KING KONG - "Funny Farm" LP

King Kong - Funny Farm LP (Drag City, 1993) SEALED / OOP / WAREHOUSE FIND / FUCK YES. '90s Louisville bizarro indie-funk classic. "After the demise of Slint and numerous other bands in the early '90s Louisville scene, a number of offshoots emerged and went on to great things, many becoming heavily involved in the post-rock movement of Chicago. One such project, King Kong, led by ex-Slint member Ethan Buckler, didn't go on to such popularity but remains an important part of the remnants of that scene, supported locally by the Drag City record label. The Chicago-bound projects followed a direction heavily influenced by jazz and fusion, while groups like King Kong opted for very untraditional forms of experimental rock. Buckler's nonsensical lyrics and unorthodox delivery are so reminiscent of Fred Schneider's older songwriting that King Kong, at times, seems not unlike a B-52's parody band. The group's second release, Funny Farm, is a humorous and acerbic look at country living from the