Black Bug “Television Screen” 7″

From termbo: “I like Black Bug, I really do. For a synth-punk act, hideous creatures I generally revile, they bring enough evil to the genre to make it appealing. If I have to listen to synths, I like them to be nasty. You know me. “Television Screen” steals from the Spits punk playbook (which is hilarious when you think about it), mongotone vox and hell-fi guitar/drum/synth vegomatic rhythm. “Wir Zerlegt” (“We Cut”) brings some thich-as-a-brick organ in for a Krauty goth dancefloor number that gets strangulated at the end. Well done so far, but the B-Side is where it’s at here folks. “Nightstick” is straight horror synth-drone, a la Jonny Carpenter or a Goblin-esque zombie walk soundscape with Stephen Hawking on speak-n-spell spoken word. Chilling and not at all hokey. Score one for Red Lounge with this creeper. Scum stats: 400 on black, 100 on red, nice thick pocket sleeve with black inner and well done parody labels. Even though this guy has released some true stinkers, he really knows how to put out a nice looking product.
