More cassette madness: Tone Set, where have you been all my life? Found out about this Tempe Arizona duo from Mutant Sounds. John Carpenter-esque minimal moog meets Negativland sound collage, only it was '81-'82 so the sampling is all done with tape. "Synthpunk" probably is the best term, as it's in the DEVO/Wall of Voodoo camp melodically. The title "Cal's Ranch" refers to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch outside Amarillo TX, and some of the samples have ironically appropriated fundamentalist Christian themes. Also bad movies from late night TV, call-in shows, snippets from Rocky and Bullwinkle, all that stuff you get sued for now. My favorite tracks so far are "The Devil Makes the Loudest Noise" [mp3 removed] and "Out! Out!" but it's all pretty amazing.
I remember Out! Out! from the Amuk compilation. That heavy Gomer Pile sample - A classic screaming rant from Sgt. Carter that Pile had ruined his life.
Yes! I'm embarrassed to admit I didn't recognize that as Sgt Carter but now that you mention it of course. I'd forgotten how over the top rageoholic his screaming was. It's funny that link you found dismisses the non-hardcore songs on the compilation as "new wave crap."
I'm embarrassed that I did recognize it.
The link isn't entirely dismissive of the non-hardcore songs and
I think I remember that there was some forgetable stuff on there.
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More cassette madness: Tone Set, where have you been all my life? Found out about this Tempe Arizona duo from Mutant Sounds. John Carpenter-esque minimal moog meets Negativland sound collage, only it was '81-'82 so the sampling is all done with tape. "Synthpunk" probably is the best term, as it's in the DEVO/Wall of Voodoo camp melodically. The title "Cal's Ranch" refers to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch outside Amarillo TX, and some of the samples have ironically appropriated fundamentalist Christian themes. Also bad movies from late night TV, call-in shows, snippets from Rocky and Bullwinkle, all that stuff you get sued for now. My favorite tracks so far are "The Devil Makes the Loudest Noise" [mp3 removed] and "Out! Out!" but it's all pretty amazing.
- tom moody 5-11-2007 3:09 am
I remember Out! Out! from the Amuk compilation. That heavy Gomer Pile sample - A classic screaming rant from Sgt. Carter that Pile had ruined his life.
- steve 5-13-2007 2:59 pm
Yes! I'm embarrassed to admit I didn't recognize that as Sgt Carter but now that you mention it of course. I'd forgotten how over the top rageoholic his screaming was. It's funny that link you found dismisses the non-hardcore songs on the compilation as "new wave crap."
- tom moody 5-13-2007 4:27 pm
I'm embarrassed that I did recognize it.
The link isn't entirely dismissive of the non-hardcore songs and
I think I remember that there was some forgetable stuff on there.
- steve 5-13-2007 8:49 pm