The first ever Organ came out on November 4th 1986, a very messy hand made, spray paint and screen print covered affair made on broken typewriters and “borrowed” photocopiers. It was launched out of the back of a rather badly abused ex-army ambulance with the help of a man in a flying helmet (and a smoke machine in his cab) called Luke and the help of a barking snarling none more metal creature called Rip Cruncher at a Hawkwind gig at Guilford Civic Hall. We took fifty copies with us and sold them all straight away. Hey this fanzine lark is easy we thought and off we went to Reading the next day with another hundred and sold them all again, damn! We got hooked... Our birthday is this coming Saturday and we shall celebrate with the Eleven Hour Itch – An Eleven hour broadcast on Resonance 104.4FM starting at 1.00am Saturday morning November 4th 2006. A celebration of all things Organ old and new over, lots of guests, old friends and new, treasures from our vast archives  new things we only just found this week.. 
 

John on the phone......

Well this week we've been mostly trying not to answer the phone, it can suck up so much time answering the phone.... AND WE'RE BACK AFTER THE RESONANCE FM FLOOD! This week we need to raise money and mend wet things, that's part of what the Itch is about x

ORGAN ON YOUR RADIO @ RESONANCE 104.4FM - NOW IT'S WEEKLY! - every Sunday night, 10.30pm, one hour of us on the radio. X

What's it all about? Simple, just good music, and the art of good video making...  Same musical policy as we've always had with Organ - the labels are just handy signposts, as long as the music and video making has that X factor - expect a healthy eye/earboiling mix of metal, punk, prog, beats, post rock, post punk, post man pat, hardcore, indie, alternative, pronk, whatever..... music and creativity for the open minded 

(and if you think your video should be on then shout in our direction) 

Music TV done ORGAN style 

This week on ORGAN TV we have the following fine videos - you can catch the  show on the OPEN ACCESS 2 channel via SKY 173 at 10.30pm UK time. The show is repeated on Sunday nights at 11.30pmon OPEN ACCESS 1 via SKY 883 

Now where else are you going to get to see Spider Baby or Colt or Yip-Yip or Zero Cipher on UK music TV?

DEMO OF THE WEEK
INVASION - They bounce, it’s a sonic bounce, a sonic boom, a sonic groove, they have this bendy locked-on thrusting big rock groove. Two girls and a boy, they’re called Invasion - we are Invasion they declare - singer Dominika sounds massive, elfin massive, a jumping energy ball  - Oingo Boingo. A thrilling two track demo that instantly demands attention in a kind of Lightning Bolt/Clutch/Melt Banana/Super Junkie Monkey/Slits/Yumi Yumi/Mastodon way (oh don’t you love these lazy lists – signposts, just signposts, pointing you in a vague direction) – infectious, demanding, pay attention –they demanded we did, word is out, word spreads when something this real is happening, not hype, just buzz. Big – BIG – big fat sound sat on my lap, stoner groove that’s far too urgent to ever slumber around in stoner land. It’s rather exhilarating, unique, it will fill you up, right up, and flying in the face of everything, they’ll just grab you and you go, because you need it, because you need it, just go with it, it’s a two track rush, it’s musical excitement, they’re going to sweep you away, sweep your legs Johnny. don’t become pigeon, watch for those pelicans. They’re from London, we played this on the radio last week and e.mails came in from all over the globe. Bounce, big, BIG!  We love this, big fat sound sat on my lap – pay attention, bite the metal riffs, big far riff sat on my lap, we’ll be back lots for more and more, ah yes, there’s that itch... this is why we do it... www.myspace.com/weareinvasion

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MERETTO – They sound like the kind of people who actually like the idea of what Marillion have become without Fish, that and things like Talk Talk! I don’t know, people who like what Marillion do now rather disturb me. A two piece from London, we’ll sit politely on the fence with the jesters and the magpies in their Grendel masks and leave them to get on with it, if you’re curious then hit the link, they do their thing well, so they get a mention, not our thing but...  www.meretto.com

COLDWAR – Three fresh tracks from the Dublin, dark brooding trashing old school death/black/whatever metal, the good sort (there’s only two sorts of metal, good metal and bad). Three delightfully intense, dense, grinding swirling front line tracks delivered with just the right amount of raw puss-spitting attitude and professionalism. Three fine tracks and a taste of their next album, recommended black/death metal, what more do you want us to tell you – www.coldwar667.com

Last week's demo of the week - OPHELIA TORAH

Previous demo's of the week - THE MERLIN BIRD / LEAVE THE CAPITAL / GRAVANZIA / CHET / LADY PROMISE / FTSE100 / STEAL GANDHI / ALL DARK MORNINGS / SHADY BARD / SHILOE / THE RAMPTON RELEASE DATE / BATTLEWITCH / THE FLESH HAPPENING / VESSELS / BLACK JACKSON / INNER RAGE / ALLERGO / BROOKE / CARTRIDGE / PERHAPS CONTRAPTION / THE PROCESS VOID

