SATURDAY SONG TO GET STONED TO: RODAN – “THE EVERYDAY WORLD OF BODIES”

Okay so I’m a little jealous of Axl and Vince manning up and scalping CL tix to go see the always-magnificent TOOL play later today in smelly Jersey…..fumes/Aquanet/festival crowds aside, that shiz is clearly gonna rip.

And in reminiscing back to when that particular band started, I can’t help but think about some other under-the-radar groups that began in the early 90s, and unfortunately didn’t last nearly long enough.

One such act was undoubtedly the extremely artful and powerful underground unit known to those who know as RODAN.

Thankfully bandleader Jeff Mueller has graced our ears over the years with a couple more truly amazing bands, June of 44 and Shipping News (for more mp3s check out my Sunday Spotlight on the man behind the bands here), the latter of which is still active and releasing wonderful albums/touring from time to time…..but there was something about the innate raw energy of Rodan that cemented their sound as seminal to so many fans of the aggressive post-rock scene.

And this track is a perfect example of the runaway freight train meets laid-back dining car melange that the band employed so well.

‘Nuff respect due!

RODAN — “The Everyday World of Bodies”, from Rusty (1994)

-KW