Bourbonese Qualk seem to creep up on you. Their haphazard existence and punk ethos doesn’t come across on record: they’re a different proposition altogether. “Laughing Afternoon” is an oddity indeed; it meanders through embryonic cabs, floating vini reilly, thumping TG and a wealth of other angles but never gets stuck in a rut, it never becomes obvious or predictable. At one point it sounds like an abominable thud that’s coming from next door, then a crisp regular beat irons out the indecision and layers of melody and noise spar for position, you lose track for a moment, that sunday afternoon sense of being comatose creeps back and the migraine is accompanied by a crunching chorus. Bourbonese Qualk don’t fit in, this lp is messy but mesmerising. At times rough and at times smooth. they don’t so much change the face of rock’n'roll in a revolutionary way, more twist and torment it with sadistic pleasure. Review by Dave Henderson. Laughing Afternoon was released on vinyl by Recloose Organisation (LOOSE 004) in 1983.
Tracks:
- God With Us
- Idiot Pain
- Barcelona Telephone Exchange
- Freefall
- Blood Orange Bargain Day
- Behind Closed Doors
- Qualk Street
- To Hell With The Consequences
- Building Jerusalem
- Feast Of Trumpets
- Virgin Ears, Virgin Eyes
- Spanner In The Works
- Mystery Dance
(Recorded as Side A & B)
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