Fuckshitupism deluxe.
RUDIMENTARY PENI- No more Pain 12″EP (Southern Records, UK, 2008)
Finally, the wait is over. RUDIMENTARY PENI, quickly approaching towards the band’s 30st anniversary, finally unleash “No more Pain”.
As you know, this is the band’s third phase, so to speak. From the first selftitled EP to “Death Church”, from “Cacaphony” to “Pope Adrian 37th” and from “Echoes of Anguish” until “No more Pain”, the PENIS never failed to leave me breathless. To me, it’s a total mystery how they managed to maintain yet adapt their sound at the same time. Outmost aggressive, yet hermetically focused on a twisted concept of three chords aggression, RUDIMENTARY PENI are one of the outstanding groups of extreme music. In retrospective, all the band’s efforts (with the exception maybe of “Pope Adrian 37th” which was as daring as it failed) are rigid, (auto-) aggressive, claustrophobic, hopeless and totally unique. When the third phase began with “Echoes of Anguish”, I was so extremely excited that the band carried on its course – and “The Underclass” and “Archaic”, the follow-ups, are maybe the most exciting Hardcore-Punk releases ever since the decline of the genre in the 80s.
So what about “No more Pain”, is it as shattering as “Archaic”? I’m afraid it is not. But the good news are: It’s only because of two songs that the latest PENI fails to match the artistic wholeness of its bygone days. 2 of the 9 songs totally fall out of the band’s scheme. “Doodle Bug Baby” sounds a bit goofy and “Pachelbel’s Canon in E” is the first cover version RUDI PENI ever released. Not that I had know this baroque organist and composer prior to this, but he seems to have invented a particular harmony that contemporary Pop music often relies on and is quite poular among them Baroque guys (you know, the movement in the 17 centuries that invented the Heavy Metal wigs). Well, whatever – I never heard the original composition, but I heard the song on “No more Pain” and although it seems like the band is rather ironically playing around with it, it still breaks the hermeticism that I found most peculiar and important about RUDIMENTARY PENI.
Still, when you compare this to other contemporary bands, this is a great and pretty dark release. The A-Side offers you the same relentless, merciless RUDI PENI mayhem you learned to love, whereas the B-Side has 2 songs that I find unneccesary. The production is thick and massive as always though not quite as crisp as on “Archaic”. A great kaputt and sickly sweet release, accompanied as always by the primitivistic art of Nick Blinko (poster insert included). Buy it from the label directly or get it from your local distributor. And if you act quick, there’s a clear vinyl mailorder edition available still.
Here are two vinyl rips for you. The first one is what I love, the second is one of the two tracks that I could do without.
Admin wrote:
Oh yes: I’d love to hear dp’s opinion on this. After all, he’s the master debater and cunning linguist!
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Posted on 05-Jun-08 at 7:19 am | Permalink
justin wrote:
I liked both tunes Erich. The second one is different but still made me want to jump around. Thanx for the taste, no to actually find it. I still like the oldest RP stuff the best, if for no other reason, because the lyrics were more intricate and involved. Then again I haven’t run across anything by these guys I didn’t like.
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Posted on 05-Jun-08 at 2:54 pm | Permalink
Jay Thurston wrote:
Nothing nicer than a good dose of R.P…Nicks artwork still intrigues me. Thanks, Erich
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Posted on 05-Jun-08 at 6:16 pm | Permalink
fernando wrote:
I can’t believe you didn’t know Pachelbel’s Canon. It’s such a megahit that’s heard everywhere. If you seen Herzog’s “Jeder für sich und Gott gegen Alle” (the movie about Kaspar Hauser), it starts precisely with this immortal tune.
Yes Leibniz and Newton and the lot of them were wigged heavy metal freaks.
On a side note, I always read Nietzsche exactly how Deleuze says, tho I never read that quote before. It must be the 1st time I like something from Gilles…, ugh, maybe I should read that book about the moustached man from Weimar
Peace & love; viele Bussis
PS And I love the post-83 RP too, they’re great!
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Posted on 06-Jun-08 at 5:37 am | Permalink
Tony wrote:
well yeah, tho’ it’s yesterdays old news, yawn yamn, so what’s next? the latest WB2D CD? Ha ha HA!
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Posted on 06-Jun-08 at 5:46 am | Permalink
Admin wrote:
I heard in the mean time, Fernando (it’s on youtube). Now I know that I heard it before. It’s a nice tune, I can picture myself walking through the gardens of Sans-Souci and touching big wigged ladies nastily when playing it. Sweet!
I’m having a total Nietzsche blast since a couple of weeks, re-reading (–> Derrida) most of his works in the lights of years of Foucault studies. Weird, all of a sudden, I see Nietzsche in a new light
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Posted on 06-Jun-08 at 5:50 am | Permalink
Admin wrote:
What is WB2D, Tony? And for today’s news – I’ll leave that to you hippies.
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Posted on 06-Jun-08 at 5:52 am | Permalink
Brian wrote:
Rudi can do no wrong. EVER…Thanks for the taste. in the US pachebel is usually played at funerals. I know this cause I hear it every time i go to one its getting very depressing. I have no Idea what you college educated bastards are talking about quit deciphering and LISTEN…
@ Justin.” Emmanuel Kant was a real pissant, Just as sloshed as Shlagel.” Thanks for noticing.
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Posted on 06-Jun-08 at 9:06 pm | Permalink
Brian wrote:
One more thing….admin, thanks for the reminder……fuck a bunch of smelly hippies.
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Posted on 06-Jun-08 at 9:08 pm | Permalink
Tony wrote:
Moahahahah, precisely my point.
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Posted on 07-Jun-08 at 11:08 am | Permalink
mbgifford wrote:
Thanks for the sneak peek. I will find this and buy it.
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Posted on 08-Jun-08 at 12:10 pm | Permalink
hdvns wrote:
Thanks for the preview. Both tracks are ok, frantic! But the 1st has better vox. I’ve always had a soft spot in my brain for the penis. The early stuff is so deliciously demented and the sleeves are eye-catching to say the least. Now to find a vinyl copy in the usa…
Cheers!
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Posted on 08-Jun-08 at 3:29 pm | Permalink
Pogel wrote:
What’s not to like about the second track? Rudimentary Peni are my favourite band ever. They make you thnk and investigate areas that you have never hear of. How many have now read H.P. Lovecraft? I had never heard of him till RP.
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Posted on 09-Jun-08 at 8:17 am | Permalink
SwePete wrote:
I will not say that they have lost it. RP have always held a very high standard with the exception of Pope Adrian. So you could say that one have been spoiled rotten. This is not their best effort though but I like it, even the Doodle bit, maybe because it´s so uncharacteristic for them. Great song while you´re driving. I was a tad disappointed by the art, though.
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Posted on 11-Jun-08 at 4:46 pm | Permalink
Peter - KBD Records wrote:
The first track delivers the high standard I’ve came to expect from RP. The second track made me fall asleep. The song is just too simple. Nothing wrong with that but it’s even generic. And not delivered with enthusiasm.
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Posted on 12-Jun-08 at 1:11 am | Permalink
STiG(NZ) wrote:
I love RP, always insane, always RP and nothing else. I love the Bass Guitar tones. Cheers for this I’m now off to Southern to buy this. Cheers.
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Posted on 18-Jun-08 at 4:35 pm | Permalink
JJ wrote:
This ep is flat out killer. The recording is so much better than the other “third phase” ep’s. While Archaic is good, this is better to and for my ears. Great cover song idea, and cover art too.
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Posted on 07-Nov-09 at 7:16 pm | Permalink