Various Artists - Xtreme Music Sampler Review
ARTIST: Various Artists
ALBUM: Xtreme Music Sampler
LABEL: Xtreme Music
RELEASED: May 15, 2006
DURATION: 68:44 - 18 Tracks

FORMAT: MP3
PRICE: Free [Donation Requested]
Xtreme Music presents a freely downloadable sampler containing a creative collection of new, rare, or previously unreleased music. This compilation of b-sides, demos, outtakes, studio and live rarities has been produced with permission from a multitude of musicians involved with Xtreme Music. Also showcased is a link series of artists features, selected discoveries, and exclusive interviews from our previous projects in Xtreme Music. This online sampler is for promotional use only and is freely available from XtremeMusic.org.
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Xtreme Music Sampler


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Artwork
Credits
Special Thanks
Thank you to all the artists, musicians, and performers who freely contributed their music to our Xtreme Music Sampler. A special thanks to these people who kindly corresponded and coordinated this production with Xtreme Music: Andrej Hauer Jenkova, Dan Rathbun, Dave Broekema, Dave Murray, David Slusser, Doug Smolens, Elena Turazzini, Kevin Kmetz, Leigh Newton, Mark Thornton, Mike Hickey, Olly White, Paul Fuhr, Robin Coomer, Sam Langley, Sir Millard Mulch, Steven Tolkamp, Tim Smolens, Trey Spruance, and William Winant.

Creation
Executive Producer: Justin Sanvicens, Cover Design: Elena Turazzini & Justin Sanvicens
Minor editing, mastering, and volume normalizing on all tracks produced by Justin Sanvicens

Contributions
Andrej Hauer Jenkova's "Theme From Covac" is the previously unreleased title theme to "Covac" from film director Adam Hashemi Bønløkke, this rare composition appears courtesy of www.escho.net. Daiquiri's "Night Ruiner" is a exclusive radio edit by Justin Sanvicens especially produced with permission, a full version of this track is featured on Daiquiri's third album "Babies Making Babies". David Slusser's "Mission Creek" is a rare live edit from a performance at the Mission Creek Music Festival by David Slusser on May 30, 2004 San Francisco (CA), The Dark Room. Don Salsa's "El Stronzolo" is taken from their rare and currently out-of-print debut album "Koolaid Moustache In Jonestown". Düreforsög's "High School" is a live recording sourced from the new LP version of "Escho Live" now available from www.escho.net. Eftus Spectun's "Untitled" is an exclusive excerpt from their new album, also "Untitled", recorded live at The Cube with Stu Jackson, then over dubbed, mixed and mastered at Grubs Recording Facilities in Bristol, England. El Douje's "La Jiñete Final" is featured from the independently released debut album "Worlds Collide". Fake No More's "Candy Smile" is from a new CD single available online from www.fakenomore.nl. Fishtank's "The Last Shamisen Master" is a track on their debut album "Super Raoul" from Mimicry Records. God Of Shamisen's "Science Fiction Of Ray Bradbury Attack!" is soon to be featured on their full length studio album. Kevin Kmetz's "Toccatta" is a Tsugaru Shamisen studio cover of "Toccata And Fugue In D Minor" by Johann Sebastian Bach, also featured on "Great Masters Of Modern Shamisen". Loop!Station's "Immediate" is a new track from their third independently released album "Obey Your Signal". Numbers' "I'll Love You 'Til I Don't" is a song from their new album "We're Animals" on Kill Rock Stars. Sir Millard Mulch's "Epicsode II: Attack Of The Mike Patton Clones" is a previously unreleased outtake from his debut album "How To Sell The Whole F#@!ing Universe To Everybody... Once And For All!" on Mimicry Records. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum's "Phthisis" is from their second album "Of Natural History" also available from Mimicry Records. The Demix's "Vendetta Kind Of Mood" is taken from an online EP, and contains samples of "The Beat" by the Deftones, an audio sample of Christopher Walken from the film "True Romance", scratching and noise from The Mars Volta. The Deserts of Träun's "Fresh Idea" is a previously unreleased demo from the "The Search For Traun: A Detectives' Story" in The Deserts of Träun trilogy. William Winant's "Bang Zoom" is a live edit from a larger piece for multiple tuned cowbells and solo percussion composed by Alvin Curran. This particular composition was written for and performed by William Winant on April 26, 1996 Oakland (CA), Mills College, and also features on the Fever Pitch compilation "Just Drums II: The Project".
Releases
ARTIST: Daiquiri
ALBUM: Babies Making Babies
LABEL: Kharbe Records
RELEASED: 2005
DURATION: 39:14 - 25 Tracks		 ARTIST: David Slusser
ALBUM: Delight At The End Of The Tunnel
LABEL: Tzadik Records
RELEASED: August 19, 1997
DURATION: 48:56 - 13 Tracks
ARTIST: Don Salsa
ALBUM: Koolaid Moustache In Jonestown
LABEL: [Independent Release]
RELEASED: 1999
DURATION: 75:03 - 19 Tracks

SAMPLE: "Rod Stew Art" 0:53 		ARTIST: Düreforsög
ALBUM: Escho Live [LP]
LABEL: Escho
RELEASED: June 2006
DURATION: 41:00 - 7 Tracks
ARTIST: Eftus Spectun
ALBUM: Untitled
LABEL: [Independent Release]
RELEASED: 2006
DURATION: 13:42 - 1 Track		 ARTIST: El Douje
ALBUM: Worlds Collide
LABEL: [Independent Release]
RELEASED: November 2004
DURATION: 75:27 - 13 Tracks
ARTIST: Fake No More
ALBUM: Candy Smile
LABEL: Elmic Produkties bv
RELEASED: January 26, 2006
DURATION: 7:57 - 2 Tracks		 ARTIST: Fishtank
ALBUM: Super Raoul
LABEL: Mimicry Records
RELEASED: November 2005
DURATION: 62:42 - 13 Tracks
ARTIST: Kevin Masaya Kmetz
ALBUM: Great Masters Of Modern Shamisen
LABEL: [Independently Released]
RELEASED: 2006
DURATION: 59:24 - 17 Tracks		 ARTIST: Loop!Station
ALBUM: Obey Your Signal
LABEL: [Independent Release]
RELEASED: March 31, 2006
DURATION: 55:56 - 8 Tracks
ARTIST: Numbers
ALBUM: We're Animals
LABEL: Kill Rock Stars
RELEASED: September 13, 2005
DURATION: 43:37 - 11 Tracks		 ARTIST: Sir Millard Mulch
ALBUM: How To Sell The Whole F#@!ing Universe To Everybody... Once And For All! (3CD)
LABEL: Mimicry Records 
RELEASED: July 1, 2005
DURATION: Over 4 Hours!
ARTIST: Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
ALBUM: Of Natural History
LABEL: Mimicry Records
RELEASED: November 2, 2004
DURATION: 71:45 - 12 Tracks		 ARTIST: The Demix
ALBUM: Storm
LABEL: [Independent Release]
RELEASED: October 31, 2002
DURATION: 39:20 - 7 Tracks
ARTIST: The Deserts Of Träun
ALBUM: Part III: The Lilac Moon
LABEL: Naked Lotus Productions
RELEASED: August 23, 2003
DURATION: 55:55 - 24 Tracks		 ARTIST: Various Artists
ALBUM: Just Drums II Project (2CD)
LABEL: Fever Pitch Music
RELEASED: 2004
DURATION: 158:34 - 35 Tracks