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1. UNDER THE MARBLE FAUN
ALMOST A GOD
3. THE WALNUT TREE
4. A POISON TREE
5. LEYENDA NEGRA
6. HAIL
7. SADDIE SMILE
8. ALL WINTER LONG

 

 

 

 

MOVIE STAR JUNKIES

 

album title: "a poison tree

LP: VR1263  

ean-code: 7640111769811

CD: VRCD63  

EAN-CODE: 7640111769767


I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:  I told it not, my wrath did grow.

ENGLISH
Tales of ordinary madness, dirty love, illness and sorrow continues and brings us down to the deepest and darkest side of Rock n Roll. Voodoo Rhythm Records is proud to announce the brand new 2nd album of Italians greatest blues punk combo, the MOVIE STAR JUNKIES. The opus is called “A POISON TREE” and its an intense and devilish journey through timeless and sinister murder ballads. Noisy and gloomy tunes, some altered visions from the holy inquisition to WILLIAM BLAKE.
We don’t talking about his “Songs of Innocence”, Its industrial, its rock n roll marching music from the 14THcentury creating claustrophobic sounds …To understand it you have to have an appreciation for the dark side of life...
The energy and anger of that strange and familiar sound appears not just by the length of their songs. Two minutes wasn’t enough to create this absorbing music and it starts with frantic surf guitars and a marching drum beat attended by that incredible angry and self destructive vocalist who sings about getting buried under a tree, and that tree burns thru the hole record until it changes in to the amazing “a Poison Tree”, a poem which was written by William Blake himself.
Their first album “Melville” has been reviewed and appreciated as one of the best records in 2008 all over Europe and America. They toured Europe several times and came back from a succesful U.S tour where they shared stages with some of the best bands around, like the Oh Sees, The Lamps, Blank Dogs and Demon’s Claws, they also recorded a live show for New Yorks famous WFMU Radio. It was clear that another liason would happend soon. No one could stop them, so after their return to Italy they produced their second amazing album, which one more time bears traces of the amazing work by Outside Inside Studios in Venice
The Bands live set its full Farfisa drenched madness, bloody chords, angry vocals that bring the crowd into an obscure and moody sound and their -fucked up attitude- reminds you of bands such as Demon's claws, the Black Lips or the early Cramps.

DEUTSCH
Wir hören Geschichten des täglichen Wahnsinns, dreckiger Liebe, Krankheit und des Leben Leidens, wir hören die tiefste und dunkelste Seite des Rock n Roll. Voodoo Rhythm Records präsentiert mit Stolz das 2.Album Italiens grösster Blues Punk Combo, the MOVIE STAR JUNKIES. Der Opus nennt sich “A POISON TREE” und ist eine intensiv teuflische Reise durch zeitlos mörderische Balladen. Lärmend raue und dunkel düstere Werke, mehr noch, moderne Visionen der heiligen Inquisition William Blakes. Wir reden nicht von Liedern der Unschuld. Es ist Industrial, es ist Rock N Roll! Klaustrophobischen Marschmusik des 14THJahrhundertUm es zu verstehen braucht es die Zuneigung für die dunklen Seiten des Lebens
Die Energie und der Aerger dieser befremdlichen und doch so familiären Musik zeigt sich nicht nur durch die länge der Songs. Zwei Minuten waren nicht gut genug um diese fesselnde musik zu erzeugen und es beginnt mit rassend wilden Surf Gitarren, begleitet durch einen mörderischen Marsch Beat, und da ist dieser unglaublich wütend selbstzerstörerische Gesang des Sängers welcher davon singt unter einem Baum zu verbrennen, und dieser Baum brennt lichterlo durch das ganze Album bis es zum unglaublichen “a Poison Tree” kommt, ein Gedicht geschrieben vom englischen Dichter und Visionär William Blake himself.
Ihr erstes Meisterwerk “Melville” wurde sogleich weltweit als einer der besten Platten des Jahres 2008 hochgelobt. Sie tourten unendliche male durch Europa, feierten eine erfolgreichen Amerika Tournee wo Sie unter anderem Bands wie the Oh Sees, The Lamps, Blank Dogs und Demon’s Claws begleiteten. Es war schnell klar dass eine weitere Zusammenarbeit folgen würde. Niemand konnte Sie stoppen und so produzierte man innert Kürze ein zweites bemerkenswert raues Album, der Klang einmal mehr entsprungen aus den Federn des Outside Inside Studios, Venedig.    Ihr live Set ist voller Farfisa ertränkter Verrücktheit. Blutiger Akkorde und einem wütenden Gesang der die Menge in eine obscure und düstere Stimmung versetzt, ihre “fucked up” Attitude erinnert an Bands wie Demon's claws, the Black Lips oder an die Anfänge der Cramps.



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HOERSPIEGEL (DE)

Diese aus Italien stammende Formation bringt auf ihrem zweiten Album, dessen Titelsong einen Text vom englischen Dichter William Blake beinhaltet, acht Songs mit. Musikalisch in einer Mischung von Punk und Blues-Rock angesiedelt, bieten die einzelnen Stücke eine vielfältige Klangwelt, die Vergleiche mit verschiedenen Bands zulässt. Der letzte Song des Albums „all winter long“ erinnert mich beispielsweise stark an Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. Zwischen melancholisch ruhigen und knallig düsteren gerade aus gerichteten Songs lässt der Gesang des Frontmannes Bilder vor dem geistigen Auge des Hörers entstehen.

 


 

Doug Brunnell

A Poison Tree, another great release from the Movie Star Junkies, hit the airwaves 6/4/10. Voodoo Rhythm Records, of course, released it.
You missed it.

Where the band's Melville release was heavily influenced, inspired and made for the writer, this release is obsessed with inner darkness and William Blake. You can say many bands embrace the former, but the latter? Not very likely.

From "Almost a God": I admire the devil/For he never finishes things/I admire God/For he finishes everything.

It's lyrics like those, mixed with sinister, yet often maudlin music that continues to impress me. It doesn't always happen on the first listen, but it does happen. Listening to the Movie Star Junkies is not a feel-good dance on a three-day weekend. It's a booze-soaked fuck with a bad girl that could end in the murder of either of you. And you like it. Summer heat. Sweat. Backwoods black magic jive by men in threadbare pants and faded hats. This is real. This goes right where your current crop of sound-a-like puppet bands go horribly wrong.

If this band were from America and not Italy, Jack White's label would have them. Instead, Reverend Beat-Man, who has the best ear for music in the entire fucking world, brings his pleasure to our stereos.
I am
I don't know how this will sell. I'm sure Beat-Man, though concerned, is more concerned with getting it heard. Like almost all the releases on his label, it is important. It's some of the best music you've never heard. Don't believe me. Listen to "Layenda Negra" and close your eyes. Experience it as it was meant to be ... in a dark, sick state of mind. From that song: "In the cradle of the deep/In the prison of your ribs/There's a man that never speaks/There's a man that makes you weak."

Welcome, Junkies. It's been two long years since you've graced our minds. Thank you for visiting us again