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Sergio MichiHni <c£i—en o2 cup cd Os- o S eu n*j 2A Thursday, May 29,1966 Daily Nexus One Misfire; One Bu/iseye The Jazz Butcher; Bloody Nonsense Now this smooth collection of songs is much more enthusing. The Jazz Butcher, with a very fitting title of Bloody Nonsense, is finally available on a domestic label, albeit an obscure one. Complete with a delightful intro to this Northamptonshire underground artist ( “ A Message from the Jazz Butcher: Hey, America. I Slept with Your Wife.” ), it neatly binds together a myriad of musical styles and influences, from punk to jazz, from the Velvet Underground to The Fall. With a calm but Steven Bates, Craig Schultz and Mike Keefer. sophisticated aura, it calls for close attention to the Jazz Butcher’s immediate future. This is one cool cat. You know you’ve got an interesting character on your hands when he just came into the scene in 1983, the year of Bauhaus’ split-up (heavy sigh), and right Bold Montgomery away picked up their bassist/vocalist David J. to be his halftime bandmember. When you notice that one song ith airplay on Los Angeles radio stations KLOS, KROQ and is called “ Southern Mark Smith” , a tongue-in-cheek KXLU, and songs on a soundtrack for an upcoming film, things commentary/tributed to Mancunian Mark E. Smith of W are locking bright for a local band called Bold Montgomery. Lou Reed; Mistrial The Fall, you will realize that this man is not to be They have just recorded a 4-song EP, now available on cassette at t’s frustrating to watch an artist you admire so ignored. He has a distinctive style which shifts and Mominglory Music along with an earlier single, entitled “ Rocks Are much struggle so hard to no avail. Lou Reed’s distorts from one song to the next without destroying Falling.” Formed out of the original members of the Trend, Bold latest attempt at a comeback, Mistrial, is a ' an overall sense of unity. I Montgomery delivers a consistent set of biting originals. mistrial indeed. For all the subdued genius of thought, You’ll glide from the mellow jazz instrumental and Mike Keefer, bass and vocals, cites The Beatles and The Police as in for all his brilliant compositions written for The Velvet breezy voicing of “ The Human Jungle” through the fluences. On “ Can’t Find The Way,” penned by drummer and vocalist Underground, he just doesn’t connect with today’s happy-go-lucky charmer “ Southern Mark Smith” to Craig Scholz, the guitar sings like Big Country’s. Their music does not sound. There’s no wild driving angst, no hidden spark the fast rockabilly hiatus of “ Groovin’ in the Bus dominate the often-far-away voice of guitarist and lead vocalist Steve of youth living on the dangerous edge of life. A good Lane” . He sounds like Iggy Pop in “ Death Dentist” Bates. smooth rhythm, Lou’s traditional poetic singing, and and the young Bowie of “ Laughing Gnome” in the According to Keefer, the song is about people who are obsessed with his slangy “ baby” are all we’re treated to. A legend of horn and jazz beat rendition of “ Drink” . Don’t miss being financially successful: rock ’n’ roll with no roughness, no zest. It’s almost as the honkytonk of the last song. Gads of fun, that’s all “ Father says that things will work out fine bad as a banana split without the cherry. there is to say. Long as you don’t lose your place in line Some of the songs included are fairly snazzy and I haven’t had time to fully appreciate this addition to When I look into your eyes pleasing to the ear. “ No Money Down” has a quaint my collection and it is certainly not something just A ll I see áre dollar signs little beat, Lou singing coolly and matter-ef-factly, the anyone could listen to at any time and derive And I don’t know why... way he should be. “ The Original Wrapper” is a great satisfaction from. It’s almost hard to take the album And it don’t seem right.’’ rap number focusing on some of the world’s insanities, seriously, but I suppose this is what you have to expect All three group members have roughly equal shares in the songwriting. while “ I Remember You” is a sad but sweet love from someone who hangs about Bohemian London with “We go into the studio and just play music, the melody, without the words ballad. “ Video Violence” is a long protest of the a “ battered guitar named Lenin” and a group called ... then we go back and listen to the tape we’ve made and insert lyrics,” violence prevalent in present-day entertainment. He the Sikkorisis from Hell. Keefer said. recently played it on Late Night with David Let- There cannot be enough said about this neurotic There is something slightly mournful about their music, but it isn’t too terman. Jim Carroll is featured: vinyl, but I doubt it could be properly described ever lofty or ethereal. The style is reminiscent of REM and occasionally U2, His heart is pounding he switches the channel with any of these words, so you’ll just have to give it a although the beat is lighter and more danceable. Looking for something spin yourself. Be grateful that someone as bizarre as On “ Alison,” a song written by Bates, there is a passion and purpose to Other than rape or murder The Jazz Butcher decided to group together and play the vocals. The harmonies are feeling. The same is true for “ The Or beatings or torture whatever came to mind. Who needs to stay normal and Graves,” about someone who is ignored by the one he loves. But except for Walt Disney rational in this chaotic world anyhow? “ I ’ll Be Back,” will be featured in the Twin Continental film The It’s a twisted alliance — Karl Irving Necromancer, due out in November. The song, which will also be used in This age of video violence. commercials promoting the film, will be the basis for the band’s second There is some basic chemistry inherent in Reed’s video, to be completed by July. earlier works such as “ Heroin” , “ Sweet Jane” and I K JAZZ BUTCHER “ With the local scene for playing originals poor at best, we have been “ Street Hassle” that is sadly missing in his recent playing mostly in L.A., at least twice a month,” Scholz said. Bold Mon material. I may need to give the new L P a few more tgomery plans on adding Club Lingerie to their list of club appearances, spins on my turntable to be sure, but I would venture which include Madame Wong’s, FM Station and the Anti Club. In fact, for to say that even his last album, New Sensations is not those of you who will be in L.A. on June 13, expect a well-delivered show surpassed by Mistrial. That was the vinyl release that at Madame Wong’s. gave me hope that a comeback was seriously possible. — Maureen Fan My hopes have now fizzled out. His old style is just unimitable, even by him. What’s left is a mellowed-out master of rock, which is fine if mellow is what you’re after. ARTS EDITOR He can still play guitar incredibly well and he Susanne Van Cleave retains his distinctive voice. He also still touts a pair of trademark sunglasses, which make his cool image complete, along with a leather jacket. This man reeks CONTRIBUTORS coolness wherever he goes, even sitting on one of those Maureen Fan silly Honda scooters. If you’re into Lou Reed, a highly Karl Irving influential man in his field, go ahead and buy the ASST ARTS EDITOR album. Otherwise, content yourself with his video for Terrence Ireland “ No Money Down” — an ingenious display of robotics Sabrina Wen rick Mark Spence created by the same team who did Herbie Hancock’s “ Rockit” video. ■HI HH ! ■ H i HH c o u p o n H WÊÊ HH For that special evening CASI PAID For used FREE! Records Boy one Pizza... Get one EBBE! Cassettes, Bcrfaoy als« Original ] Compact Discs, ■ at legaler price aad g«t tha Ideática! pissa Singles & free iridi ttta Songbooks No collection too large D in n e r or too small! Lunch Sundays & Weekdays Rock • Jazz • Soul Monday-Friday 5:30-9:30 classical » Sound track 100% 11.00-2:00 pm Friday-Saturday and more \ Natural 5 :30-11.00 . \ Browse through the best ) selection «fused IPs in Ingredients ' the Santa Barbara are»— thousands of titles! 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