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The Vancouver (Canada) ensemble Superconductor, led by singer
Carl Newman, boasts one of the most bizarre
line-ups on record (six guitars, two basses, drums) and plays an equally
bizarre brand of melodic hard rock. The tuneful
single Murderlizer (Scratch, 1991) announced a pack of merry pranksters,
but the EP Heavy With Puppy (Boner, 1992) upped the ante with songs
that were more than mere novelties (Satori Part One, Bushpilot),
not to mention the curiously shaped
instrumentals (Riffmania, Clamhammer). The band layers hostile
sounds on top of memorable tunes.
Their method is in full bloom on Hit Songs For Girls (Boner, 1993),
a collection of surreal ballads in the vein of the
Flaming Lips
(Scootin, E-Z Bake Oven, There Goes Helen), except
for the mammoth Feedbackin', a trance a` la
Earth.
The catchy single Strip Oracle (Mute, 1995) announced a new band,
trimmed down to seven members, that recorded the
Bastardsong (Boner, 1996), a rock opera with synthesizers and a collage
approach.
Carl Newman formed Zumpano.
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