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Recommended by us on 23rd September 2010
...according to our Brian on Thu 23 Sep, 2010.
Top tits. I got the real nutters. The behemoth, legendary uber-nutters that all other nutters are measured by. Can you measure a nutter? Can you polish a fish? Can you defrost a toad? Can you bear to sit through an entire album by these guys? If you can then you will well be totally rewarded as this is probably their most accessible, sumptuous & mesmerising collection to date (and alas their last after Charles Gocher died 3 years ago) Finally untying all the rather unwieldy & complex knots that rendered chunks of their vast, esoteric back catalogue virtually unlistenable, impenetrable (or maybe just plain rubbish) whilst other batches of material such as the ridiculously fine Kicking the Dragon showcased some world-class genre blending, wily ethnic instrument fondling & stunningly inventive psychedelic/acid folk. This album definitely weighs in as one of their most streamlined & fully realised releases. There's an undeniable air of magic around this record. A tenderness & a spirit which is most captivating. It also lends added gravitas that this is their swan song - a beautiful, honest & dreamy record with plenty of gibbering flourishes to help guarantee the SCG seal of silliness.
The final Sun City Girls studio album. The most accessible SCG record to-date. Gorgeous folk melodies, Indonesian & Arabic influence & retro Italian cinematic references float atop an exotic, psychedelic mood. A stunning epitaph for one of modern music's most mysterious legacies.In stunning fashion, Sun City Girls' final studio record caps a 27-year run for what many hail as the most bizarre, eclectic and provocative musical trio ever assembled. From the delirious intro of "Ben's Radio" to the final drum crash of the title track, Funeral Mariachi delivers 11 well-crafted gems which display the refined studio production side of SCG shrouded in that otherworldly glow which has always separated the group from their contemporaries. Beyond the gorgeous folk and vocal styles which drive the album, there is a heavy retro Italian cinema influence, Arabic and Indonesian references, and a ghostly psychedelic moodiness throughout. Post-production and final mastering was completed by the Bishop Brothers after the untimely death of Charles Gocher in 2007 and the results will not disappoint followers of this impossible-to-describe unit. Funeral Mariachi provides a perfect introduction to the more melodic sector of the SCG universe surfacing, ironically, at the end of their career in the form of what someday should become one of the most beloved records they ever created. Limited one-time-only vinyl pressing housed in a beautiful, heavy-duty full-color gatefold jacket with the back cover photo taken during the last SCG photo session in 2006.
A1. Ben's Radio
A2. The Imam
A3. Black Orchid
A4. This Is My Name
A5. Vine Street Piano (Orchestral)
B1. Blue West
B2. Holy Ground
B3. Mineral Wells
B4. El Solo
B5. Come Maddalena
B6. Funeral Mariachi
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