Mudhoney's Mark Arm & Steve Turner spilled the beans about their Superfuzz Bigmuff EP with Life Of The Record. |
Here's the scoop...
Steve Turner & Mark Arm |
With Mudhoney, they had a vision for fuzz drenched guitars and blending 60s garage with punk rock. They eventually added Dan Peters on drums and Matt Lukin on bass and had their first practice on New Year’s Day in 1988. Bruce Pavitt of Sub Pop offered to pay for some studio time with Jack Endino so he could hear the material they were working on. From those sessions, they released the "Touch Me I’m Sick" single in the summer of 1988. At that point, they went back into the studio with Jack Endino to work on the songs that would become Superfuzz Bigmuff.
In this episode, Mark Arm describes his approach of “vocalizing” rather than singing, and how playing guitar with this band changed how he thought about song arrangements. Steve Turner talks about his discovery of vintage fuzz boxes and how they informed the Mudhoney sound at a time when fuzz pedals were out of fashion. From the early days of Sub Pop to rocking baby blue 60s guitars to Dan Peters’ unique drum patterns to Matt Lukin’s relief of playing simple songs to Sonic Youth knighting them as the next big thing to a pivotal moment in Seattle music, we’ll hear the stories of how the record came together.
Listen to the Life Of The Record episode right here.
Check out Mudhoney's Superfuzz Bigmuff along with their early singles and follow the link below for a copy of Steve Turner's recent book "Mud Ride" which makes a lovely Christmas gift for the fan of late 80s or early 90s music on your list.
Get a copy of Steve Turner's memoir Mud Ride: A Messy Trip Through The Grunge Explosion right here. |
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