Pitchfork

Another week, another stellar Soul Jazz compilation. This time around the revered UK imprint and crate-diggers extraordinaire bring us Do It Yourself: The Rise of the Independent Music Industry After Punk, a 20-track set dedicated to, well, pretty much what it says: DIY.

Specifically, the compilation-- due on CD and double-vinyl February 26-- explores the music made by upstart bands in the wake of punk and released on tiny labels that sprung up across the land as folks realized they could eschew the major label infrastructure. Years before Garageband, even! And while most acts here are hardly household names, they exerted a marked influence on some of the cornerstones of your record collection, including Pulp, Sonic Youth, Franz Ferdinand, and Roxette.

JK about that last one! Maybe.

Highlights include tracks from Buzzcocks, Scritti Politti, Throbbing Gristle, Swell Maps, Fire Engines, Glaxo Babies, Thomas Leer, and Red Lorry Yellow Lorry. Note that the Scritti and Red Lorry cuts are exclusive to the CD format. Also note that the Flys in question below are not, in fact, the same that sang that "Got You Where I Want You" song.

Do It Yourself:

01 The Buzzcocks - "Boredom"
02 Kleenex - "Ain't You"
03 A.P.B. - "All Your Life With Me"
04 Fire Engines - "Everything's Roses"
05 The Naffis - "Slice 1"
06 Swell Maps - "Let's Build a Car"
07 Thomas Leer - "Tight as a Drum"
08 The Last Gang - "Spirit of Youth"
09 Patrick Fitzgerald - "Babysitter"
10 Glaxo Babies - "Shake (The Foundations)"
11 The Flys - "Love and a Molotov Cocktail"
12 Blurt - "The Fish Needs a Bike"
13 Scritti Politti - "Skank Bloc Bologna"
14 The Frantic Elevators - "Every Day I Die"
15 Icon A.D. - "Fight for Peace"
16 Artery - "The Slide"
17 Throbbing Gristle - "Distant Dreams (Part Two)"
18 Windows - "Creation Rebel AKA Creation Dub"
19 Tom Lucy - "Paris, France"
20 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - "Paint Your Wagon"