a sprawling catastrophic triple-album of improvised psychedelic surf punk absurdity and occasional accidental magic that's a fitting soundtrack for life in 2020. recorded in 3 days in a cabin on the Broad River in Athens GA and tweaked endlessly during the maddening stasis of covid.
press:
"a gorgeous mind-meld of punk and psych and post-punk that brings a sense of levity to my rebellion... it's got me laughing at our puny human attempt to control everything and everyone... punk you can really let your mind wander to" - CVLT NATION
press for The Holy Spirit:
"too defiant, nervous" - HighClouds
"with an intense basement production, intoxicating fuzz, depleted bass loops, and restless drums, GOBD made everything sound like paranoid fun under blackening leaden skies. the simultaneously mesmerizing and anxiously visionary lyrics, broadcasting in a hypnotically monotonous way, stretch these lines to the very limit. like an ominous lost Joy Division bootleg, it exudes cold, oppressive fear, isolation." - Grotesqualizer
"rad track, love the video, poignant to the times" - American Pancake
"I hear the Butthole Surfers, reminds of Gibby's song with Ministry... well done" - Pop Occulture
"musically cool energy" - Mind Noise Network
"too grating" - Destroy/Exist
press for Bumblebees Eyes:
"good old school prog vibe, the guitar work and mellotron remind me of seventies Genesis with a bit of old King Crimson" - Kaaoszine
"stabbing noise drama" - Slow Music Movement
credits
released November 6, 2020
Roddy Thunders, Mr. Fahrenheit, Al O Vera, Panky Fanga, Chimi Hendrix, & DJ Yella, with special guest Johnny Smoke
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