Sunday, September 9, 2007

NINE TOBS-GRUFFY SPLURGE, LP, NETHERLANDS, 1985






The wide-ranging grab bag of R.I.O. signifiers that this fascinating and capital Q quirky Dutch outfit pull from resists easy parsing. There's a bit of Etron Fou-ish angular capering here, some Greaves/Blegvad-Kew Rhone arch art song mannerisms there and a fair bit of sprightly yet screwy maneuvers that owe something to David Thomas' work with Chris Cutler and Lindsay Cooper on "More Places Forever" holding the mid-ground, but the manner of their assembly is uniquely their own. Hans Buhrs quasi-Beefheartian bellowing and blathering usually occupies the center of the action, something which is likely to be the high point for some a a deal-breaker for others, as his flamboyant and mouthy attack is something of an acquired taste to say the least. Methinks it's a taste worth acquiring.

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5 comments:

  1. ce LP semble très prometteur mais il semblerait que le téléchargement échoue sur tous les serveurs.Est-il possible de le re-uploader please ?
    Merci pour votre travail à Mutant Sounds!!!
    Jef.

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  2. Cher vdoandsound,
    tout est ok juste un problème d'affichage de Safari sur mon mac !
    Merci encore pour partager tous ces bonbons sonores !

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  3. Rapidshare link broken.

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  4. Gruffy Splurge LP: http://www.multiupload.com/09WV54I96K

    And here's the first Hans Buhrs band: http://433rpm.blogspot.com/2009/07/remo-tobs-gimme-printemps-tape-1982.html

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