DOGS' EARS ARE STUPID

Mental Experience presents a reissue of Care Of The Cow's Dogs' Ears Are Stupid, originally released only on cassette in 1983. The album is a fascinating blend of psychedelic folk, minimal electronics and post-punk weirdness. Acid fuzz guitar, incredible vocal harmonies, drum machines, and analogue synths make it one of Chicago's best kept secrets, with a history that goes back to 1974. A trio formed by Victor Sanders, X Baczewska, and Sher Doruff, they had a very unique and eclectic sound, experimental yet very melodic, mixing psychedelic folkrock with art-rock and DIY/post-punk. Their influences were very diverse: The Beatles, Fripp, Eno, Joni Mitchell, Carla Bley, Pauline Oliveros, and Eric Dolphy. Care Of The Cow debuted in 1975 with a 10 followed by their first album in 1981. By 1983, the band was adding drum machines and synths to their sound, highlighted by Victor's amazing guitar playing and X and Sher's perfectly blended vocal harmonies, resulting in Dogs' Ears Are Stupid, released only as a tiny cassette edition in 1983. For the Mental Experience, this is a lost gem from the '80s underground which really deserved a reissue. Here it is, done in collaboration with Steve Krakow of Plastic Crimewave/Galactic Zoo fame. Remastered from the master tapes, includes insert with liner notes Krakow and photos. LP version includes download. ?TRACKLISTING 01. Chinese Food Part I 02. Cemetery 03. Like Me 04. Chinese Food Part II 05. Oceans In My Ears 06. Dogs' Ears Are Stupid 07. Australia / The Sleepwalker Bites Herself In French 08. European Trains 09. No Beethoven 10. Dancing Partners (bonus track) ??HIGHLIGHTS * Mental Experience presents a reissue of Care Of The Cow's Dogs' Ears Are Stupid, originally released only on cassette in 1983. ?* A trio formed by Victor Sanders, X Baczewska, and Sher Doruff, they had a very unique and eclectic sound, experimental yet very melodic, mixing psychedelic folkrock with art-rock and DIY/post-punk. ?* The album is a fascinating blend of psychedelic folk, minimal electronics and postpunk weirdness. ?* Remastered from the master tapes, includes insert with liner notes by Krakow and photos. ?* LP version includes download. ?* Experimental folk-rock music into minimal synth depths. What a gem! ?* An absolute unique psych/folk/new music/post-punk blend. Strongly recommended to all open-minded listeners.