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THE POOR MAN'S ROCK BAND COMPILATION
The Poor Man's Rock band Comp Volume 1 was originally a compilation of west Texas bands and served as a means for these bands to get their names and music circulating around in public. All bands in west Texas were welcome to submit their work, but only a select few found themselves immortalized in this particular compilation.
In its heyday, The Poor Man's Comp appeared only on cassette and featured 13 incredible local artists. It sold about 30 copies, had at least 10 or 15 additional copies given away, was later converted to MP3s by “Angry Bob” Hutchison, and continues to be downloaded more than many of the most popular contemporary West Texas acts. In effect, it united many of the local residents and preserved music that otherwise would have been forgotten as the Sands of Time buried them.
Back in the 1990s, San Angelo was the hub of the local music scene with bands such as Insanus, The Gorevettes, F.U.K., and God's 4-Letter Word setting up shows in motel conference rooms and playing for crowds of thousands of audience members who couldn't resist pumping their fists to the incredible sounds. Indeed, the music and the imagery produced by the local scene continues to shape West Texas culture well into the third millennium.
Between 1996 and the present, new technology has put incredible opportunities in the hands of Poor Men (and Women) everywhere. According to some prominent minds, we hit what was known as "The Technological Singularity" around December 21st, 2012. This means new and excitingly profound changes are beginning to occur with such frequency that the future has become even more unpredictable. But that's not important at this time; what IS important is solidifying and growing the Poor Man's Rock Band Compilation community so that the DIY ideas and ideals will continue to live on.
The Poor Man's Rock Band Compilation is a labor of love ... period. There is no money involved. Its main function is to find good yet obscure bands, ask them to submit their work to a reviewing process, and promote the best of the best of the submissions. We may not be able to give label-level support for artists, but we do act as a "message magnifyer." Poor Man's bands get notoriety and promotion of their work out of the deal. Even America's favorite audio trainwreck The Brewskis, have somehow acquired an audience.
Anyone can listen to the songs on this site and explore the photos, but it takes a special kind of Poor Man to sign up as a member. Members get the added bonus of being able to rant, rave, insult, and troll the forums. Sign up today -- you won't be disappointed, and pretty soon you'll have the opportunity to win free shit like t-shirts, CDs, downloads, stickers, and other schwag!
The Poor Man's Rock band Comp Volume 1 was originally a compilation of west Texas bands and served as a means for these bands to get their names and music circulating around in public. All bands in west Texas were welcome to submit their work, but only a select few found themselves immortalized in this particular compilation.
In its heyday, The Poor Man's Comp appeared only on cassette and featured 13 incredible local artists. It sold about 30 copies, had at least 10 or 15 additional copies given away, was later converted to MP3s by “Angry Bob” Hutchison, and continues to be downloaded more than many of the most popular contemporary West Texas acts. In effect, it united many of the local residents and preserved music that otherwise would have been forgotten as the Sands of Time buried them.
Back in the 1990s, San Angelo was the hub of the local music scene with bands such as Insanus, The Gorevettes, F.U.K., and God's 4-Letter Word setting up shows in motel conference rooms and playing for crowds of thousands of audience members who couldn't resist pumping their fists to the incredible sounds. Indeed, the music and the imagery produced by the local scene continues to shape West Texas culture well into the third millennium.
Between 1996 and the present, new technology has put incredible opportunities in the hands of Poor Men (and Women) everywhere. According to some prominent minds, we hit what was known as "The Technological Singularity" around December 21st, 2012. This means new and excitingly profound changes are beginning to occur with such frequency that the future has become even more unpredictable. But that's not important at this time; what IS important is solidifying and growing the Poor Man's Rock Band Compilation community so that the DIY ideas and ideals will continue to live on.
The Poor Man's Rock Band Compilation is a labor of love ... period. There is no money involved. Its main function is to find good yet obscure bands, ask them to submit their work to a reviewing process, and promote the best of the best of the submissions. We may not be able to give label-level support for artists, but we do act as a "message magnifyer." Poor Man's bands get notoriety and promotion of their work out of the deal. Even America's favorite audio trainwreck The Brewskis, have somehow acquired an audience.
Anyone can listen to the songs on this site and explore the photos, but it takes a special kind of Poor Man to sign up as a member. Members get the added bonus of being able to rant, rave, insult, and troll the forums. Sign up today -- you won't be disappointed, and pretty soon you'll have the opportunity to win free shit like t-shirts, CDs, downloads, stickers, and other schwag!
BAND OF THE WEEK:
"There are some killer songs on Volume 2, but Element Operation really delivers the goods with Just Another Love Song. I fucking thought I was gonna fucking faint when I heard that song. You know, all the blood rushing to my dick and all that!"
-Ice-P on Element Operation's Volume 2 work
Element Operation was created when I, Jason Element, hit a mother lode of creative inspiration. The year was 2005, and I was recording 3 to 4 songs a day at that point. I should have been fired from my job since company policy was termination after three unapproved absences. I reached 39 call ins a two month span. I wasn't even fired then, just demoted from management. I did it for my love of lo-fi, for my art.
The concept since its inception is that lo-fi can sound even better than studio produced music, especially if you have a psychedelic bend, drug induced or not. Now, depending on your stereo or playback device, you might have to adjust the equalization for optimum sound, but that's just how it goes.
I have only a few major influences. Anything Steve Albini, The Butthole Surfers, Einstruzende Neubauten, Foetus, and Jesus and Mary Chain. I am from Houston and Austin, TX. I mention Austin because that's where I honed my Philosophy of music. Live I play as a one man band, or I play with various good friends. Although I am trained in classical voice and have studied music theory (which I did to learn more about the enemy of free expression. ha), and I do flows, I have chosen to stick to my aesthetics in all things Element Operation. I mean having some training in music helps me in the creation of many songs, but I love to use a certain amount of atonal sounds in virtually every song. Well, that's the basics of Element Operation.