Darling Kandie "People Next Door" Underground, Inc. Ui1021 2002 (35:29)
Cobra Kiss
(4:37)
Look At The Musik (5:01)
Clearfire For The Fallen (4:44)
Secret Ceremony
(3:43)
People Next Door (4:08)
Randy Road
(2:41)
Younglam (5:57)
Untitled End (4:38)
Once upon a time, the late '80s to be precise, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult fabricated some killer singles, EPs and albums for the seminal Chicago based label, Wax Trax! Records. Then began the downward slide into major label "success", self parody and just plain bad ideas and music. Remember the god awful "Sex On Wheelz" song and video for the "Cool World" movie? Yikes. I gave up on them after that and every time I tried a new album I was disappointed. Fast forward to today and this project finally sees the light of day. Recorded 1998-99, Darling Kandie paired TKK frontman Groovie Mann with venerable one man band, the late William Tucker, to whom it's dedicated. As the liner notes explain this is some of Tucker's last work (demos in fact, though it sounds complete), his career having included recording and/or touring with most of industrial rock's inner circles: Ministry, the Revolting Cocks, Pigface, Chris Connelly, Foetus, Thanatos, Chainsuck, etc., not to mention TKK's "Sexplosion" tours as "Amber Guitarstar". I think it's safe to say that most if not all of the music here is Tucker's doing as his unique guitar and programming imprint are instantly recognizable and Groovie's primary role in TKK is lyrics and vocals. Together they revisit the tongue-in-cheek evil of classic Kult, with a Tucker twist. His slinky grooves are solid backdrops for tons of silly samples and Groovie Mann's campy tales of naughty young girls, drugs, sex and suicide. Horn-y hijinks ala Foetus spice up "Cobra Kiss" and "Clearfire For The Fallen". "Secret Ceremony" conveys Tucker's sense of pop melody while "Randy Road" does the same for his skill at glam-hip hop rhythm amalgamation. And the title track and "Untitled End" best replicate the creepy dark side of the Kult's back catalog. Frankie Nardiello's (aka Groovie Mann) insert photos of "Ultramodels" helps complete the mood. "People Next Door" is the best thing Thrill Kill Kult haven't done in a decade and a testament to the talent of the much missed E. William Tucker ...
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Shock of Point 6: My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
Underground, Inc.
Where did I get this CD? - CD Universe