| Date mailed or hand-delivered: |
03/01/2008 |
| Album Name: |
Realistic Barnyard Friends |
| Album Description: |
The Rubaboo musical ensemble of Lotusland have completed our debut "concept album" Realistic Barnyard Friends, which exposes the "Sinister Conspiracy" of Farmer Joe "Old McDonald" Brown and the revolutionary response to his manipulative machinations by a cabal of communist cocks and hens, and explores the intervention of a helper monkey friend from Africa and his mystical god-pal the Secret Goat. It is perhaps far more intuitive than conceptual in terms of approach and structure, yet there are "thematic elements" unifying the individual "works of music." We utilize spontaneous ritualistic "improv" techniques to create elaborate "sonic sketches." |
| Tracks (w/numbers): |
01. Rise Of The Cock: The Dawn Of A New Age
02. The Helper Monkey Friend From Africa
03. Plight Of The Flightless Fowl
04. Bolshevik Chicken (Is Coming To Town)
05. Realistic Barnyard Friends Subvert The Dominant Paradigm
06. International Chicken Workers Union Local 23 Meets Behind The Henhouse
07. Old-Fashioned Barnyard Revival Meeting
08. Chickens Are Revolting
09. Rise Of The Cock: Preparation For War
10. The Helper Monkey's Odyssey To The Realm Of The Secret Goat
11. Battle Of Brown Holler
12. The Mystical Lament Of The Secret Goat
13. Peace, Love And Kittens
14. Ballad Of The Realistic Barnyard Friends
15. Rise Of The Cock: Twilight On The Barnyard
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| Preferred Track: |
04. Bolshevik Chicken (Is Coming To Town) |
| Band Members & Instruments Played: |
Members: Chelsea, Cousin Nelle, jody franklin, Stefan Kunz, Starvey the Kitten
Instruments: vocals, electric guitar, Casio keyboard, ukulele, acoustic guitar, goat hooves rattle, foot stomps, banjo, mandolin, samples, field recordings, TV, kazoo, slide whistle, harmonica, bottles, bucket, utensils, box |
| Band Location (city, state or province, and country): |
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Helen Sventitsky
