HR161 - Seemen - Woozy - C60 — 1989
REVIEW by Jerry Kranitz
Hot on the heels of their HR160 Subatomic Nurse cassette (HR160) is Woozy, from Austin, Texas based Seemen. Harsh Reality label commander Chris Phinney had organized a show for the band at Memphis, Tennessee’s Antenna Club and it was here that Seemen gave Chris the two tapes that would be HR160 and HR161.
I’d generally describe this as a 60-minute blend of Industrial music and Residents Mark Of The Mole soundtrack. I love the rhythmic construction site vibes where jackhammers and other John Deere instrumentation lay down the grooves. We’ve also got blatantly Residents styled voices that at times sound like outtakes from Eskimo. As the piece evolves, we find ourselves in quieter realms that feel like the construction workers are all dead and continuing the job in an alter-dimensional limbo, while still others melt into drugged drone passages, and freaky acid dosed demonic carnivals. And on we go through thematic twists and turns that keep things continuously interesting without straying dramatically from the core concept. Kudos to Seemen for an intriguingly surreal audio adventure!
Hot on the heels of their HR160 Subatomic Nurse cassette (HR160) is Woozy, from Austin, Texas based Seemen. Harsh Reality label commander Chris Phinney had organized a show for the band at Memphis, Tennessee’s Antenna Club and it was here that Seemen gave Chris the two tapes that would be HR160 and HR161.
I’d generally describe this as a 60-minute blend of Industrial music and Residents Mark Of The Mole soundtrack. I love the rhythmic construction site vibes where jackhammers and other John Deere instrumentation lay down the grooves. We’ve also got blatantly Residents styled voices that at times sound like outtakes from Eskimo. As the piece evolves, we find ourselves in quieter realms that feel like the construction workers are all dead and continuing the job in an alter-dimensional limbo, while still others melt into drugged drone passages, and freaky acid dosed demonic carnivals. And on we go through thematic twists and turns that keep things continuously interesting without straying dramatically from the core concept. Kudos to Seemen for an intriguingly surreal audio adventure!