Shall we continue with the September vinyl? Why does this record, from a band almost unknown in France outside of the small stoner community, deserve our attention? We've been following them for a while, at the Wax Buyers Club. One of the first records offered in the subscribers' shop was their EP "The Wolf is rising". A small transparent vinyl very well pressed and whose sound already promises to be strong. I invite you to listen to Car Crash, and their cover of "A Man of Constant Sorrow".
They released shortly after Me and The Devil, which you won't find on Spotify or Deezer. They had signed at the time with a small digital label, since closed, and the group is having difficulties with their digital rights to put the album on streaming sites.
This was our second collaboration with them, for a ROTM that had worked well. There are 3 versions of this vinyl: black, green and gray. The colored versions were for our subscribers, distributed randomly.
The group were still called "The Texas Chainsaw Dust Lovers" (in hommage to the film by Tobe Hooper). Not very smart the name, because difficult to remember and not easy to pronounce for a French.
But the group is making its way, and we find it 2 years ago with a high quality concept album "Film Noir". They will be performing at the Hellfest Festival.
Film Noir is released on vinyl record, in 2 different versions. I'm lucky to have 2 copies of the Die-Cut version, made by Knives-Out Records. One of the most beautiful records in my collection.
The sound of the band changes little by little, with an unchanged line-up.
And since I'm talking about the sound of the band, it's time to talk about their drummer and sound engineer, Christophe Hogommat. In my opinion, the guy is a genius. He notably recorded the Wizard Must Die album (he's also on drums), and it sounds like the grown-ups. He's maneuvering on each of the Dust Lovers' albums, making the recordings in his house in the west of France, and the result is absolutely excellent in my opinion.
A little over a year ago, Christophe sent me the recordings of Fangs. New line up (change of bass player and addition of keyboards) and another evolution in sound / style. There is a bit of CRAMPS there, a sound that is sometimes quite 80's (thanks to the keyboards) which can remind you of Depeche Mode and Taxi Girl and above all you never get bored.
It is exactly and absolutely because we want to put some light on these albums and this kind of band that the Wax Buyers Club exists.
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