Underground Fossils was an indie rap focused blog run by myself (Dimxsk) and by Trylemma, who passed August 3rd, 2024 from liver failure of unknown origin at the age of 34. We mostly posted week or twice weekly, the bulk of which were rare rips we made, found on old blogs, he acquired through his insanely broad connection to the scene, etc. We did all we could to make sure we didn't post stuff that (1) You could still reasonably buy from the artist directly, (2) You could reasonably buy secondhand for cheap, (3) You could download easily elsewhere, (4) The artist(s) asked us not to for any reason. Being involved in this blog was some of the most fun I ever had, even if at times it was time consuming, challenging or intimidating (having a readership). It was the product of one of the best friendships I've ever had. If I could say one last thing, it's to encourage all of you: if you have the time and desire, make your own UGF. Find a friend who loves this shit like you do and build it together. It will bring you incredible joy, enhance your connection to this amazing community, and change your life in unexpected and exciting ways. I know it did mine. Love you all!

Friday, January 24, 2020

Neila - When Past is Present (2007)





Happy Friday! Trylemma had a busy week so I'm covering the Friday offering for today, with When Past is Present by the peerless Neila.

This album appears to be a greatest hits sort of collection of her earlier (not earliest, Vertical Trees with Eternal Leaves and When the Bells Crow mostly) released for the Japanese market only by Swamp Records. It showed up on Discogs recently and as a huge fan of everything Neila does I had to pick up a copy.

While a lot of these tracks may be familiar, having them all in one place is convenient and the album also features two songs ("Laugh a Little" featuring Lord Zen and "Paper Airplanes") that weren't released until 2012's beautiful Marked for Breath which a lot of you may be missing. We will post that one eventually, but for now after combing the internet for this album and realizing it was totally OOP and nobody seemed familiar with it I figured it would make a good Friday Fossil. UGF rip in 320 kbps, naturally. Enjoy and have a great weekend!


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