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#257> MAY 15th '08 - new issue here every Thursday afternoon |
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it seemed like a good idea at the time... |
 A
Musical life centre? Filthy, gross, time for a lot of loose ends to be
tied up painfully tight. Do you? Well do you? Now where were we?
A blood red letter and the taste of revenge and keep things close to your
chest. Worship the taste of the gates and would you like some more water?
Underneath your screamsaver lies a frank remainder and burnt toast and
still here, all still here melting in the sun and this is what we did this
week. Lashings of something and grab it all while you can...
This week's Organ is in celebration
of Matt Kinnison and some great Bunty Chunks times...
These are the things that
have been in our ears this week, please explore and if it sounds interesting
then just hit the links and make your own minds up, our reviews and thoughts
are mere signposts designed to guide you to the things you might like to
feast on yourselves... don’t you just love the instant hit of the www. |
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I
might have written this week's Organ ~ no, I wouldn't presume that, but
take what you want if it helps. Art and life are both very messy, and art
is
just life strung together to propose an alternate reality that was there
all the time.
FREE
FESTIVAL, BACK TO THE PLANET..... I blame the...
> >
Hi Organ...
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Hope you're well and good and all that.
>
> Back to the Planet are playing Paradise Gardens free festy in Victoria
Park London E3 on Sunday 25th May. Nostalgia, beer and sunshine are all
optional. We're warming up for a handful of festival dates in the
summer (Endorse-It, Shambala, maybe Solfest too) before we go back
into hibernation. Hope to see you there: if you can find it in your hearts
to plug this in the Organ or on the web site that'd be sterling.
Cheers,
and all the best,
Frags
BTTP
> Brilliant!
Argghhh, hang on, damn! We're on the radio on Sundays, what time are you
on? > Yes, we'll get a plug up on line in a bit and you've given me an
excuse to play you on the radio (we have an Organ shows on Resonance 104.4
FM on Sunday nights) Is there a BTTP website or anything to link up a new
story to - we'll get all the dates up
Sean
O
Hi
Sean,
Bloody
good to hear from you - long time no see and all that...
The
BTTP web site is www.backtotheplanet.com.
It's always out of date because we are truly slackers. Paradise Gardens
web site is www.paradisegardens.org.uk.
We're
also due to play Shambala (www.shambalafestival.org),
Endorse-It-In-Dorset (www.lgofestivals.com)
and Solfest (www.solwayfestival.co.uk)
this summer, before we wheel ourselves back to the old folks' home. It's
really nice just to be playing: it's come as a bit of a surprise that anyone
remembers us at all :)
Cheers
feller,
Frags
Back
To The Planet, on stage 6.45, May 25th, Victoria Park, London E3 - Paradise
Gardens web site is www.paradisegardens.org.uk.
Oh look, Katy Carr, Alabama 3,
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THINGS TO GET SHOUTING ABOUT? |
This
week we're not shouting, we're celebrating the life of a guy we knew far
too little about, who came and played and was part of one of the finest
London bands back there...
| John
on the phone... |
| “Hi Sean, Marina and Organ
team, just thought I'd let you know that Matt, bass player with Bunty Chunks,
died on the 7th May. He was 42 years old and had lung cancer. I know that
Matt would have wanted me to pass on his thanks for supporting us. Kind
regards” Mohsin (Bunty Chunks)
Damn, that's not right! Sometimes
an e.mail turns up and stops everything.
Not sure how well many of
you will know of Bunty Chunks now, one of those treasures from Organ days
past that you’ll have to search out, one of those special bands who are
around and doing things and then suddenly gone. They were and still are
genuinely one of our favourite bands around here. Their demos and singles
from the early 90’s are still regularly played on Marina’s Other Rock show
and some of those Organ gigs with bands like Map and The Monsoon Bassoon
and Huge Baby and Panixphere and that time as part of the Eight Day Itch
and such are amongst the most treasured of times. 42 years, that’s nothing
– no, that’s wrong, if you really want to you can do so much in 42 days
or weeks or 42 years and every moment is there, grab it like Matt clearly
did, create, contact, go and really switch the other...
I just read something that
Rhodri from Gag posted. I'm sure we must have put both bands on together
on the same Organ bills, or at least they would have been in the audience
for each other’s hard-boiled edgy bands... Must dig out some flyers, must
write that book...
