This is the completely mad 1982 debut cassette from Japan's Picky Picnic, primarily known for their 1985 LP "Ha! Ha! Tarachine" released on Germany's Ata-Tak Records. Led by Kaoru Todoroki, Picky Picnic have often been pegged as being Residents-like, a descriptor which, while superficially somewhat accurate, fails to adequately prepare you for the very particular and virulent strain of grotesqueness on display here. Like being molested by a gang of muppets, to listen to Picky Picnic is to experience that queer sensation that only emerges when the cheerful and twee becomes fouled and perverted (a tactic that was something of a hallmark of the 80's Japanese underground). Alas, there is no individual track indexing. Just side A and side B. Enjoy!
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Oh man! Thanks for using mediafire! I can't stand dealing with rapidshare...
ReplyDeletePicky Picnic sounds like Bobby McFerrin on crack! Good stuff! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe zip is broken. Or I have no idea how to use Mediafire. But my own sense of ego doesn't allow for that possibility. Anyway, right click to save file gave me the above message, while left click the link brought me nothing but the same page in a frustrating loop.
ReplyDeleteYou had me at "like being molested by a gang of muppets"...after a comparison like that, I am going to be disappointed in anything less than the greatest thing I've ever heard!
ReplyDeleteThank you for using MediaFire instead of rapidshare. I would so love to download so many albums on this blog, but rapidshare makes that so annoying. And if anyone one should get money for sharing these files it should be you who are taking the time to digitize everything and make commentary, not some company who has come up with a way to scam.
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ReplyDeleteOh, and fantastic tape!
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I noticed the Picky Picnic is a rather large file (almost 100MB) at 320 bit rate. I went ahead and uploaded a mirror @ 192 VBR which is still very high quality, but only about half the size. If you want to share this on the main page, please feel free...
ReplyDeletePicky Picnic - Picnic Land
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4WTGF4Z2
you bringing the freaksh*t. i no know how to keeping up with this. it's make me. way behind. all you stuffs. thank you for tape it nice me. like the way tape.
ReplyDeleteHere's a link for the track listing:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.discogs.com/Picky-Picnic-Picnic-Land/release/1955379
It orders them by sides (i.e. A1, B3, etc.)
Maybe you could reupload it with the files split?