HR006
The Skoptzies — Riders Of The White Horse
C90
The Skoptzies — Riders Of The White Horse
C90
Side A
Louie, Louie (Version)
Voodoo Samba #2
Be My Friend
Tell Me Why
Exterior Lighting By God
Kinda
White Rabbit (Version)
Side B
Pass The Whiskey Dave
She's Got Big Tits Wow (Crazy Jew Bitch)
Cheerleader Song
The Alabama Song (Version)
Breaktime
Funkout Jam
Bill Morris Song #1
Bill Morris Song #2
Nightly Stroll
Originally released on the Harsh Reality Music label
HR006 1983
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Skoptzies on this outing are Chris Phinney, Dave Grave, and Kim Kruger on the first four songs and last three songs. Stand-in Skoptzies on other nine tracks are Milfred Thompson and Bob Ohm.
Recorded with an Akai 4-track reel-to-reel
Louie, Louie (Version)
Voodoo Samba #2
Be My Friend
Tell Me Why
Exterior Lighting By God
Kinda
White Rabbit (Version)
Side B
Pass The Whiskey Dave
She's Got Big Tits Wow (Crazy Jew Bitch)
Cheerleader Song
The Alabama Song (Version)
Breaktime
Funkout Jam
Bill Morris Song #1
Bill Morris Song #2
Nightly Stroll
Originally released on the Harsh Reality Music label
HR006 1983
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Skoptzies on this outing are Chris Phinney, Dave Grave, and Kim Kruger on the first four songs and last three songs. Stand-in Skoptzies on other nine tracks are Milfred Thompson and Bob Ohm.
Recorded with an Akai 4-track reel-to-reel
REVIEW by Jerry Kranitz
The second Skoptzies tape features the trimmed down lineup of Chris Phinney, Dave Grave, and Kim Kruger, plus ‘stand in Skoptzies’ Milfred Thompson and Bob Ohm.
The second Skoptzies tape features the trimmed down lineup of Chris Phinney, Dave Grave, and Kim Kruger, plus ‘stand in Skoptzies’ Milfred Thompson and Bob Ohm.
Side A
The set kicks off with a charmingly lo-fi bedroom version of the rock ‘n’ roll classic ‘Louie Louie (Version)’. Plodding bass and keys plus bashing fuzz guitar are WAY low in the mix. Later in the song the bass and keys sorta take off and get a little more adventurous.
Bass and keys take the lead on ‘Voodoo Samba #2’, though rockin’ guitar is more appropriately up front. The bass skitters along and really gets energetically aggressive jamming as the guitar lays down a repetitive groove. With each tape I’m really getting into these Skoptzies vocals and thinking the street preacher rant-rap description nails the “singing” style. I love the brief kinda looped Chrome efx’d finale.
Skoptzies get even more adventurous on the spaced out punk-funk psych-metal ‘Be My Friend’. The bass funks along in a jazzy groove and the toy-ish keys add a lo-fi robotic vibe as the guitar trips along in acid fuzzed space. One of my favorite Skoptzies tracks so far! And it’s got another crazy and very brief
Chrome styled finale!
‘Tell Me Why’ is next and it seems the bass is turning out to be the lead instrument of this set. It grooves along as it anchors a lo-fi trippy loungey keyboard melody. But then the guitar really steps out on ‘Exterior Lighting By God’, with tasty tripped out acid-space leads that crank out ominously throughout the piece. A radio static dancey synth/key jam lays the foundation as the bass grooves along in the background and the vocals are only secondarily audible. A playful synth leads pop in periodically. Another crazy efx’d finale… totally awesome! Like Alien Soundtracks Chrome!
‘Kinda’ is a groovy new wave-ish dance number, with melodically psychedelic guitar leads. We’ve got guitar, bass and keys grooving in their own directions, making for a nicely varied and confusingly cool punk-psych-space fuck-with-ya-head jam. The vocals are way more subdued, having a quietly apocalyptic feel. KILLER track!
Skoptzies tackle another classic with ‘White Rabbit (Version)’, making it a
psychedelic and totally freaked out space-punk cover. And Side A closes out with more awesome Alien Soundtracks-edness!
The set kicks off with a charmingly lo-fi bedroom version of the rock ‘n’ roll classic ‘Louie Louie (Version)’. Plodding bass and keys plus bashing fuzz guitar are WAY low in the mix. Later in the song the bass and keys sorta take off and get a little more adventurous.
Bass and keys take the lead on ‘Voodoo Samba #2’, though rockin’ guitar is more appropriately up front. The bass skitters along and really gets energetically aggressive jamming as the guitar lays down a repetitive groove. With each tape I’m really getting into these Skoptzies vocals and thinking the street preacher rant-rap description nails the “singing” style. I love the brief kinda looped Chrome efx’d finale.
