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Farmageddon
CR010B

Released in 2002 on Catch & Release Records, the band's first full length album, picks up where Smell the Dairy Air (see below) left off. Sit yerself down, grab a bottle of Pilsner and a pen cuz here lies the blueprint for such activities as drinking, truck driving, farming, accidentally shooting stuff, lovin', leavin' and more drinking. Art by Mike Heffington, best known in his native U.S. as the twisted guy behind www.turbojugendusa.com , the ultimate Turbo Negro fan site.

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I'm The Bad And The Ugly (3.1 mb mp3 file)
Devils Roam The Earth (3.0 mb mp3 file)

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Fire In Yer Hole
CR020

Mixing a love of Motorhead, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper and a fat stack of comic book heroics, The CCF Deliver a relentless soundtrack to blowin' stuff up, stunt flying, wooing the ladies and beating the crap outta monsters.

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Fire In Yer Hole (4.6 mb mp3 file)
Shin Pow On Our Tail (4.6 mb mp3 file)

The Fist
CR016

Picking up where they left off with their last, self-titled album, the CCF have expanded their ranks to include a twin guitar & keyboard assault on the senses. Not only that but their latest offering, a 12 song cd includes a 40 page 7” comic book illustrated by Calgary poster artist extraordinaire, Tim Huesken.

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Cripple Creek Fairies
CR014

The first full length release from Calgary 's highest flying rock & roll pilots. 14 tracks of down & dirty riff rock with enough hooks to open your own meat locker.

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Red Sweater (1.6 mb mp3 file)
We Are The Bomb (2.2 mb mp3 file)

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Painless Bleeding
CR015

Calgary 's the Ex-Boyfriends like their rock'n'roll dirty, fearless and tough, and these six songs are just that. Lead singer Djewel Davidson sounds like he's singing every song with his teeth pulled back in a vicious sneer. Bassist Glynnis Ewashen and guitarist Michael Paton play in a frenzy that sounds like they've had plenty of practice crashing into whatever objects might be in their way. TXBF sound like the band that the cool kids in high school had, except grown up enough to actually know how to put a song together. This is loud, obnoxious, snotty music that's just out to have a good time and not show off any special effects. Fitting right in with the gritty garage punk aesthetics of the Dipers and the Hunches, TXBF are a nice slap in the face to everyone else who's trying way too hard.

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As Far As Yesterday (3.2 mb mp3 file)
Longer Than Your Memory (3.4 mb mp3 file)

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Hotmouth
SLCR02

Have you heard Falconhawk? They don't need no stinkin' guitars. And they sure the heck ain't new wave.
Granted, the songs on their debut release are largely synthesizer-based, but it's not the bland, soulless synth-pop you remember from the '80s. It's deeper, more personal, more intriguing.
The woman behind the keyboards? That's Kara Keith . Listening to her sing, watching her move onstage, you might be tempted to call her a diva. Her vocals evoke memories of Marianne Faithful, Nico, Gale Garnett - they're exotic and sexy, but also playful.
And then you realize that she isn't just ham-fistedly pounding out chords on those keys - she's playing them with the consummate skill of the lifelong instrumentalist.
Skilled? No doubt. Unique? Hell yeah. Guitars? Don't think so.

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Safe (2.9 mb mp3 file)
Wonderful (2.3 mb mp3 file)

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UH... LIVE
CR021

After a multi year hiatus Helvis returned from the dead with the release of the infamous XXXMAS EP sparking a massive resurgence in popularity. Demand for appearances by the band led to a planet storming 2005 world tour culminating in this album, recorded live in Calgary at The Max Bell Arena. This memento captures the band at the peak of their abilities, rubbing in unison like multiple well greased buttocks.

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The XXXMas EP
CR018

Helvis' schizophrenic sophomore release on Catch & Release. The XXXmas ep is a concept EP beyond Christmas that dips into the realms of rap, gospel, punk, reggae, techno, metal, blues, and rock. Featuring such timeless gems as “A Little Less Constipation” & “Here Come Neanderthals”

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Satan Bring My Baby Back To Me (907 kb mp3 file)
A Little Less Constipation (2.4 mb mp3 file)

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11 Objects Lost & Found
CR008

Shecky Forme, Parkades, Rayovaq, Whitey Houston and Laura Palmer all contibute 10-15 minute EPs in this airy, atmospheric compilation.
Comes in a beautiful hand-assembled card sleeve.

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The Isle Of Spight
CR007

"The antagonism between bands and promoters, bands and audience, bands and bands simmered through scorching sets by The Puritans and The Mistreaters. The Earthquake Pills lulled an already semi-conscious audience into thinking things might be peacefully resolved. Then all hell broke loose as The NEW 1-2 took the stage and hammered an already senseless audience with the heavy metal thump of 'Meddle Heavy'. If anyone thought things couldn't have gotten much worse, they han't taken Stagmummer into consideration. " Turkey in the Cradle" triggered the inevitable explosion. Wheat fields were razed.... It took four showers to wash off the stink"
Terence Dick, Broken Pencil, Aug 2001

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Earthquake Pills - Bought & Sold (2.8 mb mp3 file)

The Southern Invasion
CR009

It's a Calgary-specific rawk comp featuring Red Hot Lovers, The Jalopies, The Neckers, The Dudes, Agriculture Club and Cripple Creek Fairies.
Racy, driving, 4 on the floor rock and roll, this sampler will go straight to the black hearts of leather and denim wearing CBGB nostalgics everywhere and features superb cover art by local artist Warren Heise.

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The Trans Canada Beaver Cookoff
CR013

The Trans-Canada Beaver Cookoff supplies a very strong selection of independent Canadian rock'n'roll. The Catch and Release compilation features the thundering surf rock of the Rambling Ambassadors (featuring Huevos Rancheros guitarist Brent Cooper), the rumbling soul fury of Shikasta, the voluminous, abrasive rock of Bionic, the deranged psychobilly of Forbidden Dimension, and the unhinged garage rock of the Nasty On and The Donkeys. Featuring a handful of songs from each of the aforementioned artists, The Trans-Canada Beaver Cookoff delivers a number of incendiary moments.

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