The Post-Doors Post

Join Falcon Hawksome as we open the doors of perception, and unleash some of the songs created after Jim Morrison left the band to pursue a career in death...

First, the world heard "Other Voices" (Elektra 1971)... Clearly, Ray and Robby couldn't wait for for their chance to step up to the mic. Both are terrible singers, with a lot of passion, and a gift for some awesome shitty poetry: "you ask me if I love you... do ships with sails love the wind?" Plus, the best part about the old Doors -- the instrumentation -- contends with any of their finer moments.

Their next album was titled "Full Circle" (Elektra 1972). I'm just giving it my first listen, now...

Shortly after, Ray dove into a solo career -- he enlisted the likes of Patti Smith, Joe Walsh, and John Klemmer to help execute some pretty intense journeys. These songs run the gamut from blues rock, to lite prog, with echoes of Santana, and some synth-a-mythical rhythmic Egyptian excursions... here, you'll find tunes from the albums "The Golden Scarab," and "The Whole Thing Started With Rock & Roll Now It's Out Of Control" (both released in 1974, on Mercury). He continues to prove himself a master of the keys and a crucial asset to The Doors catalogue, but doesn't fail to remind you who wrote the main riff to "Light My Fire" (listen to the solo section of "Bicentennial Blues").

Later on, Ray teamed up with a crew of younger cats to form Nite City. Nite City's "Nite City" album (20th Century 1977) was advertised as: "five unique individuals, [with] one dramatic desire... purveying a new breed of music poetry and passion, precision and abandon." It kinda sounds a tiny bit like Bobby Conn mixed with a hint of the Doors, wrapped up in 70's LA-narrative drug rock.

Open some doors HERE.

Roxy Music - Remake Remodel - 1972

Happy New Year!
This is my little gift for everybody.
Love Brian Eno's leopard print shirt! Enjoy!

Seven Seven Inches for the End of 2007

01. The Poppy Family - "Endless Sleep"

A pop psyche B-side track with a disgusting guitar line.

02. Tamiko Jones - "Touch Me Baby (Reaching Out For Your Love)"

Yooooooo! This song is insane...

03. Cross Country - "In The Midnight Hour"

Sort of sounds like a CSNY version of the Wilson Pickett tune. Even if you get bored with its sweetness, the end kind of explodes.

04. Kevin Dunn - "Oktyabrina"

Weirdo-atmospheric minimal synth track, with a touch of Eno.

05. Pop Concerto Orchestra - "Eden Is A Magic World"

At moments, this could pass as the blueprint for Tears For Fears' "Sowing the Seeds of Love."

06. Fooka Mainty Band - "Let's Get It Together"

An upbeat funk jam, good for kick-starting any New Year's Eve party.

07. The Nightwalkers - "And I Love"

I've found absolutely no information on this band. All I know is that the cover art for the 7-inch rules. The song sort of does, too. Epic, tragic French rock.

Get them HERE.

CYNE EP

As the final stages of production on the new full-length album begin, CYNE has posted an online EP of unreleased material, including collaborations with: Asshole Parade (No Idea, Gainesville), Seven Star (BDJ / PMC, Miami), Stres (Miami), and Soarse Spoken (BDJ / PMC, Miami). The instrumentals are included.

You can get it HERE.

The new album, "Pretty Dark Things," will be available in February.

Check out the CYNE Myspace page for more info and downloads.

Splash [repost]

By request, here's a link to the Stratosferic Band's "Splash..." record.

Fall Music

As hurricane season leaves us with a hint of Fall in the Miami air, Falcon Hawksome leaves you with hint of music in your ears...

01) New Musik - "On Islands"
02) Supreme - "Trix"
03) Voices Of Brazil - "Belo Horizonte"
04) The Swingle Singers - "Bon Jour, Mon Coeur"
05) Herbie Hancock - "Trust Me"
06) S.S.O. - "Won't You Try"
07) Sylvester - "I Need Somebody To Love Tonight"
08) Arif Mardin - "Sympathy For The Devil"
09) Gershon Kingsley - "Kohoutek"
10) Illes - "Reklam Ur"
11) Vytas Brenner - "Araguaney"
12) Compost - "Bwataa"

Get it HERE.

We got our first Expedit!

Also known as the perfect record shelves! We already built one of two. I am so excited!!!
I'll post pictures when the work is done.

For now, these people really love their shelves:
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