M-1 Alternative – The Little Threshing Floor

M-1 Alternative
The Little Threshing Floor
1993 C'est La Mort

REQUEST #2 - For my newest Blog-mate NØ over at the awesome Nothin' Sez Somethin’. We recently bonded over our fondness of Woody and his brilliant C'est La Mort label. Although I can’t provide him with Doctor Death Vol 2, I’m privileged to supply the 3rd M-1 alternative album The Little Threshing Floor. I’m sure you’ll find it sensational, such a great band… 

1. Thresh
2. Summer's Kings
3. Rousseau's Rainbow
4. Guerrillas
5. Lambs Of The Sea
6. Touched
7. Lambs Of The Air
8. Blissville
9. Blossom
10. All That Glitters
11. Desert Twice Over
12. Opulence
13. Words Fail

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Various ‎– Doctor Death's Volume V - Hearts Lust In Limbo

Various Artists
Doctor Death's Volume V - Hearts Lust In Limbo
1991 C'est La Mort

Rounding off the triad with Volume V of the illustrious C'est La Mort Doctor Death’s compilations. It’s seriously hard to pick one of the 5 because each has a few standout songs and some non-album offerings. Not a bad one on here, even the goofy “Like Skippy” by the Peddlers is palatable. If anyone out there has the Fear of Blue album and would be willing to share, I’ve been looking for it for years. 

A Special tip of the hat to Woodrow for his outstanding label and its many brilliant releases… RIP 

1. Eleven Shadows - O Mio Babbino Caro
2. Mumbles - Lullabye Blue
3. Orange - Fallen Buildings
4. M-1 Alternative - Market
5. Grace Darling - I Bury My Love
6. C Cat Trance - Shake The Mind
7. Johanna's House Of Glamour - Up Five Flights
8. The Peddlers - Like Skippy
9. Ruby Blue - So Unlike Me
10. Tel Basta - Sacred Bells
11. Talisker Tale - Atomic Fashion
12. Big Hat - You Lied
13. Fear Of Blue - Fool's Gold
14. East Ash - Green Chevy
15. The Moon Seven Times - Miranda
16. Leigh Gregory - See You Falling/Spiral
17. Handful Of Snowdrops - Second By Second

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Judgement Of Paris ‎– Conversion

Judgement Of Paris
Conversion
1992 C'est La Mort

Taking their name from the story in Greek mythology, this Minneapolis group led by Christian Erickson earned the label “trance-pop pioneers”. They easily could have been on the 4AD roster and not just because they used a dulcimer. Medieval instruments, rolling tribal beats, layered fretless bass and stark, mood-inducing sequences complimenting Christian’s soothing baritone. Absolutely one of my most treasured albums that gets played weekly. We were rewarded with two albums and a couple tracks on the Doctor Death series before they called it quits in 1994.

1. Windswept
2. Anything
3. Untied
4. Answer
5. Sixteen
6. Conversion
7. Reign
8. The Lessons
9. Balance
10. Spheres Of Influence
11. One
12. Thirteen Months
13. Twelve
14. Denial (Part One)
15. These Waves
16. Denial (Part Two)
17. Denial (Part Three)
18. Eleven

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M-1 Alternative ‎– Aviary

M-1 Alternative
Aviary
1991 C'est La Mort

Back to the trois format! 
While doing a bit of web browsing the other day I came across the brilliant blog Nothin' Sez Somethin’. NØ had a post highlighting the dazzling C'est La Mort label and a great selection of their releases (a couple that I didn’t have as well!). So as a special nod to my new blogmate, I’ve got three of my favourites. Gorgeous guitars, brilliant bass and the truly unique voice of Bruce Musser & Joshua Maremont make M-1 Alternative one of my top 5 on the label roster. For those of you that have missed out on the label, you can read a great write up of the genius founder Woodrow Dumas’s project on NØ’s blog. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

1. Ibbur
2. Tearhouse
3. Juliet
4. Target
5. Reclaim
6. Tone Pond
7. Regards To Oblivion
8. Drifting Chained
9. Ghetto
10. Play
11. Walking On The Weatherfront
12. Historia
13. And Russia With Love
14. Home

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