Johnboy – calYx 7” (1992, Undone)
I could have sworn I posted this up at some point, but looking back I guess I never did. Bummer. Anyway, I KNOW I’ve made mention of Johnboy here in the past on the blog talking about their two excellent albums they put out on Trance Syndicate. They were possibly one of the finest noise/math/whatever rock bands around then, but criminally overlooked. Today I am posting up the Austin groups debut 7-inch for your listening pleasure. And a fantastic listen it is, albeit one of the songs (“New Jersey Roadbase”) would appear on their debut full-length re-recorded…so some might already be familiar with that tune. The track “Bob and Cindy” would make an appearance on the Cinco Anos compilation featuring a number of other Trance bands at the time and serves as probably one of my favorite pieces of work these guys put to tape. Take a listen for those that haven’t ever heard this fantastic band.
Johnboy – New Jersey Roadbase [MP3]
Johnboy – Newton [MP3]
Johnboy – Bob and Cindy [MP3]
For those looking for more, both of the bands albums (Pistolswing & Claim Dedications) are both still widely available used on Amazon for a mere couple of dollars at most. Grab them.
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August 28th, 2009 at 5:20 am
Criminally overlooked is right. Even their wiki entry has been deleted. Do you know what became of Desafinado? If you're taking requests I'd love to hear the song they did on the Windsor For The Derby split 7"
August 28th, 2009 at 5:48 am
Ok scrap that last request – I had a look around and found this – http://www.ricklehead.com/paul/mp3/index.html – which (I think) is Paul Stautinger's music page. Not only does it have the Desafinado song from the 7" and Vacuum from Cinco Anos, but other unreleased tracks and demos. Truly awesome. Well worth checking out, Jonathan.
August 28th, 2009 at 8:44 am
Wow, awesome find! The only Desafinado track I ever had was the one that came on the Cinco Anos comp. This is great, thank you so much for finding this!
Jonathan