Monday, March 7, 2011

ROGER MILLER-OH, LP, 1988, USA




Though most folks surveying this artist's body of work would have you believe otherwise, this home recorded 4-track spectacular is actually the crowning glory in the recorded canon of this iconic guitarist/keyboardist, whose musical contributions have spanned many of the key divides in the history of subcultural audio, from his teen years in the 60's psychedelic outfit Sproton Layer and his post punk work in the the legendary Mission Of Burma to his years in the systemic/post-prog/art rock ensemble Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic. Issued in a hand sprayed sleeve on Forced Exposure's old in-house imprint, the plangently squalling detuned edifices of stacked electric guitars that inhabit many of these tracks either cede to or buttress episodes of phenomenal Chris Knox-by-way-of-Skip-Spence psych pop ingenuity.

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16 comments:

  1. øשlqædaMarch 7, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    loving this now. merci

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  2. JonMarch 7, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    You had me at Chris Knox

    Actually you had me at Mission of Burma

    Actually shit all I know is I couldn't click this fast enough thank you!

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  3. ShardsOfBeautyMarch 7, 2011 at 7:42 PM

    completely agree that this is the key Miller album.

    thanks for the post.

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  4. michalskopMarch 7, 2011 at 11:07 PM

    i know this album for years and i absolutly love it and enjoy every listen! true masterpiece! lo-fi psychedelic noise pop sometimes reminds me of Pumice [NZ] too. THANKS!

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  5. The Soft Hearts Pop ReviewMarch 8, 2011 at 2:11 AM

    Lo-Fi spoken word reviews:
    softheartspop.blogspot.com/

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  6. AnonymousMarch 8, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    great post! If you haven't heard Miller's "Elemental Guitar" album, you should definitely check it out.

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  7. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 4:36 AM

    i was just leafing thru my old FEs the other day, saw this l.p. and thought to myself, "man, i gotta hear that thing someday". and this morning, lo and behold, here it is at my beloved MS. Goddamn! i can't f---ing wait to hear it. thank you, as always.

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  8. TalentAgentMarch 10, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    WOW!!! What a rip-ff on Singer Roger Miller, who had 14 million-selling hits! This guy is a total scam by using the name of the late "Nationally-Known" Performer.Hey, can't this guy use another name: Let's see he could use "Buddy Holly", "Ringo Starr","John Lennon",
    or "Slash". (Those are some that I just made up!) Shame on you the so-called Roger Miller!!

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  9. Francesca PaolucciMarch 12, 2011 at 12:21 AM

    Nice blog!

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  10. El pesebre asesinoMarch 12, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    thanks for this music

    chek this music http://elpesebreasesino.blogspot.com/

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  11. FuzztunnelMarch 14, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    The rear side of my LP's sleeve is black and grey. Love seeing others of these "custom" unique sleeves, like Shoulder of Mutton A or Mauve Sideshow...

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  12. MylesMarch 16, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    flat out flabbergasted!

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  13. Alan FreemanMarch 17, 2011 at 3:16 AM

    Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic were never as good without him.

    On a different matter, how does one contact Mr. Mutant Sounds in Greece via his blog page? I was wondering if he'd like to officially host some of our releases, as he's already posted some. Alto Stratus, Endgame & such-like

    Alan Freeman (Auricle Music)

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  14. AnonymousMarch 17, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    Big MoB fan but had never heard this. You're right as usual -- it rules! Big Thanks.

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  15. AnonymousMarch 18, 2011 at 11:06 PM

    got this one already, but glad to see you sharing this! miller's done some interesting stuff. you ever heard of his "pop record?" one of the weirdest record ideas i've ever come across, I think.
    --thunderperfectmind

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  16. mdsgcgJuly 9, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    great record; amazing what this guy can pull-off on his own; was sent a video performance of RM solo live show; you watch it & think how does he get it to sound like that !

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