“Just got a call to say that
Matt Kinnison died yesterday. In around 93/94 I watched him play with Bunty
Chunks dozens of times. More people have probably heard of Cindytalk, the
other band he was in, but Bunty Chunks were staggeringly good. Matt would
stand very still, with a slight snarl on his face, hacking out these monstrous
but beautifully honed bass guitar riffs. I didn't know him other than to
say hello to, but I've just listened to this ludicrous tune of theirs very
loudly and sighed, as you tend to do in these situations. He must only
have been 40 or so. Very...” (Rhodri)
Long-time Cindytalk friend
and collaborator, Matt Kinnison, died on Wednesday 7th of May. Matt who
had been part of the Cindytalk family since 1982 (having co-written "Under
Glass" from the Camouflage Heart album) had been ill with cancer for some
time. He died peacefully at around 11am after deciding he had endured enough.
I saw him a few hours earlier and let him know that his spirit would continue
to shine through all of our future work. And whilst it was very difficult
to see him so close to death, he had almost never looked more beautiful.
It was an absolute privilege to spend that time with him. He told me he
was 16 when he came to audition for Cindytalk (when David Clancy and I
lived up in East Finchley in 1982) but we subsequently discovered he'd
lied and was only 15. I thought he was too young to be considered as our
bass-player at that time but had a strong feeling that here was somebody
very very special, somebody that would get better and more interesting
through time. He proved me right and more. He wasn't always the easiest
person to work with, he didn't just have foibles he had FOIBLES... but
he was more than worth any effort made and he showed that time and time
again, especially with his bass-playing and tape manipulations on "The
Wind Is Strong" & "Wappinschaw". We had been in rehearsal to play live
when he had to stop due to a shoulder problem which was later diagnosed
as lung cancer. We had also been working together on new material over
the last two years, notably, "For The Benefit Of All" and "Silver Shoals
Of Light", both of which were written by myself and Matt. A new Cindytalk
album, again written between Matt and I ("Hold Everything Dear") had just
been completed before Matt's condition worsened, rendering him unable to
create any new sounds. Cindytalk label touched RAW had been planning to
release Matt's stunning album of yayli tambur pieces "Evenings Of Ordinary
Sand" but had been held up due to the petty deception of our back catalogue
being stolen. But we will endeavour to bring that plan to fruition as soon
as possible. Matt always worked very hard with his music and he did so
right up to the end.He will be sadly missed by all those he came in contact
with. Rest in Peace Matt, seek out those corners, wherever you are. You
will always be with us. We love you. - Gordon
Sharp/Cindytalk
Thanks Matt...
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ON YOUR RADIO - WEEKLY on SUNDAYS AT 9.00pm via RESONANCE 104.4FM
in London and worldwide via www.resonancefm.com
more details here
Last
week’s ORGAN radio show on London’s finest radio station, RESONANCE 104.4FM
featured the following pieces of music (Sunday, 9.00pm, FM in London, worldwide
on line)
Last
week on the OTHER ROCK SHOW with Marina Organ on Resonance 104.F.M in London
or worldwide via www.resonancefm.com
11th
May 2008 – 9.00pm
INTRO:
PHANTOMSMASHER - Bishop Hopping (Ipecac)
1:
KOENJIHYAKKEI - Loss (Skin Graft)
2:
THEY CAME FROM THE STARS I SAW THEM - It's Time (This Is Not An Exit)
3:
DON CABALLERO - In The Absence Of Strong Evidence To...
