A Modest Proposal

by Gutbucket

Overview

Imagine the bastard child of King Crimson and Soft Machine, with Albert Ayler and Eugene Chadbourne as godparents, and you come close to capturing the essence of Gutbucket. There's plenty of madness from this quartet, but there's a method to it, a twisted prog rock aesthetic that can plunge from the manic to the deliciously melodic (as on part of "Side Effects May Include," where saxman Ken Thomson becomes almost elegiac). Although they don't flaunt it, all the bandmembers are superb musicians, capable of moving through warped klezmer into avant jazz without missing a beat. However, none of this is showing off of the look-how-clever-we-are kind. Rather, it's music-making and exploring the edges, nibbling at them to re-create the elements and discover something new, which they do admirably. It's a superb record, one that fans will love, although they're perhaps too extreme to appeal to the unconverted. ~ Chris Nickson

Product Details

Release Date:	01/20/2009
Label:	Cuneiform Records
UPC:	0045775028125
Rank:	246535

Tracks

1. Head Goes Thud
2. A Little Anarchy Never Hurt Everyone
3. I Am a Jelly Doughnut (Or a Commentary on U.S. German Relations Post WW
4. More More Bigger Better Faster with Cheese
5. Carnivore
6. Doppelg¿¿nger's Requiem
7. Lucy Ferment?
8. C'mon It's Just a Dollar
9. Side Effects May Include
10. Brain Born Outside of Its Head

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gutbucket   Primary Artist
Adam Gold   Sound Effects,Vibraphone,Drums
Ken Thomson   Clarinet (Bass),Sax (Baritone),Sax (Alto)
Ty Citerman   Guitar
Eric Rockwin   Organ (Hammond),Korg Synthesizer,Electric Upright Bass,Keyboards,Wurlitzer,Guitar (Bass),Bass (Electric)

Technical Credits

Ken Thomson   Composer
Joel Hamilton   Mixing
Ty Citerman   Group Member,Composer
Paul Gold   Pre-Mastering
Eric Rockwin   Composer,Group Member