King Cayman - Mirror's Carnival (2015)

As promised the return of another artist that I highly, and I still believe rightly, praised. This time the Madrid-based extreme lo-fi garage rocker known a King Cayman. Although he's got more work out there, the only other album I've written up by this dude was last years Dream. The core of King Cayman's style has carried over into Mirror's Carnival, which specifically is an very intense lo-fi punk sound complete with harsh, growling vocals. Although those vocals bear an adorable Spanish accent. But truly, it is fast, loud and trashy in a way that makes me think of the King Khan & BBQ Show, Ty Segall or Jon Spencer's Blues Explosion in overdrive, even perhaps Jon Spencer's work with Pussy Galore mightn't measure up to quite how blown up King Cayman is aiming for. That said, it isn't all off the rails, he does take time to make more drawn out, though no less fuzzy and weird, tracks such as "Hole."

Also, when you download the whole album from the bandcamp it comes with a series of bonus tracks. Six in all, two of which were recorded in Venice and four from a basement of some place called Pad Pend's basement. These songs are all fucking totally great and worth your trouble.

To be had here:
King Cayman - Mirror's Carnival

Party Fowl - Party Fowl CS (2006), Party Fowl 7'' (2008), & STD's 7" (2008)

Party Fowl is another relatively short-lived band that involved Ty Segall (The Traditonal Fools, Epsilons) on drums and Mikal Cronin (Moonhearts) on bass. While I might not be the best completist when it comes to discographies, I do try sometimes. Therefore I felt Party Fowl merited a post of their own like all the other bands of theirs I rave about. Party Fowl is really, really lo-fi, to the point I haven't a qualm saying no-fi. This isn't helped by the fact that I could only find it in 128 kbps. The self-titled cassette's fidelity is so minimal that it is next to impossible to even understand a word on it, but who needs words, right? The mildly more clear self-titled 7" and STD's 7" sound something like the Charlie & the Moonhearts because of the surf influence that can be heard. An interesting addition to a Segall fan's library for sure.

To be had here:





Party Fowl CS [128 kbps]















Party Fowl 7" [320 VBR kbps]












STD's 7" [320 VBR kbps]