4:
TIME OF ORCHIDS "Meant Hush-Hush)” (Cuneiform)
5:
BEHOLD... THE ARCTOPUS - Alcoholocaust (Metalblade)
6:
ZAG & THE COLOURED BEADS - Sweaty Thing (self release)
7:
FTSE 100 - Unnamed track from demo
8:
KOE – Quan (self-release)
9:
1-0 (DOMINIQUE LEONE) - Kaine (download
10:
MIOCENE – Sympathy For Gordon Comstock (Corporate Risk)
11:
KOENJIHYAKKEI - Sunna Zarioki (Skin Graft)
12:
OXBOW - ...The Stick (Neurot)
13/OUTRO:
DETWIIJE - Would You Rather Be Followed By Forty Ducks For The Rest Of
Your Life? (demo)
For
full details of tracks played, along with descriptions, links, news and
such so that you listeners can find out more, see the playlist pages here |
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DEMO TIME |
| We're
just going to tell you about the very very best once a week, no more time
for the average, only the most exciting - we're very very selective, when
we tell you it's good then it really is goooooooood
DEMO
OF THE WEEK
DEAD
LEAF ECHO – Pale Fire – refined intelligent indie pop rock, sublime and
dreamy, crafted post-romantic indie pop mellow dream shoegazing melancholic
goodness from New York City - www.deadleafechonyc.com
ALSO
CHECK OUT
KELMAN
– Warm indie rock, quiet, delicate, more dreamy melancholic slowcore and
an impressive three piece from London with ambitious Galaxy 500 meets Tindersticks
flavours and ideas – www.kelmanband.com
Last
week's demo of the week - I-DEF-I
/ DANGER INVITES RESCUE
Previous
demo's of the week - A CUP OF TEA
/ NARRATION / HOT
DAMN / KOPEK
/ DIE DIE DENEUVE
/ BOMB FACTORY
/ KONTAKTE /ATLAS
/ THE HAROLD WARTOOTH / COSMIC
MICROWAVE BACKGROUND / EATEN
BY TIGERS
DEMO
REVIEW ARCHIVES |
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NEW ALBUMS WE’RE LISTENING TO THIS WEEK |
| This
week the best new things we’ve been listening to were...
ALBUM
OF THE WEEK
EXPERIMENTAL DENTAL SCHOOL
– Jane Doe Loves Me (Cochon) – Ah yes, more microscope lab voices and obscene
back porch floating from the most experimental dental school of them all,
we were looking forward to this one. They moved from Oakland to Portland
and they did again. Bendy - seriously bendy pointy pronky jazzy new
wave and complex Devo shapes and Casiotones and machines that are programmed
for questions and get away from that door people mover. Deerhoofs and striking
discordance and broken machines being hit by guitar riffs and all going
off and things. Things that never stand still, an ever evolving revolving
sound. Here a honk, there a clang and a guitar-o-bass (a custom built low
tuned guitar with bass strings) and ice creams and machines and different
coloured animals and giraffes that probably run oh so very fast if you
want to catch one you had better take a net. Shoko Horikawa sings like
a bird and all the joined up bits are wonderfully disjointed in such an
unobvious way – and it is all so obvious although only they could have
thought of it and yes they do keep going off and things and they’re all
over the place and ghosts may hide in corners and sing inside them but
none of it would work if the songs weren’t so good, are we making sense
here? Uh huh, na hu, think the alt-rock roller-coaster quirk of Melt Banana
or Deerhoof or Devo or Mr Bungle and you'll’be someway near a bus that
might just take you near there and you know what, this is 2008, you don’t
need anymore words from us, here’s the link, here’s the stars and a saucer
to drink from and pinchy and precarious and upbeat and colourful and smiles
ever wider than the most friendly of crocodiles and plant plenty, and they
did it again – I think we love even more than last time – www.experimentaldental.com
or find it in the UK via www.cargorecords.co.uk
- and you can treat yourself to some 2006 live You Tube footage here
| ALSO
CHECK OUT
A HUMAN – Third Hand Prophecy
(Wall of Sound) - Ah yes the album reveals it all, brilliant album, I see
what people are on about now, third hand prophecies indeed. Clever wordplay
and streams of fraudulent truths and post post modern anxiety blues and
let us be lazy – yes, let us be lazy. Here comes the lazy bit – Heaven
17 Human League brilliant constructively kicked in to post everything carbon
copy screen savers of 2008 in the very best way, a frank remainder of the
truth and all things good and a very human thing. I’m loving this album
from the off and so will you. Take kindly to this robbery and their reputation
goes before them, excellent songs, story telling, clever words that demand
your ears and heats and hearts full of goodness trading soul for all -
more p.c with their crimes. Be ready to get very very hooked on these songs
and following Pacey Singer and their infectious electo-androgyny and Being
Boiled and good good (while half the world is threatening to blow each
other up). Do we know too much about our idols? Do we read it all in Heat?
