Smegma / Live 2004!
Album: Live 2004!   Collection:General
Artist:Smegma   Added:Dec 2008
Label:Resipiscent Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2009-02-08 Pull Date: 2009-04-12 Charts: Classical/Experimental
Week Ending: Mar 15 Mar 8 Mar 1 Feb 15
Airplays: 1 1 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Mar 11, 2009: Brownian Motion
Full-On
4. Feb 11, 2009: public noize racket
Jello Intro
2. Mar 04, 2009: The Heart of KZSU
Jello Intro
5. Feb 10, 2009: Reelin' in the Years
N.O. Horns
3. Feb 25, 2009: Brownian Motion
Full-On

Album Review
Red West
Reviewed 2009-02-04
Really good musicians playing imrpov noise. Spacey & psychedelic, rock parts with singing, samples, synth noodling, avant jams all in the mix. Tracks 1,4 most radio friendly length, 3 & 5 8-9 mins long. (When I was a freshman DJ, I remember seeing an old “multi-speed, multi-axis” extra spindle drill-hole 7” with Smegma on one side, was surprised 10 years later=10 years ago to be visiting Portland and seeing flyers for Smegma, and now realizing they’re still around. Jello’s intro states they’ve been playing since 1973!)

1. 1.5 min intro, Jello (no cursing), then multi-layered free noise with acoustic wind instruments and feedback elec guitars.
2. TV sounds in into, then loose but well-played psych/space rock jam. Nearly 17mins
3. even more out-there, synth tones, outer space transmissions from the 50s. Sorta pulls together
4. Has vocals. Fast. Set closing radio-friendly length piece.
5. Improv sounds with a cold feel

Track Listing
1. Jello Intro   6. Grubsteak
2. Mix   7. Mix
3. Full-On   8. Hot Rod
4. N.O. Horns   9. Flutes & Toys
5. Crossties   10. John Lawman
  11. Outro