r/GaragePunk

The first punk track ever is Zakary Thaks “bad girl” from Corpus ChristI TX. I’m sick of nobody citing this track as the first ever, it just is.

I’ll die on this hill. It’s not an extremely important topic but I don’t think Los Saicos or The Sonics are distinctly punk. Elements of punk, sure.

if we’re going to argue elmental parts and pieces then let’s just say Link Wray was first.

Spent the last few months building my own music library tracing the idea of drone through music history after reading Monolithic Undertow by Harry Sword.

Not just ambient/drone music — but repetition, sustained tones and hypnotic sounds across blues, folk, industrial, post-punk, shoegaze, doom, techno,, to free jazz to ambient techno, minimalism to uileann pipes, sitar etc. From Bo Diddley, Velvet Underground and Faust through to Lankum, Sunn O))) and Orbital.

One thing the book made me realise:

Drone isn’t really a genre — it’s almost a human constant. Heartbeats, machinery, church bells, pipes, feedback, engines, chants and a cat's pur, my favourite kind of drone.

This Drone library is not an info dump nor was it created with A.I. Along with my own favourite tunes and my friends', I asked for recommendations from die-hard fans on various Reddit forums, which was invaluably helpful.

Older brothers and sisters and their friends' music? That kid at school? That enthusiastic person in the record shop whose brains you picked? Overhear a tune somewhere? a song in a film moves you ,r a song at a rave or disco? A song that reminds you of sth or sby?

All these situations got me into music or developed my taste and as a result, got me into other types of music I would never have heard otherwise.

Hopefully this public resource will be a gateway into other genres for you. Or maybe not. Horses for courses....

If you like the tunes you hear, go to your record shop and buy them or order them on CD or record or download on Bandcamp. Go and support live bands and buy their merchandise. Streaming is ripping off artists and killng music They need your support. Get off your phone.

Would genuinely love recommendations for artists/tracks I’ve missed some tunes or non-obvious ones from any genre or culture.

Please note:

-- This is an unofficial UNCURATIED PUBLIC LIBRARY RESOURCE and not a curated playlist.

-- For maxium pleasure play on SHUFFLE.

-- Use it to create your own curated playlists

-- The library is updated regularly.

-- Please share. It's anonymous so there's no element of self-promotion or profit involved. If you do happen to know me, please don't dox me. I'd prefer to remain anonymous.

Apart from the creators, music belongs to everyone so please don't gatekeep.

Spotify Link:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1s2xu4aZIhItPfNHRYuP0o?si=wB-AHB7TTX-wLIJ6ofTR6w&pi=5ldGLq\_yQcyzP

Remixed/mastered or whatever it, put some unreleased stuff on it, typed out the lyrics, and added a poetry anthology in the community section.

Seems like the right place for it, I guess. I don't know. Experiencing a lack of self-esteem and confidence, psychiatric diagnoses, and general disorganisation.

Feedback would be appreciated, and if it's not a total waste of time, would be more than happy to put out a split tape with someone once I buy some blanks and use my deck to put prospective collaborators stuff on the other side.

If anything I can tell my social worker and a couple of Perth, WA punks I tried.

Roast me.

But also thanks for your time.