I apologize for the miniscule amount of updates this week. I haven’t really been able to put together anything to throw up on here. Anyway, hopefully I can get back in to my normal routine next week. I do have some stuff I want to get to here in the near future, including some fine new releases.

However, to cap off this pathetic excuse for updates this week is not so much an informative paragraph or two, but rather a reaching out into the vast world of the world wide web asking for a bit of information myself. I’ve always wanted to mention the band Bakamono on the blog, and oddly enough I’ve even gotten a couple e-mails from people looking for information about the band themselves. Unfortunately I am of no help because I am pretty much in the dark when it comes to this group. So in order to help those people and myself, I am asking as to whether anyone out there has any helpful information about Bakamono. I think have the discography pretty well figured out and all that, but other than that there is nothing out there.

Anyway, I initially heard Bakamono upon purchasing their, what I assume, first full-length The Cry of the Turkish Fig Peddler. Even after all this time I’ve never been able to find anything on the band, which is disappointing because they are pretty great. The Cry of the Turkish Fig Peddler was released in 1994 through Basura!/Priority. Before that the band released a couple of singles that I know of, one being a split with the often overlooked Oiler. Following their first full-length they had a couple other smaller releases and then one more full-length on Super 8 Records called Long Time Cain.

The Cry of the Turkish Fig Peddler:
Bakamono – Optimator [MP3]
Bakamono – Donny Brooke [MP3]

Long Time Cain:
Bakamono – Sex Video [MP3]
Bakamono – SMD [MP3]

Even though it would appear that they were damn near non-existent when it comes to finding anything about them, you can still find and purchase both albums around various places of on the net. Check out Amazon for a very cheap copy of The Cry of the Turkish Fig Peddler and you can still find Long Time Cain over here for those interested.