Both the strongest and strangest release by this peculiar German anarcho-politico crew (oft mentioned in the same breath as as like-minded contemporaries Checkpoint Charlie, Ton Steiene Scherben and Kollektiv Rote Rube), Fliessbandbaby's Beat Show is a somewhat tricky album to try and explain the appeal of, with garage psych/beat rock ramalamma colliding with tongue in cheek schlager, but all arranged in an explicitly dadaist and piss-takey manner (probably improved further if, unlike me, you understand the German language). There's no good reason why this should necessarily be a compelling mix, but there's a decided x-factor at play that manages to transmogrify the intentionally schlocky and slight into something entirely winning.
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Brilliant! I love these guys. And you're right, it's hard to explain their appeal. It's like strange hippie political vaudeville.
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This is of those Ohr LPs I never seemed to get the chance to listen to, so it was wonderful to get it from your blog.
Many thanks, as always.
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Hello, since I do to raise discs to your blog, you sending the link and the review or can accede and raise them I itself.
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that would be "strange german hippie political vaudeville" !
ReplyDeleteThe German sometimes gets in the way cos I don't understand it, but wonderful to listen to never-the-less.
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Thank you so much for sharing this hard-to-find gem.
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Interesting thank you for bringing up this.
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