{"id":86819,"date":"2024-05-30T18:35:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T16:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=86819"},"modified":"2024-06-01T16:13:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T14:13:55","slug":"review-of-black-bruies-by-pussy-galores-kurt-wolf-and-marco-butcher-of-jesus-and-the-groupies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2024\/05\/review-of-black-bruies-by-pussy-galores-kurt-wolf-and-marco-butcher-of-jesus-and-the-groupies\/","title":{"rendered":"UNDER YOUR SKIN – Pussy Galore’s Kurt Wolf And Marco Butcher of Jesus And The Groupies Release New ‘Black Bruises’ Album"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kurt Wolf known for his contributions to Noise-rockers Pussy Galore, Loudspeaker and Emma Peel is back with the deliciously creepy Black Bruises<\/em> collaboration with Brazilian-born multi-instrumentalist Marco Butcher.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Now based in North Carolina, Marco will be familiar to EP readers for his partnership with Inca Babies’ Harry Stafford, resulting in two albums – 2021’s Bone Architecture<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and last year’s We Are The Perilous Men<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, Black Bruises<\/em><\/strong> is being released on Stafford’s own Black Lagoon label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fans of the two men’s oeuvre will not be surprised to learn that this new eight-track long player takes us down a scuzzy path where angels fear to tread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A world of dodgy flop apartments and grindhouse B-movie horrors, where danger lurks round every corner and lowlifes get their kicks from cheap booze and sleazy sex. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whispered electronically-treated vocals haunt the album like <\/em>Deep Throat<\/strong> or a dirty late night phone call from a twisted, mocking stranger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On songs like, Down The Hall<\/em><\/strong> and, Radio Intimacy<\/em><\/strong>, a backdrop of squelchy synths and interference combine to create a fetid air of paranoia, of the walls slowly closing in.<\/p>\n\n\n

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THE EYES HAVE IT – Black Bruises album cover art<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

But – and it’s testament to the craft of the songwriting in evidence here – melodies rise out of the seething cacophony, like lizards emerging from the primordial ooze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are bursts of rockabilly guitar and psych keyboards on the title track and a movie theme-style walking baseline heralds Coffee And Cream<\/em><\/strong>, as its unreliable narrator grunts lasciviously “I need some sugar”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The House<\/em><\/strong>, with its glitchy hip-hop scratches and squalling guitars, resembles a mash up of Public Enemy<\/strong> and Tom Waits<\/strong> at his most reptilian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nearest they get to a love song, You’ll Be Mine<\/em><\/strong>, boasts thumping Big Beat drums and a cool repeating riff over bleeps and blurts of electronica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orange County Death Trails<\/em><\/strong> is a macabre Blues-stomper, while Fear Providers<\/em><\/strong> brings to mind Iggy Pop <\/strong>trying to sing along to one of The Butthole Surfers<\/strong>‘ more deranged offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s more enjoyable weirdness on Two Feet High<\/em><\/strong>, which sounds like it could have been recorded on a building site, before The Cramps<\/strong>-esque psychobilly of It’s All The Same<\/em><\/strong> brings proceedings to a shuddering close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wild, warped and tightly plotted, one for those who like their music dark, dirty and cinematic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Black Bruises<\/em> limited vinyl edition is out on June 1 via Black Lagoon Records, a digital version of the album is available on Marco’s Bandcamp page here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Melodies rise…. like lizards emerging from the primordial ooze”<\/p>\n

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