Party Dozen – 21 Bum Salute [Clear Vinyl] – New LP

21 Bum Salute is the fifth album from Sydney experimental psych-noise-pop duo Party Dozen. The work of Kirsty Tickle (saxophone, vocals) and Jonathan Boulet (drums, loops, production), 21 Bum Salute finds the critically-acclaimed, semi-improvised duo feeling liberated – from their peers, their worries, and what the hell they’re supposed to sound like now.

Party Dozen recorded, mixed and mastered 21 Bum Salute completely themselves, over a three month span. Inspired by spooky “old recordings” as well as the primal impulses of acts like ESG and Bikini Kill, 21 Bum Salute – named after a peculiar, larrikin ritual in Australia’s arid Northern Territory – condenses consecutive years of jam sessions, loops and improvisations into just over half an hour’s worth of fizzing, strutting, striking sonics from the fringes.

Unwind that worm from your intestines. Unleash the animal from the innards. Take a bite from the rotten no wave apple, spit it out your butt trumpet, stomp it to pulp on the sidewalk, and drag it down under.  Mr. Adolphe Sax passes the baton, and Kirsty Tickle grabs it with both hands. Check it out! -- winch