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Abattoir Buggery
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What do they sound like? Well, they’re either a two-bit version of They Might Be Giants, a less-than-bizarro imitation of Ween, the ghosts of Rodgers & Hammerstein, or merely the best freakin’ band to ever kick its way out of East Flushing, N.Y., sucka!
Regardless, they are pretty damn funny (regardless of what you think).
The band was born in late 1995. For some unknown but perfectly logical reason, Ian and Chris decided it was high time to blow wads of cash on really cool stuff, such as a Chapman Stick, some Korg processors, and even a ukulele.
But the madness didn’t stop there.
Oh, no, the band members continued scrounging up an impressive arsenal of noise.
Thanks to Ab’s manager, Herr Doktor, the band was able to outfit itself with a swanky set of used drums — free. Yes, gratis, baby! The story:
An associate of Herr Doktor, a generous dude named Joe Hayden, was planning to procure for himself a new set of drums, but he needed to dispose of the set that was currently taking up space in his basement. Being the no-hassle, non-haggling type (we assume), Joe had no interest in traipsing on down to the local Sam Ash for some sort of “trade-in.”
And why is that? Because Sam Ash sucks big floppy donkey dick. But that’s another story.
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Anyway, Herr Doktor entered the picture and promptly swooped down on Joe’s predicament and voila! Ab is outfitted with a complimentary drumset. How cool is that?
As for the rest of Ab’s loot, it includes such instruments as analog synths, various percussion elements, and Ian’s age-old saxophone. Not to mention a lovely Korg N1 synth, amps of varied vintages and makes, a bunch of microphones and recording equipment, and plenty of cassette tapes — most of which are chock full of the band’s patented, disjointed sound.