I though I knew those words, I’ve been through the desert on a horse with
no name before – their own songs are better. www.myspace.com/theahuman
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PAUL HANDYSIDE – Future’s Dream (Malady) – The debut solo album from singer
songwriter with 80’s indie band Hurrah! Delicate songs and beautiful warmth,
sensitive intelligent erudite goodness. Gentle songs, hints of Americana,
timeless and personal and lines full of good intent. A master of his craft,
impressive and enjoyable, a river of fine song and rather recommended...
www.paulhandyside.com
or www.myspace.com/paulhandyside
SENNEN – When The Light Gets
In (Hungry Audio) – Kind of wondering where Sennen are actually coming
from here, hard to get an angle on what it is they’re trying to do, to
get a fix on what they’re about – maybe they key is not to try and instead
just accept that the Norfolk band are a rather decent, rather dramatic,
rather refined English indie rock band and just enjoy the album. Right
now Everybody’s Loss is sounding like a mellow reflective relaxed and all
together rather good Joy Division - excellent song actually. Elsewhere
they’re dreamy, they’re moody, they’re delicate, they’re wired and expansive,
they have edgy instrumental passages that take on Mogwai, Godspeed proportions.
Just Wanted To Know sounds remarkably like the ever excellent Suns Of The
Tundra or maybe a darker heavier Spacemen 3. Didn’t Sennen once deal
in the Pixies style loud/quiet/discordant way of doing things? Swapped
it for a touch of the post rock flavoured epic now, that and giant walls
of guitar haze and bits of Teenage Fanclub and Sonic Youth and then they
take you back to the delicate quiet harmonies and more refined beauty...
It does work, it does flow as one body of work, one coherent whole and
I guess the key is to not try and work out where they’re coming from or
to search for the finger print and that bit of x factor and instead just
enjoy a good album and a decent band who are clearly evolving and find
themselves and promising lots – a rather good rather refined rather pleasant
album that’s well worth your time. www.sennen.org.uk
or www.hungryaudio.co.uk
MAINLINE – From Obivion To
Salvation (Glasstone) – Rather decent frontline metalcore from Italy. Delivered
with positive rage when it needs to be, with colourful light and shade
that does more than enough to hold attention. Thrashing melody, not afraid
to get all complex along the way and what we have here is a healthy slice
of good solid modern metal intent. Good stuff, if Suzi was still swimming
with her sharks then Mainline would be more than welcome in the goddamn
pool to smack her gorilla heads off – www.glasstonerecords.com
or www.myspace.com/mainlinemusic
THE EXPLORERS CLUB – Freedom
Wind (Dead Oceans) – How much more Beach Boys could it be? The answer is
none, none more Beach Boys. I guess they’re written an album of good songs
and they seem rather committed and passionate about their thing, extremely
well crafted, spot on harmonies, spot on artwork, spot on everything –
but isn’t just a little too Beach Boys? www.deadoceans.com
MOONSPELL – Night Eternal
(SPV) - More of their dramatic brooding epic goth metal - and if that dramatic/melodic
(rather busy) Euro goth metal thing does it for you then the Portuguese
outfit are on the best of form. Probably their finest album yet – www.moonspell.com
PLANET OF ZEUS – Eleven The
Hard Way (Casket) – Well, we were thinking got to be Athens Georgia right?
Wrong! Quite why a band from Athens Greece sounds so monstrously Southern
American I don’t know – guess we live in a global village and all that.
