One-man-band action from South of the Border. Chuck V. plays his guitar accompanied by what sounds like nothing but his foot stomping on the floor and sings in a really nasally twang. Entirely in Spanish. The lead-off cut has a nice spaghetti western vibe and the rest of the tunes sound pretty much like what you'd expect a Mexican one man bandito to sound like. Very moody and Morricone-y in parts. Like if Hasil played Django and had a guitar in the coffin instead of a gatling gun. Actually, I think this dude is from Brazil but is just going for the Mexican vibe. I think. Who knows. Looks like a young lad, probably the coolest kid in his neighborhood though. He's got lots of shit up on Myspace if you want a taste. Red vinyl.
Terminal Boredom
Four tracks of honky tonk tex mex punk from a Brazilian guy who used to live in Mexico. Completely crazed and deranged but extremely entertaining stuff that makes you want to eat peyote, howl at the moon and chase senoritas. A must for fans of mad one-man-bands!!! Red vinyl, and sung in Spanish, mucho sexico.
Lowcut
Chuck Violence est un one-man-band apparemment brésilien, qui se la joue desperado perdu dans le désert mexicain sans une goutte de metzcal à l'horizon sur ce EP quatre titres, Bandolero Mexicano, que vient d'éditer en 500 exemplaires d'un magnifique vinyle rouge translucide un tout nouveau label d'Annecy, Shit In Can Rds. Un cocktail country/tex mex roots et pêchu, avec quelques glissades de slide. Plutôt marrant. On pourra pister son CD démo intitulé Hijo De Puta From Mexico!. Le label prépare un single de Flying Over.
Dig it!
Amazing debut EP on french label by a mentally disordered one-man-band from Mexico. Blues, folk, punk, tex-mex, tequila, and crazyness. If you dig bad mutha shit like King Louie, John Schooley, Possessed by Paul James, and Scott Biram you can't miss this hijo de puta. Great!
Shake Your Ass Records
Great debut release of this new label from Epagny, France! Chuck Violence is a one-man band from Brazil that reminds me a lot of DM BOB AND THE DEFICITS! Trashy recording, hillbilly country / cajun / blues / whatever that sound like a lot of drinking and a lot of fun! Three of the four songs are sung in portuguese. I don't know where you can get this gem, but I suggest to hassle your vinyl dealer to get this fantastic release for you. Did I mention that it comes on blood red wax?
Choke Media
Solitamente, appena sento parlare di one-man-band metto mano al fucile. Tutti al giorno d'oggi si sentono in diritto di ammorbarci con i loro minimalismi lo-fi, senza ricordarsi di un adagio che bisognerebbe tatuare a fuoco sulla fronte di ogni aspirante Woody Guthrie: c'è chi può, e chi fa schifo! Detto questo, il motivo per cui non ho sciolto nell'acido "Bandolero mexicano" è lo humor del quale è intriso. Chuck Violence è un brasiliano che, fingendosi messicano, ci regala 4 gradevolissime canzoni in cui mescola r'n'r, il country e la musica tradizionale del paese di Pancho Villa. Gli stereotipi messicani ci sono tutti, un po' come nei cartoni di Speedy Gonzales, ed è questo a rendermelo simpatico. Voce, chitarra e una manciata di "Ay, ay, ay, arribaaaaa!". Il buon Chuck, oltre a non avere la pretesa di essere l'ennesimo serioso menestrello a bassa fedeltà, ha la capacità di scrivere delle melodie che si prestano ad essere fischiettate. Indossate il vostro sombrero migliore, sellate il cavallo e dirigetevi verso il tramonto. "Conceiciòn Guadalajara" vi aspetta.
Bam! Magazine
Banda de un solo hombre en la onda de Reverend Beat man, Chuck Violence es un artefacto rockero con un sonido de pura nostalgia de los años 60 y los punks sudamericanos, mezcla el rockandroll y el sonido de DM Bob para hacerse una idea. Mucho sonido rocker y una guitarra chillona. Perfecto para los investigadores de la serie Buffalo Bop , los back from the crypt y crimenes contra la humanidad (lease con cariño) de este calibre. Sin ser el disco del año, es más que destacable para pinchar en una timba.
Rock'n'roll Army Magazine
One man band with a nice rollicking rock'n'roll sound with a mexican twist. Songs are kind of forgetttable but it's still nice. Reminds me a little of DM Bob maybe as far as contemporaries go. He's got a lot of rockabilly influences and that shines through, it's way more loud and the guitar is pretty cool too. Think this would work for people into the obscure rockabilly artists released on Buffalo Bop and Norton. Nice.
Savage Magazine
Some strange things come out of France (and I don't just mean Johnny Halliday.) This four-song EP of hillbilly swing might be the weirdest. Compounding things is the fact that Chuck Violence is a one-man band from Brazil. One-man "band" might be a bit misleading as there's a shortage of multi-instrumentation. Chuck's a bit of a minimalist. Cleanly-recorded with steel string guitar prominent and the percussion limited to foot stomps, it's inoffensive and slightly demented when Chuck breaks into one of his funny voices. Brazil is as valid a place for cowboys to come from with no shortage of pampas.http://www.i94bar.com/singlesbar.htmlEl rollo one man band me está fascinando y he descubierto a algunas mentes iluminadas por ahí de aupa,, vease Haunted george , o uno más conocido como Bob Log III. No es que se parezcan a Chuck Violence, no es ni tan “fosco” como Haunted ni tan tarambana como Log III, este tiene así un dejé asalta caminos, navajero y maloliente. Temas titulados “La pelea de Chuck Violence y Pancho Villa” que llevan unas notas grasientas y de cultura mejicana.Sería esto asó como una mezcla de blues con folclore oxidado del lugar. Lo que no me acabo de fiar de que provenga de mejico y no de Francia no se porque. De nuevo buena edición del sello francés Shit in Can.Burka For EverybodyRetrouvé in extremis dans une pile de 45t à usage personnel, ce pauvre garçon a bien failli passer à l’as. C’eût été dommage ! Chuck Violence, énième homme orchestre solitaire, c’est de l’indéfinissable. Du qui défit les conventions. Folk blues western sauce hispanique ou tex-mex trash sentant la déconne à plein nez . Quatre morceaux enregistrés sans faux frais dans les combles du saloon d’à côté. Et restitué sur un vinyle rouge piment du plus bel effet. Pancho Villa est aussi de la fête. Pur Ovni ! (A.F.)Abus Dangereux