Fuzz Against Junk - Ballad of The Hip Death Goddess

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5...according to our Phil on Wed 04 Apr, 2007.

I heard this Fuzz Against Junk 7" a couple of weeks ago and it blew me away. Here we have 3 covers of really obscure records.... The lead track (Ballad Of The Hip Death Goddess) is a cover of a tune by Ultimate Spinach (great band name!) doing a beautiful psych folk tune which drips sassyness and oozes sheer brilliance. It kind of reminds me of some of the Various Production folky efforts. It's absolutely beautiful and remarkably the saxophone in it doesn't bother me at all. That's some feat to get a sax in a record and me not go racing for the stereo throwing stabby knives at it or something. I hate saxophones.... satan's doing. Fortunately the woman's voice is like someone pouring chocolate down your ears. The second track is by Miriam Makeba and that's a well dark fuzzy mess of a thing which is suitably disturbed and would possibly have the young Ant here looking for his wallet. I swear I can hear a dalek in it... The 3rd and final track is their own composition and it's great piece of 60's psyche pop which reminds me of Jefferson Airplane and other drugged up loonies. Marvellous!!

Debut release on the Evil Kitty label run by Bristol’s John ‘Dope On Plastic’ Stapleton. This sees Fuzz Against Junk
tackling 3 heavyweight covers. The beautiful ‘Love Is Like Strawberries’ taken from an old 60s folk collection, ‘Ballad Of The Hip Death Goddess’ from the debut album by chief Boston psychedelic warriors, Ultimate Spinach, and finally
‘Birdblack’ by some obscure Liverpool band.
The line up of this band expands and contracts as it feels fit, but on this release were Paul Allen (plays guitar with
Bristol krautrock legends The Heads), Billy Fuller (New Acoustics and plays bass with Robert Plant’s Strange Sensation). Also on guest vocals is Maria Childs who apparently takes her inspiration from Sandy Denny and Beth Gibbons.
This psych-folk treat is highly recommended, limited to 500 copies and comes with a badge.

Quotes:
- THE EARLIES: "A fine slice of brain frying, synapse melting psychedelia. we play this on the Earlies pre-gig mix tape. Quality new music."

4...according to Moody Lady.

Yep I like this, nice to have some vocals, not all the time but it breaks things up nicely, makes a nice change. More Please.

cant wait for the Album, hope there are vocals on this too.

Rating: 4 out of 5

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