…I mean, their jokes are funny and their execution is believable. I’d even say it’s quite likeley that I’ll buy something of theirs sometime. (and I hate yourfavoritebandsucks blog posts) But for my money, their niche is more convincingly (pre-) occupied by Kultur Shock. I’m just saying.
Foamy Lather by Ultralash. MP3 samples at link. Arty folk rock that incorporates electro-techno sounds in an organic way that does niether interferes with the folkiness nor brings annoying club music to mind. It is a sad comment on our times that it’s taken civilization this long to come up with “World of Suck, ” now that Karry has it seems so obvious.
Sings by Patty Walker. She somehow marries the Miles/Gil Evans vibe with the Ayler/Ornette/Sun Ra vibe, and her piano playing uses alot of Hindemith/Milhaud kinda colors (in a good way). Wikipedia, AAJ, Perfect Sound Forever. Here’s a tune.
Ersen Post-psych almost-prog vaguely folksy rock from Turkey, 1971. Good stuff, lotsa oud ‘n’ saz, etc. Info at label’s site, order page with mp3 samples. More info over here. It was on when I walked into Amoeba, that’s the only reason I know about it.
Per his website. The 5 hour show, called “Applying The Principles Of The Jazz Dialectic: An Aural History of the Vandermark 5,” will include unreleased/rare music and an interview. Here’s KFJC’s programming info, and netcast info.
Lucid Interval by Cephalic Carnage
Organic Hallucinosis by Decapitated
Carnivorous Erection by Regurgitate
I dig ‘em, especially Cephallic Carnage. In the interests of full disclosure, I should mention that I mainly got Carniverous Erection because of the cover art (NSFW), but I can’t say as I regret it.
Direct YT link.
Their YouTube channel (many more tunes), website, MySpace.
My previous post about how great they are.
I forget why I was thinking about Trevor Dunn (probably something to do with the fact that he’s a great bass player), but I clicked on his MySpace. Before I could hit the mute button (which I always do first thing on my infrequent surfings there), his MySpace player played me a track from Six Litanies for Heliogabalus, which totally outragiously rocked without stopping, so I bought it. While I had my wallet out, I also bought The Same and the Other by the Ahleuchatistas. It’s sector of soundspace is triangulated by the Molecules, the Meat Puppets, and (sorry fellas) Rush. In a good way. (Someone else might have said Beefheart or something).
Something else that bears raving is Ice Cream Time by Nick Didkovsky. Sounds like Dr. Nerve, but it’s just a sax quartet and Didkovsky on guitar (there’s live laptop/electronics too but they’re not out in front). It totally works. And I also picked up and am digging Urban Mythology vol. One by Free Form Funky Freqs (Reid/Tacuma/Weston), I gotta go but here’s someone else’s review.
Sexotica by Sex Mob- This one is really really fun.
Beat Reader by the Vandermark 5- Great rock-infused improv. I was a big fan of the Vandermark Quartet back before I fell off the edge of the earth.
Betty Davis by Betty Davis Stanky funk that’ll stain your underwear, one way or another. Sly Stone via Captain Beefheart (except, you know, a chick), with an massively gutsy band that includes Larry Graham, Neal Schon, and dudes from Sly’s band, Graham Central Station, and Tower of Power. Thanks for the hot tip, Dren.
Live, Love, Larf, and Loaf by French, Frith, Kaiser, Thompson. 4 exceptionally talented (!) droogies hang out and make a record. What’s not to like?
Funky Donkey by Luther Thomas Party music from the 1973, AACM stylie. Lester Bowie, Bobo Taylor, JD Parran, and Joe Bowie! Why didn’t I have this record in 1986 when I listened to nothing but Defunkt (self link)? As much as I like it, the Amazon listmaker who writes “if the hole in the middle of the disc was bigger i’d have sex with it” may actually like it marginally more.
It’s from the Hunky Dory sessions, wasn’t on the record, showed up as a bonus track on the CD. Here’s the first minute. There’s a bump or two but the real sphincter-clencher that probably kept it off the original release is in the second verse. Great tune anyway.
Cheap used copies of the cd on amazon. AFAICT, it’s the cd releases from 1990 and ‘96 that have this tune, most of the others just have the tunes from the original release. Also, 99 cents gets you a live version from Bowie at the Beeb either on Amazon or iTunes.
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