On October 23, 1996 Lola da Musica, VPRO TV filmed both artists in a pre-show jam session at De Melkweg, Amsterdam. By September 1996 Orange had sold 70,000 copies.[23]. I just feel like screaming; I don't understand why they're not screaming. Boss Hog made a record, but it's not a full-time thing; we can't be touring all the time. Xavier Benoit, the Belgian tour manager I've worked with, has crossed paths with John Spencer, got a record signed and gave it to me. We always seem to be greeted warmly. Because it was unusual that we were using a producer and it was sort of an attempt to toe the line, a little bit more trying to make a straight record. So I'm trying not to participate in documentaries. That's all in there. Business Address. Explore Judah Bauer's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. 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(For The Saints And Sinners Remix)" / "Talk About The Blues" (Video), US B-Sides: "Bacon" / "Get Down Lover" / "Lovin' Machine (Automator Mix)" / "Calvin" / "Calvin (Zebra Ranch Mix)", B-sides: "Wait A Minute" / "Confused" / "Get Down Lover" / "Calvin (Zebra Ranch)" / "T.A.T.B. Theres a pair of songs on Spencer Sings The Hits that address the challenges long-term love and intimacy. Does Judah Bauer Have An Illness? If we tried to record some song that was a response to criticism as it happened, that would be too heavy-handed. It's famous - its where Purple Rain was filmed. Judah Bauer, Extra Width sleeve notes Mike Edison 2010. Its also a rage-filled and at times a melancholic record that addresses ageing, the vagaries of being in a long-term loving relationship, Spencers distaste for musical fakery and, above all, his revulsion at the almighty shitshow that is the Trump administration and its Republican enablers. The front cover image on the album is a negative of Clarence Thomas, his wife, and George Bush at Thomas' swearing in ceremony for the Supreme Court on October 19, 1991, with the title and artist written in a typewriter style font. that New York was a musical dead zone in the years preceding 2001. This is no hiatus? He responded: Its hard to know what to say. Other than that, Boss Hog did demos for Whiteout. Non-Acme track "New Year (Destroyer)" was released as a split-single with Barry Adamson as the fourth single in the Slut Smalls series. In 1998 they appeared on the Canal+ show Nulle Part Ailleurs performing "High Gear" and "Talk About The Blues". The original vinyl Matador Records was as a silver-coloured picture disc and first issue of the Crypt Records edition had orange-coloured sleeves rather than the usual silver. Again, Exhibit A: Judge Kavanaugh. And then we went and did our first show at First Avenue in Minneapolis. 1" as the third installment of the Explosion Juke Box Series ("Train No. I could have done the whole tour, which went all across the United States, but I didn't want to be out for 8 weeks. There were a lot of long discussions about future plans and possibilities. That last one doesnt feel like a band reaching an end-point at all, unlike Damage in 2005. That's been going on for a couple of years and that's what I'm living in. I believe you were going to use Douglas Sirk films as titles. About Me Name: judah-bauer . Portrait by Phil Knott. I was reminded of the contrast between the cover of 20 Jazz Funk Greats (opens in new tab) and the actual Throbbing Gristle album, which contains 11 songs that obviously arent jazz funk greats. That was a whole weird experience in itself. The album artwork parodied the original Back from the Grave 1983 compilation with drawings of Judah, Russell and Jon replacing the original characters. That a necessary response to the current torrent of bullshit is to be honest as a creative artist, including playing rocknroll? I guess on some level I've had enough of New York. Music interviewed Jon Spencer and the band performed acoustic versions of "Burn It Off", "Wail" and "Blues X Man". In this segment, Judah details his vintage parts-caster Teles, Fender amps, and array of effects. "Talk About The Blues" reached number 120 in the UK singles chart[38] in March 1999. Hes doing better now, but he can't be going out on a rock and roll tour. It's nice to hang out with my friend. (Yes, actual garbage.) In 2009 it was announced