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Mishap Records is a unique independent record label featuring innovative music of all types including far-out, freak-out, crap-core, avant-unlistenable and other musical genres we made up. Coming simultaneously out of Queens, New York and California's bay area, Mishap Records is almost inescapable. Enjoy. In addition, Mishap has also produced a lot of interesting art and literature which you'll find here.

GERMAN CARS vs. AMERICAN HOMES: One in a Million
James Call's far-out sextet of musical superheros is named for their sound; the unmistakable sound of efficient things crashing into inefficient things. The holy war is being waged on all fronts and you are every soldier. Do not miss this chance to leer at greatness from behind the barbed-wire fence of your soul! 17 songs including "Fireman," "Tag Along" and "Man of the Hour." Plus, One in a Million's super-hip cover doubles as an exciting scratch off game! Will you be our lucky winner? More fun than the New York State lottery and the Stock Exchange combined! MP3 info shows the Real James reviews the Missing Teens

pope john paul the third's self titled album

POPE JOHN PAUL THE THIRD
Adam and Ryan Beebe serve up their bizarre smorgasbord of musical genres on their self-titled CD. Similar to They Might Be Giants, Robert Johnson and Wings with a cynical / generally pissed-off attitude; this is truly an album for all seasons. Features crowd-pleasers such as "Cliché," "I like Girls," "Confidence Factory" and "I wanna' Be a Bellhop." MP3 reviews lyrics info bandmecca Pope John Paul III products Dead Hensons

POPE JOHN PAUL THE THIRD: Almost All Real Songs!
Everyday is Christmas with Pope John Paul III. Almost a new album featuring "Give Me an Art Grant," "Good," "Paul McCartney's Studio," "Puppy Love" and 13 other hits! Stop looking at me. the Gomorran Social Aid & Pleasure Club the Mundanes interview

POPE JOHN PAUL THE THIRD: Experiments in Crap-Core vol. 1
Extremely strange Pope John Paul III rarities and oddities. 19 unreleased gems such as "the Pope John Paul Blues," "There's a Tavern in the Town" and "interlude: the 50s." Imagine how hip you'll seem when you bump this obscure music in your dorm at three in the morning. Fabulous! MP3

BETTER DEAD THAN RED (CD/CS)
This is a compilation with 15 bands of many varying musical styles such as unadorned punk, nerdy electro-pop, weird jazzy songs and perverse acoustic tunes. "I have been listening to nothing but this since I got it and I can't get over how fucking good it is!" says Satanica of Playtime Daddy zine. Features Ebony Browne's infamous "Necrophiliac, Nymphomaniac, Pyromaniac Sex Fiend" and 20 other songs by people such as, endorphin, James Call, the Traveling Misanthrope Circus of Lunacy, General Handywork and Mung. Available on CD or cassette. reviews MP3 info bandmecca

top ramen - burning the candle at both ends

TOPR: Burning the Candle at Both Ends
Bay area hip hop legend and freestyle champion Topper "Top Ramen" Holliday finally releases an album. Combining Topr's signature anger and wit with some of the Bay's freshest beatmakers, Burning the Candle at Both Ends is an instant classic. Featuring 16 songs all about what a degenerate Topr is. Includes favorites such as "Last Night, "Barcrawl" and "Soulcancer." interview myspace

ADAM BEEBE: Perpetual Motion Machine
Sixty minutes of avant-garde musiqué concréte and ambient electronic pieces. This abstract look at our post modern society is a work of pure genius. No household should be without this CD. MP3 info reviews art clothing

MIKE GARLINGTON: Pop Culture
Among the sickly garbage heap that is American pop culture, Mike Garlington is a glimmering beacon of hope. A charmer of both the ladies and the gentlemen, young Mr. Garlington is also a prolific drunk. Mike's punky, folky music is full of the spontaneous energy and blatant plagiarism that is so popular with the youth of today. Let's salute this brilliant young man and give him the millions of dollars he so greatly deserves. Includes "Daisy Doright," "Jug of Rum," "Omah Devoe" and others. As seen on daytime TV! info photography reviews MP3 Photocar!

