CUNTRY DIKTATOR Cunts N Roses (LP)

The Cuntry Dictator Story

Cuntry Dictator - "You can't get the country out of the heads of the Bengels".

The quintet was formed in 2008 when three trailer park casanovas (Cot on drums, Franklin on mic and guitar, and Jap on bass) suddenly started playing country music because they had gotten bored hanging out and reading books by Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Arghezi. A few weeks later, The Jet - one of the best mechanics in town and one of the few good harp players from the Midwest - joined the group. Björn Schimpfen, a Scandinavian trumpet player who had been mostly in the Norwegian gypsy music scene until then, was brought in and together they developed their unique style. Although influenced by late 80's US hardcore, European street theater and 90's minimal electro, their music fortunately sounds like none of the above. They play a simple 50's sound that they call country, others rockabilly and Brad Pitt once compared them to a young Townes Van Zandt, after which the band broke off contact with him.

After their first studio album "A Collection Of B-Sides And Rarities" (2009) and a live disc Live In The South-East, which were released on Sumi Records, they signed a deal with Rebel Music Records and recorded their second longplayer Cunts N Roses, which contains fast, rolling country beats, a handful of ballads and a cover version of the traditional Wreck Of The Old 97. The disc is filled with stories about men who made mistakes, women who did everything right, and the perks of freight train travel.

At their live shows, Cuntry Dictator usually sound a little rougher and faster than on their studio albums. This seems to give them the infectious power and party compatibility they are known and loved for. The pounding beat, pumping bass, heartbreaking horn section and Franklin's boozy voice and entertaining stage show full of stories and silly sayings guarantee great nights of music where the band usually can't stop playing, the people can't stop dancing and the promoters are desperately trying to convey that it's time to go home and rest. These evenings are usually ended by the police. Do you really want this band to play at your place?
Think it over carefully!