that The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion would release the 22 track retrospective compilation Dirty Shirt Rock 'n' Roll: The First Ten Years followed by expanded reissues of the previous albums Extra Width, Orange, Acme, Now I Got Worry, Controversial Negro and tracks from the early releases (the original Kramer and Steve Albini recordings) Year One. Didnt the Blues Explosion try to make a record before Freedom Tower out in Arizona? is a jam based on "Vacuum of Loneliness" originally released on the 1992 self-titled album. The single "Sweet N Sour" came out in July with a video directed by Stylewar [45] it reached number 66 in the UK singles chart. (For The Saints and the Sinners Remix)". I don't see the cover of Spencer Sings The Hits as being that. It's a little strange but it's nice. With the Blues Explosion, there was some of that, but now I was into celebrating it." Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. I don't think a major influence. Mark has previously written for Louder about the Sisters of Mercy, as well as The Scientists, Gang Of Four (one of the last interviews with Andy Gill), The Mission, the Cramps, the Bad Seeds and more. It's over and to really acknowledge that. I've been meaning to do that for years. Why is everybody being so polite? High-quality, pre-shrunk heavy or lightweight fleece. Spencer uncovered that the "Jon Spencer Blues Explosion," the unbelievable New York outfit that reclassified blues rock during the 1990s and enlivened the accompanying carport rock renaissance, is at this point not dynamic. Judah Bauer. Maybe one of the ways in which the recent experience with Boss Hog has influenced this album is the sexual politics. For multiple reasons, it was, 'OK, this is probably over, this is done.'"[58]. CORRECTION: A previous version of this article misidentified Orange as the Jon Spencer Blues Explosions debut album. Yeah, I had to get going.I had also put the brakes on Heavy Trash. In August 1994 The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion played a number of tour dates in Australia and New Zealand with Beck and in September 1994 they played in the Netherlands at Vera, Groningen on the 18th and recorded a live set for VPRO radio on the 25th. Judah-Bauer.com Blog Wednesday, September 15, 2004. testing testing posted by judah-bauer at 2:07 AM. There's no rhythm chords; it's super-simple caveman, super-60s punk-style. Unusually, The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings gave the album two contrasting ratings, indicating divided critical opinion. / "Then Again I Will" / "Like A Bat", Released on 7" and two-different CD singles, B-Sides: "Shakin' Rock 'N' Roll Tonight" (Live at VPRO) / "Maureen" / "Alex" / "Sweet N Sour" (Video) / "Plastic Fang Bite Size Album Excerpts (Mean Heart/She Said/Shakin' Rock 'N' Roll Tonight/Hold On)". Now when I'm an older person, a middle-aged man and I have more love for my fellow man and society, there are things happening which I can't help but look at and think, This is totally corrupt. There are things, which are just unprecedented but are let slide. So I gave in. Guitars & Amps Includes an additional 11 rare tracks, 4 Radio Spots and a previously unreleased song titled "Roosevelt Hotel Blues". That's hyperbole. Frank Kozik designed posters for shows at Emo's, Austin, Texas and Kennel Club, San Francisco. Ladies and gentlemen: the fabulous Jon Spencer on his new solo album, his most groovy past and the 'orange piece of shit' and 'stupid men that run the United States of America'. And as a core band member he has released the following albums: Jon Spencer has released some solo material in addition to being a core member of Shithaus, Pussy Galore, Boss Hog, Spencer Dickinson, Solex vs Cristina Martinez + Jon Spencer and in Heavy Trash with Matt Verta-Ray released the following albums: With the Honeymoon Killers he appears on several recordings and made one complete album as a member of the band with Russell Simins, Jerry Teel and Lisa Wells: He has also performed with, recorded, remixed and produced a huge number of artists including: Gibson Bros., Workdogs, Nancy Sinatra, Moby, Cheater Slicks, Beck, Demolition Doll Rods, Edison Rocket Train/Mike Edison, Einstrzende Neubauten, Coldcut, Powersolo, Puffy AmiYumi, Eros