Post Mortem - Seasoned NoSalt Makes My Beef Stew Taste Like My Beef Stew

Post Mortem is another Seth Putnam band* from back in the day before Anal Cunt gained any particularly large international recognition. Although Seth is only on side A, he put this out on his own label; Wicked Sick Records (RIP). His vocals here show a whole different side to the guy so deeply associated with his usual shitty AxCx gargles and screams. Post Mortem themselves seem a bit lost musically, there is a whole lot of shit going on here although the main vein is slow heavy sludge mixed with more trad-doom stylings.

 

The vocals are straining and harsh as per always but they are so so so good. If you think that Morbid Florist is the best Anal Cunt stuff then you will definatley love this. That is the most similar AxCx vocal style to this. Side B is a lot faster and with a different vocalist (the guitarist of the band), whilst he's not quite Seth Putnam he's still pretty awesome. Definatly a collector's item, but if you want to hear a side to Seth other than Anal Cunt, this is always an interesting listen.

*This is not strictly true. Post Mortem have a long and varied history without Seth. It's just that for me (and probably a lot of other ignorant noise/grind fans lol) this was just another 7" on the huge list of bands that Seth has participated in.

Anal Cunt - Morbid Florist 7"

This is the original press of Anal Cunt's "Morbid Florist" on Relapse's single series from 1993. It was released on black, white and clear vinyl and on a cool little CD in a cardboard sleeve, part of Relapse's "Underground Series". It was re-released in 1998 as a proper CD with bonus and hidden tracks.

This is by far my favourite Anal Cunt sound. It's a good mix of the spazzy early material and good production values! Seth's vocals are at their best on this record, in my opinion. The mix allows you to appreciate the sonic chaos of Anal Cunt in all it's glory. You can still pick this up fairly cheap, say around an average of £15 for even the original 7" pressings.

Anal Cunt - Stayin' Alive 7"

This is Anal Cunt's 7" single for "Stayin' Alive" (yes, a Bee Gee's cover song!) that was put out on Earache Records just before the release of "Top 40 Hits" in 1994. All copies are a transparent, almost marbled orange colour.

Musically this is a pointless 7", making it totally a collector's item only. All tracks are on the Top 40 Hits album, except "Schnauf", which is a parody cover of "Shout" by Tears For Fears (also sung by Cher Lloyd these days, for those who don't know who the fuck Tears For Fears are). The cover song is done in typical Anal Cunt "bonus track" style, with no music, and it's totally pointless. The back cover advertises the 7" to have this exclusive extra track, when really it's a load of shit and a cheap promotional tactic.

It's fetching quite a bit at the moment, around £20 a copy which is a lot higher than when I bought it. I ended up with two of these at one point due to a fucked up order from a Discogs seller, and only one of them included the AxCx logo patch. I'm not sure if a patch was limited to certain copies or if the patch was lost from the copy I had.

Anal Cunt - Defenders Of The Hate 7"

This post is about Anal Cunt's 2001 EP "Defenders Of The Hate", which was released not too long before Seth fell into a coma. It was re-released on CD in 2007 by the same label (Menace To Sobriety records) bolstered by a bunch of other tracks from various compilations and splits. As far as I'm aware, all versions of this record are on black.

Aesthetically, the record is pretty standard and boring. It has a right wing vibe to it, something I doubt Earache would have ever let them do. Musically, it's probably some of my favourite Anal Cunt material. For once, they seem to have a decent drummer in tow, one perfectly capable of blasting endlessly. The guitars and vocals are of the usual dirgy, disgusting Anal Cunt sound, Lyrically, it's some of the most offensive in the band's back catalogue, the homophobic and anti-Semitic leanings increase quite worryingly on this release. Granted, AxCx should always be taken with a pinch of salt!

Anal Cunt - 88 Song EP 7"

This is the first ever EP by legendary noise fools Anal Cunt. It was originally self-released in 1989 by the band, and then re-released in 1997 by Fudgeworthy Records. The Fudgeworthy version (the version I own) was a 1000 pieces on grey wax. The originally 1989 release was on black, although I am unsure how many were made. The 1st original pressing is exteremely collectable.

If anything, this was a mere sampler of what was to come with the 5643 Song EP, which was released shortly after this. The narrated intro is a great start; the record crackles into life with a brilliant "Hello!" before bashing your head with 88 songs of pure noise, totalling 12 minutes. The drum sound is really good on here, and is a lot clearer than on later AxCx releases. Worth a download (it's out of print so it's okay!).

Anal Cunt - 5643 Song Ep 7"

What a horrible, horrible record! This is Anal Cunt's ridiculous 5643 Song EP, self-released by Seth and put out in Europe by TNT & Records and Stridecore Records. This is one of the European pressings, which is identifiable by it's slightly odd and perplexing rude artwork. According to scarce info available, this release was pressed continuously in 10 different colours, causing insane overlapping effects on some extremely rare copies. One obscenely rare version of a creamy marble effect is currently for sale on Discogs for £3800 (no joke, but the link might die if some idiot buys it)! I was lucky and I managed to get this for £25.

Musically, side A starts off with a sinister slow riff before bursting into a barrage of Anal Cunt's old school noise attack, multiplied sixteen fold. For those not in the know, there are sixteen tracks playing "songs" at any one time. AxCx recorded all drums, vocals and guitars into one track and then repeated the process fifteen more times. How else would you fit 5643 songs on one 7" spinning at 33?

It's easy to pass this off as a novelty but do not forget that this is a piece of noisecore history; Anal Cunt's good effect on grind and noise stems from these years, and while they were to canter into more questionable territory later on in their career, people need to stop and not forget about this era of AxCx's music - they were once more than that band with the nasty / hilarious song titles, they were helping to shape genres.