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Hello and welcome to this Directory of the sixteen mr. obscure webpages.
What and who is mr. obscure?
Many have posed the question throughout the centuries.
He was first spotted selling packs of Marlboro to Roman soldiers in Gaul.
The next sighting was when Al Capone attempted to assassinate obscure during the St. Valentine's Day massacre - a narrow escape.
There followed a fallow period when nothing further was heard until the evening of the Sex Pistols notorious riverboat concert in London in 1977, when obscure shared a cell with McClaren and Vivienne Westwood.
After many more years in the wilderness this silly man re-emerged hosting a number of fabulous, (mostly free mp3 music) webpages.
Which brings us up to date.
Here you will find active hyperlinks to all the mr obscure locations: simply CLICK ON ANY OF THE LOGO BOXES BELOW and you'll be transported there.
Far out, right?
This page will also feature all the latest news, additions and events happening on any of the obscure pages, so it'll be worth checking out fairly regularly, I'd say.
mr obscure can be reached via his manager at:
What and who is mr. obscure?
Many have posed the question throughout the centuries.
He was first spotted selling packs of Marlboro to Roman soldiers in Gaul.
The next sighting was when Al Capone attempted to assassinate obscure during the St. Valentine's Day massacre - a narrow escape.
There followed a fallow period when nothing further was heard until the evening of the Sex Pistols notorious riverboat concert in London in 1977, when obscure shared a cell with McClaren and Vivienne Westwood.
After many more years in the wilderness this silly man re-emerged hosting a number of fabulous, (mostly free mp3 music) webpages.
Which brings us up to date.
Here you will find active hyperlinks to all the mr obscure locations: simply CLICK ON ANY OF THE LOGO BOXES BELOW and you'll be transported there.
Far out, right?
This page will also feature all the latest news, additions and events happening on any of the obscure pages, so it'll be worth checking out fairly regularly, I'd say.
mr obscure can be reached via his manager at:
and when he's finished doing the washing-up and has avoided being yelled at by his woman for not being able to read her mind, he'll reply to you.
He loves to hear from you!
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Awesome CD Best Of Is Finally Available
At last!!
A fantastic best of the Dodgems compilation CD is now on sale.
The Dodgems were one of the best of the punk/postpunk Brighton scene here in the UK in the late seventies/early eighties.
Two-and-a-half years after stumbling across quarter-inch reel to reel master tapes of the 1978 and 1979 recording sessions, I can finally announce to the world: here it is!
Twenty seven years languishing in the archives!
Almost three years in preparation!
The Dodgems: Anthology 1978 – 1980 is now available for purchase here at www.punkbrighton.co.uk.
What you get for your money:
Extensive and detailed sleevenotes.
A full-colour gatefold CD sleeve with original artwork by Dodgems drummer Charlie Zuber.
Seamless and safe distribution.
Seventeen sublime Dodgems classics
The full version of Vaultage 78 favourite ‘I Don’t Care,’ including a verse nobody but the group and a handful of others has ever heard
A (very) alternative version of ‘Lord Lucan’ (one of Paul McCartney’s favourite records – true!) as a bonus track (again, unheard until now)
No less than ELEVEN previously unreleased tracks
Digitally remastered.
Thrill…to the twangslam Monochrome Setisms of ‘Burgess, Philby & McClean’.
Grin…at the searing indictment of long-term love in ‘My First Divorce.’
Skank…to the bowel-vibrating dub sound of ‘Throw A Wobbly.’
Chortle…at the peripatetic witticisms of ‘Just Like The Photo.’
A fantastic best of the Dodgems compilation CD is now on sale.
The Dodgems were one of the best of the punk/postpunk Brighton scene here in the UK in the late seventies/early eighties.
Two-and-a-half years after stumbling across quarter-inch reel to reel master tapes of the 1978 and 1979 recording sessions, I can finally announce to the world: here it is!
Twenty seven years languishing in the archives!
Almost three years in preparation!
The Dodgems: Anthology 1978 – 1980 is now available for purchase here at www.punkbrighton.co.uk.
What you get for your money:
Extensive and detailed sleevenotes.
A full-colour gatefold CD sleeve with original artwork by Dodgems drummer Charlie Zuber.
Seamless and safe distribution.
Seventeen sublime Dodgems classics
The full version of Vaultage 78 favourite ‘I Don’t Care,’ including a verse nobody but the group and a handful of others has ever heard
A (very) alternative version of ‘Lord Lucan’ (one of Paul McCartney’s favourite records – true!) as a bonus track (again, unheard until now)
No less than ELEVEN previously unreleased tracks
Digitally remastered.
Thrill…to the twangslam Monochrome Setisms of ‘Burgess, Philby & McClean’.
Grin…at the searing indictment of long-term love in ‘My First Divorce.’
