NO GIGS DOES NOT HAVE TO MEAN NO MUSIC. The ultimate ‘mixtape’ to help get you through Covid-19 isolation. We wanted to put something out there to share some love at the moment, to give a bit of an escape to everyone in this absolutely bizarre time that we all find ourselves in. So here it is! A 100% free compilation with just 200+ songs! All the tracks have been donated and used with permission. If you dig a song, please check out the band, ‘Like’ their Facebook page, let them know and share the love with others. Please remember after isolation is done, also support the bands by going and seeing them live! There are songs crossing all sorts of genres including psych, fuzz, stoner, grunge, doom, sludge, punk, hardcore, grind, death, thrash, heavy rock, garage, a few acoustic tracks for good measure, and more. Massive thanx to all the bands involved, as well as a few others that have helped reach out to bands they work with and do amazing things in the industry, including: - Chris Maric (Maric Media) - Warren Gibson (Plug Music Agency / Mongrel Records) 1 | NO GIGS DOES NOT HAVE TO MEAN NO MUSIC - Anthony Blayney (Your Mate Bookings) - Richard S Jones (Sheltered Life PR) - Tim Price (Collision Course) - Dan Williams (Wild Animals Records) - Jeff Byrd (Pig Baby Records) - Désirée Hanssen (Lay Bare Recordings) - Nadia Lloyd (band management) + Mike Foxall (The Art Of Fox - for the ‘No Gigs Does Not Have To Mean No Music’ Album art) and as this turned into such a massive undertaking, anyone I have forgotten, thank you. No Gigs Does Not Have To Mean No Music features an absolute massive amount of incredible songs! It got completely out of hand, in an absolutely amazing way. Some worth mentioning are: - Brand new tracks from The Sonic Dawn, The Black Heart Death Cult, Desert Storm, Daemon Pyre, Camel Driver, Godzillionaire, Turtle Skull, Trippy Wicked & the Cosmic Children of the Knight, VVARP, Count Devious, Dyssidia, The Vendettas, 1000mods, Crystal Ignite, Dust Lord, Lunatic, Maya Mountains - New and previously unreleased tracks from House of Broken Promises, BRUCE!, Monarchus, Motherslug, Heavy Roller, GRIMRUINER, Birdcage, Cosa Nostra, John E. Vistic and Black Cactus - Previously unreleased tracks from Warped, Seedy Jeezus (unreleased mix), Meat Cake, Blunt Shovel, Summonus, Planet of the 8s, The Frees, Bagful of Bees - Covers from Switchblade Jesus (Who Was In My Room last Night – Butthole Surfers) and Our Last Enemy (Spitfire - The Prodigy). As well as the amazing talent across the entire list of bands involved, the compilation also includes a few names worth giving a mention to as all band members aren’t listed, they include: - Svetlanas with Nick Oliveri (Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Mondo Generator, Dwarves, Desert Sessions, BL’AST, Vista Chino, Bloodclot, Moistboys) - The Freeks with Ruben Romano (Fu Manchu, Nebula) - Yawning Man with Mario Lalli (Fatso Jetson, Orquesta Del Desierto, Ten East, The Sort of Quartet, Desert Sessions) and Gary Arce (Big Scenic Nowhere, Fatso Jetson, Ten East, The Sort of Quartet) - Gary Lee Conner (Screaming Trees) - Albatross Overdrive with Mark Abshire (Fu Manchu, Nebula) - House of Broken Promises and Death In Pretty Wrapping with Arthur Seay and Mike Cancino (both from Unida). - Godzillionaire with Mark Hennessy (Paw) - Bagful of Beez and Tomorrow People with Link Meanie (The Meanies, Sun God Replica, The Bakelite Age, Meuscram, Egos) - Penny Ikinger with Deniz Tek (Radio Birdman, The Visitors, New Race). For the full list of bands, track info and links, please see them listed below in alphabetical order. Desert Highways online: Site: www.deserthighways.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/deserthighways FB: www.facebook.com/deserthighwaysmusic Twitter: www.twitter.com/DesertHighways Bandcamp: www.deserthighways.bandcamp.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/DesertHighwaysMusic Desert Highways: P.O. Box 42. Preston. VIC. 3072. Australia 2 | NO GIGS DOES NOT HAVE TO MEAN NO MUSIC Artist: 100YearsWar Song: Dead Weight Style: Dbeat Death Metal Release: Exclusive Japanese E.P Year: 2019 Label: Independent Location: Melbourne, Australia Site: N/A Facebook: www.facebook.com/afterlifeinsurance666 Bandcamp: www.100yearswar1.bandcamp.com Artist: 1000mods Song: So Many Days Style: Rock Release: Youth of Dissent Released: 2020 Label: Ouga Booga and the Mighty Oug Location: Chiliomodi, Greece Site: www.1000mods.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/1000mods Bandcamp: www.1000mods.bandcamp.com Artist: Aberration Song: Nothing To Say Style: Garage Rock / Punk Release: Tuckerbox Year: 2019 Label: Crankinhaus Records Location: Sydney, Australia Site: www.aberration.com.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/aberrationoz Bandcamp: www.aberrationoz.bandcamp.com Artist: Acid Mammoth Song: Tree of Woe Style: Doom Metal Release: Under Acid Hoof Year: 2020 Label: Heavy Psych Sounds Location: Athens, Greece Site: www.acidmammoth.blogspot.