Seriously good Down/Clutch flavoured groove metal, big riffs, big voices
and are you sure there’s only three of them? If you like your Southern
grooved stoner doom metal then here’s another good one for yer – www.myspace.com/planetofzeusgr
or www.coprorecords.co.uk
ANIMAL ALPHA – You’ll Pay
For The Whole Seat, But You’ll Only Need The Edge (Racing Junior) - Exotic,
dramatic, metallic and she wants to put her hands around your neck and
watch your face turn blue – one of the beautiful people and some ambitious
big-rock for disciples of Marilyn Manson and pornorphans everywhere. All
extravagant lipstick and alpha girl demanding you lick it all up – she’s
in control of this jack-in-the-box four piece and things are all riffed
up and bitingly frenetic for people who like it the way of Otep or Skunk
Anansie with a little Daisy Chainsaw on the side of the fractured plate
- they're from norway, they do it rather impressively well. www.animalalpha.com
BEEHOOVER – Heavy Zoo (Exile
On Mainstream) – They don’t sound like any kind of bee hoover now, some
other weird kind of animalia rolling in to town this time around. Still
something to ogle, still that strange band and some kind of curiosity and
setting aside of the sunbeams and shinny chrome. Some kind of strange heavy
rock and doomy groove for disciples of the Bungle who like their metal
with a hint of old school heavy psychedelia around the edges. Channeled
creativity and heavy rock that has a certain different style to it. www.beehover.com
or www.myspace.com/beehoover
MAX SHIRE – Love Lost Again
(Minerva Road) - Jeff Buckley flavoured English indie pop singer songwriter
type, here’s the link, I guess if you like this kind of thing then he does
it well enough I guess. You know us prog loving violence-demanding punk-headed
people, we like it complex and awkward and Jeff Buckley didn’t ever do
that much for us, we’re more your Max Webster types – www.myspace.com/maxshire
SKINLAB – Alive (BCD) The
born again reformed refried San Francisco metal crew back in action and
with a live album recorded last year. Sounding a little dated now and you’re
only as good as you’re latest moves – if this was a live demo from a new
band we’d probably say it was alright but haven’t we heard it a million
times already. Some kind of aggressive mix of lowest common denominator
brutal groove and nu and whatever the hell and if you’re going to come
back we need a little more - www.myspace.com/skinlab
IHSAHN – Angl (Candlelight)
– Second solo album from the Emporer’s new clothing man. Moody death gothness
and silly cod-classical darkness and preposterous lyrics and comedy singing
and someone said something about a complex enticing tapestry and the cycle
of existence – excuse me sir, why has the emperor got no clothes on? Here
come the dark piano cords and the sun returns from the shades of night.
More toast to save us from our own corruption? Do’nt burn it this time
- 104 for 5 now - www.ihsahn.com
EARLY GRAVE – Tomorrow I
Am You (Rising) - Buzzing grinding old school death metal violence and
same as you’ve heard already so so so many times. Teenagers from Peterborough,
when the harmonies kick in over the old school buzzing and riffing and
deathing they threaten to push it somewhere different – most of it is a
hell noise of pissed demon bees and broken glass, oh here come the ‘nice’
emo harmonies again next to the yelling about death and turning blue and
putrid decay and infested minds and I think I’ll go make some toast and
a hot cup of tea – what do yer think? Strawberry jam? Peanut butter and
gore and extra sugar? Was that a wicket? – www.myspace.com/earlygraveuk.
Look at that! Toast burnt carcinogenic bible black and starless, tea stewed
and Sidebottom’s got another one and no, it was Broad... burnt up death
metal bands, extreme toast and no jam left, all the same kettle of fish...
Anderson comes in from the covers and there is no run, a wicket maiden
and summer is here...
ALBUM
REVIEW ARCHIVES |
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LIVE |
| No time this week,
what with the Reds and the gates and hey look we'll write live reviews
when we want to.... |
| Live
previously - VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR
/ FOUNDINGS
/ UNCLE PEDRO / EPIDEME
/ THE ENABLERS / IMPERIAL
LEISURE / DAS
WANDERLUST / YOU SLUT! / TRUCKERS
OF HUSK / THE BOBBY McGEE’S
/ DR SLAGGLEBERRY
/ AIRBOURNE / SPIT
LIKE THIS / MOUSE
/ GRANTURA /
TO
THE BONES /DäLEK
LIVE
REVIEW ARCHIVES |
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SINGLES |
| Single
time...
SINGLE
OF THE WEEK
BLACK
MOUNTAIN – Stormy High (Jagjaguwar) – The latest album is a classic, we’ve
been playing it lots on (and off) the radio, this four and a half minute
plus single will give you more than a hint, goes nowhere near explaining
it all though, you need the latest album! You damn well need this band!
Think Neil Young fronting Deep Zeppelin or Led Purple with extra helpings
of Mellotron and a bit of post Sonic Youth alt-rock blues stomp in there
with the Hammond action and the smell of raw overdriven Lesley and cool
as f heavy fuggin’ rock! You’ll be up for so long, all very 1974
and not very 1974 all at the same time – they just rock I tell yer! www.blackmountainarmy.com
SINGLE
OF THE WEEK 2
CARIBOU
– Eli (City Slang) – Deliciously dense and creamy, slowly swirling spiraling
and sunny psychedelic indie pop that’s both then and now in all the very
best ways – just right, nothing more needs to be said – www.myspace.com/cariboumanitoba
ALSO
CHECK OUT
FRIGHTENED
RABBIT – Fast Blood (Fat Cat) - Another single, coming thick and fast now
these frightened rabbits. More Scottish black humour and lets get paralyzed
down both sides and more midnight organ fights. Just excellent songs and
euphoric goodness and cleaver heartfelt uplifting hope and beauty in the
middle of human despair and hurricanes and spilt everything and warm hearts
soon going cold and they really are one of the best new bands out there.
