/Primitivism, Organcore, Post-punk, Lo-fi,
DIY, Avant-garde, Experimentalism, Freeformfreakout, Non-music, Outsider music,
Dada music, Covers/
Comment:
these 18 tracks represented on this fabulous miscellany were recorded sometime
in between 1983-1987 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The members of the group
came from the old Rotterdam punk scene, however, the sonic result seems to be
thousands steps further to be trudged with regard to an average exemplar of punk
music. On the other side, their attitude is thoroughly (post)-punk-ish. Sonically
their sound resembles more The Residents, Cromagnon, Big City Orchestra and
other obscure US-based avant-garde groups. As one of the members of the group
Henk Madrotter said they had improvised with all the instruments they could get
their hands on. From toys to Commodore 64 sounds (the legendary music program
thought to produce the so-called tracker/chiptune/8-bit sound). Indeed, the
listener can hear droning toy instruments, cheesy rhythms conjured up from a synthesiser
bought from the second hand shop to produce a simplistic oom-pah sound with
beer drunken singing sometimes (Ochtend
Humeur). Some electronic bleeps sound thoroughly futuristic. For instance, Ik Dank U Allen is an ultramodern stake
on concrete sounds, spaced-out/dark ambient and spoken word drenched sounds. Despite
of its deliberately obvious unrefined intention the project chimes very
contemporary at times – its brass arrangements and droning organs remind of
Beirut and other lo-fi and DIY scene inspired artists frequently (for instance,
listen to Martha which is a wondrous
composition with the assistance of a mandolin and droning organ). By the way,
the whole involves a cover of the Beatles` Helter
Skelter. Woordjes loans Joe
Meek`s the most well-known production. It can be said they were proto-Ariel Pinks
(in truth, an early Ariel Pink was a post-Prutsers). This sonic beast is a mandatory legacy for those
who think music is the most important essence in human being`s life. By the
way, recently Year Zero Records released Prutsers` vol.2.
