Refrigerator Mothers - Arab National Anthem/Black Moth Scrap Serum 7"

A label and side project from members of Hop-frog Kollectiv. Typical of what we’ve come to expect from Hop-frog, both tracks here have a devotional feel with tribal-style percussion, droning guitars and unidentified strange noises and effects. “Arab” is an Arabic-flavored instrumental with hand percussion and strummed guitar, and maybe oud(?). Originally this piece had lyrics about the nations of the Middle East uniting to fight their common enemy, the USA, but they were jettisoned; too bad, I would have liked to hear those. “Black Moth” starts as a monotone chant of things like “I am black moth… I am crystal… I am sasquatch… I am wasteland… I am born again… and again…” then drops into a pounding two-chord instrumental vamp reminiscent of Joy Division; now that I think about it, the vocals have an Ian Curtis feel as well. A record full of mystery, and I dug it bigtime. Both sides end with locked grooves, which seems appropriate.  - Max Level  KFJC

Arab National Anthem, a protest song, is a requiem for the modern day Crusades.  The music and now abandoned vocal tracks are a foresight to what we fear will become World War 4 with a united middle east fighting the US and its allies under a common flag. 

Black Moth Scrap Serum explores insanity absorbed through the eyes, lungs and ears of our modern world.

The record, limited to 428 comes hand-numbered in Red, Green, Yellow & Blue vinyl. The first 50 copies include photographs taken during the recording of the music and the printing of the cover.

Release Date 9/2006

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