www.frightenedrabbit.com
A NEW
DAY – Perfect Passion (Lockjaw) - Melodic rough-edged (post) hardcore and
a healthy energetic attitude from the coast of South Wales. Tributes to
nothing and bites of everything, Unsane drive and rising against everything
and Alexisonfire. They got drive, desire and yes a (perfect) passion, nothing
ground breaking or that different, but then it doesn’t always have to be
when it comes with this kind of commitment – www.myspace.com/anewdayuk
or www.lockjawrecords.co.uk
NADA
SURF – See These Bones (City Slang) – Second single from the New York alt-pop
band’s excellent fifth album, their best yet if you ask us, you didn’t
I know but we’re telling you anyway – Nada Surf are making their best recordings
ever – www.nadasurf.com
KELLEY
STOUT – Birmingham Eccentric / Let’s Go Out Tonight (Sub Pop) - Is it us
or can you sing the words to that Wurzels song about a Combine Harvester
along to this second song, or that Mungo Jerry In The Summertime song?
Or that upbeat Black Crowes version of that Otis Reading song Hard To Handle?
Kind of infectious and short summer dress good I guess. Been sitting on
the fence with this one for days, keep playing it again and again, still
not sure which way we’re going to go, lead song sounds a little Zutons
right now... the whole thing shuffles around in a breezy left-field indie
skiffle shuffle singer songwriter kind of way. I guess, for the worth of
it all we’ll give it a thumbs up. Infectious breezy fun, guess it would
sound good on a summertime daytime uptime radio and smiles as wide as crocodiles
and maybe a hint of mellow Kings of Leon - www.kelleystoltz.com
or www.myspace.com/kelleystoltz
or www.subpop.com
Last
week's single of the week - KILL THE CAPTAINS
Previously
- THE KINGSIZE FIVE / THE
OUTSIDE ROYALTY / DEAD OR AMERICAN /
PULLOVER
/ HAYMAN, WATKINS, TROUT & LEE / EFTERKLANG
/ NAVVY / MAPS
/ M83 / CATNAP
/ WHAT WOULD JESUS DRIVE? / FRIGHTENED
RABBIT / CAVALERA CONSPIRACY / SILVERY
/ PICTURES / STE
McCABE / THE DEATH SET
SINGLE
REVIEW ARCHIVES |
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| 'THIS
WEEK’S FREE DOWNLOAD... |
| BUTTHOLE
SURFERS are back the UK this summer. Yes indeed! Time to climb that Hairway.
That’s right, for the first time in over 10 years, the UK welcomes cult
Texan avant-garde-ists the Butthole Surfers, (plus Paul Green School of
Rock). The dates are: 4th July at the ABC, Glasgow then 5 July Academy
2, Manchester, 6 July Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, and then The Forum,
London on Sat 26 July . The band are also doing some US shows and for these
shows, Jeff Pinkus will be on bass and Teresa Taylor (along with King Coffey)
on drums. This is the rhythm section the band had for most of the 80s and
marks the first time this line up has played together since 1989. Paul
Leary has prior commitments and unfortunately can't play the European dates
(he will be on stage for the New York City show and possibly more stateside).
“However, fear not, our European friends. Joining the band onstage for
all shows in the US and Europe will be The Paul Green School of Rock All-Stars.
This mob of teenage geniuses will blow your mind, forming a virtual Butthole
Surfers Orchestra when they play with Gibby and company Find out more at
www.buttholesurfers.com
or cut to the chase and let the music do the talking, they have a page
of free downloads on their website, go grab them here
PREVIOUSLY
- CARDIACS / STUMP,
KEV HOPPER / PUSSYCAT TRASH |
| 'RE-ISSUE/best
of OF THE WEEK |
 THE
FLYING LUTTENBACHERS – Trauma (ugExplore) - Even by the gloriously hardboiled
standards of the wonderful Luttenbachers this is serious awkward stuff
– seriously hardboiled noise-jazz and free form no-wave sonic rides of
experimental noise-rock, a harboiled hardcore delight. The Flying Luttenbachers
are an exceptional band, they’re a difficult band – no they’re not, there’s
nothing difficult here, just everyone else making such damn conventional
music. The Flying Luttenbachers are a delight and Trauma is an excellent
album. Trauma would be a traumatic starting point though, unless serious
experimental avant free-form jazz noise is where your head is at – if that’s
the case than this flows beautifully. No, I’d maybe start with the recent
Skingraft re-issue of the seminal Destroy All Music album and then when
you’ve discovered just how exceptional that album is then go hoover up
Revenge and then everything you can find. I put this band right up there
at the very top of the premier league alongside the very best (Cardiacs,
Van Der Graaf, Motorhead’s best moments...)
