Love-Hounds-request@EDDIE.MIT.EDU.UUCP (04/02/87)
Really-From: hogge@p.cs.uiuc.edu (John Hogge) Several new and old releases worth checking out: NEW: Ultra's "Youthful Pleasures" A conceptual noise sound collage type thing in the Nurse With Wound style (i.e. good!), but darker and much scarrier. The first cut is the strongest and is unique, nasty, innovative--called "Sport F*cking with Traci Lords". This has found (probably) vocal passages from a porn flick and very weird vocal stuff added by Ultra. The rest of the album is more abstract. OLD: The Beast - "Has Arrived" Strong punk metal, fun songs, and an album cover only a mother could love. OLD: Appliances - "SFB" Strong post punk in various styles including some white reggae, a tad of funk, and other things I can't remember at the moment; but most importantly, very strong playing. NEW: Swans - "Real Love" Limited release (I have #346, what's *yours*) Swans. Slow and nasty of course. Besides a few minor electronic problems during the performance (some speaker wobbles in and out), the recording is very good. High price means Swans fans only! OLD: Factrix - "Scheintot" Soft, nasty, innovative with *nasty* *nasty* lyrics. Depressing. Weird. So, do you think any of those Heavy Metal types on music.misc will buy Sonic Youth? Heh, heh. --John