Skank…to the bowel-vibrating dub sound of ‘Throw A Wobbly.’
Chortle…at the peripatetic witticisms of ‘Just Like The Photo.’
Groovy New Peel Sessions For December 2009!
Hey!
There's some wonderful shit going down over at The Peel Sessions this month - seven sessions by a variety of interesting people.
Cop Shoot Cop kick things off in fine style with their first session, from 1991.
There's a session by Flying Saucer Attack, from 1996.
Nutty cockneyrockney pranksters Madness weigh in with their only appearance, from 1979.
The Popinjays are included, with a session from 1988.
Cartoon sci-fi heroes The Rezillos make an appearance with their first session, from the golden punk year of 1977.
That same apocalyptic year saw The Slits, then still unsigned by any major record company, make their Peel debut with a classic, powerful session.
And finally, Wire, those clever and inspirational new wave experimentalists, taped several sessions for Peel; this one is from 1978.
You can nip along to The Peel Sessions by clicking on the picture-link at the top of this page.
Blimey!
There's some wonderful shit going down over at The Peel Sessions this month - seven sessions by a variety of interesting people.
Cop Shoot Cop kick things off in fine style with their first session, from 1991.
There's a session by Flying Saucer Attack, from 1996.
Nutty cockneyrockney pranksters Madness weigh in with their only appearance, from 1979.
The Popinjays are included, with a session from 1988.
Cartoon sci-fi heroes The Rezillos make an appearance with their first session, from the golden punk year of 1977.
That same apocalyptic year saw The Slits, then still unsigned by any major record company, make their Peel debut with a classic, powerful session.
And finally, Wire, those clever and inspirational new wave experimentalists, taped several sessions for Peel; this one is from 1978.
You can nip along to The Peel Sessions by clicking on the picture-link at the top of this page.
Blimey!
Someone who wanted to keep their name secret passed the above picture to us recently.
This extremely rare photograph of mr. obscure was
taken using a hidden camera, and shows him checking the download statistics on his sixteen webpages.
It's an interesting and fascinating glimpse into the private world of this extraordinary enigma - but at a cost.
The photographer, having smuggled this print to us, was apparantly captured, tickled for hours - and then dunked in a vat of Marmite.
So be warned - if YOU have plans to get an image of mr. obscure, chances are you'll pay a heavy price for the opportunity.
This extremely rare photograph of mr. obscure was
taken using a hidden camera, and shows him checking the download statistics on his sixteen webpages.
It's an interesting and fascinating glimpse into the private world of this extraordinary enigma - but at a cost.
The photographer, having smuggled this print to us, was apparantly captured, tickled for hours - and then dunked in a vat of Marmite.
So be warned - if YOU have plans to get an image of mr. obscure, chances are you'll pay a heavy price for the opportunity.
Brand new webpage!
Hold on to your hats!
The eighteenth mr. obscure mp3 webpage is on its way.
Yes, on the 15th of December be sure to check out either this page or mr. obscure for a link to the latest baby on the block.
I can't give you any details just yet...it's a Christmas surprise, you see...
The eighteenth mr. obscure mp3 webpage is on its way.
Yes, on the 15th of December be sure to check out either this page or mr. obscure for a link to the latest baby on the block.
I can't give you any details just yet...it's a Christmas surprise, you see...
Online Archives
Five of the mr. obscure webpages have become permanent online archives.
In other words, I won't be adding any further new stuff to them.
But don't fret - there's shitloads of great stuff on The Audio Emporium, The Interpretation Station, postpunk powerpop, 78-81 and Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals to enjoy.
In other words, I won't be adding any further new stuff to them.
But don't fret - there's shitloads of great stuff on The Audio Emporium, The Interpretation Station, postpunk powerpop, 78-81 and Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals to enjoy.
Novels
Hey, I finally got around to taping the first two sessions for the Audiobook version of my second novel. I went along to my pal Rupert Ray's stunning state-of-the-art studio here in the UK in early December 2008 and late March of this year.
The follow-up to 'The World Upstairs' is called 'Minotaur' (nothing to do with the recent movie). It's another adult thriller, set in the UK in the early eighties.
We managed to get no less than FOURTEEN chapters recorded in only two sessions, each session a mere two hours long - not bad going, eh?
These recording sessions should be finished in about six months, maybe sooner; then I'll create a web page for it and you can all bend an ear to the frankly peculiar goings-on therein.
The follow-up to 'The World Upstairs' is called 'Minotaur' (nothing to do with the recent movie). It's another adult thriller, set in the UK in the early eighties.
We managed to get no less than FOURTEEN chapters recorded in only two sessions, each session a mere two hours long - not bad going, eh?
