Mummydogs -Mummydogs -FRONTIER CD Grooves.land/Playthek

Details / Tracklist:

1.1 Dark Green Car

1.2 Fly Away

1.3 Pearl

1.4 Operator

1.5 Ask Me No Questions

1.6 Paul of the Jungle

1.7 Red Bandana

1.8 Put Your Love in Me

1.9 Tuco's Theme

1.10 Zulu Time

1.11 Look at the People

1.12 Rim

1.13 Truck

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Grungy Melodic Pop

Description:

Mummydogs formed in northern California several times between 1996 and 2000. They named themselves after the frankfurters that go round and round at the mini-market and are never purchased. First they learned the theme song for the '60s cartoon show King Kong. Like their namesake, it was funny and sad and kind of Egyptian. Following detours through BARRY WHITE, ENNIO MORRICONE, delta blues and cracker country, Mummydogs developed a grungy melodic pop sound laced with maracas and feedback. Paul Takushi (drums) and Cary Rodda (bass) build a corral for Guy Kyser's overheated acoustic guitar and Johanna Kyser's rumbling keyboard. Mummydogs include former members of THIN WHITE ROPE, CHANCE THE GARDENER, BEATRICE 9, JEM AND SCOUT, and THORNUCOPIA.

Like the classic Los Angeles punk upstarts X, Mummydogs combine softer, clean guitar-driven paeans (including "Look at the People," which touches upon the Western blues hues similar to Exene Cervenka's outfit) with distorted riff-leading tracks, such as the spirited "Paul of the Jungle" and especially "Red Bandana." Coupled with the John Doe-like wobbling warble that Guy Kyser occasionally assumes ("Ask Me No Questions") and the addition of sometimes-banshee, sometimes-crooning female accompaniment that his keyboardist spouse, Johanna, supplies in abundance, this eponymous debut fits into that unit's pantheon even more. This isn't a bad thing, especially since as influential X was, very few artists acknowledge this so literally, allowing the disc to sound quite unique relative to current trends. Not as experimental as Kyser's old troupe, Thin White Rope, but still retaining the dark feel of the far-too-often unheralded underground group nonetheless, and with more emphasis on the basics and actual songs, this project kicks off as both a nice extension of his past work and a solid start for the future. ~ Brian O'Neill, All Music Guide

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Mummydogs

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Manufacturer No.:

FRN31074.2

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