Dethroned Hog by Churn Milk Joan
Recorded in Hebden Bridge and Bolton between August 2012 and December 2014.
Thanks to Jim Ramsden for suggesting a song title (albeit in French), and thanks to The Velvet Underground & Nico for accidentally suggesting a song title.
"One of the most extraordinary outfits I ever heard! I'm a huge fan of this lot; I properly love this record. How did this record ever happen? How did you write this? Where did it come from?"" - Dave Milligan, "Round at Milligan's" radio show
"Incredible. Brilliant. A giggle a minute. It's totally yr commercial album (a la The Residents)." - Lee Alexandra Adcock
"It's awesome man - totally diggin' it !!!" - Josef Kalna
"Most creative band since Talking Heads, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, Fripp & Eno.... like spinning a Beastie Boys LP on the turntable from Hell!!... Wit, humor, creative genius." - Michael Inman
"a big mix of Beastie Boys meets Kraftwerk meets Can and even Talking Heads...." - Djalma Carvalho
"they sound like This Heat crossed with The Residents, with Bowie on vocals. Crazy weird fun." - Ian Beabout, House of Prog
"there are no other albums out quite like this!" - Steve Barber, AiiRadio
"I can't stop playing this - the best LP by anyone in ages." - Paul Grogan
"Beefheart-alike avant-garde Krautrock topped off with a dose of electronics... an intriguing, irreverent and funny as Hell album... a treasure trove of whimsical weirdness, a candy store filled with bite-sized tidbits. Churn Milk Joan have built an underground following; they are determined to have fun when they sit down and press "rec". Smile, enjoy or get the fuck out." - Hans Werksman, Here Comes The Flood
"Out there on a shelf of its own" - listener to Eclectic Eel Show on Radio Vera Ireland
"Best new stuff I've heard in ages" - Phil Honnor
Tracklist
| 1. | The Wheelbarrow of Zanzibar | 2:12 |
| 2. | Shadrach, Meshach, A Bendy Bus | 2:28 |
| 3. | Avon Lady | 2:14 |
| 4. | I've just injected an unknown substance into my eye | 2:40 |
| 5. | Ewe Lifts Mutton | 2:04 |
| 6. | Sylvia Plath on a Bike | 2:27 |
| 7. | The Limb of Creation | 2:19 |
| 8. | No bacon in the dreamtime house | 2:20 |
| 9. | Jesus in Tight Pants | 2:09 |
| 10. | God made the drugs | 2:27 |
| 11. | Raven's longboat | 3:00 |
| 12. | We travel Inter-City like the men do | 3:07 |
| 13. | Leaving Dunkirk | 2:09 |
| 14. | Marooned on Rigor Mortis | 2:58 |
| 15. | A chat window with myself | 2:15 |
| 16. | 96 friends live in the sky with Jesus | 2:27 |
| 17. | Razor Blade / Hit Parade | 2:11 |
Credits
Richard Knutson: voices and instruments
Colin Robinson: voices and instruments
with
Iain Taylor (choral voice, percussion and whirling tubes) on "Sylvia Plath on a Bike".
Music and Production: RK/CR
Mastering: RK
Editing and Engineering: CR
Artwork: RK
Photos: RK/CR
A Churn Milk Joan Production, © 2015
