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Colonel Troutman // Spotlight On The Mood Tape

Colonel Troutman // Spotlight On The Mood Tape

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The experimental label Muzai Records in Leeds, England has arrived for the first time in Japan.

This work is a cassette released by experimental writer Colonel Troutman in April 2021 with a limited number of 4 pieces.Includes 50 songs that go from drum & bass to noise rock and musique concrète.

Labels and other works Click here for more information. ///Click here to see more Muzai Records releases available at Tobira.

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Description by Muzai Records:

"Spotlight On The Mood is a conglomerate of machines; from old Panasonic drum machines to reel-to-reel tapes committing one-take vocals to an 8-track Tascam tape multi-studio.

Those events that took place in an undisclosed location (possibly in the South Pacific) were one-take performances with no overdubbing whatsoever. It's what Colonel Troutman describes as the “Troutman Mind Meld”, mixed with a recently adopted “Balance of Terror writing style” . ”

“Although,” Troutman reveals, “you must be extremely careful when you combine the Troutman Mind Meld with the Balance of Terror. It's very unstable.”

Basing the majority of the lyrical content from '80s classic Rambo: First Blood, with the occasional paraphrasing or changing the titular hero's name to “Salad” may add to the ridiculous nature of the EP – but perhaps it's a more cleverly devised critique of how overly serious music can get at times.

It was either Rambo: First Blood or Hot Shots! Part Deux. We're thankful Rambo edged it.

Spotlight On The Mood is an exercise in abstract excesses; be it lyrically, conceptually and / or sonically. It prides itself on being an oddity that sometimes fits the noise-rock archetype, sometimes musique concrete, sometimes digital hardcore. "

Artist: Colonel Troutman

Label: Muzai Records

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The experimental label Muzai Records in Leeds, England has arrived for the first time in Japan.

This work is a cassette released by experimental writer Colonel Troutman in April 2021 with a limited number of 4 pieces.Includes 50 songs that go from drum & bass to noise rock and musique concrète.

Labels and other works Click here for more information. ///Click here to see more Muzai Records releases available at Tobira.

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Description by Muzai Records:

"Spotlight On The Mood is a conglomerate of machines; from old Panasonic drum machines to reel-to-reel tapes committing one-take vocals to an 8-track Tascam tape multi-studio.

Those events that took place in an undisclosed location (possibly in the South Pacific) were one-take performances with no overdubbing whatsoever. It's what Colonel Troutman describes as the “Troutman Mind Meld”, mixed with a recently adopted “Balance of Terror writing style” . ”

“Although,” Troutman reveals, “you must be extremely careful when you combine the Troutman Mind Meld with the Balance of Terror. It's very unstable.”

Basing the majority of the lyrical content from '80s classic Rambo: First Blood, with the occasional paraphrasing or changing the titular hero's name to “Salad” may add to the ridiculous nature of the EP – but perhaps it's a more cleverly devised critique of how overly serious music can get at times.

It was either Rambo: First Blood or Hot Shots! Part Deux. We're thankful Rambo edged it.

Spotlight On The Mood is an exercise in abstract excesses; be it lyrically, conceptually and / or sonically. It prides itself on being an oddity that sometimes fits the noise-rock archetype, sometimes musique concrete, sometimes digital hardcore. "

Artist: Colonel Troutman

Label: Muzai Records