News - New Album - Tour Dates
Biography - Press Releases - Clippings - Interviews
Discography - Album Art - Production Notes
Live Photos - Video - Fliers
Audio - "Bad Circulation" mp3
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NEWS
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NEW ALBUM
Witchypoo's next record will be on 5RC and is scheduled for July '00 release.
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TOUR DATES
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BIOGRAPHY
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PRESS RELEASES
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CLIPPINGS
Show Review in Flipside, July 1992
"Witchypoo is this all fem band from Portland spouting out songs about life from 16 year old mouths. It's happy want-to-be angry pop a la Moon Unit Zappa."
Record Review in Discombobulation #11 by Zep O'Ktep
"Witchypoo "The Groaning Machine" 7" - If there was ever a record bad enough to make you wish you were dead, this is it. Side A is a pseudo-industrial song. And side B, well, I smell like a hippy. "Love Power" comes complete with an organ and imbecilic lyrics, "Love Power/I'm talking about love power/ The power of a little flower/ Is gonna move you." Yuck!"
News in some unknown zine at some unknown time
"Witchypoo are like the long awaited return of New Wave with army helmets, a drum machine, revolving membership and apocalyptic de-constructionist anti-rock rock star guest performances...yeah"
Scene Report in MRR
"They (witchypoo) are a new wave band who play...songs. Or something like that."
Groaning machine was listed #14 in the top 20 7" releases of 1992 in the Rocket (jan. 93 issue)
an issue of jigsaw says:
"2. witchy poo slim is my friend and have never failed to impress me while on stage cuz he is a NEW WAVER. He didn't used to admit this but you know neither did I until about 3 mos. ago. Smart music for stupid people or stupid music for smart people, it varies night to night. Also, Slim understands go team."
Review in a zine starting with F (i cant read the xerox) in fall of 92
"Witchypoo "The Groaning Machine" b/w "You Belong to Me" & "Love Power" 7" (Kill Rock Stars) - The only "Groaning Machine" I could identify while listening to this was me. They repeat the phrase "Kill the Rock Stars" on that song, which is fine, as long as the carnage starts with Witchy Poo". Line up the boys from Bentley Tock behind them and you've got yourself an instant party. (KK)"
Conversation-style review in Mole #7
"WITCHYPOO (Kill Rock Stars) Q: Robotic, uh... machine induced. S: It's synth rock. Q: without being synthetic. S: It definitely rocks. They need to make more records. Q: I think my fantasies are pretty boring. I never had a fantasy about being captured by bad pirates. S: You'll have to practice that."
Crucial Variable #1
"Also on KRS you'll find the mysterious puff of gravity known as "Witchy-poo". They have a three song 7" out that features some callous and balmy rock mutiny. The hand-made cover's very special too!"
Show review in Pulp #3
"Witchypoo was neat! They have new songs. My favorite part was when Slims sister sang Atila the Hun, an old campfire song. I think there is something about them in the zine so read it."
My Seven Inches column by Joshua Mills in Strobe (nov-dec 95)
"Evidently Witchy Poo is a Pacific Northwest indie supergroup that has somehow managed to produce the most insipid and dull release I've heard in a long time. Tired? This contrived, way-past-trendy and universally boring outfit features KRS' Slim Moon and producer Steve Fisk in a masturbatory ode to... nothing."
Lollipop Magazine
"Witchy Poo Mixed Metaphor (Kill Rock Stars) - Twenty-one folks from the Olympia, WA scene contributed to this 7" (three drummers, two bassists, two guitarists, two random noise makers and 12 vocalists). The result is a glorious mish-mosh or indie-ish sounds, incoherent in the best sense of the word. J.B."
