giglinger

Giglinger have something of a marketing strategy going for them: “No gigs, no full-length albums, no bullshit.” They have released 2 7”s and now a CD EP since ´97, though, so they’re not completely nihilist in their approach to commercialising their art. And it must be art, because there’s a cop in full combat gear on the cover, and they use a drum machine. They also sing about a “Disneyland freak show”. Despite the title, there’s not as much distortion on this one as on their “Big Muff” 7” (reviewed in LowCut # 11), which is a shame, because that was one thing I liked about them. This sounds more like straight punk rock’n’roll, and therefore not as interesting to me. A bit like Suicide, but not as champagne, cocaine, coli cocktail decadent as the New Yorkers. These guys probably even have families and all to take care of. (Jon A 3/5)