GIMME TINNITUS

Here is it, over SEVEN HOURS of music. What follows is a compilation of all the tracks that have been stuck in my head throughout this last year. Definitely check out first 21 tracks, but also make sure you scroll through the whole list. Perhaps there is something down there that you missed (maybe maybe)?

Did I miss something totally awesome? Then leave a comment and let me know. Have fun listening/downloading.

Here are the GIMME TINNITUS Favorite 21 Songs of 2011:
 

1. Sludge River Mouth (mp3) by Sleepies
2. Deadbeat (mp3) by Hunters
3. Pizza Pasta (mp3) by Night Manager
4. Tell Me Tell Me Tell Me (mp3) by THE FIELD RECORDINGS
5. Moneybags (mp3) by Mr. Dream
6. Slime (mp3) by Sleeping Bag
7. Constant Future (mp3) by Parts & Labor
8. Sleep Rules Everything Around Me (mp3) by Wugazi
9. Spinning (mp3) by Roomrunner
10. Ace (mp3) by The Big Sleep
11. Quarantine (mp3) by MIRACLES
12. Blue Dawn (mp3) by Big Pauper
13. LESS (Clipd Beaks RMX) (mp3) by YVETTE
14. Always On Time From Now On (mp3) by ATM
15. Gold Medallion (mp3) by HAPPY NEW YEAR
16. Chippewa Kids (feat. Sarah Barthel) (mp3) by Junk Culture
17. Fire To The Ground [ft. Matt Berninger] (mp3) by The Forms
18. School Glue (mp3) by Pterodactyl
19. Dead Channel (mp3) by Big Spider’s Back
20. 3D Voices (mp3) by Grooms
21. You Gotta Lose (mp3) by Obits

The above tracks should fit nicely onto a CD-R (if you are still using that particular technology).

 
You can stream (and scrobble) all the songs in this post using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice.

If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions as we are way too lazy to zip and upload every single mp3 in this post.

Also, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Oh, and be sure to check out our of best of posts, and while you are at it why not peruse previous GIMME TINNITUS best of songs lists from 2010 and 2009?
 

So, I started recording one song per set at every show I went to this year (provided that I was in the mood to hold up a recording device) and put the recordings up on the youtubes on a channel called GIMMETINNITUSTUBE. And now here’s more best of 2011 coverage with our favorite 9 GIMMETINNITUSTUBE recordings.

Watch + Listen.
 
 

1. Streamable: I Hated School (Live @ Legion Bar) (youtube) by Night Manager

 
 

2. Streamable: Moneybags (Live @ Cake Shop) (youtube) by Mr. Dream

   Downloadable: Moneybags (mp3)

 
 

3. Streamable: Slow Hell (Live @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn) (youtube) by Tape Deck Mountain

 
 

4. Streamable: Less (Live @ Bruar Falls) (youtube) by YVETTE

   Downloadable: Less (mp3)

 
 

5. Streamable: Deadbeat (Live @ Glasslands) (youtube) by Hunters

   Downloadable: Deadbeat (mp3)

 
 

6. Streamable: Stay Afraid (Live @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn) (youtube) by Parts & Labor

 
 

7. Streamable: From Clouds (Live @ Death by Audio)
   (youtube) by MIRACLES

   Downloadable: From Clouds (mp3)

 
 

8. Streamable: In Your Room (Live @ Silent Barn) (youtube) by Ghost Animal

   Downloadable: In Your Room (mp3)

 
 

9. Streamable: The Sun Looked Down On The Nothing New (Live @ Spike Hill) (youtube) by THE FIELD RECORDINGS

 
 
You can stream (and scrobble) all the songs in this post using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice.

If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions as we are way too lazy to zip and upload every single mp3 in this post.

Also, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Oh, and be sure to check out our of best of posts.
 

I am here to apologize for slightly detracting from your concert experience all year long. Why? I take photos at shows. I know it can be annoying. That said, I try my best to keep it to a minimum and usually don’t use a flash (and then ramp up the contrast and exposure later). Here are my favorite 12 photos from 2011.

