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Sunday, 12 February 2012

The Wet Taxis - " Taxidermy " (Terse Tapes TRS008) 1981

LinkThe Wet Taxis are from Australia, although you'd never guess it. No hints of sporting prowess here, no beach culture, surfing or mention of Barbeques!
They sound like a sort of antipodean , but less funny, version of Danny and the Dressmakers, but more tooled up in the instrument department.
They later turned into a very competent garage rock combo......how boring.
But this tape is up there in the pantheon of chaotic bedroom rock recordings, competing with "200 Cancellations" as the most sprawling epic of DIY cassette rock.
The best tape I've heard from OZ.

Apparently this was Assembled from bits off 1,000 Cassettes! This makes the Homosexuals seem to have the production rate of Scott Walker!

Classic DIY Instrument List:
Compurhythm - Guitar + Effects - Bass + Effects - Vocals - Minipops - Noise? - Kazoo - Clarinet - TV Game - Wineglasses + Tapes - Piano - Utensils - Home Made Oscillators - Amp Hum

Track Listing:

A1
Dare You (Live)
A2
But Mono Never Dies
A3
Wind Up Toys
A4
Max And Peter Marmite Jar
A5
Felate Your Baby
A6
Miniamata
A7
FP219
A8
Theme For A Bitch
A9
The Worm Has Turned
A10
Untitled 1/2/3
B1
Vomit
B2
Nun Strike
B3
Cerebral Damage
B4
My Boy Lollipop
B5
Untitled (Live)
B6
Make Cake (Live)
B7
Boom (Live)
B8
Rhythm
B9
Doll Hospital
B10
Polio Baby
B11
Fingernail Biter
B12
Rubber Balunes
B13
I Must Have Drunk Too Much Rum

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