Not
only did this cassette from Captain Crook Records teach me that there is a band
called Captain Johnny Sausage, but it also taught me that there is a band
called Cat Shit and I’m cool with that. “Justice
of the Unicorn” is the title of their split cassette, and anyone who knows me
knows I love cartoons, which includes but is not limited to “Regular Show”,
which has an episode about rowdy unicorns.
In
any event, the first side begins with Captain Johnny Sausage, who I assume is a
captain in the same way that Captain Crunch is a captain. It begins with an electric guitar and
harmonious vocals, but then turns into somewhat instrumental type of
experimental noise. It is distorted and
full of audio clips that I enjoy because more than one of them is from Pee Wee
Herman, which just plain rules. Oh, and
one of the things sampled in here as well is the theme song from “Ultraman”,
which I recognized right away and the kaiju fan in me definitely popped for
(And the wrestling fan in me said “popped”)
On
the other side, Cat Shit is more about the manipulation (and possibly
mutilation) of the static noise genre, and this goes on in rhythm for some time
without interruption. It is only as we
approach the end that some beeping/buzzing noises come through, but otherwise,
yes, this is static noise that can take you on quite a journey.
These
two artists go together rather well, as they are both noise on some level, yet
they don’t sound closely enough related to be mistaken for the same guy on both
sides. I bought this cassette in a
bundle from Captain Crook with Slade and the Big Nothing, but I don’t think it’s
available anymore in the bundle deal.
So buy this cassette on its own if it’s still available and you can
thank me later.
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