George Brigman - DMT (1975) reaction commentary

Today I listen to underground garage/heavy psychedelic rock musician, George Brigman perform DMT from his 1975 album, Jungle Rot.


Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:17 - DMT
5:53 - My thoughts
8:50 - Who is George Brigman?


Links
Original video:    • DMT  

Psychedelic Rock:    • Psychedelic Rock  

Garage Rock playlist:    • Garage Rock  


George Brigman has been well known in the underground garage/heavy psych community since his debut release, Jungle Rot in 1975, an instant collector's item, which David Fricke of Rolling Stone magazine called "the Holy Grail". Following Jungle Rot, George gigged live and recorded with his bands Hogwash and Split, whose names were derived from album titles by his favorite band Groundhogs. His publishing company S'one Songs, his Solid record label and the song "T.S." were all references to Groundhogs as well.

Under the name George Brigman and Split, he released a cassette (300 copies) in 1982 called I Can Hear the Ants Dancin' which showcased the band's instrumental prowess and featured his extended wah wah laden guitar solos. It was re-issued on vinyl by OR Records in 1996 and on CD by Bona Fide in 2005.

Also of interest is a 1985 EP on Bona Fide entitled Silent Bones and a 1986 Dutch compilation on Resonance called Human Scrawl Vagabond, which collected material from Ants, Silent Bones and added six new songs. Human Scrawl appeared in Chuck Eddy's book "Stariway To Hell: The 500 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums".

In Nigel Williamson's Rough Guide: The Best Music You Never Heard, Brigman has been selected as a "musical splendor off the beaten path," as his music is described as an "unusual mix of blues-rock intensity and DIY punk agggresion." Williamson also makes notes of George's primitive heavy metal, ferocious, acid-rock soloing, and general belligerence as well as the comparisons to current bands like the White Stripes.

The album Jungle Rot was released in 1975 By Solid Records.

Personnel;
George Brigman - Guitar, Bass, Vocals
Drums – Jeff Barrett
Harp, Congas – Ron Collier

Production
George Brigman - Producer, Songwritter, Arranged By, Engineer, Mixed By

DMT is track two on the album, written by George Brigman.