Tabasco Fiasco
Tabasco Fiasco
One EP
by Doogs McMysteron
Four people.
Two guitars.
One bass and a fractal of drums.
A conflict of math and anti-math.
A hybrid.
A splendid EP.
More than an ever reducing cycle of patterns and textures.
More than a cerebral working of calculated waveforms.
More than a binary fusion of thought and technique.
This is a singularity.
This is a glitch.
This is genuine evolution.
The event horizon sprawls out in moody opener ‘Internet Access’. A magesterium of colour unfolds in a textured nebula of marching robo-vox and gorgeous harmony. This is astronomy dominie made smartly structured. It is followed by the quantum-crushing anti-groove of ‘Conspiranoia’ – the galaxies first ever football terrace prog. Like the Fratelis had (at long last) been transformed into robots, been installed with the very latest talent software and put to good use in society.
This is subtle, brainy, intricate music that anyone can enjoy.
This is sing-a-long-a math rock.
‘Pink Sabre Rattling’ comes third in the chain. It is organic, pumping and demands more than its predecessor but it is not yet the stuff of juddering, stataco cranium rock. It grows and growls organically, like mellow Mastodon with Dave Gilmour’s guitar solo’s. My hypothesis is thus: the joy of this creation is within its minutiae, a micro universe of dynamic luminescent bacteria pulsating in harmony.
This is more difficult.
This is less eager to divulge its secrets.
Passion Fruit is throbbing boombasity. It is glitchy and groovesome. It is an orgy of rackety seventies slap-back and slosh. Sleazy like sequined glam rock glinting threateningly through the dark – more sinister than Garry Glitter.
This is more child friendly than the Leader of the Gang.
This is traversing tantalising tangents.
Finally, ‘Through the Eyes of the Reaper Man’ cascades into being with arrogant militancy that reminds me of Marilyn Manson (only good). It is the doom of men – a slowing soundtrack to the apocalypse. The laws of physics break down and wave after wave of wild riff rip-tides shunt each other in ways that, although logic dictates otherwise, make weird sense.
This music is Aristotle cracked.
This music is Nietzsche made easy.
This music is (largely) three minute prog wonderment.
This is the most interesting CD I have heard this year.
DONT BELIEVE US?? here’s what Austin Taseltine at The Skinny had to say: click here for THE SKINNY review
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eroticomedy
We at Muckle Sandwich believe in spreading the word of worthy artistic endeavors… and this is so worthy and artistic it’s just not true! Erotic comedy… something I’ve only just become familiar with. I shall take up no more of your time and instead direct you to Tales of The Underpant blog.
It’s Hilarious!!! click the picture below to go to the blog and have a read of this ‘love’ poem, then, if you like, have a look at the rest of his blog. Eroticomedy – yet again proving that Scotland is a nation of literary geniuses! HAHA!
CLICK ON THE PICTURE GODDAMIT!
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is it is it wicked?
yes it yes it is.
do i do i like it?
not’aff
This is Slips Deli in Leeds.
Yes, it usually is this out of focus.
You can see it in focus for about 2 seconds before you descend into a blurry-eyed, ecstatic delirium at the prospect of whats about to happen to you and your tummy. They make THE BIGGEST and BEST sub sandwiches in the UK as far as i’m aware… Subway can fuck off. On many tours with various bands this has been an absolutely essential stop along the way, i’m pretty sure i’ve not been to Leeds without going to Slips. Veggies and vegans catered for as well as the meat-lover.
It’s essentially fun for all the family. Located on Cardigan Road near the Co-op in Leeds – go bask in their huge array of flavors and be amazed by the shear SIZE of the things. its two meals in one, it truly is a muckle muckle sandwich.
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SAC on tour in ENGLAND!
Hi there readers!
I’m on tour with my band Super Adventure Club for another week and a half. Tonight at the O2 Academy in Oxford is our last day with the mighty pop force that is Dananananaykroyd and the grunge machine that is Dinosaur Pile-Up. We’ve had fun, we have, it’s been great – however, (for anyone who followed our last couple of tours – this should come as no surprise) we’ve had a fair slice of bad luck along the way. I know it’s not just a Super Adventure Club thing, every tour has to go wrong in some way, this time it’s been Swine Flu. I’m fine, driver Luke seems fine, Mandy’s still pretty rough but the star of the Swine Factor has to be Mr Bruce Wallace who has been wheeled into each venue and propped up on stage with a broom stick each night so far. We make him drink a ‘Three-Chemsip-Special’ (cheers Ailie!) and force feed him a tube of Barocca and a handful of Vocalzones then we electrocute him just bellow the eyes for 10 minutes before he goes on stage every night and that seems to do the trick. Yesterday we decided no man should sweat in their sleep as much as he was and took him to the doctor who effectively told him to get out because he was contagious and get some drugs elsewhere. It worked, some hardcore drugs later and today I saw him smile a genuine smile for the first time in a while… He’s getting better! Bad news is Mandy seems to be getting worse…
How has it affected SAC? Well, we remain upbeat so far but we’ve been forced to play songs that don’t ‘go for the high notes’ and we can only play about four songs in a row with Bruce singing – that’s quite a tall order – so every night we’ve finished with 2 instrumental songs back to back – something that clearly confuses the typically young and pop-oriented Dananananaykroyd crowd. Oh well, like we’ve ever been a crowd-pleasing band anyway.
