Stark Reality - The BEST funk, jazz, soul, psychedelic, rockish, kids album EVER!!!

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i've only listened to the first 2 or 3 songs so far and already i can tell this album is a monster. funked out rhythms, crazy soloing, weird ass harmony singing (kids songs no less), tripped out keyboards, fuzzy guitars, and what the hell is that, distorted vibes?!?!

reissue of the year fer sure.

makes me almost think the 500$ ebay prices were worth it (almost)

― JasonD (JasonD), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 17:09 (twenty-two years ago)

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― JasonD (JasonD), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 17:27 (twenty-two years ago)

i just keep remembering how quickly i got sick of the poets of rhythm.

― vahid (vahid), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 17:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Rocket Ship off the peanut butter wolf 45s collection was amazing... can't wait to hear this.

― stevie (stevie), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 21:21 (twenty-two years ago)

it's pretty damn great - i was kind of dubious about this at first, only having heard the other music samples (which are the least killa traxxx on the album) and "junkman's song." and then i woke up with "junkman's song" going through my head, downloaded the album and went out and bought it yesterday - just the right blend of funk, rock and jazz for my tastes, and the surrealist kiddy-music quality just pushes it over the top. i can't imagine how many people who saw the WGBH show they recorded this stuff for were permanently damaged by that fuzzed-out vibraphone.

― your null fame (yournullfame), Wednesday, 21 May 2003 10:09 (twenty-two years ago)

this is pretty neat

― James Blount (James Blount), Wednesday, 21 May 2003 14:07 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah, those other music clips are just ok. the first track, 'junkman's song', is so fuckin killer. the disonant chords with the distortion on top just make it so wacked out.

― JasonD (JasonD), Wednesday, 21 May 2003 16:53 (twenty-two years ago)

if you have't already heard it, check out the Grodeck Whipperjenny album. fuzzed out soul, psych, funk, and a lil jazz. kinda reminds me of the Stark Reality.

― JasonD (JasonD), Wednesday, 21 May 2003 17:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Um, has anyone actually listened to tracks 9-12 on this thing? Specifically "Too Much Tenderness". Suffice to sat it's a little, er...hmm.

― dleone (dleone), Friday, 23 May 2003 23:21 (twenty-two years ago)

would you like to expand on that, dleone?

― your null fame (yournullfame), Saturday, 24 May 2003 13:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Much very, very bad singing -- to the point that if you had made some of that stuff available on a compilation entitled "The World's Worst Music", it would become a cult, kitsch fave, and win a truth in advertising award.

― dleone (dleone), Saturday, 24 May 2003 22:04 (twenty-two years ago)

six years pass...

RIP monty stark.

http://fleamarketfunk.com/2009/12/02/rip-monty-stark/

― her appendix were out (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 2 December 2009 15:58 (sixteen years ago)

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