N E X T

Rmutt were a married couple, Ron and Jane Mercer, who appropriated karaoke instrumental tracks of popular songs hacking them to bits then reconfiguring them adding their own instrumentation utilising various toy instruments and eccentric lyrics – improvised nursery rhyme structures sung atonally together pre-empting the mashup mix sub-genre. These previously unreleased recordings dating from 1987 were never released – partly due to music copyright infringement and partly due to their ‘songs’ being regarded as almost unlistenable.

 

This of course makes these unheard recordings the ideal fodder for release on Bulbous Torso who state on the CD sleeve that these recordings are ‘copyright free’. These are home recordings sourced from audio cassette and there is discernable hiss but that simply adds to their wonky charm. It is recommended that you buy your copy as soon as possible before legal action removes this record from the shelves.

 

Daniel Arkwright | Album Review – Audofon (July 2009) | Remote Publishing 2009

 

 

TRACK LISTING

01 |  MADE EARLIER

02 |  GROUCHO LISA

03 |  THE ILLUMINATING GAS

04 |  CHOCOLATE GRINDER

05 |  STOPPAGES #2

06 |  NEIGHBOURING METALS

07 |  ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME

08 |  REPEAT 1917

09 |  CONNECTED BY STRING

10 |  WITH HIDDEN NOISE

11 |  SEL LAVY