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/acidmammoth Bandcamp: www.acidmammoth.bandcamp.com Artist: Acoustic Foxx Song: Let us Pray Style: Acoustic Rock / Grunge Release: Guiding Light Year: 2016 Label: Poppet Head Records Location: Melbourne, Australia Site: www.acousticfoxx.com.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/acousticfoxx Bandcamp: www.acousticfoxx.bandcamp.com 3 | NO GIGS DOES NOT HAVE TO MEAN NO MUSIC Artist: Albatross Overdrive Song: The Sleeper Style: Rock Release: Ascendant Year: 2019 Label: TrainWrekords Location: Sol California, USA Site: www.albatrossoverdrive.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/albatrossoverdrive Bandcamp: www.albatrossoverdrive.bandcamp.com Artist: AlithiA Song: Empress Style: Tribal Space Rock Release: The Moon has Fallen Year: 2018 Label: Wild Thing Records Location: Melbourne, Australia Site: www.wildthingpresents.com/artist/alithia Facebook: www.facebook.com/alithiaband Bandcamp: www.alithia.bandcamp.com Artist: All Of The Dirt All At Once Song: They Burnt My Car Style: Metal Release: VIRE Year: 2018 Label: Self-released Location: Melbourne, Australia Site: N/A Facebook: www.facebook.com/aotdaao Bandcamp: www.allofthedirtallatonce.bandcamp.com Artist: Alunah Song: Hunt Style: Doom Release: Violet Hour Year: 2019 Label: Heavy Psych Sounds Band location: Birmingham, England Site: N/A Facebook: www.facebook.com/alunah.doom Bandcamp: www.alunah.bandcamp.com Artist: Annihilist Song: Against The Wall Style: Metal Release: Vol. 1 Year: 2015 Label: Independent Band location: Melbourne, Australia Site: www.annihilistofficial.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/annihilistofficial.com Bandcamp: www.annihilistofficial.bandcamp.com 4 | NO GIGS DOES NOT HAVE TO MEAN NO MUSIC Artist: APOLLO80 Song: FFH Style: Fuzz Stoner Psychedelic Release: Lizard! Lizard! Lizard! Year: 2019 Label: Sound Effect Records Band location: Perth, Australia Site: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/apollo80rocks/ Bandcamp: https://apollo80.bandcamp.com/releases Band: Arthur Seay's Death In Pretty Wrapping Song: Silver Spoon Style: Heavy Melodic Riffed Up Rock Release: Remastered version. Original from 2019. Year: 2020 Label: N/A Location: Indio, CA, USA Facebook: www.facebook.com/DEATH-in-Pretty-Wrapping- 166175125414033 Bandcamp: N/A Artist: ATOMSMASHER Song: Social Construct Style: Hardcore / Grindcore Release: S/T DEMO Year: 2020 Label: Self Released Location: Melbourne, Australia Site: N/A Facebook: www.facebook.com/ATOMSMASHERHC Bandcamp: www.atomsmasherhc.bandcamp.com Artist: Babymachine Song: In Leather Style: Heavy Rock Album: Abort! Abort! Abort! Released: 2019 Label: Toxic Shock Records Location: Wollongong, Australia Site: N/A Facebook: www.facebook.com/babymachinerock Bandcamp: www.babymachinerock.bandcamp.com Artist: Bagful Of Beez Song: Bliss and the Abyss Style: 60s Psych Release: Unreleased Year: 2020 Label: N/A Location: Spain Site: N/A Facebook: N/A Bandcamp: www.bagfulofbeez.bandcamp.com 5 | NO GIGS DOES NOT HAVE TO MEAN NO MUSIC Artist: Bastard Nörth Song: The Wrong Band Style: Rock n Roll Release: Battle Ready Year: 2019 Label: Bastard Records Location: Melbourne, Australia Site: www.bastardnorth.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/bastardnorth Bandcamp: www.bastardnorth.bandcamp.com Artist: Beastwars Song: Omens Style: Sludge metal Release: IV Year: 2019 Label: Independent Band Location: Wellington, New Zealand Site: N/A Facebook: www.facebook.com/beastwars666 Bandcamp: www.beastwars.bandcamp.com Artist: BIFF Song: America Style: Punk Album / Single release it's from: America Year: 2019 Label: Independent Band Location: Melbourne, Australia Site: www.biff.band Facebook: www.facebook.com/biffmelbourne Bandcamp: www.biffmelbourne.bandcamp.com Artist: Birdcage Song: Snake Valley Style: Instrumental Nuclear Surf Rock Release: Wave Machine" LP (Release Date May 12th 2020 on Goatsound) Year: 2020 Label: Goatsound Location: Melbourne, Australia Site: www.birdcage.surf Facebook: www.facebook.com/thebirdcagesurf Bandcamp: www.the-birdcage.bandcamp.com Artist: Black Cactus Song: Storm in an E cup Style: Stoner Rock Album: Coming soon… Year: 2020 Label: Independent Location: Melbourne, Australia Site: N/A Facebook: www.facebook.com/Black-Cactus-337958703489365/ 6 | NO GIGS DOES NOT HAVE TO MEAN NO MUSIC Artist: Blunt Shovel Song: Infoxicated Style: Death Metal Release: Unreleased Album due out in 2035 or there abouts. Year: Probably never. Label: Goatsound Records Location: Melbourne, Australia Site: www.bluntshovel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/bluntshovel Bandcamp: www.bluntshovel.bandcamp.com Artist: Bongmoth Song: Illumination Style: Blues doom Release: Droning Earth Compilation 45. Year: 1. Label: Independent Location: