The group doesn’t really have anything to do with the Jesus Lizard; the Giddy Motors formed in South London in 1999. The band did play loud, dissonant rock and roll, however, that reminds one of certain bands of the noise rock/post-punk tradition. There was a heavy jazz influence as well, and the first thing I thought when listening was wouldn’t it be cool if Jesus Lizard covered Miles’s Bitches’ Brew! Someone tell David Yow to get on that! But seriously, this is a really amazing, underrated rock band. They only released two albums on FatCat Records, Make it Pop (2002) and Do Easy (2006), and then disbanded shortly after their 2nd release. Their 1st full length is an absolute essential, and one reason for this was the producer, legendary Steve Albini. If you like the idea anything Albini, this is definitely worth checking out. Here’s the track, “Hit Cap,” from Make It Pop:
One can hear the obvious jazz sensibilities in the above track, but the band didn’t always incorporate such influences. Sometimes they played straight-up noise rock. Apparently they made a video of the song, “Magmanic,” from the same album, and it demonstrates their heavier styles of rock and roll. Unfortunately, the video copy from YouTube has poor sound quality; I apologize if it’s too much:
If you like what you hear, definitely check out the entire album. It’s an Albini-production essential!
No comments:
Post a Comment