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Waterloo Records
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Chocolate Records
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Formed by Ben, Dalton,
Stephen and Paul English (the DH guitar tech) after the last
of the Duckhill formations ceased to be, this band's first album
was nothing short of an apocalyptical exploration of lunacy!!
It's a play, a piece of performance art, nihilistic, counter-culture
embodied, poetic and ironic...it's really out there! If you're
brave enough, you can get exposed to the quality music that
is in there as well, but I wouldn't say this is well suited
to the weak-of-heart! With hi-flavour they began moving more
towards the infectious rock that would blossom full-blown with
the first The Real Heroes release.
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Plastastic
first Bongo
Hate release, released 1995.
"Plastastic"
is the psycho-adventure mind-trip of Tim, 24-year-old
Gen X-er, who we find sleeping on a beach in Mexico
as the story begins. A psychedelic brew of 70's funk,
'80's new wave and 90's techno sounds, Plastastic squirms
its way into that subconscious part of the brain that
no one wants to admit exists. Disturbing and ballsy,
riveting and quirky.
"Self-conscious
weirdness aside, though, Plastastic is a fun little
disc, peppered with quirky melodic turns and lyrical
observations like "You can't be cool with a paperclip
on your nose." Just keep it turned down low or
it won't leave you alone! " - Ken Lieck, Austin
Chronicle
"...It's
sort of "The Wall" for the MTV generation."
- XL-ent
Headed
up by Benjamin McDonald formerly of the Duckhills, Bongo
Hate combines the strangest influences of Pink Floyd,
Ween, Stones, your craziest fever dreams with Ben's
unique sensibility. - www.chocolaterecords.com/indie.html
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hi-flavour
second
and last Bongo Hate release, released 1998.
"...four
slices of pop so pure that the opening track sounds
for all the world like David Bowie writing for the Banana
Splits. That's not to say this is predictable guitar-bass-drums-and-nothing-else
music. The guys still remember what they learned in
XTC class, and apply that knowledge well, with much
electronic gee-whiz noise and vocal effects in evidence.
The strangeness, however, never overwhelms the music,
making this a catchy, oft-repeatable disc. Exemplary."
- Ken Lieck, Austin Chronicle
Hi-Flavour
blitzes the listener with images of MTV, hot lazy summer
days spent cruising down the drag with the top down,
and sugar spun likenesses of 80's pop and drama of the
70's arena. Pop in its purest form, the way it was meant
to be, These four catchy and edible tracks bounce along
the walls of your brain and give a rush - not recommended
for severe diabetics... -
www.chocolaterecords.com/indie.html
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Bongo
Hate on Local Licks Live KLBJ radio Austin, TX 6/7/1998
What you're
getting here is three great tracks performed live and
acoustically, but eventually they would be released on
the band's first album as The Real Heroes...
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The
Duckhills
