It's feeling like a pretty random week, so here's one of the most unusual and adventurous records in my archive. Truthfully, I bought this on a whim based on the spiffy sleeve art. 3 Teens Kill 4 were a highly avant, co-ed contingent of audio manipulators
from New York, all bearing roots in the fabled East Village arts
community. Steeped in art-damaged post-punk, The Teens served a tossed salad
of funked up rhythms, chanted vox, minimalist synths, samples, sound byte collages and
even some occasional proto-hip hop tactics...albeit these traits rarely surfaced in unison. I've seen references online that lump this quintet with the no-wavers and such, but frankly 3 Teens were too sophisticated and overwhelming for that tricky gaggle o' geese, not to mention subversive. An apt case in point is a bizarre re-rendering of the Chaka Kahn and Rufus classic, "Tell Me Something Good," which is interspersed with news clips concerning the 1981 assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan. Surprisingly, there's a healthy amount of detail to be had on 3 Teens Kill 4 online, including a Wiki article (linked above), a Facebook hovel, and this. Member David Wojnarowicz, who became a relatively renown artist in his own right, passed away in 1992.01. Hold Up
02. Tell Me Something Good
03. 5/4
04. Crime Drama
05. Hut/Bean Song
06. Hunger
This has been reissued and expanded. Go here.
4 comments:
From the description seems like nothing I would like, but it's on the d/l as I write. Plus agreed on the good cover art!
It's make me feel like it was all worth it when I read blogs like this. Thanks for the compliments.
Jesse Hultberg - member of 3 Teens Kill 4 no motive.
You're welcome Jesse. Thanks for checking in.
Newsflash - the vinyl album has been remastered and reissued on Dark Entries Records
with 3 songs that have never seen the potatoes in our ears :-)
You can get it here (sorry in advance if this is not allowed)
http://www.darkentriesrecords.com/store/vinyl/3-teens-kill-4-no-motive-lp/#tab-description
xox
Jesse Hultberg
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