BEAU WANZER - "Busted and Bamboozled" LPBeau Wanzer Busted and Bamboozled 12" (Ophism, 2020) "Do you have a tendency to look in the mirror with shame and horror about the person you might become? Do you have neon blood? Have you ever driven a forklift carrying a pallet of rotten fruit? Have you ever eaten tater tots from Skylark?" The questions continue, but they don't get any easier More Wanzer gold, this time from Italy's Ophism label. "Busted" leans a little more in the direction of

What they’ve come up with is yet another in the deep canon of Fieldhands classics

" 2016) in addition to his tenure in "post-punk" bands such as Teal Grapefruit

Eva Killinger’s Tucker-motorik drumming lays the bedrock for Jason Killinger (Birds of Maya) and Paul Sukenna’s (Steve Gunn Band / Chris Forsyth’s Solar Motel) ear-splitting power chord chug as boognish inspired vocals wax ho-hum “I’m late for work man … nevermind” riddles

Tropical fits various moods and situations

Mastered by Mikey Young

To my recollection this is only the 3rd time I've encountered such a preposterous introduction

paying tribute to the North American percussionist Ray Barretto from the golden age of La Fania - a collective and record label originating in NYC in the 60s which is renowned for helping to bring Latin music to a global audience

and put out the Chicago producer's Pandemonium EP on his label earlier this year

The inner logic here in People Skills

Television Personalities

This is the limited-edition SIC Records reissue edition from 2019

this album sounds like a ritualistic drum circle