Basic and raw, degenerating into noise jazz at times, this will appeal to those who like the NY noise bands of today (SWANS, SONIC YOUTH, etc.) and the NY noise band of the past, VELVET UNDERGROUND. Cool and bizarre cover of PRETTY THINGS’ “I Can Never Say.” Contains members of SHOCKABILLY, HALF JAPANESE, and VELVET MONKEYS.
It’s a bird…It’s a plane…no, it’s the rest of SHOCKABILLY back for an encore. Hooray! Kramer and Licht team up with Ann Magnuson taking vocal responsibility and with celebs like FRED FRITH making appearances. The result is god-like. Great psycho freakouts, covers, catchy new ditties and moving moments.
More strangeness from Kramer and the gang at Shimmy Disc. A lot of this is acoustic, switching between experimental ditties and folky ballads, but the lyrics are poetry and quite humorous at times. If you enjoy musical poetry…this is it.
The hardcore on this album goes in some original directions, especially in so far as the song arranging is concerned, but the ultimate effect is rather monochromatic and unappealing. Nonetheless, strong energy and power abounds here, and the lyrics are very strange.
A fine collection of known and unknown, previously released and unreleased psychedelic and psychotic bands of 1987. Nothing “neo” about this. Just hit after love hit. Features among many: HALF JAPANESE, SHOCKABILLY, ARTLESS, BONGWATER, FRED FRITH, KRACK HOUSE, STEVE TAYLOR, and ALLEN GINSBURG. Absolutely wonderful.
