Founded by Bill DiMichele, the lifespan of San Francisco based project Batang Frisco ('San Francisco Kids' in the Filipino dialect Tagalog) is inimitably distilled on this solitary self-titled record - an outlandish private press pearl of homespun minimal synth music. Recorded over the course of 1985/6 and self-released in 1986, the one and only Batang Frisco LP was the product of an inconspicuous DIY existence spent in the margins of the Bay Area scene in the '80s.
A miraculous curio of haywire electronics, crude drum machines, raucous 80s riffage, glistening soundscapes, irreverent, surrealistic lyricism and doctored samples, "Batang Frisco" has since gained well-merited cult recognition. A bizarre harmony of raw experimentation, bristling, sequenced rhythms, scuffed synth pop, dystopic industrial, austere synthesis, granulated cut-ups, and serene ambient.
Remastered from the original analogue tapes. Ltd x 500 copies with booklet with liner notes, reviews, and photos.
BATANG FRISCO - 'Batang Frisco' LP
- Record Label: B.F.E Records
- Genre: Minimal / Experimental / New Wave
- Availability: In Stock
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£18.00
Tags: BATANG FRISCO, B.F.E. Records, BFE Records, Minimal, Experimental, New Wave, Bill DiMichele