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Posted by mahatma chani on 2008-04-10 18:43:44 +0000

DARK MEAT

Respectless and I saw these guys (DARK MEAT) last night. A 14-piece co-ed band psychedelic free jazz band from Athens, GA (where else?). They're touring the country in a green 1970s bus. The looked like they were seriously tweaked out on drugs, and smelled like they hadn't showered in weeks. It was simultaneously fucking amazing with all 14 kids rocking the holy shit out, and the eye-watering stench covered up with pitchouli and face paint, and their eye-sore appearances. However, their songwriting was also overblown, meandering, and sorely lacking any real hooks, and despite having 14 people the overall sound was a little thin. Even though Vice signed them, this tour's gotta be a labor of love. All in all I recommend seeing them once (they're back end of May, show space TBA). Just a massive show, and when the trumpet guy starts freaking out, words failed me. Aparently 30+ people played on the record.
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Posted by MF DU on 2008-04-10 18:45:42 +0000
This just jumped to the forefront of my 'things to check out' list.

Thanks Mahatma.
Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-04-10 18:58:35 +0000
The B.O. thing reminds me of Kevin Shields, the noisemongers who opened for Dennis Typhus @ Twisted Village. So armpitty that I thought it part of their performance.
Posted by mahatma chani on 2008-04-10 19:25:28 +0000
Now that you mention it, it wasn't that far removed from Kevin Shields funk-wise.
Posted by pamsterdam on 2008-04-11 06:11:23 +0000
Holy shit.

I was a little lost until it turned into this kind of southern fried Nick Cave vs PJ Harvey psych-a-thon. Damn!
Posted by respectless on 2008-04-11 12:24:53 +0000
totally agree. the songs were a little on the thin side, but the energy these dirty people gave off was pretty astounding. certainly a must check out. don't know if i'd be buying the record tho'.
Posted by MF DU on 2008-04-12 03:06:08 +0000
'These Dirty People' sounds like a band name in and of itself.
Posted by MF DU on 2008-04-12 03:11:07 +0000
What do you want me to say? That clip of them doing Ayler rules. It's got that awesome hybrid of new orleans funeral jazz procession, free improv, and LOUD guitars. Who cares if they forgot the soap?

Are they sitting down? On first viewing, it seems to have too much energy for all the horn players to be sitting.
Posted by mahatma chani on 2008-04-13 13:17:50 +0000
The only souls sitting down at the show were the two drummers.
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