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Das Damen – Marshmellow Conspiracy – Vinyl Record
Marshmellow Conspiracy by Das Damen is a seminal album that encapsulates the band’s innovative blend of noise rock and alternative rock. Released during the late 1980s, the album showcases Das Damen’s unique sonic palette and experimental songwriting approach.
With its distorted guitars, driving rhythms, and emotive vocals, “Marshmellow Conspiracy” offers a compelling mix of aggression and melody. The album’s tracks range from blistering punk-influenced anthems to more introspective and atmospheric compositions, highlighting the band’s versatility and willingness to push musical boundaries.
Marshmellow Conspiracy stands as a testament to Das Damen’s impact on the alternative rock scene of its time, inspiring countless bands with its raw energy and uncompromising attitude. The album’s enduring legacy lies in its ability to capture the spirit of a musical era while also pushing forward into uncharted territory.
Das Damen means “the ladies” in German. Like labelmates Dinosaur Jr. and the Screaming Trees, they also took a somewhat retro/neo-psychedelic approach to guitar rock.
By the time Dinosaur Jr. and the Trees had gotten snatched up by the majors in the early ’90s, however, Das Damen had called it quits. Along the way, they released a few fine recordings, including this four-song curiosity. The original vinyl pressing was a bubblegum/cotton candy shade of pink, but the fourth song, titled “Song for Michael Jackson to $ell,” was actually a cover of the Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” that incorporated Beatles samples into the rave-up at the end.
When the Gloved One’s representatives found out, SST was forced to withdraw the release. It was promply reissued without the offending track. The remaining three include the stop ‘n’ start “Bug” (which would seem to be an homage to Dinosaur Jr., which released an LP of the same name earlier that year) and a “Fender Version -Long Mix” of “555,” featuring Wayne Kramer from the MC5, both from Triskaidekaphobe and a funky, brass-embellished non-LP track, “Sky Yen.”
SST Records
Track Listing
Bug
555 (ESP With A Fender Version Long Mix)
Sky Yen
Song For Michael Jackson To Sell
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