Axemen - Big Cheap Motel

• A1 - Prelude
• A2 - Big Fat 'M'
• A3 - Big Fat 'M'
• A4 - Scanty Town Ride
• A5 - Angel Must Be A Centerfold
• A6 - Big Cheap Motel
• B1 - Stoopid Symbol Of Woman-Hate
• B2 - Just A Pollutant
• B3 - The Pornographic Milk Drink
• B4 - Peter And The Milk Drink
• B5 - Can't Stand Up For 40-Inch Busts
• B6 - We Love You
• B7 - M Doesn't Stand For Mother

Siltbreeze joins Sleek Bott Industries for a series of vinyl-onlyreleases from New Zealands legendary Axemen. (Little) StevieMcCabe, Bob Brannigan and Stu Kawowski have recordeddecades worth of priceless tuneage, some of which, it onlyseems fair, should finally see the light on a format suited to theirchutzpah.The first one out of the gate is the trios 1983 Big Cheap Motel,their difficult third album, their protest album (following theblistering, insane, and completely live debut Equinox and the studio/ live tribute to punk-dub-beer-noise-cubism, Micks Dancefloor(Mix)). Rarely heard outside the Southern Hemisphere, thismontage of rough-and-ready live performances and PeterboroStudio recordings teeters on the precipice of chaotic geniusalongside such stalwarts as Alternative TV / Hear & NowsWhat You See Is What You Are and 1/2 Japaneses Loud.Says McCabe, Bob and myself went down to check out theChristchurch Botanic Gardens, the scene of the summertimeconcert-in-the-park series of free outdoor events sponsored bythe local council and Big M milk drinks, only to find the parkplastered with billboard-sized posters of scantily clad young ladiesadvertising the sponsors wares. We immediately scrappedour set listwhich extolled the joy of festivals and praised thecouncil and Big M milk drinks as worthy town governors andmilk-based food products, respectivelyand replaced themwith a set of protest songs about the travesty, which were performedat the event, to the mild annoyance of the council and thesponsors. Following this brutal coming of age and awakening tothe influence and power of advertising, The Axemen swore touse advertising to its full extent in future, but only for good (e.g.promotion of The Axemen), never for evil (anything else).Not exactly a Crass concert, but, hey, be careful what youwish for. Comes with a reproduction of original insert and originalcover design, in a one-time edition of 500.

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