Thursday, April 23, 2009

Bongwater - The Power of Pussy

Rarely mentioned now, Bongwater were responsible for at least one and a half wonderful albums (all of 'Power of Pussy' and half of its follow up 'The Big Sell-Out') in the eary 1990's. Featuring an unlikely alliance of Ann Magnuson, a part-time actress with a penchant for the avant-garde and Kramer, a nerdy record producer, most noted for his work with seminal Boston band Galaxie 500, Bongwater released four albums between 1985 and 1992.
But it was on 1990's 'Power of Pussy' that the duo hit their creative peak. Essentially 17 songs about fucking, its insane range of musical styles and Magnuson's withering lyrical approach resulted in an album that's too often overlooked as novelty.
Bongwater split in 1992. Ann Maguson is still acting and singing. Karmer, fittingly, was recently involved in the James Randi Educational Foundation's 'One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge' which offered a million dollar prize fund to anyone who could demonstrate paranormal ability. Strangely, the money remains unawarded.

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