And now for a return after a long absence not updating this blog, something out of the left field. The jazz field that is. This was another op-shop find where I was entranced by the hand-scrawled typeface and the anti-Kennett posters in the front cover collage.
Though I assumed this was a sludge metal sojourn based solely on the artwork, what Wall Of Taste involves is an hour of free-jazz and fusion noodlings from a Melbourne (?) three-piece recorded straight to 4-track cassette, focusing on Phil Bywater's sax. If I can dig up more on the political background to this release, I will.
There's sparse information available on this release, aside from a mention in the aforementioned Phil's thesis (available on the UniMelb repository) and this sole upload to SoundCloud.
1. Cross Purposes 5:06
2. Is It Enough? 4:41
3. Compassion 5:07
4. The Curse Of The Flesheaters 4:34
5. If I Was A Spider... 4:04
6. 4000 B.C. Blues 4:38
7. Johnny Opens Up 9:37
8. 4a$ 3:43
9. Schnitzel King 4:43
10. Excerpt From Rampant Sarcophagus 3:53
11. Coherent Drama 3:37
12. Someone Said It's All Been Said. 3:53
13. Legacy 3:12
Wall Of Taste (1995) - Hexfarm
wow. i dig your blog :)
ReplyDeletei look forward to listening to more random excerpts.
i was an active participant in the Melb scene during the mid 90's -> 2000 and all these names are great .
i found the blog purely through searching for Hexfarm, as I played in a band (Donuts Inc) with the bassists brother.
and vaguely remember the actual "wall of taste" which was a feature in their flat.
as the saying goes,
youth is wasted on the young
and in loving memory of all that was,
ReplyDeletehere's one Donuts Inc album, apparently released in 1996.
featuring as bassist, the brother of the Hexfarm bassist
https://archive.org/details/AFistfulOfDoughnuts
Awesome, thanks for linking that!
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