ALBUM OF THE WEEK 2
STREET DOGS – Fading American Dream (DRT Entertainment) – Ah yes, street dogs indeed, anthemic shout-along street punks from Boston (USA) led by one Mike McGolgan. Now Mike ain’t some wet-behind-the-ears angst-ridden middle class issues kid, he’s your real deal former fireman ex gulf war used-and-abused army veteran who was once part of the Dropkick Murphys back in their early days – he’s been there, done it and got things to stay about it all and more. Lining up with some no messing tight as f  people from the Boston punk scene (the Bosstones and such), we’re taking a solid no messing politically charged front line proper street punk band that takes The Clash as a starting point and builds big on those nighty foundations. A Clash sound, a healthy taste of Woody Guthrie/Billy Bragg/Springsteen working class folk-politics along with a dash of that Boston Irishness and all served up in first-class shout-along fists in the air US street punk style – defiantly wholesomely good. Righteous songs about the strength of workers unions, the unity of struggle and the voice of common man/woman, biting songs about the absurdity of oxymoronic fundamentalist religious mentality, defiant songs about the government pr sell-the-war spin machine, about drug addiction, songs based on personal experiences on the battleground... Street Dogs aren’t overly pushing politics down people’s throats here though, as bold as it is, Fading American Dream is a very easy to listen to album on many levels – it just rocks when/if that’s all you want/need it to do, they’re positively charged and political when you need them to be. Defiantly political in the way The Clash were, no pushy preaching, plenty to relate to. And if you’re wondering about that stance on the war, well the stance is anti war in general, and very anti the current war. Pro soldier though and supporting those working class service men and women who were just (cheated into) trying to get themselves a college education and a better life the only way they could by a system that cares very little. A powerful album, a strong album - powerful sentiments and yes indeed, when you want it to, it just rocks perfectly. Front line top quality highly recommended anthemic streetwise no messing punk rock music for the common people and all done just right. www.street-dogs.com

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MISERY SIGNALS – Mirrors (Ferret Style) – I know it’s been out in the UK since the start of the September but hey it only landed here this week, better late than never ever ever. An intensely relentless abstract metal onslaught for fans of things like Earthtone 9, Mastodon, Converge, Dillinger Escape Plan, Will Haven and such. Brutally relentless even when the melodic interludes allow you moments to breath. Everything about Misery Signals is intense, the relentless music, the subject matter, the search for the positive choices. A relentless maelstrom of an album which does indeed plant their flag right at the front of the metal crowd. 

MOGWAI – Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (PIAS) – The soundtrack to that rather satisfyingly artistic study of French football wizard Zidane. Now I’m no fan of Mogwai, at best it’s been take ‘em or leave ‘em thing around here really - as post rock goes there are many others going further and hitting the spot in a far more rewarding challenging manner. This however is excellent. A delicate restrained sublime and extremely beautiful sound track to a very fine film. The film is a portrait of Zidane where seventeen cameras followed the man around the field (not the ball, him) at a Real Madrid game last year. We’re here to deal with the soundtrack though. The soundtrack is a beautiful delicate thing in itself, slowly uncoiling, glowing, golden – slow motion beauty and really worth getting lost in, for once Mogwai (quietly) come up with all you could possibly need from them. Recommended - www.mogwai.co.uk

TIM FINN – Imaginary Kingdom (Parlophone)  - I still put on every new Tim Finn record hopefully hoping it’s going to a return to that early Split Enz art-pop sound that was almost good enough to be compared with Cardiacs, unfortunately I’m always very very disappointed. You Tim Finn Crowded House fans should be more than happy though, you can't deny the quality of his songcraft. 

DJEVARA – Third World War: Cast The First Stone (Genin) – Blustery, urgent, high pitched, angry Ragecore flavoured D.I.Y crossover agit-metal from London town. A kind of positive chip on the shoulder from the gut/heart Dub War thing, raging against the machine indeed -  www.genin.co.uk
 

Last week's album of the week - ME FIRST AND AND THE GIMME GIMMES / ALEUCHATISTAS Previous album's of the week - BLUT AUS NORD / CATS AND CATS AND CATS / I LOVE POLAND / HOLY SMOKES  / GALLOWS / SICBAY / THE LOST PATROL BAND / SQUAREPUSHER / HATEBREED / YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE! / OPTIMIST CLUB  / THE MINOR LEAGUES / WHORES WHORES WHORES / THE LOW LOWS / WEAPONS / THE SOUND MOVEMENT / PINK MOUNTAIN / YOU AND THE ATOM BOMB / VIKING MOSES / MOTORHEAD / THE WEEGS / JOHNNY CASH / TRIGGERMAN / FRESHKILLS / THE DEATH SET / ABOUT / DODDODO /

