With Westerns
16 Moondog
17 Esaus Blessing
18 The Cruel Sister
19 Snap Dragons