Marky and the Unexplained Stains - s/t (1989, Carlyle)
I'm still trying to wrap my head around this one. Marky and the Unexplained Stains came to light in 1989, though had this one arrived in 2009 it would still sound just as fresh. This quartet, who's coordinates were somewhat unknown, at times deliver the kind of art-damaged cacophonies that would do the Swell Maps and Robyn Hitchcock proud, but elsewhere opt for more conventional tactics, momentarily touching on everyone from the Replacements to the Screaming Blue Messiahs, and even John Spencer. Dissonant, garage-ridden post-punk was the name of their game, and the further you delve into this album the stranger and more idiosyncratic the proceedings get. It's a wisp of a record too, clocking in at just under 26 minutes. There's some grainy visual evidence on Marky and the Unexplained Stains floating around on YouTube which you may view at your leisure.01. Junkie City02. My Dear03. Lift the Cup04. UnsAlvageable05. Pleasure Island06. R.A.D. Revolution07. Brainwash08. SeeIng You09. Dunce Cap10. Keep That Shit Awayhttps://rapidshare.com/files/460649455/marky_unexstains.rar