Ramazzotti, The Sadies, Add N to (X), Rob K, Haze XXL, Lost Crusaders, David Holmes, Khan, Los Straitjackets, Bomb the Bass, Princess Superstar, Speedball Baby, Five Dollar Priest, The King Brothers, The Tremolo Beer Gut, Bikini Machine, Phenomenal Handclap Band, The Micragirls, Cobra Killer, The Japanese Popstars, The Slew and Perrosky. Various editions of this album featured different track listings but there were guest appearances by Dr. John, Elliott Smith, Bernie Worrell, Willie Weeks and Bashiri Johnson. It's not just that I was always a fan of Sam's music, but this is a very nice person, friendly, someone you want to have a good conversation with, a kind, humane decent person. The majority of America is, I think, much more progressive than people want you to believe. The Acme outtakes and remixes were issued as Acme + (UK), Xtra Acme USA (US) and Extra Acme (CD) / Ura Acme (LP) / Extra Acme (Promo Only LP) (Japan), all of which had slightly different track listings. Granted were from very different backgrounds and different parts of the United States of America, but we share a lot in common. Are there specific musical influences on Spencer Sings The Hits? "[6], "after five years of Pussy Galore I was able to connect to rock n roll in some way that I wasn't able to before," he remembers those formative days. I dig Throbbing Gristle and I dig the contrast, but Spencer Sings The Hits has a picture of me holding a guitar and it's a record of me playing guitar. However, I'm not someone who ever believed that punk rock or rock'n'roll was going to usher in a great new era of social justice or feed the world. [21] Some of the songs were later released on the 2010 reissue of Controversial Negro. The last lines of Spencer Sings The Hits are a list of female superheroes: Batgirl, Sue Storm, Black Widow, She-Hulk, Starfire and Wonder Woman. Jon Spencer[7]. It's not the best situation that Sord lives in Michigan, Sam lives in Oregon and Bob and I live in the New York City area. The other 11 tribes descended from Judah's brothers and half-brothers. Credits. I even spoke to Bill Skibbe about it: Do you think I should just go out with Sam and Sord as a three-piece and just get really tight, get the musical bond really strong? We decided I should get the percussionist in from the start and it should be Bob Bert. I guess that one feels a little weird to me. Whilst on the desk Jon referred to and shook the hand of Jackie Chan who was given a copy of the album Acme.[40]. Released on 7" and two different CD singles. I wanted to keep doing that. And have he and his band enjoyed even a taste of White Stripes-like acclaim? It has been suggested that the source of the bootleg was a dubbed copy of a cassette that Jon Spencer let somebody copy during a tour with the Gibson Bros. in August 1991.[9]. So besides 'Right Place.' "Heavy" was the final single to be released from Acme in August 1999: it reached number 106 in the UK singles chart. Spencer goes on to say that after releasing final album 'Freedom Tower' in 2015 and going on tour, guitarist Judah Bauer began experiencing health issues. Judah Bauer - Check out Judah Bauer filmography, biography and awards at MSN Watch Online Guide. It's a modern record and something new, while also looking to my past. They released nine official studio albums, collaborative records with Dub Narcotic Sound System and R.L. A couple of years ago he had this idea that I should do an album of cover versions and it should be called Spencer Sings The Hits - or it may have been Hits. $10. Mo' Width was issued in July 1994 by Au Go Go Records and made-up of out-takes from the Extra Width-era featuring covers of "There Stands The Glass" (Webb Pierce), "Beat of The Traps" (Teri Rodd & MSR Singers) and Ole Man Trouble (Otis Redding), an alternate mix of "Afro" with a much more prominent organ solo and "Rob K" features Rob Kennedy from The Workdogs and the song was later titled "Rob K is President" on the Mute Records 2000 reissue. Classic - My Photos Mix Photo. Contrast avoidance elevated worry regardless of academic stressors, and strengthened the association between worry and anxiety but not worry and depression. R.L. It's one of the reasons I really like playing in Boss Hog so much. Rock. Jon Spencer has been wrangling his