VA - Succour: The Terrascope Benefit Album [2CD Set] (1996)
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Succour: The Terrascope Benefit Album
Year Of Release: 1996
Label: Ptolemaic Terrascope [POT CD 01]
Genre: Alternative Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental, Electronic
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue, log)
Total Time: 2:36:37
Total Size: 358 mb / 858 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: Succour: The Terrascope Benefit Album
Year Of Release: 1996
Label: Ptolemaic Terrascope [POT CD 01]
Genre: Alternative Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental, Electronic
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue, log)
Total Time: 2:36:37
Total Size: 358 mb / 858 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Psychedelia is back. Or, perhaps it never went away; this collection is a testament to and a helping hand for the independent British magazine The Ptolemaic Terrascope, which has the singular goal of exposing a wide range of music new and old with a vaguely psychedelic bent. Succour (and its companion Alms) initiates and familiarizes the curious reader with a generous helping of Terrascopic finery. Alongside well-knowns Spirit, Peter Buck of R.E.M., and Robyn Hitchcock, reside outfits with far-out handles like Olivia Tremor Control, Cul de Sac, and the Bevis Frond. The music is as trippy as the band names; while not inaccessible, it requires as open mind. In many instances, the overall effect of the music doesn't sink in for several listens. But once it does, the satisfaction is unassailable. Each participant has brought a world-class dish to this potluck; in addition to the United States and England, Japan, Norway, Australia, and New Zealand are represented here. In addition to showcasing some of the cream of the indie-rock crop, Succour raises some much-needed funds for a publication these artists hold near and dear to their hearts.
:: TRACKLIST ::
Disc 1
1. Linus Pauling Quartet – Dartania (07:06)
2. The Green Pajamas – Deadly Nightshade (04:43)
3. Palace Music – Black/Rich Tune (03:16)
4. Porcupine Tree – Ptolemine Treescope (06:06)
5. The Powder Monkeys – The Supernova That Never Quits (05:04)
6. Wellwater Conspiracy – The Far Side Of Your Moon (03:14)
7. Peter Buck & Scott McCaughey – Hate Me More (04:52)
8. Current 93 – Nihil (04:38)
9. Charalambides – Drop (06:00)
10. The Bevis Frond – Dry Rain (05:23)
11. Kable – Omar (02:40)
12. Spirit – Cages (04:49)
13. Flying Saucer Attack – Bare Trees (03:26)
14. Clockbrains – Everything You Want (03:47)
15. The Marilyn Decade – Cock Marsh On Bicycles (02:26)
16. Motorpsycho – The Nerve Tattoo (04:31)
17. Captain Sensible – So Far Out (06:27)
Disc 2
1. Nurse With Wound – Angle (05:20)
2. Sun Dial – Red Sky (04:44)
3. The Olivia Tremor Control – The Ships (04:31)
4. The Flyte Reaction – New Sunrise (04:25)
5. Dunlavy – Wesleyan (03:36)
6. Robyn Hitchcock – Sinister but She Was Happy (03:24)
7. Bardo Pond – Affa (05:34)
8. The Mooseheart Faith – You Are Just a Flying Egg (03:57)
9. The Heads – Spliff Riff (04:45)
10. Cul de Sac – Into the Cone of Cold (03:55)
11. The Lucky Bishops – Ashtralia (04:46)
12. Endino's Earthworm – Fried, Baked or Scrambled (02:43)
13. Ethereal Counterbalance – Let It Fly (05:16)
14. Medicine Ball – Building and Building (05:10)
15. Strapping Fieldhands – Tale From Telegewae (03:00)
16. Ghost – Beyond Coimbula (02:00)
17. Coil – Lost Rivers of London (07:42)
18. Magic Hour – Sunrise Variations (03:21)
All tracks previously unreleased, except track 1-07 taken from the soundtrack to the film "Georgia", recorded Oct. 30th, 1994 in Athens, GA.
