Coochie Brake

This is a rather unusual new release from The Residents. To be honest, I didn't buy it immediately as I usually do with their new albums, due to the fact that all the vocals are in Spanish! But, I do have literally all their other albums dating back to 1974, so I wanted it for my Residents collection. I was pleasantly surprised when I heard it. This is powerful and heavy, deep and dark, just what they have been lacking for some years now. They were getting to be something of a pastiche of themselves in my opinion and seemed to be running out of ideas. So why such a shift to great Residents music again? I have a theory! I think that we have a new Resident on board. Some young Spanish guy perhaps? What ever there is a definite new influence. They have done this before with musicians such as Molly Harvey, so they are prepared to collaborate. There is no translated lyric booklet, so I haven't a clue what "Carlos" is singing about, but never the less, it all sounds superb. I keep playing this album over and over, which I haven't done with a Residents release since........maybe "Freakshow". If you are a Residents fan you have to get this. Trust me, I know....

A dark, humid, rainy night and along comes a southern US musical novella whispered in spanish by Mr Skull, backed to great effect by our Eyeball buddies. Highly recommended

The Residents have been using spoken narrative as their main medium for the last few years, and the music they have been producing as a bed for these narratives has sometimes been thin and uninspired.Whether "Coochie Brake" features the Residents themselves or instead is the work of a group of young Hispanic musicians that the Residents have taken under their wing as they have done with other musicians over the years, the resulting CD, "Coochie Brake" has turned out to be weak, largely ambient music mixed with nature sounds, with a narration in Mexican Spanish which will be lost on anyone who doesn't speak the language.I've loved the music of the Residents since the mid-70s and know that their restless love of change and originality sometimes leads them to make mis-steps like "Coochie Brake".I've no doubt they'll come up with something stunning soon, they always do. But this isn't it.Buy this if you are a residents completist. If instead you are someone wanting to make acquaintance with the Residents for the first time, begin with their more accessible CDs, such as "Duck Stab/Buster and Glen"Duck Stab/Buster And Glen, "Freakshow"Freak Show (Bonus Dvd) (Reis), "Demons Dance Alone"Demons Dance Alone, or the aptly-named "Commercial Album"Commercial Album.

Toll,Toll,Toll,- Rez hier in Höchstform,- Eine gute Geschichte um Kinder in Luisiana,- atmende Felsen hören können und die später Vertonen.Typisch Residents / halftime BPM schrille Git. and Voices in Espanol ica. Selbst für ungeübte Ohren ein Schmaus. Kaufen, Haben, Fabrica.mfg jack

I have been a fan of the Residents (aka 'Sonidos de la Noche') for over 3 decades now and as I listened to this latest release, the more I thought how much/far the collective has evolved - as well as the territory they have explored. This by no means devalues anything they have done to date, but for me.... and for some strange reason I find Coochie Break an incredibly compelling work - rivaling "Third Reich and Roll" and "Eskimo" - especially with regard to production.Rich, sometimes dense atmospheric percussive soundscapes, searing guitar work, spoken text (mostly in Spanish and sometimes buried in the mix) with industrial accents, mesh together to form one unified work of sonic poetry. Similar to 'The Voice of Midnight,' the bulk of the vocals are not performed by the usual Residents' suspect. Instead "N. Cook' and M. Villalobos' make their appearance. That choice lends a ghostly quality to the narrative - mind you, however: there is no linear story, or story-telling here. Overall, what is spoken does not dominate the music.Though I would not classify Coochie Break a 'tone poem' in the traditional sense, I would definitely say that it does communicate and evoke an attitude about imagination and reality. It is an odd juxtaposition between what one hears and the 'story' that accompanies the recording: Coochie Break being a place in Louisiana the pre-Residents hung out as youngsters.There is mystery here, as well as "...Memories of misty fog, dark shapes and the unexplained sounds of Choochie Break."A treat for your ears... and imagination

The use of the mysterious Spanish male speaking voice is unique and sets up an unsettling creepy tone from the beginning. However, through over-use it seems to subtract from the overall impact. Residents fans will like this, but for me personally, I much prefer The Ughs! as an alternative recent option from the boys. I've written my review on that one too.

good though, as usual. Somewhat of a departure from their latest stream of depictions of dysfunctionality. But don't worry, not too much of a departure.

was bought as a present for some one and they loved it, would recommend buying it for any residents fan.