It is not known exactly what could have happened in 1995 in a place like Wisconsin, where nothing foreshadowed that something like this could take place....But maybe that same bizarre and arcane \"Color out of space\" born from the sick mind of Lovecraft, had to fall there coming from a parallel universe so skronky, disjointed and spasmodic, that led by pure necessity to fill the impossible empty space between The Screamers, The Mentally Ill and a primordial and twisted New York No-Wave did that spontaneously had no choice but to emerge from nowhere a band as essential, weirdo and addictive as Xerobot.
Xerobot's entire discography, which includes half a dozen deranged unreleased tracks, has been compiled by Chunklet Industries in this essential 37-minute/37-tracks collection, so this time no excuses, you must have this one!
\"The mid-90s in Madison, Wisconsin wasn’t necessarily the best time to be a band like Xerobot, but thank the gods that they decided to become one. Spastic, hyperactive scrawl evoking the original New York No Wave scene, Xerobot’s recorded output consisted of a CD, a couple split singles and a handful of comp appearances. This self titled LP assembles 37 tracks in almost as many minutes and collects all their releases and even additional unreleased material. This LP was mastered by Weasel Walter and includes a 20pp booklet featuring photos, first person accounts of the band and lyrics! First edition of 180 copies.
Scott Bonneville: I never knew them to vary the hierarchy of those three sonic components– the skronk guitar, the lurching machine rhythms, Greg’s squeal-howling -- and they executed them as though it were a grim duty. I never knew whether I was feeling excitement or respect. They didn't pander or compromise.
Sarah Hennies: I’m glad someone remembers it - there was so much great music that happened right on the cusp of the internet becoming a thing. The obscure, weird bands that broke up before digital music really took off have often been lost in the shuffle of history and I think it’s never a bad idea to introduce people to a bizarre little slice of history. It doesn’t surprise me at all, I’ve never seen another band like them.
Weasel Walter: Xerobot was an extremely tight band and they blew people away by executing their somewhat complex material with a lot of vigor and control. Greg certainly was the wild card and the rest of the band seemed to react with a range of bemusement and/or disgust at his antics and spontaneous in-between song banter.\"
Tracks 1-22: Control Panel CD, Coat-Tail Records
Track 23: Second Sixty Second Compilation, Coat-Tail Records
Tracks 24-25: Duotron/Xerobot split 7\", Coat-Tail Records
Tracks 26-28: Melt Banana/Xerobot split 5\", Coat-Tail Records
Track 29: Previously unreleased
Track 30: The Money Shot compliation, Chunklet Industries
Tracks 31-37: Previously Unreleased
Tracks 1-23: Recorded by Eric Brusewitz, Madison, WI 1996
Tracks 24-25: Recorded at The Green Room, Madison, WI 1995
Tracks 26-30: Recorded by Steve Albini, Chicago, IL 1996
Tracks 31-37: Live recording, San Francisco, CA 1997
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