brand of the blues extrovert, down-and-dirty, pinched by punk and acknowledging a debt to Little Richard and Carl Perkins as much as Hasil Adkins and Son House for around 14 years now. At one point I even appealed to Larry Hardy at In The Red because I was torn. Have you returned to that level of cynicism? Effects A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. We own everything, so if you ever hear the Blues Explosion in a TV advert or in a film, that doesn't happen without us signing off on it. Burnside and the American punk blues band Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, released on Matador Records on 18 June 1996. All rights reserved. I want to be able to have a meal together and hang out. Any other uses of your music that you think have worked well? Features alternate recording of "Afro" and covers of "There Stands The Glass" (, Only released has a stand-alone album in Australia this has since been issued on the Mute (2000) and Shout! Now we're trying to sort out the repairs, so we have not moved yet. "Blues Explosion Ready to Blast Off", David Sprague, 14 July 1996, Blues Explosion Ready to Blast Off. [55], They released their new album Meat + Bone in September. CD track list replaces "Tore Up & Broke" with "Point Of View" (in comparison to the UK CD edition). Lizzy Goodman wanted to talk to me and I initially said no. Spencer, unsurprisingly, was utterly pissed off by the whole thing. Is it really over? since he's such an idol of mine," says Spencer, who toured with the guitarist/singer in 1995. Controversial Negro works on two distinct levels: firstly it's a timely reminder to the journalistic 'squares' of far simpler times, when Jagger and his Rolling Stones (now untouchable old-guard stalwarts) were similarly decried for 'bastardizing the blues'; secondly, it's a forceful visual communiqu that The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion staunchly refuse to be intimidated into artistic compromise. CD and Vinyl editions had slightly different track-listings and running orders. We'll see how it goes this fall in Europe. Factory release of Year One which compiled every released track from both sessions with the exception of an alternate take of "Feeling of Love" (released on Dirty Shirt Rock N Roll: The First Ten Years). So I had two days in the van just with him talking about all sorts of stuff. We approved that. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. At the session in January, both Bill Skibbe and I we're both struggling with our lives. We're still in touch and I miss everybody, but do we have new songs? Pitchfork may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. There's also the idea of authenticity or legitimacy, as far as music, as far as rock and roll, in what you're playing and what you're saying. DID YOU MEAN. He was leading the charge on this album. This is not somebody who should be on the Supreme Court. testing; Archives. In this band, without a bassist, either Spencer or Bauer . During this time the band also recorded the Guitar Wolf cover version "Kawasaki ZII750 Rock 'N' Roll" at Empire View Recording Studio with Danny Madorsky for the tribute album I Love Guitar WolfVery Much. 209.142.66.40 Post-Punk Lit & Modern Eon - Fiction Tales. On October 15, 2010 videos of the songs and interview were published on the "Maximum Performance" blog along with a short article.[53]. About half the songs on the album were recorded with a weird slack guitar tuning. Jukebox Blues Explosion guitarist Judah Bauer s ongoing health issues made the band s future uncertain. For Bill, he had had an offer for his old Flickinger console the one custom made for Sly Stone - and he was weighing whether or not he should sell it. "He developed a respiratory problem.. The group consisted of Judah Bauer on guitar, backing vocals, harmonica and occasional lead vocals, Russell Simins on drums and Jon Spencer on vocals, guitar and theremin.Their musical style is largely rooted in rock and roll although it draws influences from punk, blues, garage . People should be screaming. When it was time to tour my very first thought was I should get Bob Bert. Sometimes it sounded good and worked, sometimes it didn't. 3", "Get with It" and "Ghetto Mom"). 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