Look + Listen:
 

1. Ghost Animal @ Glasslands

   

   Downloadable: Tired (A Ceremony) (mp3)

 
 

2. HAPPY NEW YEAR @ Glasslands

   

   Downloadable: And… Begin! (mp3)

 
 

3. Mr. Dream @ Cake Shop

   

   Downloadable: Knick Knack (mp3)

 
 

4. Foot Village @ Death by Audio

   

   Downloadable: Crybaby (mp3)

 
 

5. JEFF The Brotherhood @ Rockaway Beach

   

   Downloadable: Shredder (mp3)

 
 

6. EULA @ Multiverse Playground

   

   Downloadable: Housewolf (mp3)

 
 

7. MIRACLES @ Death by Audio

   

   Downloadable: From Clouds (mp3)

 
 

8. PC Worship @ Bruar Falls (RIP)

   

   Downloadable: Tides (mp3)

 
 

9. Parts & Labor @ Knitting Factory

   

   Downloadable: A Great Divide (mp3)

 
 

10. THE FIELD RECORDINGS @ Spike Hill

    

    Downloadable: Tell Me Tell Me Tell Me (mp3)

 
 

11. YVETTE @ Death by Audio

    

    Downloadable: With Fangs (mp3)

 
 

12. Kohwi @ 13Thames

    

    Downloadable: Leaving is a Feeling (mp3)

 
It is not surprising that my top two photos were taken at Glasslands, which has a stunning background and great lighting. My overall favorite venue for photos has to be Death by Audio with their awesome murals — the only problem there is the lighting. In the coming year, I look forward to getting some great shots at Big Snow Buffalo Lodge and 285 Kent. And you reading this, go out and see a show at your local DIY venue.

Also, you can stream (and scrobble) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice.

If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions as we are way too lazy to zip and upload every single mp3 in this post.

And, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Oh, and be sure to check out our of best of posts.

It is time for the next volume of the Best Downloadables of 2011.

You can download any or all of the tracks at your leisure (with the usual right-click or control-click) or you can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom left of the page. If you are using Chrome you should really think about installing the awesome ex.fm extension (especially if you use last.fm).

Listen.

Downloadables:

1. Get That Girl Away (mp3) by Wonder Wheel
2. Untitled* (mp3) by Hella
3. Get That Heart (mp3) by White Fence
4. Down Low (mp3) by Shark?
5. Into Black (mp3) by Blouse
6. Kellies (mp3) by Tape Deck Mountain
7. Quarantine (mp3) by MIRACLES
8. Blue Dawn (mp3) by Big Pauper
9. LESS (Clipd Beaks RMX) (mp3) by YVETTE
10. || (mp3) by Arc In Round
11. You Make the Sun Fry (mp3) by Ty Segall
12. No Love (mp3) by Hooray For Earth
13. How Much Younger (mp3) by Brilliant Colors
14. Real is a Feeling (mp3) by Pictureplane
15. How Much We Have Lost (mp3) by Yalls
16. Please, Please George (mp3) by Dinosaur Feathers
17. Patent Trolls (mp3) by Crystal Swells
18. Glowing Mouth (Edit) (mp3) by Milagres
19. Pizza Pasta (mp3) by Night Manager
20. Hey Friend (Al Lover Remix) (mp3) by Jeff The Brotherhood
    (d/l Distorted Reverberations (of Reverberating Distortion) @ coolallover.com)

*this song is now know as Headless.

Oh, and be sure to check out the rest of our of best of posts.

Additionally, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Also, If you want to download all (or most of) the tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.

It’s time again to look back, reflect, and contemplate… what were we listening to one year ago?

Listen to the June 2010 Mix and find out.

Downloadables:

1. Awake but Not Aware (mp3) by Girls in the Eighties
2. Pollution Shampoo (mp3) by Coyote Clean Up
3. Bury Me In Smoke (mp3) by Burnt Ones
4. Asleep Forever (mp3) by Tan Dollar
5. Trackless (mp3) by MIRACLES
6. Angel Echoes (Caribou remix) (mp3) by Four Tet
7. Born Stoked (mp3) by Wet Illustrated
8. I Hate The 80′s (mp3) by The Vaselines
9. Even If It Worked Out (mp3) by Cloud Nothings
10. Cool Kids Cut Out of the Heart Itself (mp3) by MiniBoone
11. Actually (mp3) by Dinowalrus
12. You Won’t Be Happy (mp3) by The Forgery Series
13. Subterfuge (mp3) by Magnetic Island
14. Here Sometimes (mp3) by Blonde Redhead
15. Sleep Alone (mp3) by ASSS
16. Dogma Sheen (mp3) by Coin Under Tongue
    (d/l Reception @ deathbyaudiorecords.blogspot.com)
17. Warm Regards (mp3) by Seth Smith
18. Never Mine (mp3) by Brilliant Colors
19. Little Brown Haired Girls (mp3) by Frankie Rose And The Outs
20. Fever (mp3) by Sensual Harassment
21. a Tunnel into Your Dreams (demo) (mp3) by the band in Heaven

If you haven’t done it already, make sure you check out the other monthly mixes.

You can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom of the page OR if you are browsing with Chrome you can play (and scrobble) the whole page using the ex.fm extension OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice.

And if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers:

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Also, If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.