MVSCLZ.

Just got a couple new mixes from my homey in Austin called MVSCLZ (aka Ben Aqua). Well that's his latest pseudonym at least; Ben is a man of many different faces and sounds. MVSCLZ plays alot of early 80s obscure-ish new-wave/electro/dub/disco stuff, which isn't necessarily much of what we post on this blog but it's always fun to switch things up every once in a while. Plus he sports ridiculous mustaches. Keepin it free-form, ya know...

This guy also sometimes performs in a 1-man fantasy metal band called ASSACRE (yes!!), which has been described as a continuous shredding guitar solo. While Wikipedia elaborates like this:

After releasing a demo in 2004 entitled Impossibly Silent, ASSACRE began making a name for himself throughout Texas with his wild, confrontational, and unpredictable performances. He is often extravagantly costumed in concert and in photographs. The costumes, which he creates himself, result in the visual aspect of the project becoming as important as the musical.

ASSACRE ambitiously toured the USA in the summer of 2005 in support of his first full-length release, Fantastic Illusions Worth Dying For (Awthum Records, August 2005). The album features 8 tracks of fantasy, death, and thrash metal mixed with bizarre, abstract sound collages, displaying a wide array of musical influences - from Death to Klaus Nomi to Merzbow to Sun Ra.

So anyways, this post isn't primarily about Assacre but I just think the notion is so ridiculous that it demands attention. For more on Assacre, peep the myspace: http://myspace.com/assacre.

So anyways, dude hooked me up with his latest mixes and I need to post them. Here ya go:

MVSCLZ - Black Magic Mountain
1. (intro) Vangelis - Conquest of Paradise
2. Future World Orchestra - I'm Not Afraid of the Future
3. Goblin - Tenebre
4. Claudio Simonetti - College
5. Bob East Showband - Squash
6. Martin Agterberg - Ephemeron
7. Gene Ramone - Romantic Face
8. Passengers - Go Michelle
9. Vivien Vee - Gotta Go
10. Imagination - Music and Lights
11. Peter Jacques Band - Counting on Love One, Two, Three
12. Arabesque - Don't Kiss a Crocodile
13. Change - Angel in My Pocket
14. Richard Romero - Non Chalance
15. Alexander Robotnick - Love Robot
16. Vam Cyborg - Gods Valley (New Dance Mix)
17. Patrick Cowley - Teen Planet

download: http://www.mediafire.com/?3rfhmdwlqmd

and MVSCLZ - 2008 Will Be Delicious
1 (intro) Cerrone - Désertion (Suite)
2 Midnight Passion - I Need You
3 Bamboo - Space Ship Crashing
4 Creatures - Digital Rebel
5 Neoton Familia - Disckokece
6 Disco Dream and the Androids - Connection Disconnection
7 Video Kids - Communication Outerspace
8 Psychic Interface - Dancin' in the Night
9 Xalan - I Only Move For Money
10 Space Art - Axius
11 Moon Birds - Astro 9
12 Giorgio Moroder - First Hand Experience in Second Hand Love
13 Telex - L'amour Toujours
14 Wish Key - Orient Express
15 Passengers - Go Michelle
16 Crazy Gang - Telephone Computer

download: http://www.mediafire.com/?a5my7gm5nhg

If you like what you hear, hit him up via myspace or check his main website here.