These recording sessions should be finished in about six months, maybe sooner; then I'll create a web page for it and you can all bend an ear to the frankly peculiar goings-on therein.
Meanwhile I'm still slaving away with the third one, which is proving to be a Herculean task. The first two books took me three months each to write. This one has taken me a year - and it's still not finished yet. But, have no fear! I'll get there in the end...
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THE MR OBSCURE WEBPAGES:
I had an impromptu small gathering around our flat the other week...lots of "whooping" was had!
Among my chums was a 'tech' guy who managed to link your Tremolo Men tracks ...so they played one after the other...juke box style...he then went on to do it with your other sites!
A brilliant night and thanks (inadvertently) for the music soundtrack to a great evening!
Discovering your blogs through this time has been amazing.
Thanks again for everything....who would have thought...I discovered your stuff by pure chance when not being able to sleep, and it's just been great.
Yet more gems on your fantastic sites!
You have made a fantastic contribution to our lives...and that of our family (and my ever patient young lady) with the discovery of your sites during a bad time.
So a massive-sized "Brotherly Love" hand on your back and accept our eternal love and gratitude for you giving up your time and supplying the best damn music collection online.
Life without your sites...well...it would be too awful!
Thank you for the only reason I can find to be connected to the internet.
I stumbled on to your page (through a link from a blog) and feel that your tone and choice of music posting separate you from most of the other sites of the same genre.
It is cool to see what people listen to and have the ability to write about.
just a short note to let you know I'm absolutely amazed by your novel,'The World Upstairs.'
I desperately want to know what will happen!
Thanks so much for writing and recording the book, you must find a publisher for this, I am sure a lot of people will like it.
I wanted to tell you that I followed some
links and happened to find the ‘Audio Emporium’ page and for the last couple hours I guess, Journey's End has been playing as I've been messing around on my laptop (shopping for a bicycle and writing odd bits as they occur) ... and hearing your collection of music in the background has been fantastic!
Anyway, as I've quite appreciated the fruits of your labour so to speak, I thought it only right to let you know.
Just wanted to say we both thought the book was entertaining and good luck with any publishing opportunities.
I downloaded a dozen or so tracks today, thanks for making them available.
Thanks again for great tracks available this month.
I’m still to check several blogs out, learning to pace myself throughout the month, so that I can be surprised right to the end of the month, until the next batch!
Thanks for all your hard work, and for what you're doing on all the brilliant webpages you run.
First of all a big thank you for all the great music you are sharing again and again. It is always a pleasure to visit your sites.
From now on the first day of every month isn't just the day I get paid, it's Mr. Obscure Day!
Again thanks very, very much and all the best wishes from
Can't thank you enough for all this great music.I don't know where you find the time to get all this stuff done. I love the graphics too- really funny and original
By the way, the latest Peel sessions are brilliant.
As it happens I'm a musician of sorts myself and spend most of my time recording my modest musical experiments in my home studio.My greatest hope is that one or more of my songs will qualify for inclusion on some of your webpages in the coming decades!
I would be much honoured to be featured on your amazing sites.
I think it's truly marvellous what you do , it makes the internet worthwhile, in fact it's exactly the sort of site I've always wanted to create myself. Just to keep alive and bring to music lovers the whole world over these timeless treasures.........you deserve a medal !!!
Keep on telling us how it (really) was !
As always..a mind blowing mix bag of tunes!
Brilliant!
This is why we love you...need I state the already known...Obscure by name...Sir Lord Obscure by those who love ya!
For instance, I'm really digging the Zones...a great band that deserves a second look. Thanks for turning me onto them. Your webpages are an inviting labour of love, and that shines through to us visitors!
Yesterday it happened again. I simply couldn't stop reading your book 'Minotaur' and by 10 o'clock in the evening I was on page 160. After having finished, I sat on my couch for a while with all the impressions I got while reading. It seemed like a film was going on in my head and I would love to see the story in a film. At first I still had 'The World Upstairs' in my mind, but that changed with every sentence I read. The story is perfectly structured with all the different plotlines coming together at the end. You are truly a fantastic writer.
So many different sites you operate; I don’t know how you keep up with it all. But I have to say you are doing a grand job. They are very appealing to the eye and full of wit and wisdom.
I keep meaning to say thank you also for the ZONES page. Never heard them before, although I did know OF them, so I downloaded this when you first put it up, out of curiosity due to your keenness - and was pleasantly surprised. ‘Sign of the Times’ on the Peel session was superb, great vocals and a nice powerful guitar sound. Cheers for this.
I still check your pages, and snag many of the great mp3's that you offer. You're still the most interesting and rewarding blogger in blogland! You can find standard albums on any old blog, but you offer the stuff that we collectors have to search the haystacks for, or in many cases were not even aware of! Thanks for your incredible work, research, and generosity as well.
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