SCISSORS GIRLS - S-T-A-T-I-C-L-A-N-D 10" (LOAD 007)

IN MANY RESPECTS THIS SEEMS TO ARTICULATE A WIPING OF THE THIRD EYE OF THE LOAD RECORDS BRAINS TRUST (I MAKE NO PRETENSE TO NOT KNOW WHAT IS COMING IN THE FUTURE) - A CHAOTIC, COLOURFUL, SURREALIST ATTACK ON ROCK AND ROLL THAT IS LESS CADILLAC WITH FLAME PAINTJOB AND MUCH MORE A FUCKED UP SHOPPING TROLLEY CAREENING DOWN AN INCLINE IN YOUR HORRIBLE TOWN

SCISSOR GIRLS WERE A TRIO FROM CHICAGO SO I GUESS THIS IS THEIR FIRST OUT-OF-TOWN BAND. TO MY EARS THEY SOUND A BIT LIKE DNA AND UT AND THE MEREST HINT OF US MAPLE (MORE A SHARED HUMOUR THAN A SOUND).

FATTY JUBBO OF WFMU WROTE A GREAT POST ON THE HISTORY OF SCISSOR GIRLS. HIS WRITING ON THIS RECORD SEEMS SCARRED BY TRAJECTORY:

The singles were quickly followed up by the “So You Can See What S-T-A-T-I-C-L-A-N-D” 10” (Load). The opening track ejaculates in a frenzy only to break up and open the curtain for the Scissor Girls’ ultimate and final musical deconstruction. Melodies start and stop, beats lead down spiral staircases to nowhere, false starts erupt into spastic turmoil that is quickly dampened. I remember seeing Scissor Girls live at this point and thinking it was a band on the verge of a break-up. Nothing seemed rehearsed and it felt as if they were battling on stage. This record makes sense of those incoherent performances, although I still can’t decide if it is genius, a dying gasp or both.

I HAVEN'T HEARD THEIR EARLIER AND APPARENTLY MORE COHERENT MUSIC BUT IF THIS IS THEM BATTLING AND DYING THEN I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR THEM ON FORM.

LIKE 'STM/RSPNSE' COULD BE A HIT HAD THEY RECORDED IT IN A HIGHER DEF. I DON'T KNOW. IT IS A BIT ALIENATING IN PARTS BUT THEY PLAY WITH GREAT NATURAL INSTINCTS. IT'S THE BEST AND MOST EXCITING LOAD RECORDS RELEASE SO FAR. HERE'S THEM PLAYING ON CHICAGO CABLE ACCESS KIDS SHOW CHIC-A-GO-GO.

TWO OF THEM WENT OFF TO GET PHDS AND ONE OF THEM PLAYS UNDER HER REAL NAME (AZITA). WELL DONE ON A PERFECT CAREER PRETTY MUCH.

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