Top Sellers All Stellar @ Birdman Sound

1. The band whose name is a symbol – Punks, Twats & Urban Cowboys LP
2. People Of The North – Steep Formations LP
3. Moore/Majeure – Brainstorm LP
4. Michael Chapman – Rainmaker LP
5. Bardo Pond & Tom Carter – 4/23/03 LP
6. Karen Dalton – 1966 LP


7. Pontiak – Echo Ono LP
8. Flower Travellin’ Band – Anywhere LP
9. Miles Davis – Dark Magus LP
10. Hedvig Mollestad Trio – Shoot! LP

Friday Morning Cartunes...March 2nd, 2012

Ali Ag Amoumine - Kalitay/Hali Diallo (Mississippi) LP
Sorry Bamba - Porry (Stones Throw) LP
Moussa Doumbia - Femme Senegal (Pathe) LP
Joni Haastrup - Wake Up Your Mind (Hot Casa) LP
Monomono - Ema Kowa Lasa Ile Wa (Soundway) LP
Peace - Get On The Way (Groovie) LP
Mack Sigis Porter - Sunday In Neon Lights (Shadoks) LP
Musi O Tunya - Walk & Fight (Now Again) LP
Rob - Boogie On (Analog Africa) LP
Geraldo Pino & The Heart Beats - Heavy, Heavy, Heavy (Soundway) LP
Akeeb Kareem - Awa Ne Re (Hot Casa) LP
Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Expensive Shit (Knitting Factory) LP

Group Doueh - Min Binat Omum (Sublime Frequencies) LP
Bombino - Adinet (Cumbancha) LP
Mahmoud Ahmed - Atawurulegn Lela (L'Arome) LP
Ikenga Super Stars Of Africa - Greedy Man/Ojele Woman (Decca) LP
Ngozi Family - Nizaka Panga Ngozi (No Smoke) LP
Witch - Tooth Factory (Shadoks) LP
Guellewar - Wollou (Kindred Spirits) LP
Tony Allen - Jealousy (Kindred Spirits) LP
Orlando Julius - Osika Ranti (Voodoo Funk) LP
SJOB Movement - Stone Funk (Academy) LP

Comments From The Peanut Gallery....

You release an album because as an artist you want to share your love with other people. Sometimes the love is returned...here's what some folks have to say about "the band whose name is a symbol"...

“Punks, Twats & Urban Cowbys” Feb. 2012

***"your new LP is outstanding! played it 3 times already" Matthew (Ottawa)

***What was that track you played just now? Ha! TBWNIAS. no wonder I liked it….Mary (Ottawa)

“TBWNIS Vs. The Purveyors Of Conspicuous Authenticity” Apr. 2011

***“Hey John, i picked up the LPs from the post office today. Four sides digested....wow! I wish I could formulate some words to describe my impression, but my frontal lobe no longer functions properly. I really hope I can catch a live show sometime. Just incredible, especially Versus The Purveyors of Conspicuous Authenticity” Thanks a lot! Cheers….Jason (Port Elgin, ON.)

***Hi John,
The new record is very good. Maybe more psychedelic and droney.
We really like it. Is there any new release? Michael-Antonios (Greece)

***J'aime ben le band à John.
Il me semble qu'ils commencent à être très ambitieux aussi avec des tounes plus compliquées
et on s'en fout que ça va passer par dessus la tête de 95 % du monde.
Le set de samedi était malheureusement trop court.
La prochaine fois faut vraiment que ce soit pas une premiere partie. Laurent (Montreal)

**John,
Holw cow. The TBWNIS LP is k-i-l-l-e-r. If we hadn't talked about Krautrock and Sky Saxon this morning, then you'd never have mentioned it! I'm glad you ceased being modest for that instant. This is a serious album, and I dig it. I can see how you'll work in the oud. I look forward to hearing more about the krautrock influences; for now, I just hear Alice Coltane, and assorted heavyness, but that's me! Yours,Inderbir (from Carleton Architecture School, Ottawa)

photo by Andrew Carver

Rudy Can't Fail....

