Timothy Gassen describes the sound of the Breadmakers as "mid-60s styled white R&B, heavily influenced by the British R&B scene of The Downliners Sect and Pretty Things. The sixpiece plays it pretty purist and straight, with some tasty harmonica and piano adding spark and flavor."
Biography
Melbourne, AU based "The Breadmakers" are playin' their Sloppy Swamp Pop since 1989.
Hoodoo White (Davern White, ex-Bo-Weevils)
is on guitar and vocals, Lazy Dik (Richard Whelan) on Vocals, Harmonica
& Maracas, Homesick Gordon playin lead guitar, Cadillac Slim
(Nicholas Phillips, ex-The Puritans) is on bass while Bootpolish Lacey (Scott Lacey, another ex-The Puritans) plays drums. Smokey Shephard is on Piano and. Organ.
"Breadmakers were the house band of Corduroy, when Corduroy existed. Band and label were creatures of Nicky Shutdown, as well as the Puritans, Driveaway Service and Shutdown '66, all monsters freed from Nick's imagination to give vent to his love for the racy sound of the sixties. A love that must never be completely passed, if on the threshold of old age the good Nick decides that it is time to reform the band.... Franco "Lys" Dimauro
....but their newest incredible effort is not supposed to be our topic today and these words are only for additional information.
Today the 4th album "Cool!" shall be brought to your ears. In 2005 the website of Corduroy offered the now 24 years old excellent piece of work with the following words:
"An
absolutely swingin', cocktail shakin' masterpiece from the Breadmakers.
Lots of hip new & original tunes about martinis, highways, voodoo
and tequila, all recorded in their favourite 1959 mono studio."
That's all I could find about this album on the net and in my archives.
The Breadmakers - Cool! (Corduroy Records 1996) FLAC320
LP-version with 8 Bonus-Trax in VBR ....Thanx so much, Mr. Eliminator
It's been a long time since this album was released (February 2019) and no one told me about it .... but now that I've stumbled across it, I feel the need to recommend this "10 out of 10 points" album to YOU (just in case you doesn't discovered it yourself before). As usual I leave the talking about it to other, more eloquent people. Big big thanks to them.
Have the Windom Earles
crafted a genre all to themselves? The 5-piece surf punk outfit from
Manchester, UK have released an album fueled with fuzz, punk and chaotic
rockabilly. Call it Fuzzabilly or what ever, this album is an absolute
entertaining piece of work. Mai Tai Pink Eye shines from
beginning to end with it’s fuzz-laced rockabilly. Thee Windom Earles
take influences from bands like The Cramps and Amazing Royal Crowns and
toss in some punk distortion along with stoner rock energy. Now this may
sound disorganized, but it works. The band throw a ton of punkish
attitude into the album while sticking to their rockabilly roots. The
icing on the cake may be the lead vocals who reminds us of an odd blend
of David Yow, Lux Interior and a bit of Glen Danzig from his Misfits
days. The bottom line is this album crosses into so many rock genres
it’s ridiculous. Fans who love stoner to hard rock and puck to hardcore
will find it hard not to get into this album. -Source
This video was recorded live for broadcast at Thee Earles Cave on Wednesday 20th of
August 2020. See your favourite greasy hotdogs blast through a half hour
of foot stompin', wig flippin, garbage fire rock & roll.
A review by
Olivia C. from her brilliant blog "Beat In My Bones.":
If you’re looking for something extra creepy &
extra trashy- then you’ve GOT to listen to Manchester’s finest Thee Windom
Earles. They are a fascinating band that make you feel like you’ve stepped into
some weird Horror B-Movie. They are off the wall, in your face and just
brilliant. Think along the lines of Captain Beefheart and The Cramps, then
you’ll get it.
Where do
you begin with a band like this? I know nothing about them, all I know is that
they are from the greatest city in the world (Manchester) and they make the
kind of music that would even move us fellow introverts. They’ve got a really
cool style, and this Psychobilly sound is just exceptional. You cannot help but
move when you listen to them, and you cannot help but play their music super
loud.
Their debut
record, Mai Tai Pink Eye came out in February this year. I know, I’m late with
this one. But it’s such a great record. You don’t feel like you’re listening to
a band from 2019. There is something nostalgic about this record- they’ve got
every essence of The Cramps, but they don’t do it in a rip-off style at all. They
take this creepy Rock ‘n’ Roll sound and make it theirs. If The Cramps came
from Manchester, they’d probably sound like this. Songs like Sex Pizzeria are
MADE to be played super loud and Oom Sha Cha too. Just play the whole record
loud at least 5 times a day. You’ll feel better for it.
Mai Tai
Pink Eye is not only probably the best name for a record you’ll hear this year,
but it’s also got a such a tight sound. The production is flawless, and the
sound is beautifully unruly. It is the best form of chaos possible- it’s
basically a band making a lot of noise and having a great time doing so. I’m
having a great time listening to it! It is such a thrilling record. Bands like
Thee Windom Earles and Night Shades who are making their own style of Rock ‘n’
Roll right now; I’d love to see both play a show together. It would be insane. To
hear a sound so refreshing on this record just makes you fall in love with
music over and over again. Songs like Lunchtime Munchtime and Freight Elevator
are just these incredible pieces of real Rock music. There’s the Garage Rock
thrown in, there’s the effortlessly cool and weird style that lures you in. The
vocals are delivered with this infectious energy that is happening throughout
the whole record. I cannot praise this monster of a record enough! You cannot
help but play every single song to death. It’s only 9 tracks long, but those
tracks are enough to have you hooked in every single way. You’ll be having
dreams about this record.