MIKE GARLINGTON: Baloney Pony
Michael Garlington imbraces the true essence of crap-core with this brand-new no-fi gem. 32 tracks of heartfelt accoustic tunes and stream-of-contiousness gibberish remnicent of Daniel Johnston, Tom Waits and Hasil Adkins. Fans of Mike's dreamlike photography and outsider music are sure to dig this one. Features "In the Real World," "Dance with me Slow" and "You roamed to the Place that you Roam." more artwork Stephen Cohen Gallery press Portraits from the Belly of the Whale

THE MUNDANES: Boredom
The Mundanes were there when life began; some believe that they where in fact the catalyst that created life. As they slowly enveloped the world with their hollow love, they spiritually merged with electronic devices to spread their holy message of repetition and sorrow. Girls: these are the lads you want to father your hordes of drooling slave children. Varied instrumental favorites such as "Circus of Reverb," "Reoccurring Nazi Sex Dream" and "El Disco Del Despair." Fashionably obscure! MP3 info

ENDORPHIN: There's No One But You EP
endorphin plays a hardcore dopeadellic-punk-hip hop-calypso-funk-ska hybrid that will make your skin crawl while you bounce around like an idiot. Featuring vocals by Damian Kalish. If Bob Dylan was an even worse singer and he was backed up by a bunch of drunks and drug addicts, it still wouldn't sound anything like this. 5 fab soliloquies of disgust and disillusion including "Weird Girl," "Fuck STP," and "White Boy Day." MP3 anti-fashion pretty girls on the subway

TED BOND / General Handywork
Jonas Ted Bond has written some of the best punk songs ever. Whether rockin' the mic for Craig's Brother and the Future Funk Entertainment Project or jamming with General Handywork, Ted's music is always raw and energetic, the way punk's supposed to be. But its his intelligent and soulful lyrics that make him stand out from the rest. This collection is for anyone who's sick of the passive, show-biz schlock the man is churning out and labeling punk this days. Includes unreleased Craig's Brother demos and unheard General Handywork classics such as, "Rob Green," "Graham Bell,"and "Chani." MP3 info writings Better Dead than Red

JAMES CALL: Power
Hyperactive lyrical gymnastics over pumpin' synth-pop from the very neurotic main man of German Cars vs. American Homes. James' surreal babble will have your brain flipping around in your head while his spastic grooves will have your body freakin' on the dance floor. Says Ian Stewart of Autoreverse zine, "Language fails me to describe how brilliant this music is. If it got stolen, I would go on a violent killing spree." 13 songs including, "Vacuum," "Steamroller" and "Information." MP3 reviews lyrics more information

The Neurotic World of James Call
Get the party started eighteen more zesty James Call tunes such as "Dance of the Skeletons," "Party Nazi," "Tagalong" and "I love the Northwest." Down with the man! MP3 review info Nintendo Wars

JARED ROCK
Jared's happy, folky songs about elves, monkeys and driving drunk have captured the hearts and imaginations of dozens. A tasteful blend of Jared's quirky down-home prog-rock tunes with experimental pieces from his infamous Jerry and the Curls session. Features "I'm a Gnome," "Candyland," "Crocodile" and others. A favorite of children of all ages! MP3 info art

THE MISHAP CREW: ugly ugly ugly ugly ugly ugly
Collective experimental and spoken word unhappiness featuring every single one of Mishap Record's superstars. Not for the weak-hearted, the Mishap Crew break crap-core down to it's most obnoxious components. An amazingly self-indulgant endeavor that will frighten as it enlightens. Features "Baby Lust," possibly the most offensive song ever written as well as 15 other classics. But is it art? MP3 info apparel

RYAN BEEBE six songs
Pope John Paul the Third's, the Dead Hensons' and the Gomorrans' musical guiding light embarks on a mystical journey into America's deadened soul and emerges with this brilliant solo set. Whether playing anguished folk, traditional jump blues or soulful rock n' roll tunes, Ryan Beebe's music is a feast for the senses. Includes "Old Home Place" "Coming to the Station" and "Happy Hour." The perfect gift for the woman who has everything except this CD. MP3 info the Dead Hensons the Gomorrans

SUPER-BARGAIN-MISHAP-CASSETTE-FUN-PACK!
Whether you have to drive an automobile every day, or you simply live in a third world country, cassette tapes are still going strong! Believe it or not, but normal people used to buy and listen to tapes such as ours. Now we've got a lot of them left over that nobody wants. Five tapes of favorites like Better Dead than Red, James Call, Pope John Paul the Third and other fun stuff all for an incredible bargain of five bucks! Fuck vinyl... real audiophile-type-snobs prefer the hissy and obsolete sounds of Mishap tapes!

To order by mail: Send us your name, address (etc) and a description of what you want. Make Checks out to Mishap Productions. Spleen-A-Zines are $2. One in a Million, Better Dead than Red, Burning the Candle at Both Ends and Pope John Paul III's self titled are $10. All other CDs are $6 or something of equal value or a nice letter... or simply use your paypal account (what, you don't have one yet? I'll pretend I didn't hear that, darling.)

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