from the LP The Power of Pussy, Shimmy Disc Records, 1990Welcome to the beautiful and deranged world of Bongwater, consisting of vocalist/poet Ann Magnuson and the notorious (Mark) Kramer, founder of Shimmy Disc records label, lauded as a musical genius & loathed as a greedy vampire; Ms Magnuson famously went on to sue Kramer after the duo split up, ultimately causing the collapse of Shimmy Disc in the process. This lilting, if not disturbing, song is fairly emblematic of Bongwater’s modus operandi: tape loops and odd sound effects, stoned instrumentation care of Kramer, all topped with the surreal existential prose/ramblings of Ann, “…me and the big fat lead singer from Canned Heat finish up an afternoon of incredibly hot sex---boy, does he have a big one…joining us for late afternoon tea and a 4-way is my old next-door neighbor Jimbo, and his wife, who is a chicken…I can't help but wonder how Jimbo and his wife had their baby, who had been sleeping next to us, but had since fallen onto the floor…she must be able to change forms back & forth…and what about chicken pussy, is it enticing, I mean, what's the story?” !
