CD Review:Jug Fusion!
November 27th 2006 17:16
When it was my intention to begin reviewing indymedia professionally, music, while an obvious choice was not the first thing to come into mind, and while surfing the ‘net one day, I came across a quirky bit of history, that guitars in poorer parts of the nation (and world) were once made of Cigar Boxes. Googleing further, I found out there were dedicated communities to the music of the time, skill, and art of making cigar box guitars. This led me to a few myspace pages, and signing up on a yahoo group where I lurk, and listen. The subculture as a whole is quite fascinating, and imagine my surprise when one of those people starts mentioning that they want to write a zine about primitive music creation.
To try to describe this music in common terms is impossible. It’s clear that these artisans of, ‘Primal-Phonic Sound’ are gifted musicians without par, but also that their twangy, bluesy, rockabilly concepts are on home made instruments just blows my mind.
From the gospel (a genre which I have to admit I’m not up to par on), to good ol’ fashioned blues, this particular cd runs the gamut of talent and skill. I have to admit, I’m partial to their tagline, “Sounds like Fat Albert on acid”. I’d go one further and say it sounds like Acid on Acid. This music grabs you by the bra straps and says, ‘bitch you’re not going anywhere.’ While no one person will like all tracks on all cd’s, this one’s a winner in my book.
http://www.cigarboxguitars.com/features/Jug_Fusion.php
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