Iowa Basement Tapes #388 03-05-2026

Night Listeners -

We got a banger of a show tonight with some unearthed recordings from Fly Mexican Airlines and Mannequin Molesters. Plus a bunch weird electronic stuff that I know you crust dudes like.

1. 7-Inch Wave - "Modern Plan" / Load Love Emulator (Ames)
2. Otros Outros - "Free Punch" / Otros Outros (Iowa City)
3. Dirty Sweats - "I Count the Tears" / If It Breaks I'm Fucked (Dubuque)
4. Skabortionsists - "Skabortionists Theme" / Skabortionists (Waverly)
5. Fly Mexican Airlines - "Your Mom Has a Nut Sack" / FMA (Davenport)
6. The Vahnevants - "Say It" / Stoned Together (Des Moines)
7. Moscow Puzzles - "Unknown Fixed Object" / Vast Space of the Interior (Iowa City)
8. Pareidolia - "Red Auditorium" / Part 3 - 3D (Des Moines)
9. Wet Hair - "The Garden Room" / In Vogue Spirit (Iowa City)
10. Mannequin Molesters - "New Direction" / Boom Box Demos (Bettendorf)
11. Mr. Softheart - "Laughing at the Future" / Magdalene in Crisis (Cedar Falls)
12. redbear - "displaces" / pour vous (Marshalltown)
13. Keepers of the Carpet - "Holy Moly!" /15 Year Deluxe Version (Ames)
14. Skin of Earth - "Horsethief" / Skin of Earth (Des Moines)

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