Track: Gary Wrong - Pollen Christ
By Zach Braun
Total Punk, an offshoot of the always interesting Florida’s Dying label, kicked off its existence last year with a stellar Personal and the Pizzas 45 and a simple vision: 7” singles from the cream of today’s garage punk scene with DIY-as-hell hand-stamped covers that hearken back to the Killed By Death era or the 90s heyday of Rip Off Records, depending on your frame of reference.
The first Total Punk release of 2012 comes from Gary Wrong, last seen plying his trade under the name Captain Beyonce with Hawkwind-inspired Alabama psych monsters Wizzard Sleeve. The A-side of Total Punk #05 is entitled “Pollen Christ”, and it turns away from the sprawling proto-punk jams of the Sleeve, tappping into a a tighter, nervier sound that recalls the scuzzy new-wave basement punk vibe of GG King’s Esoteric Lore LP. It’s all a blur of effects-laden vocals, crackling fuzz, and an insistent disco beat, and do I hear a touch of prime 80s Butthole Surfers in there? Good stuff. On the flip is a cover of Memphis garage rock super group Bad Times’ 2001 track “Streets Of Iron”, which adds woozy synth textures to the primal orginal. Stream both tracks below and head on over to Total Punk to grab the 7”.
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