Smegma, “Mirage” (Important, 2010)
Approaching their 40th (!) year of bandhood, L.A.’s multiple-members-play-whatever’s-around rock/improv weirdos (actually in Portland for a while) send another sonic missive to the world.
1 and 3 are chaotic and rocking, excellent as you might expect.
4/4/11

Smegma, “Nattering Naybobs of Negativity” (Harbinger Sound [undated]; originally released 1987, 1988)
Unclassifiable LA-to-Portland noise/improv collective, active since the early 70’s. These recordings feature some excellent examples of their tape-manipulations, along with queasy sonic-bad-trip spew in a variety of textures.
Try 1, 6, 7, 8, 11.
2/14/13