I've known Bob Snyder for god knows how long, likely since I arrived in Ottawa at some point in the mid 80's. Some know him by "Little Bob",his punk rock "handle" and it was though our mutual love for punk rock music "back in the day" that we met. Bob moved west for a period, but upon returning, we rekindled our friendship, again through a mutual love for the RAWK(Bob was a Resin Scraper fan of course!). Another common bond we shared was an uncompromising love for dogs and Rudy was Bob's pride and joy. Perhaps if you've been to Birdman Sound over the past umpteen years you know there might have been dogs encountered. Rudy made his appearances often on Saturdays with Bob(in tow) usually after a long trek from Hull where the 2 lived(and often sharing French fries). Our old guy, Connor(Hound extraordinaire) was a fast friend of Rudy's as well as their other mutual bud's occasionally in the shop; Rommel(Rottweiler) and Winston(Pug). When we got our pack trio a decade ago these 3 (Liam, Fiesty and Clio),always enjoyed Rudy’s company(especially the girls!). Rudy was often known to Birdman patrons to be wandering through a crowd, always so gentle and friendly, wagging his tail. Many fond memories are also recalled regarding “farm visits” as all aforementioned critters spent time there.

I knew there was something weird yesterday seeing Bob in a car(he currently doesn’t have one)outside Birdman(and the vet clinic)at 10 AM on a Wednesday. Honestly I felt sick at heart. At 11:30 AM or so, at 13 years of age, Bob said farewell to his best friend Rudy.

Rudy now joins Connor and Rommel(both a few years back) and Winston, just last summer, and are all now hopefully in a place, maybe together, running about on that endless green grass plain where a neverending supply of sunshine, bones, cool water and even French fries are in abundance. I had a nip of Scotch last night Bob and thought of Rudy. Carol and I are saddened by your loss and our thoughts are with you. As I post this now, I'll close the shop for a moment and regain my composure (for the 2nd day in a row). Big guys are not supposed to cry… see ya’ later Rudy, I will never forget you.

Zappa Records ?

If yer in my hood, drop in....just bought the Zappa vinyl catalog....lota stuff ya don't see much and more....great condition as well.

Friday Morning Cartunes...February 24th, 2012

Miles Davis - Zimbabwe Pt. II (Columbia) LP
Et Cetera - Kabul (Long Hair) LP
TBWNIS - Berlin, Ontario (demo) cdr
DAF - Der Mussolini (Virgin) LP
Faust - Jennifer (Virgin) LP
Klaus Schulz - The Looper Isn't A Hooker (Amiga) LP
Umberto - Forsaken Dawn (Permanent) LP
Loop - Be Here Now (Situation Two) LP
White Hills - Red Sun (Thrill Jockey) 12"
Daevid Allen - Crocodile Nonsense Poem/Only Make Love If You Want To (Affinity) LP
Mike Wexler - Tropic Of Gemini (I and Ear) 12"
Amon Duul II - Kismet (Vinyl) LP

Magnus Pellander - You Have Got No Friends To Turn To (Svart) LP
Dead Man - The Wheel (Crusher) LP
Scorpions - Polar Nights (RCA) LP
Gomorrha - Trauma (BASF) LP
You - Future/Past (Bureau B) LP
Damo Suzuki & Cujo - Billete Sencilio... (Alone) LP
TBWNIS - Sask. (demo) cdr
Cliffsight - Illusion (Long Hair) LP
Muddy Waters - Bottom Of The Sea (Cadet) LP
Purple Image - Marching To A Different Drummer (Spiral Groove) LP
Monster Magnet - Tab...excerpt (Glitterhouse) LP

