Volcanic Tongue Catalogue

Incomparables Club
The Palace At 4AM

Black Velvet Fuckere

CD-R
£5.99


Part of Kris Abplanalp of Virgin Eye Blood Brothers new on-going series dedicated to documenting sounds from the wackier fringes of Kentucky’s new music scene, The Palace At 4AM was originally supposed to come out as a private press LP way back in the day but for some reason that escapes me right now it never did. Incomparables Club are the duo of Norman Minogue (shortwave radio, turntable, cello, theremin, spoken word) and Steve Good (bass clarinet, clarinet, voice) with contributions from Mike French (electric guitar and wooden sticks), Andy Willis (synthesizer) and Martin Williams (acoustic guitar) and their sound is pitched somewhere between goofy LAFMS-styled avant form, spooked American hobbyist late-night electronics, blurts of improv fire, deadpan spoken word absurdities and the kind of cultural ass-crack atmosphere that permeates all the best oddball/loner sides. If this hadda came out way back when, these guys would be seriously hailed. Great cover snap too.