Mr. Boy Dog

Cerberus Shoal
Temporary Residence Ltd.
General | Apr 2002

Reviews

Your Imaginary Friend
Reviewed 2002-07-31
Improv feel, near jazz w/ horns but guitar based, not much vocalizations, definitely arty. Not so much “experimental” but elements are present. Mostly instrumental, vocals are understated/abstract if present at all. Lots of quiet/loud, start/stop contrasts. Cool and strange. Do Make Say Think, Biota.

Disc 1
1) everyone crashing together free jazz style, stop go
2) rather hypnotic repetitive horn scales, tones down to reveal mindful trippy jam
3) tribal feel, minimal vocs enter 5 min in
4) disjunct smattering of improv things, mostly slow mellow but contrasted w/ faster crazy things
5) sparse feel w/ looping feel, strange minimal voice, loud crashes here and there after 3+ min, then after 6+ minutes a tribal feeling full on jam breaks out, congas and tom heavy, melodic w/ horns, retards long and slow to end, strange
6) upbeat tarzan conga feel, strangely dissonant

Disc 2:
1) slow mellow trippy-pretty start slowly builds to understated vocs and crashes
2) mostly mellow feel, cool rhythmic improv feel
3) radio sample built upon w/ lo-fi recording and noise
4) strange eastern European folk feel, hand organs, banjo thingys, very Biota’esque
5) brief continuation
6) mellow slow arpeggio ballady w/ vocs, drums join midway, turns hypnotic

Recent airplay

Nataraja
Hello KittenAug 12, 2004
Telikos Ii
Lick My Moody Guitar ShowApr 20, 2004
Telikos Ii
Oh Messy LifeOct 13, 2002
Vuka
Oh Messy LifeSep 22, 2002
Telikos II
Input/OutputAug 30, 2002
Stumblin' Block
Umami Jazz ProgramAug 23, 2002

Charting

2002-08-12 — 2002-10-14
Week EndingAirplays
Oct 13 1
Sep 22 1

Track listing

1. Round Valley
2. Nataraja
3. Camel Bell
4. Stumblin' Block
5. Tongue Drongue
6. Vuka
7. Unmarked Boxes
8. Telikos Ii
9. (Untitled)
10. Nod
11. (Untitled)
12. An Egypt that Does not Exist