Contributor Archives: Creep Scanner

Outrageously Out of Print – 1

Posted on 11.06.12 by Jerry Orbach of

All these records are, as the title says, out of print. To hear them entirely you’ll need to spend a ridiculous amount of money on Ebay (and the artists/labels won’t see a penny), or invoke Culture Sharing Powers of the interweb. As we don’t particularly like commercial cyberlockers, the whole A&D crew advises you to look for it on Soulseek.  – Philemon Arthur & The Dung – Musikens Historia del 1 och 2 (1992 – Silence Records – compilation of 70′s and 80′s releases)  Oh boy. Definitely in my top 5 records of all time. Again, there probably isn’t much … Continue reading →

Wreck & Reference

Posted on 10.05.12 by Jerry Orbach of

It’s unlikely that any readers here have chanced upon my blog before.  If you’re one of those unfortunate souls who have then I’m sure you’ll realize hastily that I have almost no interest in contemporary music.  Everything sounds like some boring copy of a copy (thanks Baudrillard).  Being a sallow old coot, I don’t get what the kids are into anymore.  So you can imagine my surprise when I received an e-mail from the two chaps who masterminded this maelstrom and wasn’t instantly moved to vomit. Their first release, Black Cassette, had some unlikely signposts that may or may not … Continue reading →