THE CHRIS PARFITTS - Noir

Our comrade ,and member of several Sluggisha bands ,as well as Apples In Stereo ,and his own , Vince Mole & His Calcium Orchestra. This is his latest project ,The Chris Parfitts! 4 songs ,the first ,"Brought To You By Bud Weiser" ,is a typical Chris intro ,with his own voice overdubbed ,as to make it more confusing and trippy. The second track,"See The Red One", reminds me very much of some of my own ,Noisekillr moments ,what with a delay pedal ,and wangin' guitars,all instrumental! The 3rd song,"Destruction Blues", is a blues/skronk hybrid,with Chris's swell vocals,which is reminiscent of his work with Cat Machine/One Fell Swoop. The fourth and final piece,"Meet The Raffles" ,has monkey/bird samples interspersed throughout ,and this is just a great thing to hear. Trippy ,experimental ,awesome,wild,great ,are some adjectives to describe this release.Chris is one of the best guitarists ,and all-around musicians,(and great dudes) ,that I've had the pleasure of knowing. Found this on bandcamp ,but felt it should be here ,with the rest of his legacy.Chris ,if you're out there ,gimme some hope! This claims to have been released ,Dec. 31 ,2011 ,so it's kinda futuristic. Joel ,Tony ,and everyone who knows Chris ,give him praise here in the comments box. Hopefully he'll contact us!
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CAT MACHINE - A Chip Off The Old Monk

This tape marked the first appearance of Chipmonk,who became a full fledged member,played out live with Cat Machine,even helped found One Fell Swoop,along with Joel and Ed,and played in many Sluggisha bands,before joining The Apples In Stereo! Chipmonk sings some great songs here,"Rat Ranglers" and "Has Anybody Seen My Pants?".Special guests on this tape were:Philbert Ze Chocolat Clown,with his vocal finesse on ,"Woman Burger" , and "Hole In The Wall" , Chris Nicholson's rendition of ,"Summer Job", plus Chuck Connell and Billy Drake. Joel's vocals here are some of his best,including,"Man About Town" , "Impatient Years" and ,"The Defiant Ones".Tony croons in his own style to,"Moon Over Mannequins" ,"Treachery Rides The Range" and,"Sinister Desires".Ed's sermon ,"Thoughts On Capitalism (Greed)",and a "Mr. Rogers" impersonation,as well as the stompers ,"Boiling In The Bathtub" and " Barfly Cannibal", kinda defines the Cat Machine sound.Chuck has a go at it with ,"Chuck's Ghetto,parts 1 and 2",and Billy is on like King Kong.A great release (their 19th!),kinda setting you up for what comes next,more hit pop tunes!In 2 parts,get it now!!!!!!!!!!!
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