Well, it officially starts tonight. I hope you guys got your wristbands, if not, you can purchase them here. I covered this piece in my column for Reverb yesterday, but Denver friends, SpeakerSnacks, posted an “Unofficial UMS” Mix Tape contributed by Tim Weilert from Something Like Sound (RIP) that you can download here.
Unofficial UMS Mix Tape
1.) Spires – “Two Lakes”
2.) Moon Tides – “Swimming”
3.) Gauntlet Hair – “I Was Thinking…”
4.) Metermaids – “A Breakdown In Chicago, or, How To Sabotage Your Own Happiness In Two Easy Steps”
5.) Ken Arkind – “Maggie”
6.) Hot White – “Pre Teen Wet Dream”
7.) Hellogoodbye – “Jesse Buy Nothing Go To Prom Anyways”
8.) School Knights – “Fuck The Beach”
9.) SAUNA – “Croctopus”
10.) Bad Weather California – “Latin Jammer”
11.) Pacific Pride – “Chezron Van”
12.) A. Tom Collins – “OH NO!”
13.) Safe Boating Is No Accident – “Sequins In The Sun”
14.) Achille Lauro – “Unicorns and Consent”
15.) Hindershot – “The Mark”
16.) All Liver No Onions – “Onions” (demo)
17.) Mike Marchant – “Mexico”
18.) Ukulele Loki’s Gadabout Orchestra – “Prague: 1998″
19.) FLASHLIGHTS – “Holidays”
20.) King Mob – “Take My Hand, I’m Changing” (Stream Above)
21.) Force Publique – “Tarnished”
22.) Fellow Citizens – “On The Parkway”
23.) The Kevin Costner Suicide Pact – “Goodbye”
Also, new Denver record label, Greater Than Collective, have assembled another UMS Mix Tape that you can stream below. That should get you guys started for the four day party.
Denver Delicious Volume 1, A UMS Compilation by greaterthancollective
Snake Rattle reminds me of Siouxsie, not just the heavy toms but her voice – Man Cub seem to be trying to break new ground