For years I've thrilled to the sound of Grant Hart's drumming. Whether with Husker Du or Nova Mob, when Grant pounded the tubs it sounded like a locomotive rolling down the tracks. As a bass player I've often fantasized about standing onstage with that genius songwriter as he casts magic spells with his percussion.

Thanks to modern technology, fantasies can come true. There circulates an excellent soundboard tape of Nova Mob live. It's a great recording in every respect except one: there's no bass guitar. Which provided me with the means to live out my dreams. 

I took one of my favorite Nova Mob songs- "Beyond A Reasonable Doubt"- from that tape and laid my own bass part on it. The timing is a bit slippery, but that's live performance for you, whether real or imagined.
  
Much respect to Nova Mob bass player Tom Merkl, who is a monster on the 4 string. Never in a million years would I presume to replace one of his bass parts. But in the spirit of fun, and living my rock and roll fantasy, I created one of my own.  I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it.

Nova Mob fantasy lineup with Malcolm Tent

Teaser from the upcoming Malcolm Tent solo album. Here's a previously unreleased gem of a jam from Ultrabunny, for whom he plays bass. Play loud!

Flipper Rule, OK

Created near the epicenter and the peak of the coronavirus outbreak in the USA. Mutation/ manipulation of GG Allin's voice and surrounding noises from his performance at an art school in 1989. Original sound recording and all subsequent scrambling by Malcolm Tent. www.malcolmtent.net

GG Allin: Coronavirus King

In 2017 THE RESIDENTS put out a cattle call for contributions to an album called "I Am A Resident". They liked my submission enough to dissect it and use sounds from it on a song called "Commercial Bells Toll".  Here's the original track they dissected and mounted.

The Wonderful Shoe Salesman

Joe Young and Jeff  Clayton in full effect.

Antiseen interview-  WDAV 1985

So, I've had this song stuck in my head for 45 years.  It was the theme song of "Championship Wrestling From Florida" as it aired in 1975. It's probably an actual song released on a record somewhere. I say that because I heard it once played by a DJ in a New York nightclub.

I've recorded my own crude demo of the song in hopes that someone will hear it and recognize it and tell me what the hell it is! 

Imagine the opening organ riff played on a Farfisa and the main organ part played on a Hammond B3. And imagine a real drummer playing a badass shuffle. (I think my fuzz guitar actually sounds pretty close to the real thing.)

So yeah... if my extremely raw demo rings a bell, let me know. I've been waiting a lifetime!

Malcolm Tent

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