Skoptzies get even more adventurous on the spaced out punk-funk psych-metal ‘Be My Friend’. The bass funks along in a jazzy groove and the toy-ish keys add a lo-fi robotic vibe as the guitar trips along in acid fuzzed space. One of my favorite Skoptzies tracks so far! And it’s got another crazy and very brief
Chrome styled finale!
‘Tell Me Why’ is next and it seems the bass is turning out to be the lead instrument of this set. It grooves along as it anchors a lo-fi trippy loungey keyboard melody. But then the guitar really steps out on ‘Exterior Lighting By God’, with tasty tripped out acid-space leads that crank out ominously throughout the piece. A radio static dancey synth/key jam lays the foundation as the bass grooves along in the background and the vocals are only secondarily audible. A playful synth leads pop in periodically. Another crazy efx’d finale… totally awesome! Like Alien Soundtracks Chrome!
‘Kinda’ is a groovy new wave-ish dance number, with melodically psychedelic guitar leads. We’ve got guitar, bass and keys grooving in their own directions, making for a nicely varied and confusingly cool punk-psych-space fuck-with-ya-head jam. The vocals are way more subdued, having a quietly apocalyptic feel. KILLER track!
Skoptzies tackle another classic with ‘White Rabbit (Version)’, making it a
psychedelic and totally freaked out space-punk cover. And Side A closes out with more awesome Alien Soundtracks-edness!
Side B
‘Pass The Whiskey Dave’ is a quirkily and nicely freak rocking jam. Each instrument jams in its own world, and yet everything gels nicely, like some kind of punked out Captain Beefheart. The vocals actually kind of 'sing’ on this one.
Beefheart comes to mind again on ‘She's Got Big Tits Wow (Crazy Jew
Bitch)’, though Skoptzies are more freak rocking psychedelic and electro funk grooving. And the vocals are as uniquely Skoptzies as the Captain’s are for the Magic Band. Awesomely crazy free-wheeling punk-psych jam with a cool electro component. Actually part of this description includes ‘Cheerleader Song’. Because next thing we know the band are off on another cool cover, this time cranking out a lysergically messed up punk-carnival demolition of The Doors’ ‘Alabama Song (Version)’.
‘Breaktime’ is quite different, being a quirky/swirly slab of electronica with corresponding bass groove. The spoken vocals are more conversational than ‘spoken word’.
'Funkout Jam’ features of combination of electronica, whimsical keyboard melody, and psychy/punky 70s hard rock guitar and artsy ranting good ol’ boy vocals. Pretty nifty guitar work!
‘Bill Morris Song #1’ is another with a punk Beefheart vibe and angry street poet rant vocals. The fun continues with ‘Bill Morris Song #2’. I love the freeform off-kilter psychedelic mind-fucked jamming stew over which the vocals rant. Finally, Skoptzies nicely glom musical styles on ‘Nightly Stroll’, with its punk-Beefheart, doomy jamming hard rock, and cool grooving robotic electronica. Crazy different but all comes together nicely.
‘Pass The Whiskey Dave’ is a quirkily and nicely freak rocking jam. Each instrument jams in its own world, and yet everything gels nicely, like some kind of punked out Captain Beefheart. The vocals actually kind of 'sing’ on this one.
Beefheart comes to mind again on ‘She's Got Big Tits Wow (Crazy Jew
Bitch)’, though Skoptzies are more freak rocking psychedelic and electro funk grooving. And the vocals are as uniquely Skoptzies as the Captain’s are for the Magic Band. Awesomely crazy free-wheeling punk-psych jam with a cool electro component. Actually part of this description includes ‘Cheerleader Song’. Because next thing we know the band are off on another cool cover, this time cranking out a lysergically messed up punk-carnival demolition of The Doors’ ‘Alabama Song (Version)’.
‘Breaktime’ is quite different, being a quirky/swirly slab of electronica with corresponding bass groove. The spoken vocals are more conversational than ‘spoken word’.
'Funkout Jam’ features of combination of electronica, whimsical keyboard melody, and psychy/punky 70s hard rock guitar and artsy ranting good ol’ boy vocals. Pretty nifty guitar work!
‘Bill Morris Song #1’ is another with a punk Beefheart vibe and angry street poet rant vocals. The fun continues with ‘Bill Morris Song #2’. I love the freeform off-kilter psychedelic mind-fucked jamming stew over which the vocals rant. Finally, Skoptzies nicely glom musical styles on ‘Nightly Stroll’, with its punk-Beefheart, doomy jamming hard rock, and cool grooving robotic electronica. Crazy different but all comes together nicely.
