dreampipe
"Nursery Fruit History"(OE004)
1. the graverobber
2. the belgian flu
3. the chorus song ---Click on MP3
4. east of pizza
recorded in Twin Rivers, NJ 1992ish
steve zimmerman - guitars
ben chatrer - drums
now how about some reviews!
Dreampipe(MP3’s) Strange, lo-fi Psychedelia turns out abstract, alinear instrumental formlessness. Frank Zappa in a junkyard. Marc K.
(Listen.com)
Dreampipe - Nursery Fruit History—-Starts off with some improvisational clanging which I can't see the point of, but this then turns
into a psychadelic-tinged, noisy and quite strange instrumental with hints of Warser Gate. Up next is another noisy, psych-tinged thing,
but it doesn't make me think of Warser Gate. This then goes even more psychadelic, with hints of Tadpoles, and is quite experimental
in places. Next track is warped, but surprisingly melodic, and a lot shorter than the previous two tracks. Sounds like 50's rock'n'roll
and (I think) salsa, but all wobbly and weird. Next one has grinding noise, thumping drums and more wobbly effects. I kinda like bits
of this but the tracks do go on for a bit too long sometimes, with too much repetition, and I'd prefer to hear some vocals.—Kim
Harten(Aquamarine)
Dreampipe - "Nursery Fruit History" EP ———Interesting (and at first, very mysterious) acquisition here. This is a four-song EP that
was recorded in 1992, but that's all the information given in the liner notes. I had to check Orange Entropy's web-site to find out who the
players are. Steve Zimmerman is the guitarist, Ben Chatrer is the drummer, and apparently this EP is all that's been released. The music
is basically live, improvised and psychedelically-charged echoed/phased guitar explorations, which on the first two tracks is almost
constantly shifting.....The first track "The Graverobber" starts off rather comically as a surprise visit by a psychotic rock band at the door
of some unsuspecting resident. The two entities exchange words and brief musical phrases briefly before the music takes over, though
continuing in a strange start-stop mode, vacillating between guitar-drum blasts and silence, rarely reaching a groove or beat. The same
approach is present on "The Belgian Flu", which runs a whole 12 minutes. It kicks in with the complete echo-guitar and drums, for a
while making you think it's gonna be a regular tune, but gradually they head back into start-and-stop mode, perhaps for a bit too long,
before reprising back to the original riff at the very end. At times this approach can get a little tedious, though the guitar phrases do for
the most part remain interesting and inventive, aided by constant utilization of the echo effects......The other two tracks (let's call 'em
"ditties"), both rather brief, display a more accessible side of the EP. There is still the improvised guitar-and-drum playfulness but in the
context of more succinct songwriting. "The Chorus Song" is especially enjoyable with its loopy, seasick guitar riffing. "East of Pizza"
starts with cool noise-guitar and a driving military-march beat before getting into some killer slide-guitar and feed-back, backed by a
fun, frantic polka-type (?) beat. These two tunes were immediately enjoyable, but the first two are worth giving repeated listens. Finally,
I should mention that the sound-quality is of a demo standard, though this shouldn't detract from your enjoyment quotient. --Chuck
Rosenberg (Aural Innovations 2001)
DREAMPIPE - NURSERY FRUIT HISTORY
US based outfit Dreampipe have a great 4 track ep that's verging on the mini album status. There's
4 songs on this release, featuring some truly interesting music that's not really comparable to
anything else around at the moment that comes easily to mind, save perhaps for the rather
amazing early stuff from Love & Rockets.
Entirely instrumental, the ep features some superb sparse soundscapes & a real 'wide' space
sort of feel throughout. The opener "The Graverobber" plus closer "East Of Pizza" are both
fascinating, but the extraordinary effects behind the epic second track "The Belgian Flu"
are outstanding, though suffering from a minor over production on the percussion front.
Some great music here that needs your attention.(hEARD Magazine, Australia)
Some bands try to be so eclectic that they lose all meaning of the word MUSIC. Dreampipe not only lost the meaning, but have totally
abolished it from their vocabulary. Except for a few good sound effects and some slightly promising guitar work, 'NURSERY FRUIT
HISTORY' is not one to bring home to mom."
-peter (Flick Music)
Dreampipe (Nursery Fruit History) I really liked the Dreampipe cd you send me. Track number 2 on the cd was just marvellous/the
music made it's way under my skin and reached for my bones.(Joost Hegle, Norway)
Dreampipe – NURSERY FRUIT HISTORY: Don’t know why, but this strange improvisation CD (with drums a bit too heavy) takes
me back to the earliest listens to DimThingShine. Not hard to imagine wot kinda’ pipe these dreams wuz’ comin’ from! No doubt that
it’s home-produced, & not a question that the musicians (whoever they were, Steve Zimmerman’s the only one listed) were having a
grand time doing it. The guitar(s?) & drums are the better sounds… synth seems to be rovin’ ‘round in there (somewhere) too, but it
didn’t have enough of a “voice” to be recognized. No liner notes, no bio… Steve said they were “extremely poor”. Taste of thrash,
nothing that stands way out in the experimental zone, pretty much “basement” orientation. Good enuff, & plenty of high-energy, but not
for the uninitiated!
Rotcod Zzaj, aka Dick Metcalf
Perpetrator & Instigator, Zzaj Productions
5806 B Armour Drive
Lacey, WA 98513
http://home.attbi.com/~rotcod/
rzzaj@attbi.com
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