Blunt, ramshackle, getting-earlier-every-day music from the No-Neck Blues Band, the likes of which flipped my wig back before I needed one and elicits memories of a NNCK gig at an unused storefront in Brooklyn, struggling to locate the venue via a nearly illegible handbill, the subsequent howling mass of sound, cymbals flying everywhere, the angry neighbor pushing through the door only to be confronted by this chaotic scene, the police arriving just as the set had concluded, and trying to figure out how to reply to the guy who came along to the gig in a vain attempt to court a friend of mine, who implored to me in a befuddled and somewhat angry tone, “What do you like about this????”

“LP soundtrack for the upcoming NNCK movie of the same name, directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer. This album presents recordings from the first NNCK rehearsal space at 195 Chrystie St. NYC in the years 1995-97. Two pieces were recorded for Harmony Korine’s Gummo soundtrack but never released. Others are quintessential NNCK moments, including the first session joined by Butoh princess Michiko Takahachi, who instantly became a permanent member. The closing of the 195 Chrystie St. studio in 1997 marked the end of NNCK downtown as they set their sites for Harlem. This soundtrack and the upcoming film (trailer here: http://www.adamegyptmortimer.com/nnck/nnck_trailer_lores.mov ) closely document this transitional period.” – Dave Nuss / No-Neck