i know ive talked about centro-matic quite a bit over the years, but there are some bands, centro-matic being one of them, that i want to expose more and more people to. i was planning on doing an introduction to em, like i have done previously with the pickin on series and richmond fontaine – there are more on the way btw. as luck would have it, i happened to be on twitter last night when whoever runs their twitter acct shared a 24 track sampler, which also includes south san gabriel work.

centro-matic came into my world one night at schubas many years ago. the year, i cant remember, and while not important, what is important is that they are still very heavily in my world. they were opening for anders parker and his band varnaline. i havent had too many of the experiences, but it was a love at first hearing type of one. i dont know what they opened up with, but as soon as will opened his mouth, i was hooked. as soon as they were done with their set, i went over to the merch table and picked up distance and clime. later that night i believe i caught will in the crowd and rambled something about their performances being one of the most inspired sets i had ever witnessed. they were there to prove something, like they had a texas size chip on their collective shoulders. years have passed and have been spreading the gospel of centro-matic to anyone who would listen. people often ask, “well what do they sound like?” my typical response is like a band you’ll still be listening to in 20 years. most of the time im met with either a blank stare, or something along those lines. to my credit, i have indeed have people come back to me and say thanks for turning them on to em. its all about small victories. enjoy….

buy centro-matic stuff via amazon or misra records

you can download this via yousendit but keep in mind its probably only avail for a week.

1. fidgeting wildly off redo the stacks
2. rock and roll eyes
3. numbers one and three off navigational
4. the massacre went well
5. the execution of some sixty-odd drummers off the static vs the strings vol 1
6. d boon free
7. huge in every city off all the falsest hearts can try
8. the blisters may come
9. glacial slurs off south san gabriel / music
10. ninety secretaries down
11. to unleash the horses now off distance and clime
12. janitorial on channel fail
13. saint augustine off south san garbriel’s welcome, convalescence
14. smelling medicinal
15. flashes & cables off love you just the same
16. the mighty midshipmen
17. charred resentment the same off south san gabriel
18. i am six pounds of dynamite off south san gabriel’s the carlton chronicles
19. triggers and trash heaps off fort recovery
20. patience for the ride
21. the rat patrol and djs off dual hawks
22. twenty-four
23. alabama crusade
24. trust to lose