Dan Susnara

DAN SUSNARA
Would

MUSIC

TRACKS :	That Girl Comes From Yesterday Halfway House Your Public Side I Hate People Freudproof David Berkowitz Hitchhiker on the Interstate Skewered Limbaugh, Served in Portions Anyone Can Buy a Gun in This Town World Filled With Love Sally Even Life of the Party/Esteemcycle hethrlokLEER Vince
LABEL :	Mumble Mumble
RELEASE DATE :	1996
FORMAT :	C-74 cassette
PARTICIPANTS :	Dan Susnara
REVIEWS :	GAJOOB, August 4, 1996 "NO TAPE LOOPS, SAMPLING OR PERCUSSION" states the warning label on Dan Susnara's tape WOULD. There should also be a "WARNING: REPEATED LISTENS COULD BECOME HABIT FORMING". Mr. Susnara's songs are a unique experience, but once you've acquired the taste, it's listenable in it's own strange way. Dan uses acoustic guitars, a haunting voice and electronic keyboards to deliver his poignant, often angry songs. There's no lack of humor either, as demonstrated by songs like "Skewered Limbaugh, Served In Portions". The song "Anyone Can Buy A Gun In This Town" is no gun control rally, but a dark story of a tortured soul seeking vindication via a combination of violence and 15 minutes of fame. That song also keeps popping up on my cerebral jukebox, a testament to its chorus hook. —Mike Bowman IMPROVIJAZZATION NATION #26 Dan Susnara: WOULD - As many of you know by now, Dan is one of my FAVORITE players in th' hometape/D.I.Y. world! My reviews of his many works go back as far (nearly) as the START of this magazine, over 7 years ago. He's truly a master of the 4/8 track studio. This tape is right up there at the TOP of th' heap. His eversteady acoustic psychedelics, solo vox & high energy will carry you over in to a bygone era and back again! The recording quality on this effort is as close to "studio-perfect" as you can get. "Would" is (as are most of his works) all original and technically flawless. With titles like "Freudproof" and "Skewered Limbaugh, Served in Portions", you know in advance that he's GOT "something to say" with his music. Another GRAND effort from an icon in the D.I.Y. world! Comes MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by Zzaj - in fact, it gets the PICK of this issue for "best folk/rock original". —Rotcod Zzaj