NEW MONDO TOPLESS CD OUT NOW ON GET HIP RECORDINGS
Finally! After a long wait, our new album is available for public consumption. Ten tasty tracks sure to provide you with hours upon hours of listening pleasure.
It's still winding its way through Get Hip's vast distribution network and into record stores. If you can't wait (and we're sure you can't), you can order this slab online.
In Europe, CLICK HERE to order from the fine folks at SoundFlat.
Yes, they're still around. Since Halloween 1992, Mondo Topless has defied all logic and reason by continuing to dish out its garage-punk slop to dozens upon dozens of appreciative fans.
The band's mission is simple: Pile into the van, drive to the show, play "three chords and a cloud of dust" rock n roll, and suck down as many free drinks as possible. In pursuit of this goal, the band has traveled all over the U.S.A. (or at least the parts they can reach within reason), appearing with such luminaries as Southern Culture On The Skids, The Cynics, Dick Dale, Mudhoney, the Lyres, the Original Sins, the Fleshtones, the Woggles, Ronnie Dawson (R.I.P.), and many more.
The current edition of the band features Sam Steinig on vocals and the "cheesy, imperfect tone" of the Vox Continental organ he insists on lugging to the gigs, despite the howls of protest from the other members of the band. Kris Alutius is on guitar & backing vocals when hes not consuming vast quantities of potted meat. Scott Rodgers plays bass and sings backing vocals; for reasons unknown to anyone - including himself - this is his second go-round as a member of the band. The latest addition to the band is Alex Beisker, a.k.a. Beisker the Magnificent, a.ka. Alecks B: Porn Star Stunt-Double. He provides the requisite thud and slam.
The band's new CD, "Take It Slow", is their second for Get Hip and fourth overall. Taking a page from the book of Lou Reed, the band claims their new CD is "the best thing weve ever done". Recorded at Slug Studios in Collingswood, NJ, which is in actuality the equipment-strewn attic in Kris' house, the CD perfectly encapsulates the breathtaking variety of styles and influences at the bands disposal, or something like that.
So keep your eyes open - and make sure to come out and see them the next time theyre in your town.
"A slamming good time" - Splendid Ezine
"As powerful as a thunder and lightning storm" - Lance Monthly
"Go Fast! is as classic as they come - sweat-drenched, fast, and hip shaking good" - In Music We Trust
"If your toes aren't tapping, then someone must have cut off your feet" - Shredding Paper
"15 excellent songs of unleashed throwback rock " - Ink 19
"A brash, organ-drenched garage blast that can't be beat for grog-gargling good times" - Odyssey Zine
"A stomper for the lewd and crude kids of today" - Blank Generation
Man, it's been so long since we've heard Mondo Topless live!! Well, now that we're back in good ole eastern PA, you may see us tearin' up the dancefloor soon!! -Drea Dawn
Kaiser Records are proud to bring you- from the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country and the oldest inland city in the continental United States- Lancaster, Pa's very own sons, The Butchers!
The debut release “Reach Out! With… The Butchers” contains thirteen well sharpened implements of their trade all GUARANTEED to slice easily through the doldrums of common radio fare. Running the gamut of Garage, Pop, Psych, and R&B- from all-out wild Rave-Ups to tales of teenage shutdown; from bone-chilling Ballads to primitive pounding Punkers! The Butchers don’t limit themselves to just one cut o’ meat; they slaughter the whole dang sacred cow while channeling the spirits of The Fantastic Dee-Jays/Swamp Rats, The Yardbirds, The Pretty Things, The 13th Floor Elevators, and the Flamin’ Groovies. Includes special guest appearances by Kris Alutius & Scott Rogers of the amazing Mondo Topless.
This album is chock full o’ prime cuts just the way we ordered: Thick and Bloody! And so, we invite you to dig in, and Reach Out! With… The Butchers.
On Kaiser Records, of course.
These will be available June 24th, but you can pre-order now and be the first on your block to own this pounder!!
Mondo Topless, thanks for droppin' in... you had to have been at my "Riot on Sunset Strip" screening at Latvian Hall last year, right? Say hi to Babette Bardot for me, please... - Domenic Priore
