Drunk Country was an experiment in dishevelment
the idea was simple: keep the mistakes in & use rhythm only as a guide
"These fine blokes out of Cardiff make me smile. With a humble and simplistic attitude they have managed to charm the pants off of me... a thoughtful and enchanting record." — Basement Songs, WNYU
"Regular readers know that DC has an open invitation here: Anything they create will be posted here. Period. I love their unique brand of oddly named instrumentals. They need to be hired to score a Sofia Coppolla western. Or maybe a Lindsey Lohan high school hijinx comedy. That would be interesting." — Berkeley Place
these demos were supported from the very beginning by
berkeleyplaceblog.com &, amazingly, 6years later, Ekko still has a link to our Myspace page on his blog — unconditional thank you verys for the unwavering / curious support
some of these demos were played on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio Wales, 6Music, WMPG, WNYU, Channel 4 Radio (Slash Music) & Channel 4 TV
released November 27, 2012
demos written & recorded in various houses by Drunk Country between 2006 & 2008
recorded to PC using a standard Califone computer microphone & captured / edited / mixed using Windows Sound Recorder
'what do you miss most about what you forget?' recorded to Tascam 8track cassette recorder & mixed by John MOuse
'neither rhyme nor riesling' recorded to Tascam 8track cassette recorder & mixed by John MOuse; remix, post-production, backwards guitar & over-dubs by DC
piano on '(theme song for an unwritten script)' was guerilla recorded on an upright piano in an old Brains pub before the rot set in
piano on 'an isolated state of unease' guerilla recorded in the Marriott hotel foyer, Cardiff
all thrift store instruments carefully abused by one half of Drunk Country (DC) & John MOuse (the other half of Drunk Country)
recorder on 'Amelia Jane refrain' played by meinir slaymaker
clarinet on '(theme song for an unwritten script)' played by meinir slaymaker
violin on '(theme song for an unwritten script)' played by antony medway
lead vocals on 'neither rhyme nor riesling' by John MOuse
all music by DC, except for 'neither rhyme nor riesling' by John MOuse & DC; lyrics by John MOuse