Northern Bushmen...

Hailing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was the short lived foursome Northern Bushmen. Among that lineup were Pat Morris (Don Caballero, Six Horse, etc.) and Noah Leger (Hurl, Taking Pictures, and a number of others). Formed in 1988, the band released a couple 7 inches along with one 12 inch dubbed Raymond Fischer. Their final release was the Biggest Player 7’’, which was put out through Pop Bus in 1992.

Although Morris would end up playing in Don Caballero concurrently and thereafter, there wasn’t really a direct connection between the two musically. Northern Bushmen bared more of a resemblance to the early 90’s Pittsburgh noise-rock sound, primarily focused on trebly discordant guitar tones and feedback. Despite a minimal catalog of releases, they were definitely one of the highlights. Here are the two singles the band put out, I highly suggest listening to the Biggest Player 7’’ as it features probably my favorite song they did along with a nice cover of “Neat, Neat, Neat” originally by The Damned as a b-side.

Laura 7’’:
Northern Bushmen – Laura [MP3]
Northern Bushmen – Camel’d Back Whale Driver [MP3]
Northern Bushmen – God’s Cunt [MP3]
Northern Bushmen – Knob [MP3]

Biggest Player 7’’:
Northern Bushmen – Biggest Player [MP3]
Northern Bushmen – Neat, Neat, Neat [MP3]

Enjoy the tunes; these singles are long out of print along with their excellent 12’’. Of course there is always eBay and those sorts of things. If there is ever a moment in which anyone runs across these, definitely snatch them up!