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ROTATING LESLIE – Fire Fire – More of that regulation semi-jerky slightly angular politely pointy artrock new wave chocolate overdose stuff that comes with far to much hype and not enough substance to really satisfy anyone around here – if you’re not tired of that indie new wave artrock stuff yet then here you go . www.rotatingleslie.co.uk
 

Last week's single of the week - OCTOBER FILE / MOISTBOYZ

Previously - THE LOVES / THE EDUCATION / JESUS LICKS / EINSTELLUNG / SPIDERBABY / THE VITAMINS / THE GRESHAM FLYERS / THE DRESDEN DOLLS / THE ANSWER / DEAD DISCO / THE BLACK TULIPS / METRO RIOTS / PATCHWORK GRACE / TANGAROA / SHRAG / LOSTPROPHETS / STASI / DOLIUM / SERENA-MANEESH / DECORATION / i LIKE TRAINS / THE OXFAM GLAMOUR MODELS / PSAPP / GREENSPACE
 

PAST ISSUES -

ORGAN 180 - OPHELIA TORAH, OCTOBER FILE, MOISTBOYZ, BAUER, WINTERKIDS, GREENWICH RESIDENT, WE ARE TREES, VOICST, ME FIRST AND AND THE GIMME GIMMES, ALEUCHATISTAS, BEATNIK FILMSTARS, FUME, OUT FOR BLOOD, CRADLE OF FILTH, NEBRASKA, RATTLESNAKE REMEDY, THE DEGENERATE ART ENSEMBLE, THE STOLEN BABIES, ZAG AND THE COLOURED BEADS, PEEPING TOM, TERROR, SPACE WEATHER, THE ANARCHIST BOOK FAIR

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ORGAN 178

ORGAN 177 - CATS AND CATS AND CATS, I LOVE POLAND, AGE OF CHAOS, SANCTORUM, LOVEMAT, WOVEN HAND, LEAVE THE CAPITAL, THE APPARATUS, JESUS LICKS, RED SPARROWES, MASTODON... 

ORGAN 176 - ELLIOT SMITH, JENNIFER TERRAN, CRADLE OF FILTH, HEAVEN 17, LOVE, SUGARCUBES CHET, GRAVANZIA, VANCOUVER DELUXE, HOLY SMOKES, GALLOWS, YO LA TANGO, SKID ROW, UFO, ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN, EINSTELLUNG, THE LATE GREATS, ROYAL TREATMENT PLANT, WHEN GRAVITY FAILS, DARTZ, THE TRUDY 

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ORGAN 173 - In print, on paper, got go grab get it.

ORGAN 172 - FTSE100, EMPYREAL DESTROYER, SMILEX, SQUAREPUSHER, HATEBREED, ARDENCY, TOURETTES SYNDROME, GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT, THE VITAMINS, THE RESIDENTS, WEDNESDAY 13, JOHN PEEL DAY PLANNED, RIOT COPS GATECRASH FREE PARTY, The INTREPID FOX

ORGAN 171

ORGAN 170 - STEAL GANDHI, ALL DARK MORNINGS, THE AUTHENTICS, OPTIMIST CLUB, ESTRADASPHERE, WOLFGANG BANG, ELECTRONIC, CURSIVE, AGAINST ME, TRANSIT KINGS, TRANSMISSION, DUN 2 DEF, THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS, PHOENIX BODIES, THE DRESDEN DOLLS, THE ANSWER, THOM YORKE....

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ORGAN 165 - THE FLESH HAPPENING, MOTORHEAD, RUSSIAN CIRCLES ,TERROR, THE HUCKSTERS, TANGAROA, SHARP END FIRST, TOUCHSTONE, And just who is MOIST PAULA?

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ORGAN 159 - INNER RAGE, THE GHOSTS, ALPHA DISTRICT, INTEROGATE. ABOUT. DODDODO, DEADSTAR ASSEMBLY, AD AAD AT, ROBIN GUTHRIE, BANG! BANG!, FEU THERESE, CERBERUS SHOAL, HERESY, SERENA-MANEESH, PUNISH THE ATOM, The RampArt Community, GO SPIDERMUM - A gang of anarchist Robin Hood-style thieves, ORGAN TV will be back for more, ORGAN on your radio 

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ORGAN 151 - Out in print now, 40 pages 

ORGAN 150 - NEXT LIFE, CRETIN, HAWNAY TROOF, SYMMETRY, GREENSPACE, DRUGDEALER CHEERLEADER, LAST PARTY, ALEX WARD, BURNT, INTENTION, TRACTOR SEX FATALITY, THE DRESDEN DOLLS, PROUDFLESH, THE GHOSTS, SPEED THEORY,EL TOPO, THE CULT WITH NO NAME, THE PROCESS VOID. 

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