The Month of Mauz - Let’s Get Consolidated

 

Consolidated was a rock/hip-hop/techno group from San Francisco in the 90s. Its members, Adam Sherburne & Mark Pistel had been members of synthpop/dance outfit Until December while Philip Steir had drummed in the funk/rock group Shy Hands. Inspired by Public Enemy's politics & aggressive sound collages, the trio regrouped as Consolidated. Their music espoused their left-wing politics: pro-environment; pro-labor; pro-choice; anti-corporate; pro-animal rights. They were critical of media exploitation of women & concerned about rock music's lack of political engagement.

Their first full-length record, The Myth of Rock, is aggressively political. The music itself is complex with intricate instrumental backing recalling Tackhead, Public Enemy, late-80s sampledelica, & the brutal industrial of Test Dept.

     "There is no America. There is no democracy. There is only IBM, and ITT, and AT&T, and DuPont, Dow, Union Carbide, and Exxon."
sez Arthur Jensen (Ned Beatty) in Network (1975) sampled for "America Number One"..

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Consolidated - The Myth of Rock, Netwerk W2-30045, 1990.
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Product    
This is a Collective    
America Number One    
Weakness (Part 1)    
Fight the Fascists    
Music That Lifts up Our Savior Jesus Christ    
Josephine the Singer    
Poland    
Is This the Cheese Dip?    
Message to the People
Stop the War Against the Black Community    
White American Male (The Truth Hurts)    
Weakness (Part 2)    
It's About that Time    
Love, Honor, & Respect
Strike    
Brian Wilson Speaks
Dysfunctional Relationship
There is a Mountain Filled with Blood    
Consolidated

 

 

 

 

Their next release, Friendly Fa$cism, was produced by MBM's Jack Danger. It veers closer to Meat Beat's 99% than The Myth of Rock. Play More Music returns a bit to the sonic aggression of Myth of Rock. The record features spoken-work snippets from the group's concerts. Are you here for music? Accept me for what I am...

Consolidated - Play More Music, Nettwerk Europe NET040CD, 1992

Industrial Music is Fascism    
Tool & Die    
CNN    
Praxis (Bold as Love)    
We Came Here for Music    
Accept Me for What I Am
Veggie Beat Manifesto    
Why I'm in the Klan    
Guerrillas in the Mist (featuring Paris)
Hello Are You There    
Infomodities 92
Animal Rights / Abortion Rights    
Wendy O Matik (featuring Wendy O Matik)
One More Song    
He    
I Reckon You Should Shut the Fuck Up & Play Some Music    
You Suck (featuring the Yeastie Girls)
The Men's Movement
Gone Fishing    
Labor vs Leisure    
A Day on the Green    
More Music / Hip O Crits    
Industry Corporate    
This Isn't a Fuckin Press Conference    
Crackhouse (featuring Crack M.C.)
More Music Please

 

 

 

Hoping you see these, mauz.
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