Scruffy #10
"Witchy Poo - Mixed Metaphor 7" I was really hoping KRS would send me the new unwound record, but they sent me this to review insteaad extra added bonus it features Sara and Vern of unwound! So slim moon tries to kill off the evils of american pop culture by mockin....i liked the paul simon cover but the techno stuff grossed me out. Very Calvin Johnson-ey sounding vocals. Slim Moon's mom graces the cover of this weird 7"! Check it out if you are into the whole UOA, Unwound, godheadSilo side of Kill Rock Stars the end!"
Singled out (in which zine?) by Jeff Rubba
"Witchy Poo Mixed Metaphor - This is boring, unlistenable techno-esque indie rock. Set phasers on "kill". Wait, the Paul Simon cover is mildly amusing. Switch down to "melt vinyl" and head for record shops that carry this monstrosity."
Cherrypop #2
"Wtichy Poo Mixed Metaphor 7" Kill Rock Stars - I walked into the record store and it was right in front and I was just oh-so-very happy. It's very cool, of course. Kind of a little weird, but nothing less than super cool. I never knew this before, but there's like a zillion witchy poo members! grovvvvvvy. yeah."
Comodity #4
"Witchy Poo Mixed Metaphor 7" Kill Rock Stars / Josh-A whole lotta art. I can't see this getting a very good review in very many places. It seems this is an inside joke, and I guess if enough people are in on it, it's worth pressing. I am not in on it so it sails right by me.
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INTERVIEWS
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DISCOGRAPHY
KRS 244 Everybody Looks
Good In A Helmet CD
KRS 220 Mixed Metaphor 7"
KRS 202 "Groaning Machine" + 2 7"
KRS 201 KILL ROCK STARS Compilation LP/CD "The Reaper Song"
KRS 276 SOME SONGS Compilation CD KRS 100 "Bad Circulation"
A SLICE OF LEMON Compilation Double LP/CD Co-release with Lookout! Records (unlisted
track)
VMFM 49CD Pitching Woo CD (vermiform)
VMFM32 - Witchy Poo Salutes the Space Program 7" (vermiform)
FTM-4 Bostonot Compilation 2x7" (Face the Music) "Peace of Mind"
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ALBUM ART
Everybody Looks Good In
A Helmet CD - cover
Mixed Metaphor 7" - cover
"Groaning Machine" - Silkscreen
cover - print
cover - back cover
- A label (pink)
- B label (pink
- detail)
Pitching Woo - cover
Witchy Poo Salutes the Space Program - cover
Bostonot Compilation - cover
KILL ROCK STARS - cover
SOME SONGS - cover
A SLICE OF LEMON - cover
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PRODUCTION NOTES
KRS 244 Everybody
Looks Good In A Helmet CD - The Fifth Annual Report of The Punk Thing Formerly
Known as Witchypoo
Elevator Music
The Poor Man's Parnassus
Sold Out When Lit
Submarine Races
The Sissiest Boy
Predication
Capricorn
The Needle
The Family Way
Everybody Looks Good In A Helmet
For maximum enjoyment, the makers of this compact disc recommend using the "shuffle"
or "random" function of you CD player (if available).
Witchy Poo is a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Here is
a list of the people who made this particular Witchypoo thing:
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KRS 220 Mixed
Metaphor 7"
Everybody Looks Good in a Helmet
Chillout Room
Bad Circulation
Homily
A Simple Desultory Phillipic (or how I was Robert McNamara'd into submission)
All songs by Witchy Poo except "A Simple Desultory Phillipic" (Paul
Simon)
Recorded 1992-1994 by Steve Fisk, Stuart Hallerman, and Slim Moon
Drums: Sara Lund, Alessis, Ensoniq
Bass: Cristina Calle, Adam McCauley
Guitar: Ian Dixon, Slim Moon
Other Noises: Steve Fisk, Yamaha, Akai Ensoniq, Realistic
Vocals: Slim Moon, Amy Moon, Michelle Noel, Rachel Carnes, Lisa Rumsey, Chris
Smith, Michelle Mae Orr, Jared Warren, Scott Jernigan, Vern Rumsey, John Quittner,
Beth Grover
Thanks to all members of Witchy Poo everywhere, especially Tinuviel, Steve Fisk
and Maia Finholm, and extra special thanks to Slim and Amy's mom, Chara, for
being such a great mom, and for allowing us to use your picture for the cover.
