The Genius Kids (mpg) - an astounding video of a North Korean girl playing xylophone backed by a band of violins and melodicas. via Rob Pongi, who also does a zany dance party meets Uncle Floyd show in Tokyo. Browse around his site, there are many other wonders.
Mini-Pops - Disco Medley (mp3) - an odd and severely grating children's record from the 80's. This is the "Disco Medley" which includes "YMCA" and "In the Navy". A creepy leering adult voice backs up the children on "Celebration".
Raooul - Possessed (mp3) - Raooul was an East Bay Lookout band from the early 90's comprised of 14-15 year old girls. Their music, which they called "Jail-bait Core" is a limping screech that always make me laugh. This is from a Very Small Records comp...their split LP on Lookout might still be in-print.
Babies with Respiratory Problems Choking (mp3) - Someone gave me this tape years ago. The only information on the tape is a hand scrawled "Child".
Fatty Jubbo, Age 11 (mp3) - A recording of me, age 11. I was obsessed with Malcolm Jamal Warner, dildos and heavy metal. I pronounce "Fetish" FEEETISH.
University of Michigan Inpatiant Therapy Program - Oh Come All Ye Faithful (mp3) - From a record of a Children's Psychiatric Hospital Christmas Concert (oh...it's never too early). This was taken from the wonderful Pastor McPurvis Vinyl Orphanage mp3 Talent Show website. Pastor McPurvis posts a new album every week of amateur and vanity press records.
So much cooler than the crap I was recording when I was 10: http://www.mexicanpictures.com/headingeast/2006/02/77-superstar.html
Posted by: raul | February 21, 2006 at 03:21 AM