{"id":6646,"date":"2012-05-09T13:21:19","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T20:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reviewermag.com\/press\/?p=6646"},"modified":"2012-07-20T00:52:38","modified_gmt":"2012-07-20T07:52:38","slug":"2-new-7-inchers-from-saustex-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/reviewermag.com\/press\/2012\/05\/09\/2-new-7-inchers-from-saustex-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Two New 7-inches from Saustex Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>New Vinyl from Saustex<\/h1>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" data-count=\"none\" data-via=\"reviewermag\">Tweet<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CHURCHWOOD_II_RGB.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6647\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CHURCHWOOD_II_RGB-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CHURCHWOOD_II_RGB.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CHURCHWOOD_II_RGB.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CHURCHWOOD_II_RGB.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><strong>Churchwood<br \/>\n<em>Just the Two of Us<\/em><br \/>\nSaustex Media, 2012<br \/>\nReviewed by Kent Manthie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Churchwood are back. After a much-heralded self-titled debut CD, they\u2019re back with this special edition 7 inch vinyl record, <em>Just the Two of Us<\/em>. But, don\u2019t worry if you don\u2019t have a turntable: when you buy the 7 inch, it comes with a card that you can use to download all four cuts on the vinyl edition to your PC, thereby making it accessible to those who lack a turntable (funny how 30-40 years ago things would be the other way around \u2013 everyone would have a turntable and the bonus downloadings would\u2019ve been seen as a real novelty.<\/p>\n<p>On this release, entitled <em>Just the Two of Us<\/em>, Churchwood comes at you with their brand of full-tilt punk-rock\/psychobilly. If you want a comparison, well, think of a cross between The Cramps and The Blasters.<\/p>\n<p>Lone Star Music calls Just the Two of Us \u201cDangerous, foreboding, in-your-face\u2026\u201d and this Austin, TX-based band is expanding its reach, slowly but surely. The tracks on this EP are infectious, mutations of Southern white-boy blues; in fact, I\u2019d say that it is even rawer and more savage than their eponymous, full-length debut CD, in that vein, another blurb is worth mentioning: the <em>Santa Fe, New Mexican<\/em> writes, in regard to this EP that \u201c[Churchwood] take the essence of primitive blues and mutate[s] it into something new\u2026\u201d and also, <em>Punk Globe<\/em> calls Churchwood the \u201cCrazy, thinking man\u2019s blues band\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Churchwood\u2019s music is an olio of sounds, rich in influences and traits. You can hear some of their crawling out of the Mississippi Delta blues sounds and infusing it with psychobilly, sludgy rock \u2018n\u2019 roll (Melvins, Mudhoney, etc), even Captain Beefheart seems to be an influence as well.<br \/>\nLead singer Joe Doerr is not just a crafty songwriter, but is also a published poet! In Churchwood, Doerr is accompanied by terrific musicians with talent: the trippy abandon with which twin guitarists Bill Anderson and Billysteve Korpi bend, crunch and make their guitars moan and cry do great justice to the wrought out lyrics of Joe Doerr, swirling around his edgy voice, both paralleling him and complementing his voice. Of course, Churchwood wouldn\u2019t be Churchwood without the incredible rhythm section: drummer Julien Peterson and bassist Adam Kahan both lend a booming background that keeps the time alive and also, occasionally riff out on their own.<\/p>\n<p>20 years ago Bill Anderson and Joe Doerr had played together in a couple legendary Texas bands, Ballad Shambles and Hand of Glory. So, what\u2019s been going on in between for all these years? Well, as was mentioned, Doerr got his poetry thing finessed and is now published and takes delight in penning more and more when he can. As for Bill Anderson, he rambled back and forth, jamming in such diverse-sounding bands as The Horsies, The Meat Purveyors and Cat Scientist. And \u2013 he also sat in on some sessions with the legendary Daniel Johnston. So, these guys are no youngsters and no Johnny-come-latelies either.<\/p>\n<p>As for <em>Just the Two of Us<\/em>, it\u2019s got four tracks on it: four mean, lean raw, bones: \u201cMessage From Firmin Desloge\u201d, \u201cMetanoia\u201d, \u201cWeedeye\u201d and \u201cRickshaw Rattletrap\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>From the get-go, Churchwood let loose and play like there\u2019s no tomorrow, with reckless abandon and fueled-up fervor. But don\u2019t let that belie the fact that these cats are intelligent. They are not just some dumb hicks from down South, no they\u2019ve got a good handle on the bohemian, hip literary references and the like, e.g., \u201cRimbaud Didley\u201d and \u201cUlysses\u201d, both from their debut. So, let\u2019s hear it for these Austin dudes who not only can bring the house down, but get pleasure from less destructive means as well. \u2013KM<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/ChiefFuzzerRGB.