Review Revue: Lida Husik - Bozo

Today, over five and a half years after my post about Lida Husik's 2nd album and its reception at KCMU, I decided to share her very first album. Way back in 2010, I was lamenting whatever oversight had led to Ms. Husik's not being on Wikipedia, and expressing excitement that she was working on her ninth album. Well, do I have news for you! She is now Wikipedia official (I assume due to the efforts of one of my readers), and according to her web site she has a new EP, Future Ghosts of America, coming out on August 1st! I was just listening to a couple of the tunes from Bozo that had the KCMU gang so jazzed, and it makes me a) wish I'd been paying attention to her in the '90s, and b) excited to hear whatever she's doing in 2016. Here's hoping it ends up in H, too!

"'Farmhouse' thumbs up + hot phones!!"

"Mm-mm good. Q: Which picture on the back of the LP is really her?"

"A: Why it must be the plump older [female symbol] w/the glasses & tacky beads!?!"

[A couple labels sadly ripped off here, but from I can glean the words "druggier Opal... Star. Earth."]

"On 'Farmhouse' she samples Red (the grumpy bartender) from the Red Tape/Tube Bar thang on Teen Beat. Pretty hipster of her."

"Now on CD!"

"'Halloween' skips!!" ["Skips" is then crossed out, and someone wrote "(well, not anymore...)"]

"Boo"

"Farmhouse Skips. AAAGH!!"

"Yeah reminds me of a mix between Opal + Marianne Faithful and Galaxie 500. Music that flows, floats and flowers. Gruesomely great stuff! Hot!"

"This is great - it took me several listens to get it tho'... if you didn't like it hte first time, try again."

"OK. Todd, here it is finally... H-H-H-H-H! The vocal work on here is brilliant! I hope there is much more to come from her in the future. (B-2 skips - 'mom.') Interesting vocals over unique instrumentals make this a strong H and solid work!!! Every track worthwhile."