Being a V/Vm fan requires a willingness to be continually entertained by the same joke and a willingness to part ways with a lot of money. Here we have two more in an ongoing series of cute, color coded 3" CDs. Both take source material and effect it in some way either to mangle it or simply borrow it. The Alien Porno Midgets disc does it with 8 tracks (different from the preceding Alien 7") of traditional Hawaiian music. Ukeleles, pedal steel and island rhythms are still recognizable but certainly altered as several tracks are reduced to a sonic sludge.
The Dr. Fred disc does it with 7 TV medical drama theme songs: Casualty, Dr Killdare, Quincy, A Country Practice, St. Elsewhere, Young Doctors and E.R., plus 3 short untitled tracks. I've never been a fan of any of these shows so I'm only vaguely familiar with a few of the themes. St. Elsewhere and E.R. sound the most interesting as they're the most obliterated. The last track is a creepy, pitch shifted and slowed down rendition of The Living End's "Prisoner (On the Inside)" that's on par with "The Lady in Red" from the "Sick Love" cd. Wacky. But these will surely pale in comparison to the pair of 'HelpAphexTwin' 3" CDs and 'Sick Love Will Tear Us Apart' 7" due out soon.
samples:
- Dr. Fred Plays St. Elsewhere
- Dr. Fred Plays track 10
- Alien Porno Midgets - Blue Hawaiian UFO Farewell
- Alien Porno Midgets - Waikiki Beach
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