Lick The Flipper has this awesome Surf Rock feel to it, but it also has something a little
eerie/sinister about it. I just love how the band mess with your head. The only
thing that’s consistent is how brilliant they are- everything else is a
pleasant surprise. You just have no idea how the next song is going to hit you.
I think this is the song I’m obsessed with the most (for now) it’s definitely a
stand-out song on this record, but truth be told, the whole record is an
underrated masterpiece. Manchester is truly home to some amazing musicians and
bands- Thee Windom Earles absolutely back this notion up for sure.
When you listen to this record you cannot help but let it take over your
soul. You feel like it has corrupted you in the best way, and all good music
makes you feel this way somehow. Imagine being about 14/15 years old, and
finding a band like Thee Windom Earles and just letting this sound blow your
mind, and you end up starting your own band? That’d be so cool. Instead, as a
32 year old, I’m just in awe of the band and I’m so glad they exist. I’m so
glad I found them. Just when I think I couldn’t love this city even more,
something like this happens! I think it is safe to say that Mai Tai Pink Eye is
probably the year’s most underrated record. It’s got everything you could
possibly want from a pure Rock ‘n’ Roll record.
The Booby Traps are influenced by the raw fuzz sounds of garage bands
from the 60's & melodies & arrangments from the girl groups of
the same era. Also throw in a bit of grit & swagger from all the
great R'n'B artists from the 50's/60's. The Booby Traps are united in their
passion for all things primitive and swingin! The Booby Traps have had
the pleasure of sharing the stage with The Hoodoo Gurus, The Stems, The
Johnnys, The Detroit Cobras, The
Persian Rugs, 5,6,7,8's, Intercontinental Playboys, Dolly Rocker Movement,
The Groovie Ghoulies....and many more.
The release of their CD "Be My Caveman" saw the
Booby Traps fan base explode! A second pressing was rapidly produced
after selling out their original 500 copies within a few months! The
4-track studio recording, with 5 live bonus tracks, encapsulated their
raw, garage punk rock sound, a mere entrée to what was yet to come!
Their full-length album has just been released in 2006. 13 new
recordings, keeping true to their 60's punk roots and having switched up a
gear, thrown out the manual and burnt up the track to produce a main
course of fuzz-laden dance-floor stompers. Punters need not order
dessert.
Since The Booby Traps started in 2003 the reviews of their
shows have always been favourable, highlighting the unique sounds that
they have showcased to the Sydney public. Here are a few excerpts from
some of these reviews Sneering Shangri-las inspired girl-group, meets
the fuzz monsters from the garage. Primevil & raw, with a lead
singer thats equal parts Gerry Roslie (of Sonics fame) & wild cat
hillbilly. Go see 'em, they're great to watch. You'll dance & shake,
youll be revived. The Booby Traps would
have to be the hardest working garage band currently playing the Sydney
circuit. They're great at what they do and that whole accelerator-down,
chicks-with-flick knives feel that their music has, is pretty special. A
Booby Traps show is always an enjoyable one. Plenty of sixties garage
comin at you. Screaming, nasty vocals, warm fuzzy guitar that takes me
to a time when Boss Hoss and Skinny Minny let the good times roll. Sweet
melodies and drumbeats that come from the heart of all things garage.
The Booby Traps were rockin and rollin and the only thing the crowd were
left with were extremely sore feet. Mod escapees from a Russ Meyer
flick! -Source
The Booby Traps - Be My Caveman (9 Tr. CD-Single, Off The Hip 2007) FLAC320
Lookout! cuzz headin' your way
in rev-o-phonic sound--it's the Phantom Jets! They're all new, and they're what
are happening now in the Capital City. Coming at you
with a style of beat music borrowing from the wyldest groups of the 60's, but
also incorporating the hi-energy styles of today, the Phantom Jets play songs
reverberating with the sounds of minor-key 60's garage pop, fuzzed-out punkers,
and a bit of reverb-drenched spooky surf thrown into the mix. They are a group
with a single mission....to get people's feet moving with rockin' sounds!
Furthermore, they're out to prove that you don't need amps with 19 rectifiers,
or a drum kit with 20 pieces, and that 2-3 minute songs can get the job done
just as well as any.....and that time spent perfecting a song is time that
could be better used learning a new one...No need to keep your eyes and ears
peeled for the Phantom Jets, they guarantee you'll hear them a-coming! -Source
Germany's
fabulistic Screaming Apple Records present for your delectation ''The
Phantom Jets''... a Sacramento, CA quartet comprising of John, Frank,
Ted and Farfisa-squealer Sarah. If hip-swingin', surf-centred, garage teen-beat
party punk is the thing that readily floats your boat, then you may soon be
under the Jets' spell. The
emphasis is on loudmouth, Jagger-by-Prevost-style hand-on-hip snotty vocals,
dual-packed with reverberating twangs and speed-fueled rhythmic exhortations to
frug the night away like there be no tomorrow. And who knows with these cats
around...to them it wouldn't matter where you be… the supermarket, dentist's
chair, school dining room or better still the parking lot of the local fleapit
drive-in where the kids smoke‘n twist while schlock horror flicks play on a
constant loop. But you
always have to watch your back for deadbeat monsters and teenage zombie-head
losers who lurk in every doorway and around every dark corner followed by
unambiguous trilby-attired spies all of whom are out to do you no good, or at
the very least steal your date right out from under your nose... perhaps
they'll then do unspeakable things. Whoooo-haaa, file under sped-up cartoon
garage punk fun. -Lenny Helsing (Review from "Lost in Tyme issue #5)
Phantom Jets - The Phantom Jets Play The ''Phantom Jet Set'' (Vinyl, Screaming Apple Records 2008) FLAC320
