Rough Americana is a band of two: DJ
Mutamassik and Morgan Craft. The self
titled album was recorded live at Peter Karl's Studio in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
Mutamassik wielded the vinyl, compact discs, cassettes, and effects while
Morgan brought the Stunt Guitar.
The album takes pretty much everything
under its
wing, from the abstract oasis of the title track to the blistering, quick
fire, real time sampling and raging animal on the loose of Air Raids, and
that's
just the first two tracks. Everything is sacred and nothing is profane here.
Egyptian folk beats nestle nicely up against radio transmissions and television
remote controls pushed through guitar pickups. Jello Biafra makes an appearance
as well as Sun Ra, A.R. Luciani, Ziad Rahbani, Charles de Gaulle, some wild
ass punk band from the eighties, Cecil Taylor, etc. Everything is live here,
no exceptions. But don't get the idea that it's all about the sampling from
these two; most of the tracks are straight flesh and blood and wood and wire
and rotary belt, twisted to meet the needs of two future thinking artists.
Track # 5
Who Genius
Track #13
Amid Debris