Lipchitz CD
15 gems from the inventor of Folk 'n' Roll.
Lipchitz is the first full-length release from The John Huss Moderate Combo & is undoubtedly their finest. John Huss, singer-songwriter-guitarist, drummer J. Niimi (Ashtray Boy), & bassis [+]Lipchitz CD
15 gems from the inventor of Folk 'n' Roll.
Lipchitz is the first full-length release from The John Huss Moderate Combo & is undoubtedly their finest. John Huss, singer-songwriter-guitarist, drummer J. Niimi (Ashtray Boy), & bassist John Greenfield (Slink Moss, John Greenfield's Rock Band) teamed up with Boston producer Pete Weiss to produce a spectacularly varied pop album centered around Huss' cross-eyed lyrical vision. The 15 tracks on this album were recorded at Lair in Chicago & at Zippah in Boston. Guest musicians here include:
Saxophonist John Upturch of the legendary (but sadly defunct) Coctails,
Violinist Susan Voelz (Poi Dog Pondering, John Cougar Mellencamp),
Brassman Dave Max Crawford (Poi Dog Pondering),
Morphine saxophonist Dana Colley &
Boston's patron saint of rock & roll Charlie Chesterman (ex-Scruffy the Cat).
Following the release of this album were some circumstances & events that helped raise the profile of the band & the album:
*"Lipchitz" was named the #1 local album of 1998 by Chicago radio station WXRT-FM.
*"You're So Basic" appeared on Local 101, a compilation cd put out by Chicago's alternative station Q101, featuring cuts from Liz Phair, Pulsars, Wilco, Local H, & other Chicago bands.
*"Go", "Tire Tool", & "Use Your Head" grace the soundtrack to SXSW buzz film "Use Your Head" http://www.offrampfilms.com/useyourhead/.
*The band was the subject of a half-hour feature on National Public Radio's nationally syndicated Anthem program, recorded at the NPR studios in Washington, DC during their 1999 East Coast Tour. http://www.npr.org/programs/anthem/thisweek/1999/990710.html
*Moderate Combo drummer/guitarist J. Niimi has recently published a monograph on the seminal REM album "Murmur" (Continuum, 2005).
*J. Niimi was recently interviewed by the Chicago Reader: http://www.chicagoreader.com/pdf/051111/051111_records.pdf
*John Huss' article "Monty Python and David Hume on Religion" appears in the forthcoming "Monty Python and Philosophy" (ed. Gary Hardcastle and George Reisch; Open Court, 2005).
PRESS:
COLE PORTER + THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS = JOHN HUSS?
by MikeH, iTunes
OK, so it might sound far-fetched that anyone could write as cleverly as Cole Porter, but I submit
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