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...according to our Brian on Thu 29 Jan, 2009.
Big Ned. No me neither. A 7" called 'Killer' on Optimo has trudged into the office wearing some very familiar clothes it's nicked from Uncle Nick, Uncle Ian & Uncle Mark. When those 3 stooges hear about this (including the dead one) they'll be pretty miffed at the blatant plaigarism of sounds that were once theirs. It all sounds like a Gallon Drunk stew without the fun, like JJ and co. on serious downers. Swamp blues? The drum line is a hip priest wannabe, the vocals wallow in a sub-voodoo goth hinterland, some piano clunks away like Talk Talk in a graveyard - the whole dirge neither comical or particularly arresting and it ends up grinding tediously along like Bauhaus crossed with Codeine which is seriously no fun whatsoever.....Probably limited (appeal)Optimo Music release the the debut single from BIG NED called “Bad Angel”, a limited 7” (500) in late January. BIG NED are two twisted Glaswegians: D. James Clark and John Murray, with a penchance for dark and twisted tales and tones. “Bad Angel” is backed with “Killer”, only available on this limited 7”. It is also the debut single for Optimo Music, the new label from those creatures that bring you Optimo (Espacio), every Sunday at the Sub Club in Glasgow, and mix raunchy rhythms around the world and on a compilation CD near you. Imagine David Lynch gets stuck into a barrel of booze with a big crooning cowboy. Tales of dark liaisons, women trouble and spiritual prowess are finely blended with an array of dark melodies, terror noises and warped guitars. This is an album with dysfunctional America coursing through its veins and oozing from every pore. This concoction of sleaze, fuzz and death is difficult to categorize. Who cares? Obvious influences are David Lynch, Angelo Badalementi, Smog, Nick Cave, Elvis, Swans, Cash, Chris Isaacs ‘Wicked Game’, Carl Denver and the Gun Club. And most likely Satan.thrown into this electric soup is Charles Bukowski, Repo Man, Gummo, Lost Highway, Clint Eastwood, the Bible, the Devil, Glasgow City Barbers window display, Casper the Friendly Ghost, and every impressive boxer who ever entered the ring.For Big Ned, this is the soundtrack to drag racing, zombies, drinking, shop lifting, dancing like a maniac, arm wrestling, fucking, smoking and Lee Marvin putting the boot in. One hand raised in the air with a stiff middle finger, the other raised with a glass of whisky; saluting those with charm and machismo that make music a delight and who entertain.
The debut LP from Big Ned will follow later this spring…live shows will also ensue. Expect mayhem, chaos and maybe even death. It’s hard to say….
...according to The Dink.
Get dragged on to the devil's dance floor. Taste the sweat. We're all guilty. Big Ned is your leader. Bow, and thank him for 'Bad Angel'. You know this is the way. You know.
Rating: 5 out of 5So, what do you think? Best reviewer each month gets £10 off their next order!
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