We’re still alive and tonight at the O2 should see a slightly more ‘normal’ (ie manic) Bruce return to the stage with his wonderful array of facial expressions as opposed to the gaunt white death face that’s been scaring the punters for the last four nights – good news indeed – lets just hope we don’t have to get the broom stick and car battery out for Mandy – I’ll do it if I have to.
Right now we’d love to say a MASSIVE thanks to Dananananaykroyd and Dino Pile-Up for their support and general friendship steez. You’ve been awesome. It’s been a blast and we’re sorry we can’t come to Glasgow and London with ye’s – it would have been OFF THE HOOK! (PS Dino – We hope we’ve not given you the Swine… you’re all looking a bit grey… sorry!)
That’s all folks! Till next time, stay healthy!
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wow.
Muckle Sandwich issue#2 will be released tomorrow (monday 19th Oct) at 7pm at Sneaky Pete’s in Edinburgh
clcik here to see full details of gig
you will be able to buy it on Tuesday at Avalanche and Analogue in Edinburgh and on Thursday in Avalanche in Glasgow!
and we hope you enjoy it!
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Trongate103
“The times were truly changing and music was not only the soundtrack for the times, but was articulating how we felt by challenging the establishment and suggesting alternatives to right-wing/racist/bomb loving government.” (Bruce Findlay – below)
I’ve not yet got down to the new Trongate103 thanks to my mental life and the fact it seems to see me in Edinburgh almost EVERY day of every week (should I move back… nah!), but here is the perfect opportunity:
It’s my good friend Bruce Findlay & Joe Boyd in conversation with John Cavanagh chatting about music in Britain (and i’m guessing from Bruce: Scotland) during the 1960’s, this cannot fail to be good chat… and it’s free at 3pm-5pm.
i’ll be there with the bells on!
here’s what Trongate 103 are saying tey it:
Facilitated by John Cavanagh, this public talk will cover music making in 1960s Britain, its inseparability from the counterculture of the time, and its influence on the present. Joe Boyd has worked with and produced Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, The Incredible String Band, Fairport Convention, Toots and the Maytals, 10,000 Maniacs, Billy Bragg, and many others. In the 60s Joe was involved with John Hoppy Hopkins in setting up London’s first psychedelic club, UFO, and London Free School. In 1967 Bruce Findlay opened a record shop with his brother, and by the early 1970s this had grown into Scotland’s best known record shop chain, specialising in American imports and underground rock.
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Muckle Sandwich Vs. Oxjam
Muckle Sandwich Issue02 is due to be launched on you, the expectant public, on this date:
7pm
Monday 19th October 2009
where?
at Sneaky Pete’s in Edinburgh
(7pm start – £3 entry – all funds go to the Oxjam organisation)
who can you see there…? well, these 3 fine young bands:
(click the bands photos to visit their web sites!)
Super Adventure Club
(Edinburgh/Glasgow spaz-rock jazz-pop trio)
Cuddly Shark
Glasgow art/alt rock trio
Shields Up
Edinburgh Hardcore 5-piece
Come along, have some fun, support the good work of Oxfam and pick up your new copy of Muckle Sandwich Issue 02
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PREPACKED!!!
Individually prepacked pizza’s are no new thing, but if you think about it, they’re pretty cool, i mean only a 100 hundred years ago you might not have even heard of pizza, you certainly could not have purchased one if you lived in Scotland (it was somewhere around 1943 that Pizza first started being sold in London I believe). Anyway, that’s beside the point – the point is ‘prepacking’. It seems like you can get prepacked ANYTHING nowadays; prepacked pizza, prepacked underwear, prepacked haggis neeps and tatties, but last night the term ‘prepacking’ for me transmuted into something far more impressive and all-encompassing when, on Buchanan Street at about 8pm, I came across the most extreme example of prepacking I’d ever clapped eyes on!
Ladies and gentlemen, it is with genuine excitement i bring to you… The Prepacked Escalator!!!
Weh Hey!
vacuum packed for that smooth factory-fresh escalating action 
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Numpty (Part 2)
This isn’t really a ‘blog’ but i just want to say i fucking love this guy!
haha, fuck The Sun, this guys blatantly belongs in my gang! look at his awesome head!
Numpty rules!
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Jeniferever
Jeniferever is a 4-piece band from Uppsala, Sweden. and they’re playing here in Scotland:
Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire 24th September, w. Beerjacket and Midas Fall
Glasgow Classic Grand 25th Sept, w. The Ansion + 3 Blocks From The Wake
Glasgow Universal 26th Sept.
Descriptions such as ‘lush’, ‘melodic’, ‘swooping’, ‘glacial’, ‘beautiful’, ‘shimmering’, ‘sublime’, ‘electrifying’ and ‘atmospheric’ make sense.
have a listen to Jeniferever, click
here
What do Glasgow PodcART have to say:
“A fucking phenomenon. It really is that simple.
simple!
Jeniferever will play two shows in Glasgow on 25th Sept. at Classic Grand and 26th Sept. at The Universal . The band will play two completely different sets for these shows and there will be a reduced admission price for anyone who wants to buy tickets for both shows.
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that’s cool… a fanzine…
I'm Neil, I help produce a fanzine in Scotland called Muckle Sandwich. It's only available in paper copy but this blog's available all around the world in invisible 1's and 0's that zip down your phone line! handy.
