The six track Mini-LP was once a staple of release schedules everywhere. Its constraints forced a different kind of creativity to singles and albums. I miss them. They were a perfect format.
Agreed on all of these, and that The Fluid deserve more recognition. The Touch and Go / Butthole Surfers mini LP run is great, maybe even the best way to digest what they were before they caught the corporate eye (which is still one of the strangest and most hilarious arcs outside of the KLF)—small delirious bites.
Buttholes on a major label is such an odd concept. It really worked though. I mean - Independent Worm Saloon is no Locust Abortion Technician - but I admire how they sanitised their sound but kept that acidic personality…
John Paul Jones producing that album is even more hilarious—I mean, to go from a song like “Bar-B-Q Pope” to an album produced by the bass player of Led Zepplin is so wildly unbelievable…and mythical.
Amen, brother! Testify!
Agreed on all of these, and that The Fluid deserve more recognition. The Touch and Go / Butthole Surfers mini LP run is great, maybe even the best way to digest what they were before they caught the corporate eye (which is still one of the strangest and most hilarious arcs outside of the KLF)—small delirious bites.
Buttholes on a major label is such an odd concept. It really worked though. I mean - Independent Worm Saloon is no Locust Abortion Technician - but I admire how they sanitised their sound but kept that acidic personality…
John Paul Jones producing that album is even more hilarious—I mean, to go from a song like “Bar-B-Q Pope” to an album produced by the bass player of Led Zepplin is so wildly unbelievable…and mythical.
You’ve inspired me to release some minis next year 🤘🏼
AMAZING! What’s your label? I’ll keep an eye out.
Thanks! It’s https://treyroquemusic.bandcamp.com