Big Black Rema-Rema 7″
A one-sided release that is a freebie to subscribers of Forced Exposure. BIG BLACK does an adequate cover of the repetitive REMA-REMA song, originally released on a 12″ in 1980.
A one-sided release that is a freebie to subscribers of Forced Exposure. BIG BLACK does an adequate cover of the repetitive REMA-REMA song, originally released on a 12″ in 1980.
Done in the early 70’s before he gained fame with Ohio’s PERE UBU, the A-side is a DYLAN-like acoustic ballad and the B-side is a very garage-y cover of the VELVET UNDERGROUND classic, done as if Lou and company took downers instead of speed one night.
Recorded live in ’83, both sides of this disc rip. While not my absolute fave type of sound, this no-wave-meets-hardcore group attacks with noise and energy, and this release is as good a demonstration of their efforts as any.
A novelty here, as Tesco of the MEATMEN indulges in a little punk rock nostalgia. While his covers of the AVENGERS and FLESH EATERS are nothing special, this is the kind of one-off thing I wish there was more of. Credit for persistence goes to Jimmy Johnson for getting this out, a freebie for subscribers of…