KRS 202 "Groaning
Machine" + 2 7"
The Groaning Machine
You Belong To Me
Love Power
Gregory Louis Babior: guitar, machines, vocal. Amy Moon: vocal. Slim Moon: vocal,
machines. cover design by Tinuviel
Produced by Steve Fisk at Egg
all rights retained by the artist c. & p. 1991 Kill Rock Stars
KRS 201 KILL ROCK STARS Compilation LP/CD "The Reaper Song"
KRS 276 SOME
SONGS Compilation CD KRS 100
"Bad Circulation" from Mixed Metaphor 7" (KRS 220)
A SLICE OF
LEMON Compilation Double LP/CD Co-release with Lookout! Records
unlisted track - "Fuck the President"
VMFM 49CD Pitching
Woo CD (vermiform)
A For Effort
Theme From Witchypoo
Kick Down
Evil LOL
Start It On
Those Aren't Nuns!
Suffer
LOL With Fear
I Love U More
Light Hook
Brand New Sack (longass version)
Sleep To Dream
RTFM
Sold Out When Lit (slim version)
Freeze Dried (longass life in the biz version)
Groaning Machine (longass so-called "organic" version)
"recorded in a bunch of places over a certain period of time by a bunch
of different people"
here is who played what:
Guitar: Sarah and Jessica and Slim and John and Ian
Bass: Cristina
Keyboards: Joe and Slim
Vocals: Sue and Maia and Amy and Slim
Drums: Sara and Sue and Zack
Other stuff: John and Slim
here are the people who played on each song:
1) Joe Preston, Slim Moon, 2) Jessica Espeleta, Sarah Utter, Slim Moon, 3) Jessica
Espeleta, Sarah Utter, John Ryan , Slim Moon, 4) Joe Preston, Slim Moon, 5)
Sue Fox, Slim Moon, 6) Joe Preston, Sue Fox, 7) Ian Dixon, Maia Sinholm, Sara
Lund, Cristina Calle, Slim Moon, 8) Jessica Espeleta, Sarah Utter, Joe Preston,
Zack Carlson, Slim Moon, 9) Joe Preston, John Ryan, Slim Moon 10) Jessica Espeleta,
Sarah Utter, Slim Moon, 11) Jessica Espeleta, Sarah Utter, Joe Preston, Slim
Moon, 13) Sue Fox, Zack Carlson, Slim Moon, 14) Slim Moon, 15) Jessica Espeleta,
Sarah Utter, Zack Carlson, Slim Moon, 16) Ian Dixon, Sara Lund, Cristina Calle,
Amy Moon, Slim Moon
cover designed and printed by Neil Burke
VMFM32 - Witchy
Poo Salutes the Space Program 7" (vermiform)
Side 1
Freeze Dried (My Life in the Biz)
The First and the Fifth
LOL :(
Side 2
Brand New Sack
Epistemology
More Sack
People on the record: Slim Moon, Sarah Utter, Jessica Espeleta, Zack Carlson,
Joe Preston
Front cover by Neil Burke
Back photographed by Virginia Benson
FTM-4 Bostonot
Compilation 2x7" (Face the Music)
"Peace of Mind" (T. Scholtz)
Slim: Vocals, Drums
Amy: Vocals
Adam: Guitar, Bass
Recorded on 4 Tracks by Slim
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PHOTOGRAPHS
Slim is negative
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LIVE PHOTOS/VIDEO/FLIERS
Live
- Amy + Slim + ?
Live - Zack + ?
Fliers:
with Unwound, Get
Hustle
with Honeybucket
with Magnus Youth
with Mocket,
Tight Bros
