Bruce Russell & Luke Wood - Visceral Realists LP 1960s These eight compositions pull in

These eight compositions pull in a by-catch of maritime folklore

blues-rock magic

and a peppering of 60s swagger

There's definitely a reverence for the proto-punk forebears of the VU with maxed-out guitars and the minimal vamps of Sister Ray or even the Steve Mackay freakout sax and rock'n'roll chug of The Stooges

Idiot Glee) on bass

Bruce Russell & Luke Wood - Visceral Realists LP 1960s These eight compositions pull inDebut LP by the New Zealand duo of Bruce Russell (Dead C, Handful of Dust, etc) and Luke Wood. Visceral Realists is a high concept commentary on the state of vinyl, analogue recording, music culture, art, etc. A 45 rpm bullet of short bursts of free electric sound, the music here is tactile and rough but not 'noise music.' Russell and Wood play over loops of scratchy records, with their guitars and electronics surging to get over the wall. Russell's