9 Jun 2008
The high-pitched lamentations of an unbalanced Lincoln woman
Get Kramer is an earlier, more obscure, example in the long tradition of Half Man Half Biscuit deriding shoegazing indie also-rans. Thoroughly deserved, naturally. Thanks to Peter
See lyrics to Get Kramer
9 Letters Sent:
s.g.d. a ShropshireLad
At the risk of being a pedant,
I’ll have a pint… should be in speech marks.
Shoegazing also-rans should be in quotation marks.
P.S. gig finally announced in my home town – Shrewsbury 25/3/10
Dec 3rd, 2009
simon smith
Are we destroying a holy cow if we point out NB57 has got this quite wrong?
The ‘Kramer’ who is known for producing bands that provoke tumescence in the purists (Sonic Youth, Bongwater, Butthole Surfers, Daniel Johnson, The Palace Brothers, Bonnie Prince Charlie, y’know that sort of thing?) is the figure behind ShimmyDisc and, even if we factor in Eddie Kramer, who produced a lot of the big 60′s bands and dismiss any Seinfeld or late 70s love tug movie connections, the Wayne Kramer who was in MC5 doesn’t seem to fit the profile.
Is it possible NB57 has naturally assumed the ‘Kramer’ responsible for esoteric productions must be the former MC5 man?
Or maybe I’m a berk.
Jul 14th, 2010
Chris The Siteowner
Mark Kramer
Jul 14th, 2010
s.g.d A Shropshire Lad
I think that Wayne might have produced Mudhoney.
Jul 14th, 2010
simon smith
Good grunge based knowledge, SGDASL. However…
The one off collaboration was in 2001. The track was released in 1996. I know NB57 is a remarkable person, but can he really see into the future?
Though perhaps Wayne and Mudhoney heard the obscure B-side and thought: “Now, there’s an idea. Scrap the Eno collab, Mrs Arm”.
Jul 14th, 2010
s.g.d A Shropshire Lad
2001 – a very good point S.S. but he was also producing his own solo work in the early 90′s.
So I think that Mudhoney knew this when they heard the song and said yes – “let’s get Kramer.”
It sounds like NB57 may have predicted this playground chant – by John Bevis – on the same E.P.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te7FkeGmdA8
Jul 14th, 2010
Swanaldo
Perhaps it is Liquid Greek that have their Kramer’s confused, making fools of themselves in the Falcon in the process…
Jul 19th, 2010
Charles Exford
Their Kramer’s what ?
[This has to be the most perfectly pedantic thread EVER on The Project, and with my musical ignorance I had no hope of contributing ...until I just happened to be goal-hanging at the Grammatical End when you left the goal wide open there]
Jul 19th, 2010
Swanaldo
Punctuation rather than grammar, surely.
Either way, I’m ashamed.
Jul 19th, 2010
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