The Big Saturday Illusion

by Furry Things

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1.	Introism 06:27	buy track
2.	Still California 04:32	buy track
3.	Cats 02:40	buy track
4.	Attic 03:54	buy track
5.	Lawnmore Sounds 01:40	buy track
6.	Colortime 03:10	buy track
7.	Porno Queen's Love Dive 02:56	buy track
8.	Take You Away 04:58	buy track
9.	Piled High 08:07	buy track
10.	Angel Warm And Cold 04:21	buy track
11.	Nothing From Zero 11:31	buy track
12.	Still California (Bonus Instrumental Rework) 03:34

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Originally released in 1995 on Trance Syndicate Records out of Austin, Tx.

From Lollipop Magazine:

I have a sneaking suspicion that someone dropped a jar of liquid Owsley into the Lone Star reservoirs ‘long about ’65 or so and it’s scrambled Texan genes ever since. I can think of no other reason for the freakiest psychedelic excess of the last thirty years. From Roky Erickson and the Red Krayola, to Scratch Acid and the Butthole Surfers, each has borne a Texas postmark. Furry Things, a discovery of Butthole drummer King Coffey for his consistently fine Trance Syndicate label, carries on this noble tradition by minting glorious kitchen-sink trip-pop that’ll send your eyeballs bouncing off the mirrors of the Hubble with or without chemical assistance.

Much of The Big Saturday Illusion is sweetness frosted with fuzz ‘n’ phase, multi-guitar pileups on top of blissed-out melodies – like a Stateside analogue to My Bloody Valentine’s gold-leaf glide-pop (though I wouldn’t call them “shoegazers” – they sound like they couldn’t find their feet if they tried). “Still California,” “Attic,” and “Take You Away” are like wistfully jumbled, over-amped dreams, not given to forward motion, instead burrowing themselves into the ground while still somehow touching the stars. The junkyard etherea alternates with effects-happy noise experiments like “Cats” (where a sped-up tape evokes a crazed feline) and “Lawnmower Sounds” (like a Lawn-Boy in a rock garden). The Things’ psycho-joy freakout comes to a head with “Nothing From Zer0,” a power-dirge with buried vocals that ends with a mind-fellating six-minute coda where flaming, unaccompanied guitars head straight up into the heavens, explode in Technicolor effulgence, then fall back to Earth where a gang of toughs beat ’em up, take their money, and leave them for dead by the side of the road. Turn out the lights, strap on the ‘phones, and liquefy into a pool of Fuzzy rapture.

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released March 17, 2023

Guitar, Vocals, Drums, Piano, Organ [Farfisa] – Kenneth James Gibson
Bass, Vocals – Cathy Shive
Drums – Charlie Woodburn
Engineer – Adam Wiltzie, Brian Fulk, Damian Rodriguez, Kenneth James Gibson
Flute – Karen Kopick
Harp – Vanessa Mitchell
Layout [Cover Layout] – David McCreath
Mastered By – Adam Wiltzie
Organ [Farfisa] – Vance Freeman
Organ [Roland], Piano – Chris Michaels
Photography By – Bruce Dye
Producer – Kenneth James Gibson

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Furry Things Los Angeles, California

Furry Things originated in Austin, Texas in 1994 consisting of Kenneth James Gibson, Cathy Shive, Charlie Woodburn, and Chris Michaels. They experimented with many different genres including noise rock, dreampop, shoegaze, and experimental electronics. The majority of their material was released on King Coffee’s (of Butthole Surfers) Trance Syndicate Records. ... more

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