For
a long time now this record existed as nothing more than myth. A
rumor circulated thru the record biz for some time that Bulb Record's
Mr. Velocity Hopkins finally went TOO far and there existed an acetate
documenting his irrevocable demise. There was a six-month period
before these recordings, Mr. Velocity Hopkins Family member, Aaron
Dilloway (Hanson Records impresario), revealed, "where Velocity
was draggin us into these truly upsetting circumstances at gigs
where he d invite these Haitian voodoo lords on stage, sometimes
Navajos or Iroquois. Our allergies reacted severely to their emagic
dust but for Velocity it numbed his frontal lobes, man, a pure animal
frothing all over his frets. This record, which I still hope gets
nixed as a release, is the consummation of our allergy-induced hell
and Velocity as a modern day six-string shaman. It broke the Family
up in the process." For this final ritual Hopkins needed men (or
multi-instrumentalists, if you will) possessing nerves made of titanium
or at least Pyrex to conjure up this 22-song, 26-minute blast of
metallic-fried oompah-oompah circus music. Several members of the
Hanson Records clan (in addition to Dilloway) descended into the
vortex as well as one Weezel Walter (Flying Luttenbachers, Lake
of Dracula). The Bay of Pigs ended in dead Cubans, broken promises,
no air support and a secret hatred for a good-looking Irish guy
who is sleeping with your ex. Similar to the current scene involving
a friend of mine and his girlfriend. This is both their soundtracks.
--Justin Farrar, failed boyfriend and friend of failed boyfriends
The Dead C did their version of Fleetwood Mac's Tusk (which is easy
because Mick and Stevie stopped sleeping with each other by then.)
now let Insignificant and Bulb bring you Hopkins noiz-eee( mind
you, not noise music but the rock, just like Slade's "Mama, We're
All Crayzee Now") version of the Mac's classic Rumors LP.
discography
Solo
Projects
Year
Title
Product Number
Format
Label
1994
Bulb/Blackjack split
BLB-026.5
7"
Bulb/Blackjack
1994
"Das
Boot"
n/a
Cassette
Chocolate Monk
1995
MVH/Marlon Magas split
BLB-037
7"
Bulb
1995
30 Second comp
n/a
7"
Coat-Tail
1999
"s/t"
n/a
CD
Insignificant
1997
In Bulb-o-Phonic comp
BLB-034
CD comp
Bulb
1998
"Live"
n/a
Cassette
Hanson
2001
"RealSlowRadio:
Dance"
n/a
CD
Fort Thunder
2001
Dance
Asshole V
BLB020
CD
BULB
2001
Dance
Asshole IV
BLB019
CD
BULB
2001
Dance
Asshole III
BLB018
CD
BULB
2001
Dance
Asshole II
BLB017
CD
BULB
2001
Dance
Asshole I
BLB016
CD
BULB
2001
Dance
Asshole 0
BLB021
CD
BULB
Guest
Appearances
1993
Couch
BLB-026
7"
Bulb
1994
Couch/Bullet
in the Head
n/a
split
12"
Nightcap
1995
Couch
"Glass Brothers"
BLB-041
CD
Bulb
1995
Couch
"New Friends 99"
n/a
7"
Insignificant
1995
To
Live and Shave in L.A. (Title Unknown)
n/a
CD
?
1996
His
Name is Alive 8/21/96, boston: first show on tour, includes
guest mr. velocity hopkins
n/a
Cassette
Time
Stereo
1998
Mr.
Quintron "These
Hands of Mine"
n/a
CD/LP
Rhinestone
1998
25
Suaves "s/t"
BLB052
CD
BULB
1998
25
Suaves "Chinese
Students Study Abroad"
BLB054
7"
BULB
2001
25
Suaves "s/t"
BLB015
CD
BULB
press
Mr.
Velocity Hopkins "s/t" CD - "This
US spoof noise project centres on the mysterious Mr. Velocity Hopkins,
not a single entity but a bunch of unknowns who incontinently namecheck
acts like Quintron, Jim O'Rourke, US Maple and His Name is Alive.
The music is equally confused, a mixture of Japanese noise, 60's
free jazz squawk and flyblown punk rock. Halfway through the bloated
phantom of Eugene Chadbourne playing his electric rake comes into
earshot - or so they wish - only to be rapidly replaced with a bout
of inept yet endless finger shredding guitar thrashing. Very funny."-
Edwin Pouncey, The WIRE, January 2000
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