Introverts - Twentieth Century

As always when I wanna post something, I google to check if it popped up on bandcamp or something. I found this suspicious looking bandcamp page, which has no audio on it, but leads to another, more dubious and fishy looking page, which I didn't click through. So if this is indeed by the smallest chance an official page, reach out and I'll delete the download link. But since it's probably not, I have to chuckle, cause who the hell is trying to scam and fish via bandcamp using the most obscure bands like Introverts.

Yes obscure is the name of the game here.
Fantastic tape by this group, playing their version of Flipper punk, you know the kind, the sloppy bass, sleazy attitude, the kind this blog always appreciate.
It's more likely they are from Cleveland, as the cover art states it was "conceived/recorded in Cleveland, Ohio Oct. 80 - Mar. 81.".
But they have strong ties with Houston- Ralf Armin (Culturcide) was a member, and this was released via C.I.A. Records. Also the correspondence address leads to Houston, so yeah, I don't know, maybe they moved to Houston or something.

1. I Can't Dance
2. Touchtone
3. Life Is A Gift
4. Cogito Ergo Way
5. Ted Kennedy's Car
6. I Can't Keep From Cryin'
7. Gay Boys In Bondage
8. Picked On
9. 1/4 Straight
10. Mirror Image
11. Amber Bottle Bottom
12. Yoko Ono
13. Prelude
14. Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century Schizoid Men

1986 - Treason of the Heart review
Unsound Magazine, Volume 3 Number 1

There's actually another place Houston is mentioned, and that's in a review for their second cassette which I could never get my hands on ! So here we are again, with me on my knees pleading for someone to share something. Help us ladies and gentlemen, for we are looking Introverts - Treason of the Heart.
So if you got a rip of this one, or any other thing by the band, or just some more information or stories, do share.

Damn this blog is now a decade old. 

Not a bad run if you ask me. 

Talking to myself while writing this nonsense.
If you've followed this blog throughout this period,

Thanks, I truly appreciate it.

Anarchitex - You Can't Fight City Hall

By the time this was released, the Houston anarchists group led by Torry Mercer had already gone through a couple of line-up changes, until stabilizing upon this killer quintet affiliated with Happy Fingers Institute, Really Red and Pain Teens. Musically this can be compared to late 70's/early 80's Von LMO stuff, some early Butthole Surfers, Legionaires Disease. Yeah, good stuff, just like you'd expect.
As you can see, this was released as a split with very early PT, but I don't have that side, even though I'm pretty sure you can find most of the PT tracks on their other tapes, which are all available on bandcamp. 

Most of the Anarchitex tracks were re-recorded for their Digital Dark Age, 2011 re-union album, which is surprisingly good, even though it lacks Dave's Saxophone. This post comes in time cause they just re-released it first time on vinyl, and you can get it on their bandcamp.

Lossless rip, thanks to John Davis sharing his copy.

Pain Teens

So.. this blog has been up a couple of years now, and so far not even one Texas band posted. I'm very ashamed and take full responsibility for this disgrace. Hence a Pain Teens bootleg archive filled with goodies for whomever it may concern.
This post includes both audio and video bootlegs recorded by many different brave souls whom I don't know, and so comes in varied qualities, some better some worse, all descent enjoyable level in my opinion.

If in any case you've wasted your teen years not knowing who Pain Teens are, you might wanna do yourself some favor and check them out. Lucky for you all of their full lengths (and the long sought rare tapes) are available on singer's Bliss Blood Bandcamp page.
So thanks Miss Blood, Scott Ayers, Pain Teens, and all those anonymous original recordes.

1991.02.21 - Live at Tegentonen Festival, Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Recorded by VPRO Radio

Scott Ayers, Bliss Blood, Kirk Carr, David Parker
Live at Paradiso, 1991, by Bauke Koster

1. Intro
2. Noh Jam
3. Bannoy
4. My Desire
5. A Knife
6. She Shook Me (David Bowie Cover)
7. New Woman
8. Bad In My Head
9. The Poured Out Blood
10. Pleasures of The Flesh
11. Preppy Killer
12. World of Destruction
13. In Every Dream Home A Heartache (Roxy Music Cover)
14. Ballad of Dwight Fry (Alice Cooper Cover)
15. I Got A Right (The Stooges Cover)

1991 - Live Video at Trees, Deep Ellum, Dallas, Texas (Partial, Youtube Link)

