Minuscule The Bug's Private Life: Vol 4

The Bugs were a U.K. garage rock revival band who seemingly existed just long enough to make one album, 1987's Darkside, and then vanish. While this is something less than a tragedy, a listen to Darkside (which rather unexpectedly was reissued on CD in 2006) proves this band was significantly better than the average European garage-pysch merchants of the era. The disc's sleeve features no credits, and Ace/Big Beat play coy about the group's membership in their bio, which means this may or may not be some semi-supergroup of '60s-obsessed U.K. rockers, but whoever these folks were, they bring the fuzztone energy with plenty of style and an impressive reserve of energy. Darkside is full of guitars stalking a netherworld between fuzz and jangle while diving in and out of a deep sea of echo and reverb, with the singer matching the six-string chaos with glorious howling and full-bodied vocal mania…

Still Flyin', the first studio disc by legendary Texas blues/rock axeslinger Bugs Henderson features 14 songs of top-shelf, premium blend, bluesy 70s inspired heavy guitar rock that stands tall in a class all it s own. Remastered and reissued for the first time on CD complete with 3 unreleased bonus tracks, Still Flyin is a classic, timeless, essential, worthy musical document from this amazing, seasoned guitar veteran. Originally released in 1981 on Flying High Records, Still Flyin features strong songs, excellent playing complete with a stand-out production & sonic delivery, this awesome disc has a timeless beauty to it. Recorded old school on 2 inch analog tape with love & care and from people who knew what they were doing, the tracks have an incredible, dynamic earthy vibe. The remastered tracks sound fresh and exciting, as the day they were recorded.

The Bugs were a U.K. garage rock revival band who seemingly existed just long enough to make one album, 1987's Darkside, and then vanish. While this is something less than a tragedy, a listen to Darkside (which rather unexpectedly was reissued on CD in 2006) proves this band was significantly better than the average European garage-pysch merchants of the era. The disc's sleeve features no credits, and Ace/Big Beat play coy about the group's membership in their bio, which means this may or may not be some semi-supergroup of '60s-obsessed U.K. rockers, but whoever these folks were, they bring the fuzztone energy with plenty of style and an impressive reserve of energy. Darkside is full of guitars stalking a netherworld between fuzz and jangle while diving in and out of a deep sea of echo and reverb, with the singer matching the six-string chaos with glorious howling and full-bodied vocal mania…