Son Of Madness, Vol. 1 (1986)

by Walls Of Genius

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1.	Rainy Day Women (Cowtown) 04:53	lyrics	buy track
I would not feel so all alone, everybody must get stoned!
2.	The Heart (Problemist) 02:26	info	buy track
3.	Hitlerrock (Dino DiMuro) 02:16	info	buy track
4.	Kopechne (Mag Clips) 02:24	info	buy track
5.	Ode To Ronnie Joe (Wally Bob Colorado) 04:54	info	buy track
6.	Anarchy In The U.K. (Evan Schoenfeld) 03:12	info	buy track
7.	Gilligan's Island (Meichenbaub) 02:53	info	buy track
8.	Potato Bowling (Don Campau) 02:50	info	buy track
9.	Oh No! (Stew Art) 03:43	info	buy track
10.	Telephone Symphony (Phil Milstein) 00:48	info	buy track
11.	"I Don't Want To Hear About It" (Schlafengarten) 02:15	info	buy track
12.	Death & Taxes (Minoy) 03:59	info	buy track
13.	Confusion (Art Damaged Rodents) 02:27	info	buy track
14.	Sa Lai I Vantou (Vox Populi!) 00:59	info	buy track
15.	Life Is A Bitch, Dude (Smersh) 05:16	info	buy track

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This 1986 compilation represented the best of the Cassette Culture at that moment in time, a sequel to the earlier compilation "Madness Lives". These were on 90-minute cassettes, hence the decision to make of this a Volume 1 and Volume 2 re-release. Fifteen tracks is enough to digest all at one time.

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released August 1, 1986

(following text by Little Fyodor) The cover features various poses of our new downstairs neighbor, Andrew Brennan, who replaced the kids we tried to get evicted for blasting wall-shaking music in the middle of the night but who finally sealed their fate by almost burning the house down. Andy was the first downstairs neighbor we knew well enough to open the door between our apartments. Andy had a piano down there and we jammed with him a couple of times (with and without the piano) though none of that made it onto a WoG release. Andrew also occupied his time writing his own take on classical piano concertos via long hand musical notation. Evan even talked about using a recording of one of his pieces for Son Of Madness, but when my body English demonstrated my antipathy to the idea, he not only changed his mind but hid all of Andy’s materials as if he feared I would harm them. Evan did use Andy’s compositional notation as a backdrop for the list of names and contact addresses for the artists who did appear on the comp. Andy’s music was certainly not representative of the underground scene per se, but he certainly did embody the spirit of DIY! He sent a recording of his music to some critic once who sent back a scathing letter complaining of how sick he was of hearing “period pieces” like this or some such. Oh well, Andy loved doing it for its own sake, anyway….

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Walls Of Genius

Fried psychedelia, relentless experimentation, hunter-gatherer improv, space rock doom, heavy rock monumentalism and daffy cover tunes. Walls of Genius rips holes in the fabric of space and time, kicks you in the ass and leaves you smiling. 80s stalwarts of the cassette culture, they're back in the 21st century. The most unique band that ever was. Really! ... more

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