Friday Morning Cartunes...February 17th, 2011

Robedoor - Parallel Wanderer (Not Not Fun) LP
Causa Sui - Garden Of Forking Paths (El Paraiso) LP
Bardo Pond & Tom Carter - 17:40 (3 Lobed) LP
Mugstar - Serra-Distant Sun I (Agitated) 12"
Master Musicians Of Bukkake - Tainted Phenomena (Latitudes) LP
TBWNIS - Inertia Syndrome (Birdman Sound) LP
Aqua Nebula Oscillator - Je Cherche (Funeral Folk) LP
Acid Birds - Rapture Rupture (Blackest Rainbow) LP
Hedvig Mollestad Trio - For The Air (Rune Grammofon) LP
Suishou No Fune - Becoming A Flower (8MM) LP
Linus Pauling Quartet - Alien Abduction (Camera Obscura) LP
Weltraum - Last Flight To Bluedub (Nasoni) LP
Sister Hyde - Isolation (indie) CD
Samsara Blues Experiment - Into The Black (World In Sound) LP
Been Obscene - Night O' Mine (Elektrohasch) LP
Brutus - Queen Of Night (Transubstans) LP
Deep Purple - Space Truckin...Live '72 (Warner) LP

Punks, Twats and Urban Cowboys...

The 5th vinyl only LP by the band whose name is a symbol is now out.
A ltd. edition of 100 copies, available exclusively at Birdman Sound.

Friday Morning Cartunes...February 10th, 2012

Eloy - Land Of No Body (Janus) LP
Bakery - Living With A Memory (Mayfair) LP
Thors Hammer - Mexico (Thors Hammer) LP
Bill Laswell - Hindsight (Elektra Musician) LP
People Of The North - Steep Formations Pt. 1 (Brah/Jag) LP
Toner Low - One (Freebird) LP
The Machine - Jam No. Trident (Elektrohasch) LP
Sun Dial - Plains Of Nazca (Third Eye Studios) LP
Scorch Trio with Mars Williams - Oslo (Rune Grammofon) LP
Kammerflimmer Kollektief - Teufelskamin Jam #1 (Staubgold) LP
Motorpsycho - Uberwagner or A Billion Bubbles In My Mind (Stickman) LP

Major Stars - How To Be (Twisted Village) LP
Magic Lantern - On The Dime (Not Not Fun) LP
Elephant9 - Habanera Rocket (Rune Grammofon) LP
Carlton Melton - March Of The Cicadas (Mid-To-Late) LP
Paul Chain - Sign From Space Part 4 (Beard Of Stars) LP
Gnod - Why Don't You Smile Like The Other Children? (Blackest Rainbow) LP
Acid Mothers Temple - Electric Death Mantra (Riot Season) LP

Friday Morning Cartunes...February 3rd, 2012

Archie Shepp - The Magic Of Juju (Impulse) LP
Steve Colson & The Unity Troupe - Triumph Of The Outcasts, Coming (Universal Sound) LP
Nathan Davis =- African Boogie (Universal Sound) LP
Gong - Zero The Hero & The Witch's Spell (Vinyl Lovers) LP
Yezda Urfa - 3 Tons Of Fresh Thyroid Glands(Anazitisi) LP
Pontiak - Comecrudos Part III (Thrill Jockey) LP
Robedoor - Afterburners (Not Not Fun) LP
Motorpsycho - Un Chien d'Espace (Stickman) LP
Ame Son - Hein! Quant a toi (Wah Wah) LP
Head Of Wantastiquet - All High Souls (Conspiracy) LP



Mike Wexler - Southern Cross (Chouette) LP
William Nowik - Pans Return To The Mountains (Guerssen) LP
La Dusseldorf - Cha Cha 2000 (4Men) LP
Sunburned Circle - Variksenpelatin (Conspiracy) LP
Hebden/Reid/Gustafsson - Lyman Place (Smalltown Superjazz) LP
My Brother The Wind - Fire! Fire!! (Transubstans) LP
Pharaoh Overlord - Devastator (Svart) LP
Pentagram - Relentless...Live 2011 (Svart) LP
Siena Root - Words (Headspin) LP