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Tomorrow's music today This issue: The Abdominal Showmen
Winners of the Fopp unsigned awards 2005, local favourites the Abdominal Showmen have converted their live, crunk-fuelled fonk into a convenient EP. They play their first show of 2006 and it will be great. MC Mikel Krumins explains why.
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Why do you think you won the Fopp Unsigned Awards?
lite temple at l opp told us it was because of Mac's leotard. But I still belreye it was tut-rauer of in. leather jacket.
You’re known as a vigorous five-piece live band. How was making the Fopp EP different?
\‘.’e're known as a ll\.(: band only because we don't haye any records. Hopefully this will itr‘range things. ‘r‘i’e tired to keep the energy up by recording most of the songs live then digging into it after\.'.ards. It's really fucking good. would buy it. It's only 3‘3, Can people have sex to this music?
It's only three songs. so it's kind of short. l'd recommend track three on repeat: the Ainaxingi l reg l atrng Bat. It's rough illyan Van Winklei.
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