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I remember there being this song on it that was like 16 minutes of random whistling, banging on shit, and pianos. And it was the most awful thing I've ever heard -- and this is coming from someone who can even stomach most of Sun City Girls's ridiculous nonsense live improv jams. I really hate saying this kind of stuff, but I guess I should... ANYONE can make the kind of sound you'll hear on the Fire Escape. It sounds completely ameteurish and boring on any level. Things like this exisiting on some small label in the 80's from some weird dudes making bullshit sounds on a tape... that'd probably be worth hearing back in the day. But this is 2008, this kind of stuff is hardly anything to get excited about as anyone can and will make it, all you need is a fucking computer microphone you and your buddies can stand in front of and jack off in front of, it's just random nonsense with no depth or purpose!! "Oh, but the randomness IS the purpose!" I see now!!... If nothing else, this band and Wolf Eyes, amongst many other crappy bands that some people seem to pretend to like, should give hope to people making shitty noise in crappy bands around the world: If you release a shit-ton of releases over the course of 11 years, you'll probably get attention at some point. So, just keep doing what you're doing, no matter how bad it is, and people will eventually hear you and pretend to like you. (as a note about Wolf Eyes, yes, I have heard over 100 of their releases and yes I like a few but I only really love one -- and I still don't think they're worthy of the reputation they get)
I'm going to check out their other stuff, though, because I'm certain they have some worthy releases. But damn. I'm all for bands with no constraints or restrictions with their music, but having freedom in sound shouldn't sound like this. So, yeah... I'm going to be open minded though and check out other stuff.... I won't write them off yet.
I am curious about this whole freak folk thing and the bands that get lumped in it. Six Organs get lumped in it, but he actually has a lot of talent and intelligence in his songwriting, so I dunno. No Neck Blues Band are lumped in it, and I think they're just a little below decent though they have some occassional moments of startling brilliance. I already mentioned Volcano the Bear, they have some shit I don't like, but I think "500 Boy Piano" is brilliant. So, I'm a bit at a crossroads when it comes to this particular genre, I am sure there are some amazing, TALENTED bands worth checking out, I just don't know where to look since I have a slight inkling that most of them sound like this album.... Honestly, I'd probably rather listen to Cerberus Shoal.
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