The hop-frog kollectiv’s Refrigerator Mothers is Carl F. Off’s attempt at ritualistic and tribal post-punk folk soundwaves. Let not the term “folk” lead you to the narrow field of American folk music but to indigenous folk music from around the world. The Refrigerator Mothers post-post-punk kraut punk folk-noise punk sound of the future embellishes electronic beats, with looping as well as live tribal percussion, throbbing bass and swirling guitars rich with the usual cast of hop-frog kollectiv members and their toy/world instrument antics ranging from saz to electric kazoos to rebaba to kitchen sinks to cumbus to child sized accordions.
RM LIVE 1/18/06
photos: monkeywrench and thee honey twin