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6648\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/ChiefFuzzerRGB-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/ChiefFuzzerRGB.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/ChiefFuzzerRGB.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/ChiefFuzzerRGB.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><strong>Chief Fuzzer<br \/>\n<em>Transcendental Road Blues<\/em><br \/>\nSaustex Media, 2012<br \/>\nReview by Kent Manthie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Besides my receiving a rarity \u2013 an EP of sorts on good old fashioned vinyl \u2013 from Austin, TX-based Churchwood I received at the same time, another 7-inch vinyl EP (four songs) from another Texas band, Chief Fuzzer. This one is entitled <em>Transcendental Road Blues<\/em>. It\u2019s also being released from Austin\u2019s great indie label: Saustex Media. Just as with the Churchwood 7-incher \u2013 <em>Just the Two of Us<\/em> \u2013 Chief Fuzzer\u2019s 7-inch EP contains a card inside the package with the URL to go to and a code one puts in that allows one to download the entire 5-song EP onto one\u2019s PC.<br \/>\nThis one\u2019s got more of a rock spine to it, as opposed to the bluesy, psychobilly, raw steely emotion. The first two tracks are the main ones that are listed on the back of the vinyl EP: \u201c500 Lb. Badass\u201d and \u201cBad She Gone Voodoo\u201d. But there are also three other great tracks on here: \u201cFuzzer Theme\u201d, the title track (\u201cTranscendental Road Blues\u201d) and one called \u201cWhight\u201d. After giving it a couple listens, I\u2019d have to say that the title track is the most rockin\u2019 track. It\u2019s got a somewhat slowed-down tempo, but still a grinding, psychedelic-tinged edge to it. The guitars both chug-chug-chug along as well as, in certain points, climb to higher degrees of altitude, soaring, swinging and then veering off and changing course, finally coming back to its rhythmic duties. At 5:10, it\u2019s the longest cut on the album, but, being so great a song, the time doesn\u2019t really matter, as it just flies by and leaves the listener wanting more, more, MORE! The final cut, \u201cWhight\u201d is a good place to end on as well as the perfect follow-up for the just mentioned title track. It has a little bit of a Black Sabbath vibe to it \u2013 a slowed, heavy metal dirge. But they stay consistent throughout and don\u2019t get caught up in a fever pitch, so don\u2019t take the \u201cheavy metal\u201d thing too literally.<\/p>\n<p>Cody Richardson, who both sings and plays guitar, does an excellent job on the axe. He may not have the most operatic voice in the world \u2013 but hey, it\u2019s only rock \u2018n\u2019 roll, right? He really shines, though, on the guitar and the undertones he lays down as well as the solo piercings and crying sure do shine. Being a trio, Chief Fuzzer rely on just Cody to get the job done on guitar and he comes through with flying colors. But as far as the other two \u2013 the rhythm section, you certainly can\u2019t complain \u2013 drummer Paul Adams plays a mean set of skins, keeping time with a bombastic, rock-oriented (as opposed to the all-over-the-place jazz styles), seemingly simple fashion but when you see that he\u2019s got to be the anchor then you appreciate his edgy, not flashy way of keeping things glued together. Bassist Shane Herring is also a great leg of this three-legged stool \u2013 he complements Cody\u2019s more simmering, hot &amp; spicy solos, by keeping things grounded and when Cody\u2019s just trying to keep a riff flowing, when he\u2019s singing, for example, then Shane is there as a double-threat, a deeper, thundering bass to accompany the taxiing guitar.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re going to really want to check this out \u2013 whether or not you\u2019re a fan of Texas-style \u201cpsychobilly\u201d, psychedelic-tinged rockabilly, or fire &amp; brimstone, liquor-fueled rants that can seem over the top, but have a hell of a fun time doing it, you\u2019ll see that Chief Fuzzer transcends (no pun intended) all those stereotypes, while still managing to stay in the same realm somehow. Listening to <em>Transcendental Road Blues<\/em>, it\u2019s easy to hear how these guys would be welcomed wherever a crowd that wants to rock is \u2013 whether it\u2019s at the Continental Club in Austin, First Avenue in Minneapolis, Caf\u00e9 Metro in Chicago or CBGB\/OMFUG in NYC, Chief Fuzzer will fit in anywhere. <\/p>\n<p><strong>-KM<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Vinyl from Saustex Tweet Churchwood Just the Two of Us Saustex Media, 2012 Reviewed by Kent Manthie Churchwood are back. After a much-heralded self-titled debut CD, they\u2019re back with this special edition 7 inch vinyl record, Just the Two of Us. 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