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Witchcraft Rebellion (CD)

Old Time Relijun

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Released: 2001 List Price: 14.98
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Witchcraft Rebellion is easily the most consistent release to date from this raucous, ramshackle trio led by Arrington DeDionyso and featuring the Microphones' Phil Elvrum on drums (who, by the way, is an excellent drummer; he's not on board merely to add name recognition). DeDionyso's singing falls somewhere between Captain Beefheart, Blind Willie Johnson, and Popeye. He screams, hollers, growls, whoops, and hollers throughout these 13 surrealistically bluesy songs. "Mystery Language" is one of the standout Old Time Relijun songs thus far. All the band's trademarks and idiosyncrasies are there: a herky-jerky guitar riff that finds common ground between post-punk angularities and Delta blues, guttural vocals belting out bizarre couplets ("I can take off my head/And so can my dad"), and simple but powerful drumming. Elsewhere, such as "Vampire Sushi," the band gives an absurdist's take on the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion formula, while "King of Nothing" is a gritty postmodern rockabilly tune with a machine-gun rhythm. Witchcraft Rebellion can be a jarring ride at first, but once you are acclimated, it goes down as smooth as any classic R&B. ~ Jason Nickey, All Music Guide

Tracklisting
Disk  | 1 
1Mystery Language
2Cuneiform
3Vampire Sushi
4Dark of the Male, Light of the Female
5Mercury Snake
6Two Crows
7Fermentatio
8King of Nothing
9Book of Life and Crime
10Treasure Map
11Maenads in the Android Brothel
12Crocodile Theater
13Witchcraft Rebellion

 

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