Funny / Not Funny Records is back with the seventh installment of the reformatted Label Mixtape Series. If you missed the previous months head over to our 8tracks site where they are archived. This month the mix was put together by Nik Combs.  Nik has been a staple in the Harrisonburg music scene for as long as I can remember.  He was an original member of Order, and has played in a number of bands that share members with F/NF.  Currently he is playing in Uncle Bengine and the Restraining Orders, with F/NF co-owner Ben Schlabach.  Uncle Bengine and the boys have a brand new CD, Comes in Nines, coming out next week, swing by their facebook page to stream the entire album.  

Track Information

“Funny/ Not Funny asked me to curate their mixtape series via 8tracks.com.  Lucky for them there are exactly eight artists I would rather play with than Uncle Bengine and I have compiled every single one for you here.”
-Nik Combs

1.  Jim Ford - Love on My Brain
Missed opportunities, burned bridges, and a few decades of lost to drug abuse.
2.  Hawkwind - The Demented Man
Tune in turn up drop out of school.
3.  Serge Gainsbourg/Jane Birkin - Orang Outan
4.  Brigitte Bardot - Une Histoire De Plage
Battle of the Chanteuses.
5.  Shirley Collins - The False True Love
There is many the damn that shall lite upon a man.
6.  Alexander Skip Spence - Broken Heart
Six months of thorazine.
7.  Royal Trux - Yellow Kid
Six months of thorazine redux.
8.  Lee Hazlewood - I’m Glad I Never…
Gets a little uncomfortable there at the end sorry about that.

Uncle Bengine and the Restraining Orders “Comes in Nines”

Stream | Website | Buy
Nine song CD, released on Steam Engine Recording Company.  Artwork by Jeff Guinn (aka Jeff Crag).
Uncle Bengine and the Restraining Orders return with the 9-song release “Comes in Nines” and a solidified full-band line up. Expanding on the lo-fi folk elements of Schlabach’s first cassette, “They Grow up so Fast,” Uncle Bengine and the Retraining Orders have shifted settings from the front porch to dimly lit, alcohol drenched basements. Expanding on the thoughts and stories that continually swirl through his conscious, Schlabach presents his dialogue in a realm somewhere between fantasy and a late night bar room conversation.

Release Show Friday November 4th

Uncle Bengine will be doing a CD release show at the Artful Dodger on Friday November 4th in Harrisonburg VA. The show coincides with Jeff Guinn’s brand new Art Opening.  If you are in the area go by and check out some new artwork by Jeff Guinn and celebrate the release of the new Uncle Bengine CD. 

Funny / Not Funny Records is proud to announce the fifth installment of the reformatted Label Mixtape Series. If you missed the previous months head over to our 8tracks site where they are archived and will be available long after the download links expire. Like in the name, 8tracks only allows you to upload 8 tracks at a time and this month the mix comes from Co-Label Founder, Stu Cook Impersonator, Drinker of beers, Harper Holsinger. His motivation for this month comes from the Whatever Brains Sale described below.  Enjoy!

Track Information:

1. The Intelligence - Like Like Like Like Like Like Like 
If you were unsure whether or not you were going to like this mix or not, these boys, hailing from CA and members of the A-Frames, will sure drive it home with the very straight forward chorus hook. Like? I do.

2. Country Teasers - Black Change 
Country Teasers, another In The Red Records outfit like the band above, is disgusting, discordant, repetitive noise yet is totally infectious and skillfully crafted.  If Satan was in a country band, this would be it.  

3. Whatever Brains- What Makes A Man make “What Makes A Man Start Fires?” 
Whatever Brains, Funny / Not Funny Records recording artist and the inspiration behind this mix, expose you their own brand of cross-genre creations that are equally catchy and evil. Their recordings are amazing and their live set even better.  Invite them to your town and you will find out.  Just don’t challenge them to Dr. Mario.

4. Audacity - Power Drowning
I love and hate this band. These kids were writing better songs at the age of 14 than I could ever hope to do so. This track is my favorite off their LP.  Listen and understand my feelings. 

5. Double Negative - Hospitality 
Double Negative are essential punk jammers hailing from North Carolina that display raw energy with each release they throw out. This track is my favorite off their last LP put out by our buds at Sorry State Records. Dig it.

6. Mayyors - Ghost Punch 
Brutal. Fast. Unstoppable. Noise. Practically impossible to find records. Led by Chris Woodhouse who has recorded and produced some crucial tunes including for this mix’s opener, The Intelligence, which he later joined as a permanent member.

7. Balaclavas - Roman Holiday 
Menacingly dark post punk from Texas who utilize bass, synths, distorted guitars, and other odds and ends to create some really ominous vibes. Title track of their LP.

8. PC Worship Mutant Soul Band - Wake Up in the Dark and There’s Nothing Going On
Fuzzed Out Pysch? Drug Influenced Jams? Fucked Up Free Jazz? General Mayhem? Yes and so, so much more! PC Worship is the product of musical genius and friend Justin Frye and his collaborators the Mutant Soul Band. Track is found on a must have 7” entitled Live Reduxion and is the perfect closer for this mix.

Download Mixtape
(If you would like your song removed from this mix please email us)

Whatever Brains 7” Records On Sale All Month Long!!

That’s right, for the entire duration of the month of September, both F/NF released Whatever Brains 7”s, Nesting (F/NF 002) and Rapper’s Delight Part II (F/NF 010), are on sale for $4 each! Head over to our store and pick up a copy before the month’s end!

Still need some convincing? Check out this video featuring a song from the new LP:

whatever brains - the future of porn from kyle milton on Vimeo.

Also, We have over 1000 followers on Tumblr now!

Funny / Not Funny Records is proud to announce that over the past month we reached well over 1000 followers on Tumblr. What a surprise! We would like to thank all of our readers for their support and Tumblr for spotlighting our blog on their site. Our goal is to deliver the best posting quantity and quality we can. Of course, if anyone has any suggestions on what they might like to see, or would just like to converse with us, do not hesitate to reach out to us through email. Continue to share/re-blog our posts with others and once again, thanks!

Funny / Not Funny Records is proud to present the Summer 2011 Mixtape. Our mixtapes are collections of songs from artists we work with and our close friends that we make available for free, for you, the listener! To listen to the mixtape utilize the streaming player in the right hand column of our site or to listen to any of our previous mixtapes visit our downloads page here.

Track Information:

1. Eternal Summers - On My Honor  

2. Great Dads - Ladies Knight  

3. Naked Gods - Popsicle Swamp (demo) 

4. John Jacob - Future Girlfriend 

5. Lux Perpetua - Handshakes 

6. Invisible Hand - Race of Wraiths 

7. The Young Sinclairs - O Bummer 

8. Borrowed Beams of Light - Holy Cow 

9. Uncle Bengine and the Restraining Orders - Bootleggers 

10. The Cinnamon Band - Call Me A Doctor (live) 

11. Elephant Child - Idols 

12. Whatever Brains - Drink The Salt 

13. My Mind - History’s Hiss (demo) 

14. The Super Vacations - Ruby (demo)

Download the entire mixtape here.

Also, notice anything different about our website?

If so you are spot on! We went ahead and made some changes throughout the site to provide the user with a better experience! For starters we implemented a new header that provides consistent navigation across the site. We also are in the process of moving all of our content over at official.fm over to bandcamp. You can view our new bandcamp material on our new downloads page here. Aside from those major change we touched up some colors, styles, and a few other things, we hope you love it!