Format: 7"
Label: Fetish
Country: UK
Year: 1981
Price paid: $5
Purchased at: The Record Archive, Rochester NY
Bush Tertras were (and are) a NYC New Wave
band with ties to the No Wave scene. Typical of bands from New York,
they tend to just do their own thing- chart success be damned.
My wife and I had a brief working relationship with the band and their
associated label (RIOR) a few years ago when we had the honor of
designing the vinyl album art for their 'Boom in the Night' LP, which
was previously only available on CD. They gave us pretty much free reign
to do what we wanted. I went back to their early art style and classic logo/typeface (as per today's entry; they had
dropped this iconic style and went with something more bland with the older design) for
inspiration. This was also just post 9/11 so I wanted something edgy to
go along with the title and reflect their urban sound.
But I digress... the art seen here on 'Boom' reflects their rather dark
urban funky sound, with a tinge of the tribal/dub championed so well by
other groups such as The Slits and New age Steppers.
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