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01. Care Of The Cow - Chinese Food Part I
02. Care Of The Cow - Cemetery
03. Care Of The Cow - Like Me
04. Care Of The Cow - Chinese Food Part II
05. Care Of The Cow - Oceans In My Ears
06. Care Of The Cow - Dogs' Ears Are Stupid
07. Care Of The Cow - Australia / The Sleepwalker Bites Herself In French
08. Care Of The Cow - European Trains
09. Care Of The Cow - No Beethoven
10. Care Of The Cow - Dancing Partners (bonus track)
ARTIST
TITLE
Dogs' Ears Are Stupid
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
MENT 028LP MENT 028LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
4/19/2019

LP version; includes download. Mental Experience presents a reissue of Care Of The Cow's Dogs' Ears Are Stupid, originally released only on cassette in 1983. The album is a fascinating blend of psychedelic folk, minimal electronics and post-punk weirdness. Acid fuzz guitar, incredible vocal harmonies, drum machines, and analogue synths make it one of Chicago's best kept secrets, with a history that goes back to 1974. A trio formed by Victor Sanders, X Baczewska, and Sher Doruff, they had a very unique and eclectic sound, experimental yet very melodic, mixing psychedelic folk-rock with art-rock and DIY/post-punk. Their influences were very diverse: The Beatles, Fripp, Eno, Joni Mitchell, Carla Bley, Pauline Oliveros, and Eric Dolphy. Care Of The Cow debuted in 1975 with a 10" followed by their first album in 1981. By 1983, the band was adding drum machines and synths to their sound, highlighted by Victor's amazing guitar playing and X and Sher's perfectly blended vocal harmonies, resulting in Dogs' Ears Are Stupid, released only as a tiny cassette edition in 1983. For the Mental Experience, this is a lost gem from the '80s underground which really deserved a reissue. Here it is, done in collaboration with Steve Krakow of Plastic Crimewave/Galactic Zoo fame. Remastered from the master tapes, includes insert with liner notes Krakow and photos.