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Headless Fowl

by Big John Bates

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    For an early taste of the Noirchestra, Big John Bates brings you Headless Fowl, so dark they call their sound Americana Noir.

    Breeding chamber punk with the Americana Bates is famous for this EP adds to the impact with rustic lyrics and soulful vocals. Part of the Battered Bones sessions, it was produced by Robert Ferbrache (16 Horsepower, Woven Hand, Slim Cessna) and portrays the sweeping intensity and dark feel that comes from the depths of Denver's Absinthe Studios.

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Americana-UK Review: Vancouver-based Big John Bates’ seems to have more in common with a slasher movie than with the Old Weird Southern Gothic we know and love – these aren’t ghosts and vampires plodding around the swamps, but something pretty gruesome. Probably with a machete. A big machete.

Setting the tone is the instrumental opener “Amerkin” … it moves from mournful bass with subdued drums and spectral guitar to a powerhouse of railroad drumming and blood curdling yells. Musically it’s a blend of Jack White style blues, Calliope organ, thumping drums and banshee wails. It’s hypnotic and intriguing but be careful – the left hand may be beckoning – but the hand hidden behind the back is holding that knife, Jack.

It may only last a whisker over eighteen minutes but they are eighteen unforgettable minutes – raw and knowing and powerful and half-joking – and all worth hearing.

credits

released February 25, 2012

Upright Bass, Cello & Voice by Brandy Bones
Guitars, Dobros & Voice by Big John Bates
Percussion by Timothy Hagberg

Mixed and Mastered by Robert Ferbrache
Recorded by Todd Simko

Cover Art: Brandy Bones
Back cover photo: Voodoo Bill
Piano & Accordion: Glen "Cobra" Wilson
Other instruments: Todd Simko

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Big John Bates Vancouver, British Columbia

Psychobilly, Garage Rock and Punk Blues are a few of the labels that have been attached to Big John Bates. John began his career as co-founder of Canadian thrash metal legends Annihilator and never stopped. Coming out of second-wave psychobilly scene BJB carved out a rep in Europe and across North America with a big Gretsch, a gruff baritone and an infamous live show. ... more

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