To stand in front of the band called The Tremolo Beer Gut while they whip up their particular brew of caustic sea foam, spy killings and menacing liquid loneliness is to experience a unique phenomenon. One couldn't even call it a musical experience since that would but scratch the surface of what is really REALLY going on, mothers! These are four men willfully disconnecting the part of the brain that talks, does math and even looks you in the eye.
What they left themselves is a wobbling, buzzing raw nerve that can do nothing but drink deep the true meaning of reverb, minor chords, cascading angular melody runs and existential hopelessness, a Scandinavian spy-surf sensor par excellence!
The record you are holding in your hands is the third outing by this remarkable group. It is a message to the young, the infirm, the mad and the secretly devilish to catch that biggest of the Big Ones, pummel face on grinding sand and marry the futility of fighting this trebly monster that we have, somewhat feebly, named 'surf music'.
Later, dried off at the hotel when the red smoke has cleared, there may be some fireside shenanigans. There are women to embrace, governments to topple. Intrigue of the sophisticated sort to be seduced by, but does one care? Ennui sets in. Culture creeps back. Martinis are poured and polite, soul-killing conversation fills the room.
PUT THE RECORD ON AGAIN!
Give up resistance and jump on the wild sound of THE TREMOLO BEER GUT! Cut the strings! You can't fight it. You can't hide it. Ride it.
Matt Verta-Ray
This record was produced and engineered by The Tremolo Beer Gut. It was recorded in the fall of 2007 through top quality microphones onto a 16 channel 2 inch MCI tape machine in the world famous Tambourine Studios in Malmö where it was later mixed on a quadraphonic Neve mixing desk down to the dual mono master on an Otari 1/2 inch machine. Old style. Just how you like it. Mastered by The Great Nalna, Yebo and Jørgen Knub at Audioplanet, Copenhagen. Cover photo by Jessica Tolf Vulpius. Artwork by Yebo and Martin Dennis at nurnbergdesign.com
The original instrumental version of 9 TIMES THE PAIN was entitled DIODO, written by Armando "Tical" Sciascia and performed by Blue Phantom. DAMN RIGHT was originally performed by Tothe International. These cover songs were respectfully arranged by The Tremolo Beer Gut. All other songs was written, arranged and executed by The Tremolo Beer Gut for your listening pleasure. NOVOSIBIRSK and AZTEK UZBEK STARTREK are bonus tracks for vinyl only and are new and improved versions of two songs originally written and recorded for the movie "They Came From the West".
The band wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to friends and families, Minus And Minus Equals Plus Management, our guest stars on this album without whom it would have been just us and not half as great, Mr. Sciascia for letting us mess with his cool tune, Matt Verta-Ray for the liner notes, the B-Team for sometimes being there, Husmanns Vinstue, Heavy Trash and PowerSolo for the Damn Straight tours and more to come, Martin Martin Denns Dennark, the Crunchy Frog, Kubi and Tambourine Studios love continuum. Get the real dirt on The Beer Gut at thetremolobeergut.dk and crunchy.dk
THE TREMOLO BEER GUT ARE:
Jengo: Guitars, percussion, sublime malicious tremolo action, vocals Per Sunding: Bass guitar, guitar, piano, autoharp, organ, vocals The Great Nalna: Guitars, pedal steel, contra bass, autoharp, organ, vocals
Yebo: Drums, vibraphone, theremin, percussion, guitar, bass, vocals
DISTINGUISHED GUEST STARS:
The Micragirls: Vocals on THE MOTHERFUCKING G and 9 TIMES THE PAIN
Kim Kix: Vocals and animal sounds on ZOO BIZARRE
Atomic Child: Animal sounds on ZOO BIZARRE
Righteous Boy: Bass vocals on MORE THE MAN I USED TO BE and MOONLIT CUNT Bas Morgansen: Organ solo on DELIRIUM TREMOLO
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Drunken Trees
Skinnad 7"
7 Trx + Intermission
Drömmen om Skansros
Hidden
…and then there was Timo
Cowboy Up
Caught the breeze
Hvaler (2-spors single)
En hand himlen
Neon (The Single)
Caroline (jag såg dig)
Yearbook 2
Over/Out
Holy Wars
Länge Leve Parken
It's Nothing Personal, It's National Security
Saturday Night
Awake from the dead, my dear best friend
Almost Unplugged
Flashbacks
About you now
Julesingle
Sunrise
Big In Japan
Big in Japan
Feel The Heat
Whenever You Need Me - Hampenberg Pop Remix
Feel me in
(Well You Know) Stuff Is Like We Yeah!
"In The Raw"
Jag fick feeling
Sjutton Sånger, LeMarc sjunger LeMarc
Venture
Huvudet i sanden
Sample And Hold
Unit One
Det snurrar i min skalle
Mother Am I Good Looking?
