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Gay Cruise
03:32
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Yes, the fabulous Mr. Curigula Pongle is featured in this Dinosaur Jr meets Graham Coxon opener - but only the first half: expect EVERYTHING from the solo on - with it's lovely organ sound... how can I thank you again? there's also a sample/cameo by Andy Partridge (still don't know what he actually says!) taken from "That wag" from the Fuzzy Warbles vol.1... I'd like to let him know, but I don't know how... someone got his number? Thanks "Arnald" for his semitone-down suggestion for the instrumental crazyness!
Sterbus: electric and acoustic guitar, bass, vocals, backing vocals, drums programming;
Mr.Curigula Pongle: organ;
Andy Partridge: inpression of someone-I-did'nt-understand-who-he-is yet;
Unknown station crowd: unknown station crowding.
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Otorinolaringoiatria
04:08
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No, it's not a song about dentists and their hidden perversions... it's just the song I love the most, the chorus has been the thing that made me start-up all this project, kind of "made all up" inspired, while the verses - keeping the original guide-vocal line - are a bit more Queens of the stone agesque... This song has a special meaning for me because the "otorinolaringoiatria" chorus dates back in 1998 when I never heard about Cardiacs... that's why I felt them so close to my taste... Some more Jim thefts in the bass department. (Always play a B when the guitars go G, but be sure to play it the higher octave).
Sterbus: guitar, bass, vocals, backing vocals on verses, organ, drums programming;
Dominique D'Avanzo, Frances "Co" Pernico delle Famose Teorie: backing vocals on choruses.
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You can't be Sirius
03:08
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This song is a reaction to all those explosions of joy and happiness that happens everytime I listen to "Fiery gun hand" and that post-solo section... forget Zorn, forget Zappa, forget Katy Perry... that stuff is just UNBEATABLE. So I threw up in the air a few chords and see what would have happened if I tried to record them just the way they fell on the floor... A bit of "Dead mouse" in it, I hope to not get sued, I'm just a poor guy who works at McDonald's :) this song has 4 verses and no chorus, we can say the structure is Chaos/ Verse/ Verse/ Chaos again/ Verse/ Verse/ Chaos ending.
Sterbus: guitar, bass, vocals, drums programming;
Nuisance: backing vocals on first verse;
Frances "Co" Pernico delle Famose Teorie: backing vocals on last verse.
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This is a particular favorite of mine. The choruses somehow try to reimagine those kind of meters I loved in songs like "Fast Robert", "Don't you ail, flash to the steam" by Spratleys Japs, while the verses are more straight sixties oriented... the guitar intro was originally written in 2007, while the coda was improvised during recording, in a period during which I was listening to a lot of "Fractured"-era King Crimson... What it's wrong with my times?
Sterbus: guitar, bass, vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, drums programming;
Frances "Co" Pernico delle Famose Teorie: vocals on bridges and pre-coda bit.
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Flatworms (Eggs of Joy)
06:48
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Everybody knows that "Dirty boy" is the greatest song ever written, no doubt about it. I always loved this song since I first discovered Cardiacs in late 2006, some of you may also know the acoustic cover I did in 2010... (you can find it in the "loyal companion" of the wonderful Tim Smith tribute album "leader of the starry skies") But then my ego grew bigger and bigger, so I said to myself: "why not trying to write some kind of a musical sequel to it?" So, yes, I'm probably crazy, but this song it's me messing around with tons and tons of chords and chord changes - close to the original 237 - trying to replicate all the things I adored in that song, from the big choruses scaling up a semitone to all kind of assorted madness you could imagine... thanks Tim, you're a genius, and a great inspiration... this is for you!
Sterbus: guitar, bass, vocals and backing vocals on coda, organ, drums programming;
Dominique D'Avanzo: backing vocals on choruses;
Frances "Co" Pernico delle Famose Teorie: backing vocals on out-choruses.
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A Sigh of Relief
03:15
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Sterbus Rome, Italy
Sterbus are from Rome, but their true musical spirit wanders much further afield, from the joyful power-pop of The Lemon
Twigs to the rainy Portland of Elliott Smith and certainly all the South of England's ground-soils Cardiacs and XTC.
"Solar Barbecue" marks their comeback with a new ALL-INSTRUMENTAL opus centered around funny chords, frantic paces and exhilarating arrangements.
... more
Sterbus recommends:
By Word Of Moth (album)
by ARMY of MOTHS
Psychedelia, extremely well crafted pop tunes, proggy structures, crammed with tasty chords and gorgeous melodies... Good singing, good playing. A movie for the ears.
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andiamo in giro di notte e ci consumiamo nel fuoco
by Homunculus Res
Canterbury, ironic lyrics, complex arrangements, consistent musicianship but always serving the songs. Brilliant italian band from Palermo (Sicily). Does humor belongs in Prog? (spoiler: yes)
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A very talented singer-songwriter from Genoa (Italy) with a gift for impeccable tunes and intelligent lyrics. Writes, produces and plays all by himself. And he loves Cardiacs. What else?
go to albumIf you like Sterbus, you may also like:
Every Night Something Happens
by Lost Crowns
supported by 31 fans who also own “Smash the Sun Alight”
In 2019, I was in Salisbury and attended the Alphabet Business Convention without knowing any artist. Lost Crowns was my favourite band that played there.
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Sorry To Disturb You (album)
by ARMY of MOTHS
supported by 27 fans who also own “Smash the Sun Alight”
Soaring theatrical catchy rock and pop tunes that are not boring and segue and evolve linearly from one to the next. If they sound this big with DIY production, imagine how insanely huge they’d sound with big time production. Sound in the neighborhoods of Bowie, Floyd, and Cardiacs. This whole record moves me and I can’t pick a favorite song.
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On their latest LP, Mogwai broaden their palette with rich synths and icy grooves.
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