Brian Chippendale Welcomes Us Aboard The Magic Pus
Interestingly, after MTV taught us about all that lo-fi business, Lightning Bolt drummer and Björk collaborator Brian Chippendale mailed us a copy of Black Pus 4: All Aboard The Magic Pus, the fourth full-length from his one-man side project. (It was recorded on cassette tape. Remember that stuff?) As with the past Black Pus offerings, it comes wrapped in beautiful hand-screened packaging, showcasing the man's skills as a comic artist. This time, to our surprise, it also came with the closing track, "Body On The Tide," which reminded us somehow of Guided By Voices. As much as a Chippendale song will ever remind us of GBV. Seriously, though, check out these vocal lines.
Black Pus - "Body On The Tide" (MP3)
"Plant a flower in the morning light / Bike around, enjoy the sites / Will I recover from my dream last night where all my friends had died?" So that's also some sensitive Chippendale, for sure. You can hear the super "Juggernaut," a new one with more drum clatter, along with songs from the previous releases (and one future on via Load ... look for it this fall) at MySpace. Also, Brian has an art show coming up 5/19 at Stairwell Gallery in Providence, RI.
Black Pus 4: All Aboard The Magic Pus is out on Brian's own Diareahrama Records. You can get more details at the aforementioned MySpace.
Posted at 2:26 PM in MP3
Tags: Black Pus | Brian Chippendale | Lightning Bolt
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I was listening to "Wonderful Rainbow" in my car last night. This guy does more with his small setup than the hack in Tool does with his monstrosity of a kit. (Meaning: makes more interesting sounds with it.) Stereogum, tell Lightning Bolt to get back into the studio--forthwith!
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one of my friends may have been playing a cruel joke on me but he said (as of last fall) a new lightning bolt album was already done.
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I dropped Brian Chippendale a line last night -- he said they finished up about half an album last year and are planning to begin writing and recording again in June. If all goes well, they hope to have an album done by fall.
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Wow. Distorted vocals and what sounds like someone farting into the mic. Revolutionary.
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