Telegraph Melts
Jandek album #12, Telegraph Melts. Released in 1986.
The electric party continues at Jandek's house. The stimulant is coffee, cigarettes, alcohol, and sleeplessness. There's bashing away aplenty on drums, electric guitar, bass, harmonica, and microphones. Nancy Sings. John Plays Drums. Unless, of course, Jandek's doing overdubbing. There's a couple of tracks that have dueling Jandeks moaning at the top of their lungs, including "Mother's Day Card".
On "Governor Rhodes", which has nothing apparent to do with the Ohio politician, Jandek's going on about how "We are here to celebrate...to sing... to chant..." Nancy's repeating everything he's saying in her own interpretive singing. Then he says "Celebrate our love." there's a short pause, and then Nancy says, "Celebrate our love?" in a tone that sounds like she actually means "Wait a minute jandek, I thought we were just friends." They carry on and sing and chant just the same.
"Star Up In The Sky" has marathon yowling from Jandek that is horrifying and awesome at the same time. I listened to it three times on the way in to work yesterday. Then there's the classic "You Painted Your Teeth". No Jandek mix tape is complete without this track. Wild stuff, kids. Re-defining music as it never was.
OK, I have to take a shower and then start sending radio stations copies of the D.Verada album. If you're at a college radio station and are interested, e-mail me at the link on the right side of this page for details.
The electric party continues at Jandek's house. The stimulant is coffee, cigarettes, alcohol, and sleeplessness. There's bashing away aplenty on drums, electric guitar, bass, harmonica, and microphones. Nancy Sings. John Plays Drums. Unless, of course, Jandek's doing overdubbing. There's a couple of tracks that have dueling Jandeks moaning at the top of their lungs, including "Mother's Day Card".
On "Governor Rhodes", which has nothing apparent to do with the Ohio politician, Jandek's going on about how "We are here to celebrate...to sing... to chant..." Nancy's repeating everything he's saying in her own interpretive singing. Then he says "Celebrate our love." there's a short pause, and then Nancy says, "Celebrate our love?" in a tone that sounds like she actually means "Wait a minute jandek, I thought we were just friends." They carry on and sing and chant just the same.
"Star Up In The Sky" has marathon yowling from Jandek that is horrifying and awesome at the same time. I listened to it three times on the way in to work yesterday. Then there's the classic "You Painted Your Teeth". No Jandek mix tape is complete without this track. Wild stuff, kids. Re-defining music as it never was.
OK, I have to take a shower and then start sending radio stations copies of the D.Verada album. If you're at a college radio station and are interested, e-mail me at the link on the right side of this page for details.
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