Ren & Stimpy

An intense, hyperactive chihuahua (Is there any other kind?) and a happy-go-lucky, empty-brained cat share bizarre and often repulsive adventures. Their experiences usually involve hairballs, filthy litterboxes, "magic nose goblins", sentient farts, jars of spit, outhouses, eating dirt, monkey vermin and any other imaginable disgusting substance. -imdb





The Ren and Stimpy Show is an American/Canadian animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. The series follows the adventures of the eponymous characters: Ren Höek, a neurotic "asthma-hound" chihuahua, and Stimpson J. Cat, — a simpleminded manx cat. They wander around in nonsensical adventures in a style reminiscent of the Golden Age of American animation.

A series from the children's cable network Nickelodeon, The Ren and Stimpy Show had a reputation for subversive humor. The controversy mostly stemmed from imagery and cartoon violence. In 1992, Nickelodeon fired Kricfalusi and production moved from Kricfalusi's Spümcø studios to Games Animation, where it stayed until its cancellation in 1997.


Marooned/Untamed World
classic episode (1x05 -1991 12 15)



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Prime Kut Sunday I

Sunday's, and especially the morning, is the ideal moment to spend some, ahum, quality time with the vinyl. Thought it wouldn't be a bad idea to mold my weekly picks in a list and who knows maybe you'll get introduced to something you've been missing out on, maybe you feel like recommending something... it's all good.

so, this morning's prime kuts...


artist - album SPECIFICS [remix/version] (kick-ass tracks)

1. B-52's - Love Shack SIN
2. Senser - Asylum LP (Weatherman!)
3. Senser - Age of Panic EP - A-side [Git-O-Rama mix]
4. Santana - Santana LP (Soul Sacrifice!)
5. Isis + Aereogramme - In The Fishtank 14 LP (Delial!)
6. Opeth - Orchid printdisc 2LP - D-side (The Apostel in Triumph + Into The Frost Of Winter!)

Metro Area - Fabric 43

Those who were around in the early 80's might have had the pleasure of being introduced to a pop phenomenon called Stars on 45, also known in the States as Stars On and as Starsound in the UK and Oceania. This Dutch studio project under direction of Jaap Eggermont (see Golden Earring from the hits "Radar Love" etc.) embodied the idea to have a more polished, and legal, alternative for bootleg mashups appearing on compilation albums and radio stations. A more danceable mix was filled and strung together with popular compositions in an enjoyable medley fashion with one underlying uniform (disco) drumline. These early vinyl rarities bring me to the concept set Metro Area has thrown down on the 43rd of the Fabric Series.

At best, Metro Area achieves mediocrity on all fronts. The first half (apart from the intro) is a solid mix with a nice tempo, no extreme shifts in style and a cohesive vibe that delivers the promised groovy stuff. After the danceable first half comes a mess of awkward mixes held together by namedropping and the recognizability of a few classics. It's good fun if you feel the need to deviate from the usual Fabric Series sound or feel like busting some Chandleresque dancemoves in your bathroom, but definitely a fabrication to stay clear of if you like to pretend disco and the 80's never happened.


written for and published by The Silent Ballet
Fabric Records

Bass Communion - Molotov and Haze

One of my biggest regrets of 2008 was missing the Bass Communion (Steven Wilson) and Fear Falls Burning (see Vidna Obmana) gig in my hometown, I missed the 1st (and so far only) BC gig and live collaboration with FFB (and in a way forms the colab Continuum), not to mention the ultra rare one-off vinyl that each audience member was handed over. If you're not into the whole drone and or ambient scene, this won't mean much to you I guess, if you know who I'm talking about you'll understand the agony...


In any case, Bass Communion's Molotov and haze brought some comfort in these dark days after -and up until today actually- it's not for the lovers of whale ambient, but you can all read about that in my review.










written for and published by The Silent Ballet
Bass Communion website
Bass Communion myspace