Artist description Hailing from the least coast of Canada, this duo of questionable talents puts the "lo" back in lo-fi. Guitar "GOD", Blake A. "Edsel" Smith and keyboardist/vocalist, John D.T. "Moondog" Clarke kick out quick, catchy, pop culture-drenched songs. No limiters. No compressors. No samples cleared. Just cheap mics, cheap instruments and cheap songwriting laid into a 4 track cassette machine and mastered to yer average home tape deck.

Music Style Lo-Fi Pop

Musical Influences Frank Zappa, James Last, Negativland, the Muppets

Similar Artists Mormon Tabernacle Choir... Taco... Hate Triangle

Artist History Formed 1988, Cole Harbour High School... Moondog: "Edsel was playing in a skiffle group called the Quarrymen..." Edsel: "Moondog got up and sang It's Rainin'Men with us. I asked him to join then andthere." Moondog: "...the rest of the band was later killed in a plane crash while shooting up heroin and asphyxiating on their own vomit." Edsel: "...the 'dog and I decided to continue as a duo from then on..."

Group Members Blake A. "Edsel" Smith & John D.T. "Moondog" Clarke

Instruments Edsel: electric/acoustic/bass guitars, kazoo, canon shell, porn, backing vocals; Moondog: keyboards, drums/loops/percussion, occasional guitar, lead/backing vocals

Albums Selected Discography: JAZZ FOR PORN BUFFS (1994); smoothplasticapplicator (1993); DOWN THE TUBES (1991); BILLY, SHUT UP AND EXPLODE (1990); SENSELESS VIOLENCE (1990)

Press Reviews "...these crusaders of Geek Rock serve up 2 minute ditties that put the lo back in lo-fi." - from Halo records catalogue, a tiny local label originally slated to release JAZZ FOR PORN BUFFS. "Humourous, irreverent..." - Listen.com "...you guys aren't actually gonna, like, play this crap in front of anyone else are ya?" - overheard at E3S' only live show (for a couple of Edsel's ex's)

Additional Info Music & Lyrics by Clarke/Smith... All tracks produced by Clarke/Smith... Engineered & Mixed by John D.T. "Moondog" Clarke

Location Halifax, NOVA SCOTIA - Canada

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