00:00 Body Memory
04:17 The Basement
07:55 My Desire

Scott Ayers, Frank Garymartin, Bliss Blood, Kirk Carr
Live In Dallas, 1991

11:47 Shallow Hole
15:23 Pleasures of The Flesh

19:00 Sacrificial Shack
22:50 Bad In My Head [cut-up in the end]

1991.09.19 - Live at The Kennel Club, San Francisco, California

00:00 Wild World (The Birthday Party Cover)
05:08 Preppy Killer
08:05 My Desire
12:05 The Poured Out Blood
16:18 Noh Jam
20:15 Bad In My Head
23:45 She Shook Me (David Bowie Cover)
28:56 New Woman
34:00 A Knife
38:12 Pleasures of The Flesh
42:30 Sacrificial Shack (cut-up near the end)
45:22 [pretty sure that's a cover, but can't remember which song]
48:48 Body Memory [I think, early version]
53:08 Bannoy
58:05 Sweetheart (Zeni Geva Cover)

1992.09.30 - Live at English Acid, Los Angeles, California (Partial)

Scott Ayers, Kirk Carr, Bliss Blood
Live In Houston [Axiom, I believe ?], 1992

1. Wild World (The Birthday Party Cover)
2. The Basement
3. My Desire

4. A Knife
5. The Poured Out Blood
6. Say It With Suicide [cut]

1992.10.10 - Live Video at CBGB's, New York City, New York (Youtube Link)

00:00 Wild World (Bad Seeds Cover)
06:35 Death Row Eyes
08:55 My Desire
13:14 The Poured Out Blood
17:49 Say It With Suicide (Culturcide Cover)
22:34 Shallow Hole
25:49 Pleasures of The Flesh
29:46 Body Memory
34:49 Bannoy

1992.10.20 - Live Video at Khyber Pass Pu, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Youtube Link)
Same show, different video (Youtube Link)

00:00 Intro
02:56 Wild World (Bad Seeds Cover)
09:15 My Desire
13:20 Death Row Eyes

Scott Ayers & Bliss Blood
1992

16:50 Living Hell
20:40  The Poured Out Blood
25:18 Say It With Suicide (Culturcide Cover)
30:13 Sacrificial Shack
34:15 Shallow Hole
37:30 Body Memory
42:22 Pleasures of The Flesh
46:18 New Woman
50:10 The Basement
54:00 Bad In The Head
58:00 Bannoy

1993.03.06 - Live Video at Khyber Pass Pub,  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Youtube Link)

00:00 Intro
04:00 Tar Pit
08:38 The Basement
12:40 Wild World (Bad Seeds Cover)
18:35 Living Hell
22:20 Body Memory
26:08 Say It With Suicide (Culturcide Cover)
30:43 Pleasures of The Flesh
34:56 My Desire
39:05 A Knife
43:00 The Poured Out Blood
48:15 Drowning

Destroy Me Lover release show
1993

1993.07.24 - Live Video at Catal Huyuk, Houston, Texas (Youtube Link)
Destroy Me Lover release show

00:00 Shock Treatment [with lyrics ?]
06:10 Cool Your Power
09:30 Prowling
12:57 Tar Pit
17:30 Living Hell
21:35 The Basement
26:00 Dominant Man
29:43 Lisa Knew
34:15 Body Memory
39:00 Say It With Suicide (Culturcide Cover)
43:50 If You Were Mine (Billie Holiday cover, Bliss Blood alone)
45:35 Shallow Hole
49:17 New Woman
52:50 Drowning [?]
57:10 [short tuning noise jam]
58:30 Teenage Whore (Hole Cover)

1993.09.17 - Live at Masquerade, Atlanta, Georgia

Scott Ayers & Frank Garymartin
1993

1. The Poured Out Blood (Cut)
2. Prowling
3. Tar Pit

4. Lisa Knew
5. Cool Your Power
6. Body Memory
7. Say It With Suicide (Culturcide Cover)
8. Pleasures of The Flesh
9. My Desire

1993.09.22 - Live at Club Babyhead, Providence, Rhode Island

1. The Poured Out Blood
2. Shallow Hole
3. Tar Pit
4. Lisa Knew
5. Cool Your Power
6. Body Memory
7. Say It With Suicide (Culturcide Cover)
8. Pleasures of The Flesh

9. Destroy Me Lover

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If you can help identify any of the tunes I couldn't please send a message,
If you have any show or comments to add, please send a message,
Enjoy, please send a message.

Edit: check the comments section for some more youtube links with yours truly working hard to get the setlists