OLNEYVILLE SOUND SYSTEM - BECAUSE WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER (LOAD 013)

I SAID SOMETHING REALLY STUPID IN THE LAST ENTRY. I WROTE "FORCEFIELD'S OUTING ON LOAD009 WAS TERRIBLE AND THIS IS WORSE. YOU CAN ONLY SUPPORT YOUR FRIEND'S ART VENTURES SO FAR." I WOULD LIKE TO INSTANTLY REVERSE THIS. IT IS WAY BETTER TO SPEND MONEY ON PUTTING OUT YOUR FRIENDS' MUSIC THAN IT IS TO SIGN SOME BAND TO MAKE YOU MONEY. I WAS WRONG. I HOPE THE SAME SIX GUYS PLAY IN EVERY BAND.

SOME CATALOGUE NUMBER FUCKERY GOING ON HERE BECAUSE THERE ARE 2 LOAD 013S. HERE'S ONE OF THEM. LOOK AT THIS GREAT PICTURE OF OLNEYVILLE SOUND SYSTEM IN 2011. AVANT AND OUTSIDER ROCK IS ONLY GREAT WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING INHERENTLY PATHETIC ABOUT IT.

I MEAN IT IS PERFECT FROM THE ROCKING OUT POSE TO THE IMPLIED SPARSENESS TO SLIGHTLY DOUR EXPRESSION OF THE WOMAN BEHIND THE BAND TO THE COMICALLY OVER-LARGE KICK DRUM. IT IS SERIOUS AND A TOTAL JOKE AT THE SAME TIME. I LOVE IT.

OLNEYVILLE SOUND SYSTEM ON THIS RECORD IS A QUARTET OF DAN ST. JACQUES (VON RYAN EXPRESS, FUTURE LOAD BAND LANDED, AS WELL SPENDING SOME TIME IN SIX FINGER SATELLITE) ON BASS, ADAM AUTRY (THE GOLDEN TOUCH, LANDED), JON VON RYAN (WHO ALSO RELEASES THE OTHER LOAD 013!) ON VOCALS AND ROMA ON HARMONICA.

THE BASS IS CRUSTY AND HEAVY AND THE DRUMMER JUST LOCKS IN LIKE HE'S PARKING HIS BIKE IN THE BASSIST'S ASS CRACK. IT'S LIKE THE TWO BIGGEST DIRTBAGS IN TOWN ALSO HAPPEN TO BE DIRGE ROCK'S ANSWER TO SLY AND ROBBIE. WELL NOT THAT GOOD BUT YOU GET IT. THE VOCALS AND HARMONICA CANNOT HELP BUT LEND A SENSE OF "THE BLUES" AS PERFORMED BY DRUNK COLLEGE DROPOUTS.

PLAY IT FOR 10 MINUTES TO BLOW ALL THE CRAP OUT OF YOUR BRAIN OR TO PSYCHE YOU UP FOR MENDING A FENCE OR SOMETHING.