Description
This playfully titled release features David Javelosa (on synth and vocals) along with Meg Brazill (on bass and vocals) plus drummer Todd Rosa Rosencrans. Side One features five studio tracks, none of which were included on the bands 1981 Posh Boy LP, Life After Breakfast. Three of these tracks were recorded in 82; theres no information regarding the provenance of the other two songs. The records second side collects five live recordings, capturing Los Microwaves onstage in New York City (The Peppermint Lounge) and Boston as well as at San Franciscos own I-Beam, a venue that often played host to the band. Those tracks date form roughly the same ear, 1980-83. Sonically the songs variously recall Blondie, Flying Lizards, Gang of Four and a far less dour Human League. Importantly, the band rocks, even when its employing a spare drum kit, solid but elemental bass, and monophonic analog synthesizers. The stripped down aesthetics of the group necessitated by its minimalist instrumental approach are nonetheless thrilling. Even if you werent there in 1980, thisll take you back.
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