Bat Guano seemed to be out to annoy people with this week’s SwaG!. From The Reverend Fred Lane to Negativland -- just awful sounds.
Why doesn't he just play good music? Like, he plays Negativland’s “Piece a Pie” from No Business. It goes on forever, and always -- always! -- makes some poor person call. “Is this about over?” they say, a mixture of pleading and anger in their voice. And then the piece ends right there. It’s designed to take people to their breaking point.
Oh, there are some good tunes here. Exotic sounds that feel like a cool breeze on your eardrum. Some rock and roll, and hep jazz. Kids dig it, solid, Jack.
Bonus Cut! The Negativland video of the song Mr. Guano would like to play but can’t because of all the swears, “Gimme The Mermaid”: