What’s Snappenin’: Electric Cowbell Records
Jimmy from Electric Cowbell records saw my post on the Superhuman Happiness / CSC 7″s below, and sent me a note saying hello– turns out he lives less than a block away, and plays percussion in CSC Funk Band, that pleasant surprise on the flip of the SHH split. He stopped by and hooked me up with a few of the other Electric Cowbell releases, including this CSC 45 Bad Banana Bread b/w Caneca.
Side A – Bad Banana Bread: Apart from the SHH track, the CSC Funk Band lives up to its name with a driving guitar groove, deep bass, and a constant sax hook that only gives way for a wild electricified Oboe solo, like Jim Morrison careening into a dance party, knocking everything off the bar and stumbling out, while the rest of the party keeps jammin’.
Side B – Caneca: Incessant congas and wailing guitar give this the feeling of a spy chase: something for quick cuts, red floodlights and shots of tequila. A brapping villain of a horn solo is vanquished by the power of the six string hero, who in the end, just wants to get back to the party.
CSC Racket aka Newtown Creek Playboyz aka Thrift Store Find aka Fuck the Funk Band aka CSC Funk Band’s 7″ is out now on Electric Cowbell records. I’m really stoked to not only discover new music, but find it’s in the neighborhood and be able to get a glimpse of the musical community up here. Turns out Jimmy lives in the awesome warehouse down the street, has killer rooftop parties.
CSC – Bad Banana Bread / Caneca
I also snagged another 7″ on Electric Cowbell, Greg Ginn (Black Flag) & the Taylor Texas Corrugators. I was never the hugest Black Flag fan, so I feel like I may be missing some context on these tracks but:
Greg Ginn & The Taylor Texas Corrugators – Freddie / Tea
Side A – Freddie: Organ, twang, and what sounds like a sitar, give this instrumental a Middle-East-Texas vibe. It’s what the Japancakes would sound like if they saw Dallas and kept driving,
Side B – Tea: At first listen, a bit of an aimless collection of sounds, the warmups of the instruments used on the A-side. On repeate, it’s a musical junk store lurching to life, meandering its way into the countryside, wide-eyed and demolishing everything in its path with a smile.
Can’t wait for more from this label, and this neighborhood. Discovering new music, and making new friends is what this whole thing is about.
