Mucupurulent - Sicko Baby and More Babes Review

Rating: 9.0

Country: Germany

Release Date: 2006

Track list:
Sicko Baby Cd 1997:
1)Intro
2)Lacerated Tits
3)Cybersex Deliria
4)Scrotal Hernia
5)Oral Sex Masturbation
6)Mangled To The Gore
7)Pussy Berzerker
8)Suborbital Ejaculation
9)Abhorrent Dissection
10)Splattering Nirvana
11)Vaginal Cancer
12)Gays Errection
13)Cumshot Messiah
14)Stainless Spoon
15)Corroded Testicles
16)Splatter Whore
17)Fistfucked Barby
18)Spermsoaked Bitch Consumer
19)Pierced By A Driller
20)Extra Uterine Pregnancy (Disastrous Murmur Cover)
21)Urethral Discharge
Bizarre Tales of the Abnormal Demo 1995:
22)Corroded Testicles
23)Strangled Bitch
24)Rectovesical Pouch Of Peritoneum
25)Spermsoaked Bitch Consumer
26)Vaginal Cancer
27)Lacerated Tits
28)Anal Intruder
29)Orific Of Urethra
30)Cavity Of The Cervix
31)Infundibulo
32)Pelvic Ligament
Remind the Bizarre Split 7" Ep w/ Cabal 1998:
33)Oral Sex Masturbation
34)Stainless Spoon
35)Fotzenkrebs
36)Pussy Berserker
Tribute to Regurgitate Cd Appearance 2001:
37)Effortless Regurgitation Of Bright Red Blood (Regurgitate Cover)
Bonus Material:
38)Gay's Erection (Recorded 95)
39)Splatter Whore (Recorded 95)
40)Raw, Brutal, Rough & Bloody (Recorded 97)

Band Website: Mucupurulent

Mucupurulent - Sicko Baby and More Babes

Timo Reichert - Vocals and Guitar
Serafino Scavo - Guitar
Ralph Gläser - Drums and Backing vocals

This is delightful. I can't begin to describe how relieved I was when this splendid package came out, cos I've loitered around labels and distros for the past few years in hope of another chance of securing this Pornogrind marvel! Until now, I could mollify my Sicko Baby cravings only with Devilish, Dirty and Live from their split with Infected Pussy, being somewhat disenchanted by the rest of their discography. Although contaminated with a conspicuous Nu Metal melanoma that would later infect Cock and Ball Torture, Horny Like Hell did act as a temporary substitute for the elusive career best, but failed to deliver that same euphoric dose. Mucubelching Beets was an entertaining release that offered a fun listen, but served as little more than a novelty record, while Soul Reaver seemed to extract many of the vital Mucu-qualities before cobblin' the monochrome remnants together to make a consistent but dreary 'n' featureless album. Of course, I can't pass judgement on Bloodstained Blues because I bought Sicko Baby and More Babes instead!

Mucupurulent are oft cited as a 'Gut worship' band. Whilst this is an accurate assessment, I've always found the tag a little bit misleading and restricting, undermining the importance of their works. Of course, the influence of the self-proclaimed Sperman Porngrind pioneers is obvious throughout '.Baby, but the band complement the frequency of spirited nods in the Gut direction with a much more structured approach, full o' vivacious hooks, with greater fluidity and more solid overall material. Taking their cue from the prominent, thrustin' Pornogrind organ, Odour of Torture, Mucupurulent use insistent, simplistic grooves, wonderful dual vokills and a sillier sense of humour to prompt a grotesque, writhing tumescence within the rotten skin-clad tube. The vokilllists put in an exemplary performance, swappin' between husky, oft pitchshifted gutturals to mockin' yet comic falsettos. The way in which the band employ these classick Gut techniques results in a well-arranged, cohesively performed and highly entertaining vokill track. In fact, Mucu make them sound much more effective here than in the Gut material from which they pilfered them in the first place.

