Netes
Musical expressionism is a source of
unlimited power that can spring from a
variety of outlets. Whether cowpoke,
garage, hip-hop, hardcore, metal or
experimental, modern music comes in a
kaleidoscope of forms and it is surely a
shame to ignore any of them. The
Reverend Horton Heat has been in the
studio with Al Jourgensen of Ministry
and Gibby of the Butthole Surfers,
working on an album that may or may
not be called Liquor In The Front, Poker
In The Rear. While in Memphis with
Gibb, the gang discovered the Bloody
Leroy, a concoction similar to the
Bloody Mary, but with barbeque sauce
instead of tomato juice and consider.
ably more vodka in order to thin it out
...Voodoo-billy tales of postal workers
Reverend Horton Heat
played a show with a couple of heavy
metal bands with the Spandex and long
crystal meth hair, and we just started
telling them to get haircuts and take
the eye make up off and wear some
jeans. They were all very shocked, the
few pretty boys were pissed off, but all
in all, it turned out to be pretty fun." So
far, Deadbolt's rapport with the audi-
ence has not turned violent, a good
thing. "Of course," explains Davidson,
"we're heavily armed. We usually have
a drill, say, 'Code Green,' they'll throw
the rifles at us, throw a smoke bomb
into the audience, cause confusion, a
couple of percussion grenades, so then
we can sneak out the door, put the gas
masks on, grab some liquor, grab some
girls and grab the money from the till"
gone mad and ghastly experiments. For a definitive tour through the
behind dark laboratory doors resound
from Shrunken Head, the debut by
Deadbolt. Masters in the art of audi
ence provocation, Deadbolt backs up
their taunts with an array of weaponry.
Guitarist Harley Davidson says, "We
Deadbolt
hood get it Straight From The Streets,
a compilation featuring Dr Dre, Ice
Cube, Public Enemy, Das EFX,
Digable Planets, House of Pain, Black
Sheep, 2Pac, Sir Mix-A-Lot, N2 Deep.
George Clinton and Funkadelic.
Increase the peace. Bassist Michael
Manring uses an explosive array of
instrumental techniques to get his point
across on Thank, a mysterious journey
which fuses heavy jazz with bionic bass
riffs. Manring's ques include a Hyper
bass of his own design that features an
extra long neck that allows it to play
way high notes and change tunings
while jamming. Manring is joined by
guitarists Steve Morse of the Dixie
Dregs and Alex Skolnick of Testament
and drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander
of Primus, who help him explore a wild
range of musical tones and textures. "
feel like the bass is a misunderstood
instrument, Manring says. "A bass can
do almost anything, it can really crank"
If James Bond was a waterman, he
would have a tricked-out surfboard
complete with wings, torpedoes, depth
charges and turbojet propulsion. Spies
Who Surf rock the ocean with debonair
surf tunes and a spy guy flair... Gang
Starr is rollin' strong with a new album
called Hard To Earn. The title, says
Guru, "Represents that longevity in rap
is hard to earn, respect is hard to earn
in anything. Anything of value and sub-
stance in life, you've got to pay dues,
you've got to work hard. Hip hop and
rap is my life and Premier's life." Gang
Gang Starr
Starr drops skills on Hard To Earn,
carvin' up the hypnotic jazz grooves,
flowin' the ill rhymes and cutting past
any attempts at quantification. "People
really fuck up the game by all these
labels they put on rap," says Guru.
"They got gangsta rap, jazz rap, politi
cal rap. That's a bunch of bullshit. That's
just to help them understand it. But for
me, rap is about if it's real and if it's
hardcore. That means it's got original
lyrics, the rapper has a dope, unique
voice, that means that the beats are fat
and original, and that it doesn't sound
like anyone else"... In an effort to sup-
EXTE
SCALE
Thee Headcoats, Conundrum Lp.
This marks the sixtieth release by
Childish and gang. Low-fi punk of
rootsy madness 7 Seconds. Out
The Shizzy, CD. Back to the basics
and they've still got it... Musica
del Diablo, Live Casbah, CD. The
guide to San Diego upstarts and
vets Toe Tag. Reality, CD.
Decent Massachusettes thrash
that'll put a sparkle in your eye.
Die Monster Die. Withdrawal
Method. CD. The two bassist
method got my attention. Super
Heroines, Love & Pain, CD. Finally
a full-length from these L.A girl
goth-core legends... Germs, Media
Blitz. CD. Complete live anthology
Green Day. Dookie, CD. Fun-
loving happy-core Zip Gun.
Baltimore, CD. Foremost melodic
power rock/punk... Jawbreaker.
24-Hour Revenge Therapy, CD. Top
notch SF trio flawlessly executes
consistent power popcorn...
Conflict. Employing All Means
Necessary, CD. A fine "Best Of" col
lection by these pioneer peace
punkers. Tinfed. Synapatic
Hardware, CD. These Texans cook
up killer semi-industrial guitar-be
que recipes... Onion. Fester, CD.
Good clean melodic hook-laden fun
... Fuzz. 7. Heavy on the Helmet
tip 16. Curves That Kick. CD.
Pushead's first release showcases
the masters of San Diego crushcore
...GRIND SCALE Stressball, CD,
6.9 Skeletal Earth, Eulogy For A
Dying Fetus, CD. 5.0... Pungent
Stench. For God Your Soul, CD. 7.0
...Sinister, Diabolical Summoning
CD. 6.9. Victims Of Internal
Decay, CD. 6.8... Corporate
Death Sampler. CD. 8.5 ... Mor-
goth, Odium, CD, 8.7.-Rick Rosar
port the underdogs and the unknowns,
all the bands that have not completed
or cannot yet afford CDs, it is time to
commence a 7 party: Gearjammer
downshifts into a squealing collision of
overrevved guitars and relentless
rhythms with Halo of Flies bassist Tom
Hazelmeyer behind the wheel... The
Forbidden Dimension grooves with a
dark impelling twang. "Dial M For
Monster" is a lurid teaser to their Sin
Gallery Lp... Beer City Skateboards is
also making records: Lunkhead brings
on the night with a somewhat melodi-
ous onslaught of suburban anxiety. In
the meantime, the Punk As Fuck award
goes out to The Bristles for "I Hate
Society," "Waste Of Life." "Kill The
President," and "Die, Die Die." Pitting
the evil forces of grunge against hot
ska, The Pacers get down with some
serious skank
-Brian Brannon
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