Motherhead Bug...

Earlier today someone inquired about the album Zambodia by the band Motherhead Bug and I figured since it was still relatively fresh in my head it would make for a pretty good post for today’s update. It’s nice how things work out like that sometimes, especially when it’s something that I really enjoy but for whatever reason I wouldn’t have thought to write about it on here.

Anyway, Motherhead Bug was formed in 1989 by David Ouimet who was previously a member/co-founder of the legendary noise-rock outfit Cop Shoot Cop. He has also toured and/or worked with the likes of Foetus and Swans. Unsurprisingly his pet project of Motherhead Bug fit snuggly alongside the projects in which Ouimet collaborated with in terms of weirdness and making your skin crawl. The group itself was massive, containing more members than I want to count right now. However when you hear the band, you’ll realize why there are so many as their sound is something that definitely needs to be heard to fully get an idea of what they were like. The sound they produced was more or less the soundtrack to a very twisted nightmare. They incorporated an array of instruments including accordions, violins, trumpets, and a saxophone to just name a few. Really, all I can visualize when I hear Motherhead Bug is a circus if it were run by Satan, and while some wouldn’t think of that as a compliment, it most certainly is…believe me. Sadly Zambodia was the only album the band put out and due to the lack of distribution during its release it goes largely unnoticed these days. There are also a couple singles out there too worth tracking down.

Zambodia:
Motherhead Bug – Demon Erection [MP3]
Motherhead Bug – Bleating Heart Incident [MP3]

Raised by Insects 7’’:
Motherhead Bug – My Sweet Milstar [MP3]
Motherhead Bug – Mr. Whistle [MP3]

Thankfully there are still copies of Zambodia floating around the used markets places like Amazon for a not a bad price at all. Definitely pick this up if the tunes above are of interest because the whole album is filled with equally great twistedness. If anything pick this up and play it for those that come up to the house on Halloween looking for candy. Well worth it.