 
Dr. Jayne Insane & The Gutbucket Philharmonicks
2004
CD
Fylkingen Records
75:02 Stewart Gott
4 May 2004 experimental | An extraordinary compilation of the work of musician and musical director Jan Liljekvist - this comes close to defying description. The opening track 'Flesh Converters' is a recording of pigs being slaughtered in an abattoir. We then move on to 'Five Easy Pieces' of electro-acoustic noodling, the best of which is the voice manipulation exercise conducted as 'Framlingen (The Stranger)', a piece almost impossible to listen to without howling along like a dog. 'Global Bliss' is a woman reciting the words of President Bush against a background of harsh noise. 'Serenade for Strings' is a serenade for strings. 'Duckdreams' is a tribute to Donald Duck. 'Being Jan Liljovic'is described as a "tone experiment". File under difficult, alongside the next track 'God in Disguise', an elecro-acoustic suite in nine parts, lyrics in Swedish, heavily manipulated, doing battle with whiny electronics and violent percussion. Finally we have "Flesh Converters 2", the sound of pigs in an abattoir fighting back. Difficult to spot the crossover potential, but if you like your music perverse the this one's for you. |
