Butter 08
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The group is comprised of members of the band Cibo Matto, and other groups less familiar to me. As far as I know, they only released one album.


tek's rating:

Butter
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This was released in 1996. It comes in a digisleeve instead of a jewel case.

1. "9MM": This is largely shouty and I can't make out the lyrics, but it's cool.

2. "Shut Up": This is mostly muffled and I can't make out the lyrics, but it reminds me of something Red Hot Chili Peppers would do. It's not bad.

3. "Butter of 69": This is the reason I bought the album, since I had seen the music video on TV. (Well, that, and because I was a fan of Cibo Matto.) It's mostly rather mellow and I like it a lot. I like the louder parts, too. It's no less weird than the rest of the album, but it's more listenable. I'd rate it higher than the album as a whole, like probably four smileys.

4. "Dick Serious": This is another shouty song that I can't make out, but it's not bad.

5. "How Do I Relax": This is kinda trippy, and I'd say it has a '60s drug culture vibe.

6. "It's the Rage": Another shouty one that I mostly can't make out, but it's not bad. Very punk.

7. "Mono Lisa": This is the longest track (4:56), and the lyrics are just the title repeated over and over. It's another one I'd call trippy, but in a different way than before. And the music gets louder toward the end.

8. "What Are You Wearing": This one's kinda funky.

9. "Sex Symbol": I have no idea what to say about this.

10. "Degobrah": Shouty and mostly hard to make out.

11. "Hard to Hold": This is more mellow than most of the songs, but not as much as "Butter of 69". And it gets louder toward the end. I like it.

12. "Butterfucker": This might be the weirdest track on the album. But it's not bad.

So yeah, a lot of the songs are shouty and/or screechy and hard (or impossible) to make out the lyrics, but I enjoy all of them anyway. I'm glad to own the album, mostly for "Butter of 69", but it's all good if you're in the right frame of mind to appreciate the weirdness of it all.


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