Chris Cool: Twanging the hollow body, singing
Astra: Strumming the little guitar, singing
Avtar: Picking at bass notes
Collin Monoxide: Beating the drums
Rachy (baby): Tickling the keys
Music for the Man Made is a Staff pick @ Easy Street:
The debut record by Seattle’s Atomic Bride is full of twists and turns and surprises - a bona fide thrill ride of rock. Remember the U-Men? How they turned the early Seattle punk scene upside down and inside out? Well, Atomic Bride share some of the same qualities. They take an arty post-punk base and proceed to throw in several monkey wrenches to stir up the trouble, as they wind through a punk’s garage into the heavy metal parking lot, and stop for a spaghetti western lunch along the way before capping off the night in a haunted house – maybe in the same song. Sound busy? It is…but it is also awesome.
Chris Cool and our friend/contributor Astra share vocal duties, and their call/response moments often sound like a snottier John Doe offset by a sassier Exene. “She’s So Atomic” veers into quirky B-52’s territory but the lo-fi production keeps it all real and the explosive ending blows all fuses in sight. On “Reap” they get all hopped-up junglebilly in the verse, as Chris implores Astra to “roll me like a wagon wheel,” only to hear her retort that she doesn’t like him or his stupid song! Stupid? Nah...any song that can conjure up vibes of Gun Club, Cramps, 45 Grave, Meatloaf, and Nino Rota all in just over four minutes is pretty damn brainy in my book. But “Oxycloud” is the mindblower here – over nine minutes of psych-garage-punk insanity that is catchy as all get out and, despite my lame attempts, defies categorization. -Rod Moody
Born in Ugh, Germany, Donny grew up and was educated in nearby Rotterdam. He was not, as many might expect, a "Teacher's Pet." Far from being an obvious genius, young Donald was actually unable to speak fluently until he was nearly 12 years old. If he stood out in class at all it was because he was known for eating large amounts of paste and was said to have smelled of "dill pickles and peanut butter.' His hair was unruly, as were his rumpled clothes, and he would sometimes act out in class by barking or snorting loudly. Because of these disturbing behaviors, classmates sometimes referred to him as Schweinhund, meaning "pig-dog and look how well he's doing now.
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Thank you for being our friend. Uncle DooDad invites you to stop by http://www.uncledoodad.com/ and check out the live recordings we’ve posted from recent shows in Seattle, Portland and Bellingham. Lots more streaming audio for free on the site too.
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Elektrika loves you all. But if there were only one opportunity to grab the ass of one Bride, Atomic, it would be close but I'd have to go with the bass player. Let's get crackin' on this Comet idea for October!
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