CD Amphetamine Reptile/ Cargo Release date: 09/Sep/1994
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2098703537
Details / Tracklist:
01. "Cow Island" 02. "Pussy Is A Monarchy" 03. "Orphan's Tragedy" 04. "Allergic To Myself" 05. "Unrefixed" 06. "The Bucket" 07. "Pickled Garbage Soup" 08. "I'm Both" 09. "Witch Hunt" 10. "Taxi" 11. "Baby Love" 12. "My Bob" 13. "Shot Down" 14. "Smell Shelf"
Description:
Seventh album from the icons of AmRep, The Cows! Recorded "somewhere in France," this one finds The Cows honing their signature sound and elevating their songwriting. A queasy ship ride of filth and fury.
Alternate catalog number on the front of the CD is amrep 08335-2
Engineered & produced at Black Box Studio, somewhere in France.
"Orphans Tragedy" is a CD by the American noise-rock band Cows, released through the influential underground label Amphetamine Reptile in cooperation with Cargo. On this album, Cows fuse abrasive noise rock, punk energy and a twisted sense of melody into a raw, confrontational listening experience. Gnarled guitar riffs, heavily distorted bass and fiercely unhinged vocals collide in songs that feel both chaotic and tightly controlled, with rhythms that lurch, pound and suddenly snap into hypnotic grooves. The record captures the band's idiosyncratic balance of ugliness and catchiness: feedback-drenched soundscapes, sarcastic lyrics and a wild, almost unhinged performance style that made them a cult favorite of the 1990s American underground. "Orphans Tragedy" stands as a vivid document of the band's intensity, ideal for listeners who appreciate noise rock, post-punk and the more experimental fringes of alternative rock.
Cows were one of the key bands of the American noise-rock scene associated with Amphetamine Reptile Records. Known for their raucous live shows, caustic humor and a string of uncompromising albums throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, they helped define a sound that influenced later generations of underground and alternative bands. Their discography on AmRep earned them a lasting reputation among fans of abrasive, left-field rock, and "Orphans Tragedy" is frequently cited as part of their essential body of work.
The CD edition offers the album in its full, uncompressed power, preserving the dense production, dynamic volume shifts and gritty textures that are central to the music. It is an ideal format for collectors of 1990s noise rock and for anyone looking to (re)discover a band that pushed guitar music to its noisy limits.
Amphetamine Reptile, working here with Cargo, is an independent label renowned for its pioneering role in noise rock and related underground guitar music. Active especially in the late 1980s and 1990s, AmRep became synonymous with fiercely independent, artist-driven releases by bands that challenged the mainstream. Its catalog helped shape the aesthetic of aggressive, experimental rock, and records like "Orphans Tragedy" capture that legacy. Cargo, known for distribution and releases in the alternative and independent sector, supported the international reach of such albums, bringing AmRep's distinctive sound to a broader audience of adventurous listeners.
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