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l'adunata dei refrattari / slovenly recordings
presents
heavy psych'n'roll / garage punk from Greece
LIVE!!!
at POP CORNER CLUB
via della Pila 103 Marghera (Venezia)
WEDNESDAY 21/12/2001
Just months after releasing their massive "Hospitals" e.p. (702-100),
Slovenly Recordings presents the debut full length tidal wave from
Greece's Acid Baby Jesus, simply titled, "LP" (702-110). A
Mediterranean concoction of two of our favorite "Black" bands
(Sabbath/ Lips), ABJ represents the future of heavy psych'n'roll from
an isolated, ancient civilization. Combining the ruthless elements of
American outlaw roots music and celestial glam rock, like fellow
deconstructionists Demon's Claws, "LP" suggests the Rolling Stones at
their wearied best, with the electrifying hi-jinks of Brian Eno
bulldozing the swagger into the darkest corners of the cosmos.
Among this album's thirteen original compositions, the deathly dirge
"Homo Sapiens" claws forth with a twisted, underlying skronk, ending
with the terrifying bacchanalia of a pack of disgruntled flying
monkeys. Elsewhere, trance inducing lullabies crescendo into fully
erupting cacophonies of feedback and distortion. Girl-group icons The
Shangri-Las are channeled in the beaty, dark-pop gallop of "I'm A
Baby." "Tooth To Toe," with its exotic, percussive clank and uplifting
glitter hook juxtaposes brilliantly with its lyrical ode to post-tour
poverty ("I've got to pay the rent, my money's always spent, and I'm
deep in shit.")
Dynamics play equally as heavy a role as their expert songwriting, and
a flawless production job by John Vulgaris rounds this album out with
a fresh level of psycho-sonic Alex Chilton-esque throb, heavily
peppered with lazy Hazelwood-isms. "LP" presents a long, gooey segue
from rave-up to release with breathtaking results, like the best
love-making of your life.
Listen to 4 songs on bandcamp
<http://slovenly.bandcamp.com/album/acid-baby-jesus-self-titled-lp?permalink>
