Jansky Noise "The Cuckoo" LP VVMT G/B 2001 (32:15)
Side 1 (16:23)
Hats OFF 2 The haTTers
Flop it on my M>etal Drill
I dream of Jeanie with a parrot in her hair
Unknown
Crow MiMics a CorMoR(e)ant and gets DRowned
-WAKE UP+----(I want to forget), but I always think of
it
(The Dance of the Innovator)
Side 2 (15:52)
DiE Quicker *By the Will of Cue, Brick or Hammer
Crazy
with LOVE - ALLEBASI Timbrella
Swashbuckle GLOG---op
Roaming in the gloaming with SCOTTISH pie by my side
Rapid
Racing *Aerial Artery
Graceful
Flapjack
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"The Cuckoo" is the full length debut from Jansky Noise, a solo effort of one of the V/Vm lads. The zip locked LP is a gorgeous green/black splattered vinyl and is "part 3 of an ongoing series of colour coded distressed audio" releases, the previous ones being Noise/Girl's "Discopathology" and V/Vm's "Masters of the Absurd". Side 1 begins with a few tracks worth of heavily processed loops that approach a Merzbow-ian level of noise assault. The remainder of the side calms things down considerably, but only after a passage of disruptive human snoring paired with bird squawks. This eventually tapers down to an odd but soothing sort of ambient experience that includes a sound reminiscent of a distant cruise ship horn and a bit of effected music box. Side 2 alternates between mercurial and mellow tracks. Patsy Cline's classic rendition of the Willie Nelson penned "Crazy" is given the classic V/Vm treatment, pitch shifted and slowed down to a creepy crawl. "Roaming in the gloaming with SCOTTISH pie by my side" (you gotta love those whacky titles) is an impressive example of pastoral/industrial ambiance just past sun down. "Rapid Racing" revs up and shifts through high pitched frequencies, coming to an abrupt stop for the finale: a relatively untouched Andrews Sisters' "Money is the Root of All Evil". "The Cuckoo" is another thoroughly fun and diverse 32 minutes of lunacy from the V/Vm camp. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll cringe, you'll smile. Be sure to check the revamped V/Vm site October 22nd ...
Where did I get this cd? - mail order via Riouxs Records.