Track Premiere: Primitive Calculators ‘Cunt Life’
News posted Thursday, August 16 2012 at 11:00 AM.
Related: Primitive Calculators.
More than three decades after their debut, Melbourne synth-punk Icons Primitive Calculators are now working on their first-ever album to be cut in a studio. In the meantime, though, comes the new 7” Sick/Cunt, pairing the new A-side ‘Sick of Myself’ with ‘Cunt Life’, a song from 1977 originally performed by pre-Primitive Calculators band The Moths. Mildly shocking title aside, ‘Cunt Life’ is an infectious three-minute burner that explores the various, um, holes in our daily lives over a gnashing, throbbing backdrop.
Recorded by Melbourne personality Julian Wu and mixed and mastered by Casey Rice, the single comes out Sept. 7 on Chapter Music. Primitive Calculators reformed in 2009 to play that year’s Nick Cave-curated Australian ATP. Since then they’ve toured nationally with U.S. legends Lightning Bolt and performed at Old Melbourne Gaol for Melbourne Music Week (as pictured). Still, this single is the first newly recorded material from the band since a brief 1986 reunion.
Coming next year are vinyl reissues of Primitive Calculators’ classic self-titled live album and very first single on the French label Desire. Chapter reissued the band’s 1979 live recordings on CD in 2004 and compiled the first single with 1979’s Little Bands EP and more for 2007’s Primitive Calculators And Friends.
C**t Life by Primitive Calculators
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awesome!
Super news
Haha just look at the waveform in that Soundcloud. I guess all the PCs stuff looks pretty much like that!
Pretty great. PC reassured me you don't have to be a kid to play punk rock.
Tops!
Excellent!
That song kicks a whole lot of arse.
Fabulous!
Stuart is a very unlikely guitar hero, but for some reason his playing on this song reminds me of Lobby Lloyd's mighty workout on G.O.D.
Go figure...
Excellent recording by Julian. I remember when he first played me this track on his car stereo, parked outside Tago Mago on High Street Thornbury, earlier this year. One of those chills-down-the-spine moments.
Funny, I threw this up on FB just a couple of days back...
Genius, Evilio. Essence of Prims.
During the recording sessions we made a ring tone too. It's the vocal track from the last 30 seconds of the song minus the backing. I use it as the default ring tone for anyone who calls me who isn't in my address book.
Love this!
PS you can pre-order this on the Chapter website now. Out Sep 7.
single launch w/Lost Animal, 5 Oct, NSC
https://corner.ticketscout.com.au/gigs/811-primitive-calculators-with-lost-animal
instore at Polyester city tonight at 6pm.
be there!
Prim Calcs single launch is tonight at Northcote SOcial Club is $15 on the door.
Playing times are:
Standish/Carlyon 9:00-9.40
Lost Animal 10:10-10:40
Prim Calcs 11:20-12:20