the of mirror eye

So, over the years, I’ve collected some strange, random songs from the interweb. I decided to share some of them with you today.

* Yat-kha: Love Will Tear Us Apart (1.5 mb)
According to their website, Yat-kha are a “Tuvan throat singing punk band.” Here, they throw down on a great Joy Division cover. If you’re intrigued, you can hear more samples on their website. These guys kinda blow my mind a little bit.

* Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & Matt Sweeney: Ignition (4.0 mb)
I believe this is an R. Kelly(?) cover. And if it isn’t, it should be. This is fantastic, listening to alt-country superstar, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy try and get through this without laughing (with joy, that is).

* Eyeball Skeleton: Spooky Mummy Case (3.0 mb)
From their myspace page:

Maryland’s Eyeball Skeleton are eight-year old JJ Brown, ten-year old Charlie Brown and their Dad. The band met at a hospital in the mid-1990s.
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Each song begins with an image and title drawn by JJ or Charlie. JJ and Charlie write down ideas and lines for the lyrics, then work with Dad over waffles and coffee to organize the lyrics to fit their music.

* Bobby And Betty: Space Diary Interview (1.0 mb) | Rocket Launch (1.5 mb)
This is totally “spacey” and futuristic. A couple of kids take a space trip to the moon in 1985! Betty says: “…the girls, heh, just don’t seem to take to the engineering courses…”

* Patience And Prudence: Tonight You Belong To Me (0.5 mb) | A Smile And A Ribbon (0.5 mb)
Two sisters sing beautifully, beguiling pop songs in 1956.