I daresay that .Baby is a far more enjoyable, plausible and laudable adaptation of the original Gut formula! 'Cos a lot of Odour. songs sound like slapdash rush-jobs or brief, blastin' bursts of bugger all, Mucu effectively wrings the worst bits out of the Gut felch-cloth, afore using it to mop up their own distinctive ooze with ease. I think it also shows a fondness for the treasured Pungent Stench oeuvre, Club Mondo Bizarre, cos the band possess the same S&M audio-wardrobe, from which they don trusty ol' gimpmasks, ball-gags 'n' nippleclamps to facilitate the pulsating bondage-groove. In addition, .Baby appears to be dusted with just a smattering of Regurgitate and Impetigo, along with some mid 90s Entombed, the latter influence becoming more pronounced in later material. Indeed, it's tricky to detect any other influences on .Baby cos, irrespective of its undeniable charms and distinctive quirks, every gelatinous Mucu-trail can be traced straight back to the old skool Gut-sinus. Everything from the preposterous vokills, porno-caveman guitar riffs, robust drumwork and bitchsqueal filmclip intro leads back to the ol' dribblin' 'n' illegible pus-logo that we all know 'n' love. Amusingly, many of the song titles and lyrics are often just lifted directly from the Gut dictionary, examples being "Lacerated Tits", "Splatter Whore" and "Spermsoaked Bitchconsumer" all inspired by the stagenames of Ollin and crew. The latter of these cheekily pilfers its lyrics straight from "Vagina Beserker", mimicking the unforgettable 'slimy fat bitch/I love your horrible stench.' chant, the format of which is further embezzled on "Stainless Spoon".

The production is highly appropriate for this kind of Grind, applying enough polish to make the tracks clear 'n' comprehensible, but leaving enough filth behind to sustain the air of decadence. Although it would appear bass guitars do not feature on .Baby, this doesn't cause any treble-probs, 'cos the production retains plenty of low-end clout from the two guitars as well as the kicks. The vokills are at an agreeable position in the mix and represented pleasantly, especially during the overdubbed choruses of such mirthworthy anthems as "Vaginal Cancer", and the 'Oh my god/Sausage in your mouth' mantra of "Oral Sex Masturbation".

The release features a nice little pile of bonus filth, comprising material from the Bizarre Tales of the Abnormal demo tape and the split 7" EP with Cabal. Many of these are primitive versions of the .Baby staples, exposing further Gut adoration, except with a rudimentary production and an even greater fondness for the pseudo-menacing Ollin vokill style. There's also another chance to hear their contribution to the Regurgitate tribute album, Comeback of Goregods, which saw Mucu submit a cover of "Effortless Regurgitation of Bright Red Blood". The packaging is very good, retaining the macabre cover of the original release whilst offering a whole host of exclusive Mucu-treats. Replete with scans of old gig flyers, humourous band photos, charming anecdotes of the recording sessions and those ludicrous lyrics, the '.Baby booklet is a lot of fun to read and an enormously welcome addition to this compilation.

So there we have it. Straightforward, locomotive riffs and rhythms, unbroken song-flow, a good balance of rapid blast 'n' chugsome beef, the whole steamin' heap o' fun bedecked with superb sing-a-long choruses! This is obviously one of the most influential Porngrind albums of all time, unleashed once again in all its smutty splendour and with a bundle of bonus bits to boot! I recommend this to everyone, even those who bought it the first time around! While I thoroughly enjoy how bands like Libido Airbag, SMES, Nunwhore Commando 666 et al push the limits of the style, flirting overtly with Techno, Gabba and Jungle within the sub-sub-sub-genre, Cyber Porngrind, traditional stuff like this is simply unbeatable. An unquestionable inspiration to the likes of Cock and Ball Torture, Rompeprop, Purulent Spermcanal, Meatknife and Lord Gore, I simply cannot stress how vital this CD is to your dirty Pornogrind collection!

December 27th, 2006