Jim Santo's Demo Universe

Jim Santo's Demo Universe

Ant-Bee: With My Favorite "Vegetables" & Other Bizarre Muzik, 1992
Ant-Bee: With My Favorite “Vegetables” & Other Bizarre Muzik, 1993

Ant-Bee: With My Favorite “Vegetables” & Other Bizarre Muzik, 1993

October 26, 2019 demou Comments 0 Comment

Wilmington, North Carolina, underground music legend Billy James a/k/a Ant-Bee assembles most of the original Mothers Of Invention for an off-the-rails psychedelic trip.

The Black Mollies: Nobody Understands EP, 1995

The Black Mollies: Nobody Understands EP, 1995

September 2, 2019 demou Comments 0 Comment

Three snappy rockers with serious British Invasion qualities, subverted by sly lyrics! Where are they now?

The Great Brain: Five Song Demo, ca 1997
The Great Brain: Five Song Demo, ca 1995

The Great Brain: Five Song Demo, ca 1995

July 22, 2019 demou Comments 0 Comment

Oh this is a great one. Roaring, Slinty, mid-90’s math rock out of Chicago

Brocas Area, Taedium Vitae, 1997
Brocas Area: Taedium Vitae, 1997

Brocas Area: Taedium Vitae, 1997

December 16, 2018 demou Comments 0 Comment

Predating the intently loop-based Cystem, the music he made as Broca’s Area is generally more free-form, trippy, and cinematic.

Albert The M, S/T, 1990
Albert The M: S/T, 1990

Albert The M: S/T, 1990

December 16, 2018 demou Comments 0 Comment

Yet another example of what happens when you rely too much on your press kit and leave credits off the cassette.

Squirrels From Hell, Evil Genius, 1996
Squirrels From Hell: Evil Genus, 1996

Squirrels From Hell: Evil Genus, 1996

December 15, 2018 demou Comments 1 comment

Established in 1976 during the first wave of NYC punk, SFH was already an eminence grise of the downtown scene when this classic cassette emerged.

2Lb. Spread!, Gentle Bloated Flower, 1996
2Lb. Spread!: Gentle Bloated Flower, 1996

2Lb. Spread!: Gentle Bloated Flower, 1996

December 15, 2018 demou Comments 0 Comment

This obscure ribbon of loose, grimy, free-style stoner-rock emanated from the Cleveland suburbs in the mid-1990s, which was pretty much ground zero for this sound at that time.

Eyelight: S/T, 1998
Eyelight: S/T, 1998

Eyelight: S/T, 1998

September 16, 2018 demou Comments 0 Comment

An especially fine cabinet of wonders, Eyelight gathers choice spells from several years’ of Jehn Cerron’s conjuring

Eyelight: 4 Songs, 1994
Eyelight: 4 Songs, 1994

Eyelight: 4 Songs, 1994

September 16, 2018 demou Comments 0 Comment

Please enjoy this mesmerizing swim through Eyelight’s vocal ocean.

Dan Cray: Wetbrain, 1997
Dan Cray: Wetbrain, 1997

Dan Cray: Wetbrain, 1997

August 2, 2018 demou Comments 0 Comment

The majestic Bukowski fever dream that is the title track is reason enough to click play, but hang in for the harrowing remainder.

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