In 1994 the second Caveman Shoestore album on the Tim/Kerr label, entitled Flux, was released; the album found the band expanded to a quartet including Amy DeVargas on vocals, second bass, and cello -- indeed, DeVargas was a somewhat more prominent vocal presence (and more assertive in the higher ranges) than diFalco, and wrote or co-wrote five album tracks. Guest Jen Harrison was also featured on French horn. The album had a more diverse sound overall than Master Cylinder -- without the heavy metal masquerades prominently featuring Chalenor's fuzz bass disguised as a roaring guitar -- and placed considerable emphasis on Chalenor/DeVargas interlocking bass parts, tribal-flavored rhythmic undercurrents, and diFalco's keyboard work often emphasizing the Hammond organ, although her synth and piano were featured as well. In an interview with Allen Huotari on the /All About Jazz website, Chalenor notes that on the first two Caveman Shoestore CDs, the band explored "really crazy" polyrhythms in the context of "sick" pop tunes.
Master Cylinder
Tracklist
1 | Spill | 2:00 |
2 | Pencil Sharpener | 3:22 |
3 | Big Slow Melvin | 4:46 |
4 | Flying | 3:42 |
5 | Tractor Beam | 2:30 |
6 | Secret Doorway In Nevada Leading To Monster Truck At The Bottom Of The Ocean Where Elvis Lives | 3:39 |
7 | An Angel Flew By | 2:43 |
8 | Tractor Pulling A Clown | 3:54 |
9 | Flattened Doggies | 3:25 |
10 | I Just Might | 4:25 |
11 | Lost Horizon | 3:20 |
12 | When Rome Burns, Read The Sports Page | 1:35 |
13 | Information Overload | 8:12 |
FluxTracklist
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