Trauma
then, “first time ever on CD for this ass-kicking 2001 release by the “free
jazz” trio formation of the Luttenbachers. This remastered digital version
features almost seventy minutes of crisply recorded studio madness. A must
have for Brotzmann and Ayler fans! Trauma is one of the most brutally powerful
albums in the entire Flying Luttenbachers catalogue...” so says the press
release that came from lead Luttenbacher Weasel Walter. Originally released
as a vert limited slice of coloured double vinyl and finally put on CD
at last them. This is a gloriously relentless outpouring on jazz-noise
energy delivered with crafted attitude and an extremely high standard of
musicianship, you really do have to know what you’re doing to make something
like this work so well. A hardboiled fury of abstraction and frenetic lightspeed
high-art density. Screeching sax, progressive jazz drums, gutteral bass.
This is actually really enjoyable, this flows, it jutters and stabs, it
slows right down, them we’re off and rolling down the other side at breakneck
speed again. This album really does capture that particular line up and
phase perfectly, distinctive improvisation and they really do connect here
in a really magical way. Rigorous free-jazz instrumental sax screaming
hardboiled punk rock art of noise of the highest order. Bright, focused
and highly highly recomended.
The
Flying Luttenbachers were formed in 1991 by Weasel Walter, they’ve been
around in one form or another right up until last year when Weasel retired
the name. A constantly shifting line up and a constantly challenging rewarding
sound. The list of names the band has featured reads like a who’s who of
avant other rock and experimental free jazz – Ken Vandermark, Mick Barr
(Orthrelm, Octis, Ocrilim), Fred Lonberg-Holm (Peter Brotzmann Tentet and
such), Kurt Johnson (Lozenge), Hal Russell (NRG Ensamble), Ed Radriguez
(Deerhoof), Alex Perkolup (Cheer Accident), Mike Green (Burmese), Jonathan
Hischke (Hella) amongst others.... If you already know the Luttenbachers
you’ll be delighted to know you can now get your hands on Trauma, if you
don’t know then lucky you, you have some treats in store... you need this
band.
Find
out more about Trauma here - www.nowave.pair.com/ugexplode
Find
some
classic downloads here
on the Skin Graft page that will serve as an introduction (you'll find
loads of other good stuff on there as well - Pre, Cheer Accident, everything
on Skin Graft is worth your ear and a slice of your heart...)
Meanwhile,
here's a re-run of a review we posted up a couple of weeks ago
MARY HALVORSON and WEASEL
WALTER – Opulence (ugExplode) – Now let’s nail some colours up here, Weasel
Walter is always worth checking out, his band The Flying Luttenbachers
are (or were) a consistently vital slice of seriously hard-boiled hardcore
other noise post rock high-art sonic violence, probably of the very best
bands ever. Right, colours nailed, you know we stand. Recorded live at
John Zorn’s club, The Stone, in New York, in 2007; “A first time meeting
between East Coast guitar diva Mary Halvorson and West Coast drumming iconoclast
Weasel Walter! Eight tracks of totally telepathic improvisation you might
swear was written and rehearsed. This is the sound of a higher form of
musical communication – profound, rocking and funny all at the same time!”
– not sure about the funny bit, this is seriously good telepathic improvisation,
spontaneous free form hardboiled avant guitar and drum instrumental hyperactive
split-second pin-point goodness. Hardboiled and precise and challenging
but the key here is that this is really really enjoyable - this may be
difficult and clever, but this is easy to listen to, to enjoy, to flow
with, this is just very enjoyable. Jazz, prog, no-wave freeform colour
and brilliant interaction between the two of them – fast moving, varied
and every bit as good as we now expecting anything involving Weasel Walter
to be – recommended - www.nowave.pair.com/ugexplode
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