Avant-garde, experimental interpretations of seminal classic rock songs, ranging from moody atmospherics to raging electronica.

8 MP3 Songs in this album (30:40) !
Related styles: ROCK: Experimental Rock, AVANT GARDE: Experimental

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Details:
As Donny Who Loved Bowling tried to find a way to record the follow-up to their debut album âtree fortâ with one band member in Austin, Texas and the other in Chicago, Christopher Petkus and Joe Griffin began experimenting with collaboration over the internet by recording a series of cover songs. The result of this process is encapsulated on âButcher Covers,â with 7 of the 8 songs recorded entirely over the internet (âGive Me Back My Wigâ was recorded in Austin when Griffin flew down from Chicago to catch a Radiohead concert with Petkus).

As on âtree fort,â the songs on âButcher Coversâ vary stylistically, from moody atmospheric meditations (The Monkeesâ âFor Peteâs Sake,â Yoko Onoâs âMrs. Lennonâ) to funky, edgy rave-ups (Hound Dog Taylorâs âWigâ and Paul McCartneyâs âTemporary Secretaryâ) to a pastiche of musìque concrète and Beach Boys harmonies (Daniel Johnstonâs âI Did Acid With Carolineâ). But the addition of dense, stacked vocals on each song lends a unified feel as well as a dramatic new sound for the experimental duo.

Featuring covers of songs by The Monkees, the Police, Syd Barrett, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Hound Dog Taylor and Daniel Johnston.


Liner Notes:

Joe Griffin - instruments and voices
Christopher Petkus - instruments and voices

Additional Musicians:
Jean Latz Griffin: violin on âMotherâ
Mariah McPhail: saxophone mouthpiece on âLate Nightâ
Brandon Young: spoken word on âI Did Acid With Carolineâ

Recorded by Joe Griffin and Christopher Petkus
Mixed by Joe Griffin
Mastered by Scott Craggs
Cover Photo: Jodi Brown
Chris' body double: Steve Baldwin

Thanks:
Vince and Daisy Jane
Matt Devine
Stephen Floyd
Kelly Petkus
Phillip Moody
Sarah Norris
Kevin and Shari for the doll