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Walter, Weasel

Skhiizm

Walter, Weasel : Skhiizm (ugEXPLODE)

Drummer Weasel Walter turns to his love of furious metallic music in this intimidating album of chaotic, noisy skronk rock in a solo album played on guitars, drums and electronics accompanied by distorted grunts that add a disturbing layer to the madness; aggressively skillful and demanding, intended to be played LOUD, with a take-no-prisoners, no-apology attitude.
 

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Weasel Walter-vocals, guitar, bass guitar, electronics, drums


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UPC: 888295705684

Label: ugEXPLODE
Catalog ID: ug70
Squidco Product Code: 26743

Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2018
Country: USA
Packaging: Digipack
Tracks 1-6 recorded September 2016.

Track 7 recorded July 2014.

Descriptions, Reviews, &c.

"7 tracks of jarring, loud, obnoxious, shrill, angular noise rock/no wave/brutal prog insanity by the master of disaster. People who like "Revenge of The Flying Luttenbachers" will most likely be into this. There's no jazz on this one, folks."-ugEXPLODE


Artist Biographies

"Weasel Walter (real name Walter Wyzowski) is a composer and instrumentalist who founded the band The Flying Luttenbachers in Chicago in 1991 with a current member of Cellular Chaos and Behold...The Arctopus. Over the years, The Flying Luttenbachers included noted Dylan Posa, and Michael Colligan, while creating a body of music drawing equally from no wave, death metal, gamelan, noise music, hardcore punk and modern classical. Walter moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2003, where he formed the latest of many Luttenbachers lineups, remaining on percussion with the addition of bassist Mike Green (Burmese), and virtuoso guitarist Ed Rodriguez (ex-Colossamite, Gorge Trio). Singular guitar phenomenon Mick Barr (Krallice, Octis, Orthrelm) joined the group in 2005. The Flying Luttenbachers ceased to operate in late 2007. On November 25, 2009, Weasel Walter announced that he was moving to New York City to join the band Behold... The Arctopus on drums and will be writing "new, more extreme material from scratch." He also formed Cellular Chaos with Marc Edwards (drummer), Admiral Grey and Ceci Moss."

-Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel_Walter)
7/15/2025

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Track Listing:



1. Bad Designs Fail 3:03

2. Contagious Mass Idiocy 3:51

3. Assured Self-Sabotage 4:24

4. They're Even Dumber Than They Look 3:03

5. Blasphemy Clones 1:59

6. Turns Out Everything Is Pointless 2:58

7. The Hangover Heart Attack Varations 20:09

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