Budd
EP by
Rapeman
ReleasedMay 23, 1988
GenrePost-hardcore, noise rock
Length14:44
LabelUnited States Touch & Go Records
United Kingdom Blast First
Australia Au Go Go Records
Netherlands Torso Records
ProducerSteve Albini
Rapeman chronology
Budd
(1988)		 Two Nuns and a Pack Mule
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
OndaRock8.5/10[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Budd is the first release by the Chicago noise rock band Rapeman. The first three songs on the EP were recorded live. The title is a reference to Budd Dwyer,[4] a politician who committed suicide during a televised press conference. The lyrics of the title track contain references to phrases used during the incident.

The EP has been re-released as bonus tracks at the end of Two Nuns and a Pack Mule, the band's only LP.

Studio versions of the first three tracks were originally planned to be used, but the band later decided in favour of live versions. The demo tracks are currently available in trading circles.

Pitchfork ranked the record 6th on their list of "Steve Albini's 10 Best Records", writing that what made the title track "all the more harrowing, not to mention innovative, is the vast amount of empty spaces and granular surfaces [...] [worked] into the near-eight-minute song. It’s a brooding, abstract dynamic that would set the tone for much of ‘90s post-rock, from Slint to June of 44."[5]

Track listing

  1. "Budd" - 7:29
  2. "Superpussy" - 2:12
  3. "Log Bass" - 2:23
  4. "Dutch Courage" - 2:40

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Valdivia, Victor W. "allmusic ((( Budd > Review )))". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  2. ↑ Tommaso Franci. "Rapeman". OndaRock. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  3. ↑ Brackett, Nathan. "Rapeman". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 69, cited March 17, 2010
  4. ↑ "Rapeman: Touch and Go / Quarterstick Records". Retrieved 2008-06-08.
  5. ↑ Heller, Jason (July 30, 2014). "Steve Albini's 10 Best Records". Pitchfork.


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