Doc Dart was the singer in the Crucifucks, a notorious 1980’s punk act from Wisconsin. After that band folded, Dart recorded and released this highly unusual solo record in 1990. It never achieved much popularity, and quickly went out of print, having never even been released on CD. The album is a sonic oddity, combining Dart’s screeching vocals with a musical arrangement that could be likened to early REM. It’s also an intensely personal album, describing the singer’s loneliness, fears, and gradual decent into madness. This has always been one of my favorite “unknown” records. Dart’s brutal lyrical honesty, combined with the ethereal (dare I even say beautiful) arrangements makes for a powerful if somewhat unsettling musical experience.1. Out My Window
2. Falling
3. The Cathedral
4. Don’t Look In
5. Little Town, Little People
6. Fear Of Abandonment
7. Casket With Flowers
8. Patricia
9. Here For You Now
Enjoy
fukkn rad i love this here reckrd
ReplyDeleteIs he dead?
ReplyDeleteBrilliant record.
ReplyDeleteThis record is better than the White Album or Exile on Main Street. This is not hyperbole. A fine, fine, fine piece of poetry. More honest than anything I've ever heard, said or recorded or painted or confessed. Legit. Always in my car. Played it for musicians of some fame--Dirty Three drummer, for example--and they are always blown away. Desert island record. Amazing. If you find it, get it, wear it out.
ReplyDeleteWould it be possible to upload a 320 version?
ReplyDeleteI would really appreciate it if you did. Thanks
Dart (26) and the Crucifucks hailed from Michigan, not Wisconsin....their second album was called "Wisconsin".
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