Adolf Butler – Holland LP (Motorwolf)
Kooky noise rock band from the Netherlands that seems to have cleaned up its misanthropy, or at least has found sensible ways to obscure it so that those of us with souls can enjoy the heat they throw without consequence. They really do nail the bloody smear of early Unsane and Slug records with little problem, and even find ways to remove the groove from oldies like “Green Onions” and the Animals’ “It’s My Life” to make them as plodding and eyebrow-scorching as the situation warrants. Was talking to Still Single correspondent Joe Gross the other day, when he told me that he isn’t particular when it comes to noise rock. I’d say not being particular about a band that flies this banner is just about what’s expected, so long as both “noise” and “rock” are doled out in generous heaps, which is what’s going on here. Nothing I’d reach for every day (would leave that to the Cherubs) but it’s a decent example that stays pure and true to the giant butthole in the sky that produced such a shitstorm in the first place. To top off the strangeness, their drummer is an auxiliary member of Madball when that band tours Europe. 300 copies (100 orange, 200 black), on a label that seems to have forgotten about their website. (http://www.motorwolf.com)
(Doug Mosurock)
